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So I went to the LGS for the first time since the school shooting, black rifles did not exist as expected, a couple of hand guns here or there (oddballs like a .44 mag, judge, .22 M&P).
Some guy comes up to the counter and asks "ya'll got any 5.56?" The clerk answers "nope, all out" and the guy shuffles away. I joked with him with "the whole world is out" and he asked rhetorically if the guy has been stuck in a cave for the last month.
I actually just wanted to post some observations on ammo availability.
Handguns:
No NATO rounds anywhere.
No .40, .45, or .38sp either. There was a box of .357 mag.
.44 mag was available.
Hornady Crit Defense in 9x18 was plentiful, but being fancy hp rounds they were still pricey (not bubble priced though).
Rifles:
No NATO rounds anwhere; com-block equivalents gone as well.
Not that I was looking, but didn't notice any of that fancy AR stuff like 6.8 whateveritscalled.
22-250 was probably the best stocked item
.243, .270, and some 30-06 were on the shelves
30-30 was gone
So if you were in the market for a precision/large game gun, going with somethign like a .270 would be better than, say, a .308.
Shotguns:
Fancier 12ga rounds were available (steel, less common shot sizes), but only a handful of boxes here or there.
There was supprisingly a little bit of 00 there too, and some slugs.
There was some standard clay shooting loads (2 3/4 1oz 7, 8) but not much (and those didn't last long
). It probably just came down to when the truck comes.
20ga was basically the same story, just less all around since they never stock as much of it anyways.
If you have a .410 you would be in business, plenty to chose from (relatively). I didn't check out too any of the details since I don't have one, but the sheer number of boxes on the shelves was apparent compared to the rest.
For those who don't have a full realoading system running (large stock of primers and powder, lead source), it seems a shotgun would be the easiest to keep feeding and particularly the .410.
As if we needed more excuses to go shopping.
Some guy comes up to the counter and asks "ya'll got any 5.56?" The clerk answers "nope, all out" and the guy shuffles away. I joked with him with "the whole world is out" and he asked rhetorically if the guy has been stuck in a cave for the last month.
I actually just wanted to post some observations on ammo availability.
Handguns:
No NATO rounds anywhere.
No .40, .45, or .38sp either. There was a box of .357 mag.
.44 mag was available.
Hornady Crit Defense in 9x18 was plentiful, but being fancy hp rounds they were still pricey (not bubble priced though).
Rifles:
No NATO rounds anwhere; com-block equivalents gone as well.
Not that I was looking, but didn't notice any of that fancy AR stuff like 6.8 whateveritscalled.
22-250 was probably the best stocked item
.243, .270, and some 30-06 were on the shelves
30-30 was gone
So if you were in the market for a precision/large game gun, going with somethign like a .270 would be better than, say, a .308.
Shotguns:
Fancier 12ga rounds were available (steel, less common shot sizes), but only a handful of boxes here or there.
There was supprisingly a little bit of 00 there too, and some slugs.
There was some standard clay shooting loads (2 3/4 1oz 7, 8) but not much (and those didn't last long

20ga was basically the same story, just less all around since they never stock as much of it anyways.
If you have a .410 you would be in business, plenty to chose from (relatively). I didn't check out too any of the details since I don't have one, but the sheer number of boxes on the shelves was apparent compared to the rest.
For those who don't have a full realoading system running (large stock of primers and powder, lead source), it seems a shotgun would be the easiest to keep feeding and particularly the .410.
As if we needed more excuses to go shopping.

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