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Posted: 7/27/2014 1:07:26 PM EDT
So i quit shooting for a about 3 years. Get myself a gp100 and go to Walmart to get some .38/.357 and find shelves that look like SHTF happened.
 What are people freaking out about now? Metals shortage? Doesn't make any sense from my point of view.
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Posted: 7/27/2014 1:11:57 PM EDT
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What rock have you been living under..Been like that for a year and a half now...
It makes ZERO sense, we dont know,,havent figured it out..It all started around SandyHook deal,,there was an AR15 involved (other used or just in possession) so people figured ARs would be banned and the AMMO. And then the run on ALL ammo happened. Esp. 22lr which I absolutely dont get. |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 1:17:12 PM EDT
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Also, the term neck beard was invented. Have you even logged into this site in the last three years? You can't read three posts in any thread without there being a neckbeard reference.
You are officially the last guy to know. |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 1:21:51 PM EDT
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OP, this is the thread you seek:
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1611186_.html .22"LR is being hoarded b/c it's cheap enough to hoard. .223" came back quickly b/c it's too expensive for most folks to build ammo forts of. 9x19mm is still problematic b/c it's one of the cheapest rounds to shoot, and there are millions of 9x19mm pistols & carbines out there. |
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Posted: 7/27/2014 2:43:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP, this is the thread you seek: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1611186_.html .22"LR is being hoarded b/c it's cheap enough to hoard. .223" came back quickly b/c it's too expensive for most folks to build ammo forts of. 9x19mm is still problematic b/c it's one of the cheapest rounds to shoot, and there are millions of 9x19mm pistols & carbines out there. That app is amazing. No luck at 10 walmarts.
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Posted: 7/27/2014 11:44:57 PM EDT
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That app is amazing. No luck at 10 walmarts.
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OP, this is the thread you seek: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1611186_.html .22"LR is being hoarded b/c it's cheap enough to hoard. .223" came back quickly b/c it's too expensive for most folks to build ammo forts of. 9x19mm is still problematic b/c it's one of the cheapest rounds to shoot, and there are millions of 9x19mm pistols & carbines out there. That app is amazing. No luck at 10 walmarts.
Yup. The trick is to follow the app EVERY day. Ammo should hit early afternoon. Swing by that evening after the day shift goes home, & see if you can persuade the automotive dept stockers to go get it out of the cage for you.. The only alternative is to turn up @ 0700 the next morning. Using SWIRE's app, over a few months this spring, I was able to neckberard 4500 rounds of .22"LR - which I then gave away to kids @ a gun show, 50 rounds @ a time in the most unsuccessful business promotion ever. 
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Posted: 7/29/2014 12:44:45 AM EDT
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Well, you could reload .38's, just to get yourself shooting.
It doesn't require that much investment, and it makes you somewhat immune to Obama Ammo Panics. Anyhow, save your brass. It never goes bad, and ammo shortages are the New Normal. |
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Posted: 7/30/2014 7:35:58 AM EDT
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Well, you could reload .38's, just to get yourself shooting. It doesn't require that much investment, and it makes you somewhat immune to Obama Ammo Panics. Anyhow, save your brass. It never goes bad, and ammo shortages are the New Normal. |
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Posted: 7/30/2014 10:46:53 AM EDT
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"Damn you! Damn you! You ruined it all!!!" Charlton Heston, when he sees the staue of liberty, in planet of the apes.
Seems to fit. LOL |
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Posted: 8/1/2014 8:48:23 AM EDT
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Local WalMarts usually have something, but they've jacked the prices so it's not worth buying.
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Posted: 8/1/2014 8:24:09 PM EDT
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All started when .gov order billions of round to stock up against American People
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Posted: 8/1/2014 8:44:49 PM EDT
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All started when .gov order billions of round to stock up against American People Sigh. I just don't have the energy to debunk that one again. Anyone else? |
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Posted: 8/1/2014 9:00:19 PM EDT
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Sigh. I just don't have the energy to debunk that one again. Anyone else? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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All started when .gov order billions of round to stock up against American People Sigh. I just don't have the energy to debunk that one again. Anyone else? This crap was stupid when it started, agreed, it's not even worth debating anymore. If someone really wants to believe that who am I to tell them to use their head.
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Posted: 8/1/2014 9:38:52 PM EDT
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My Walmart's shelves are stocked... and have been for the last 2 months. If you want to spend $0.65 a round for 5.56 or $0.50 a round for .45, you are in luck. However, if you want to just buy it online and save a ton, then you are also in luck. They at least have ammo in stock, so I guess that is the silver lining here. 
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Posted: 8/1/2014 9:57:56 PM EDT
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Yup. The trick is to follow the app EVERY day. Ammo should hit early afternoon. Swing by that evening after the day shift goes home, & see if you can persuade the automotive dept stockers to go get it out of the cage for you.. The only alternative is to turn up @ 0700 the next morning. Using SWIRE's app, over a few months this spring, I was able to neckberard 4500 rounds of .22"LR - which I then gave away to kids @ a gun show, 50 rounds @ a time in the most unsuccessful business promotion ever. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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OP, this is the thread you seek: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1611186_.html .22"LR is being hoarded b/c it's cheap enough to hoard. .223" came back quickly b/c it's too expensive for most folks to build ammo forts of. 9x19mm is still problematic b/c it's one of the cheapest rounds to shoot, and there are millions of 9x19mm pistols & carbines out there. That app is amazing. No luck at 10 walmarts.
Yup. The trick is to follow the app EVERY day. Ammo should hit early afternoon. Swing by that evening after the day shift goes home, & see if you can persuade the automotive dept stockers to go get it out of the cage for you.. The only alternative is to turn up @ 0700 the next morning. Using SWIRE's app, over a few months this spring, I was able to neckberard 4500 rounds of .22"LR - which I then gave away to kids @ a gun show, 50 rounds @ a time in the most unsuccessful business promotion ever. My hat is off to you sir. I will give away some boxes of 22 to kids at the next guns how I go to. |
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Posted: 8/3/2014 1:21:05 AM EDT
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Around here there's hardly anything handgun ammo at Walmart (except in .40S&W) but if you go to the actual gun shops, there's a surplus, and not even marked up. lol
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Posted: 8/3/2014 2:26:01 PM EDT
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Ours have had 9mm and 45acp pretty regularly...no 22lr.
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Posted: 8/3/2014 2:49:01 PM EDT
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So i quit shooting for a about 3 years. Get myself a gp100 and go to Walmart to get some .38/.357 and find shelves that look like SHTF happened.
What are people freaking out about now? Metals shortage? Doesn't make any sense from my point of view. DAY 1 |
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Posted: 8/3/2014 3:16:47 PM EDT
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My local Walmarts charge gun store prices for most ammo these days.
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Posted: 8/3/2014 10:07:45 PM EDT
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Seems caliber shortage goes in cycles
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Posted: 8/4/2014 1:47:47 AM EDT
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OPs first mistake was considering Wally World an ammo source.
Welcome to the 21st century , we get our bullets online now dude ! 
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Posted: 8/4/2014 9:07:20 PM EDT
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38s are usually available at my local WM, $20-21@50, most calibers except 22 seems to be making a comeback, seems to vary in different parts of the country.
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Posted: 8/8/2014 9:50:35 PM EDT
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Found .45 ammo at Walmart for .39 cents a round. Bought it all......
Shit, I better go shave. |
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Posted: 8/9/2014 8:14:41 PM EDT
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FL seems to be still lagging behind. Happened in 09 as well. FL walmarts didn't have stock for a long time.
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Posted: 8/11/2014 12:26:11 AM EDT
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I've wasted entirely too much of my time and gas going from Walmart to Walmart trying to find 9mm, so I just order it now and don't even bother trying to find it locally.
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Posted: 8/11/2014 10:12:13 PM EDT
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Finally found some ammo at walmart. Don't have a .22 but bought some of that too. Just to neckbeard.
I had to do it at least once just to say i did it.
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Posted: 8/11/2014 10:23:45 PM EDT
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Walmart here the ammo shelves were pretty full I didn't notice if there was any .22 just grabbed some 556 to go out to range with or 8 got there at the right time when they just put it out..
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Posted: 8/14/2014 12:36:25 AM EDT
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Wal-Mart is not the only place to buy ammo. Their prices on centerfire ammo have gotten above average.
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Posted: 8/14/2014 5:30:03 PM EDT
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all the 45 acp at the 3 Walmarts in Fayetteville NC gets bought up the day it comes in.
I buy ammo to go shooting, not to sit on it. Friggin Neck beards buying it for the stockpile ...  |
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Posted: 8/14/2014 5:37:51 PM EDT
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all the 45 acp at the 3 Walmarts in Fayetteville NC gets bought up the day it comes in. I buy ammo to go shooting, not to sit on it. Friggin Neck beards buying it for the stockpile ... Tons of 45 here in plano. Saw a 250 UMC for $95 yesterday, surrounded by many 50 rd boxes of WB. TXL |
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Posted: 8/14/2014 7:04:45 PM EDT
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My local gunshop has all the Federal 9mm FMJ you want for $12.99 a box. Ammo, all but 22LR seems to be back to "normal" prices. 22LR is still 9-10 cents a round.
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Posted: 8/14/2014 7:13:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/17/2014 11:26:26 AM EDT
[#32]
Stopped in my local Wal Mart this morning.
No .22 and no 9mm, same as it's been for almost 2 years now. Lots of 223/5.56, 7.62 NATO, all the Elmer Fudd hunting calibers, 45 ACP, 40 S&W, 38 special, and 380 auto. Hell they even had 32 ACP. Only one box of 357 mag, and no 44 Mag. I asked the woman at the counter about the .22 and 9mm, same old story. Wiped out in 15 minutes by the same group of people that swoop in and nab it every time. |
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Posted: 8/18/2014 9:45:31 PM EDT
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I had a chance to spend the summer in Talladega Alabama and had no difficulty buying 9mm and 5.56 at reasonable prices, 9mm Blazer brass was going for .26rd/12.99 box and Federal XM193 for .37rd/$7.49 box all summer long, if Wal-Mart didn't have it, the local Academy stores had the same prices and another store in Anniston called Creedmore Armory had great deals as well, I even picked up a new LE6020 for $900 out the door to get the free Carhartt jacket offer. I'm guessing some areas have ample supplies while other areas are cleaned out on a regular basis, for some mail-order is the way to go, but personIly never buy by the case and typically pick up just enough to shoot for the day and I was not disappointed at all this summer.
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Posted: 8/19/2014 5:19:28 AM EDT
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I had a chance to spend the summer in Talladega Alabama and had no difficulty buying 9mm and 5.56 at reasonable prices, 9mm Blazer brass was going for .26rd/12.99 box and Federal XM193 for .37rd/$7.49 box all summer long, if Wal-Mart didn't have it, the local Academy stores had the same prices and another store in Anniston called Creedmore Armory had great deals as well, I even picked up a new LE6020 for $900 out the door to get the free Carhartt jacket offer. I'm guessing some areas have ample supplies while other areas are cleaned out on a regular basis, for some mail-order is the way to go, but personIly never buy by the case and typically pick up just enough to shoot for the day and I was not disappointed at all this summer. Cdnn is doing the 6920 1 pmag, 4 msar mags, carhart jacket, rifle case for 899$ |
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Posted: 8/26/2014 12:03:23 AM EDT
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I finally neckbearded 2x 50 rnd boxes of .22 @ WalMart. This breaks my 1 1/2year .22 ammo drought at walmart.
Living the hoarder dream. Need to resell it for 200 Smackers and live high on the neckbeard ammo hog. |
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Posted: 8/26/2014 1:17:04 AM EDT
[#36]
Cabelas, Midway & PSA have ammo. No point in driving around to different walmarts.
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Posted: 8/26/2014 2:55:22 PM EDT
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So i quit shooting for a about 3 years. Get myself a gp100 and go to Walmart to get some .38/.357 and find shelves that look like SHTF happened.
What are people freaking out about now? Metals shortage? Doesn't make any sense from my point of view. same at my wallyworld in SWF. guys know when they restock it and buy all they can. BTW Love the GP100 I had a 3inch and a 6incher |
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Posted: 8/26/2014 3:00:01 PM EDT
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OPs first mistake was considering Wally World an ammo source. Welcome to the 21st century , we get our bullets online now dude ! some guys don't have credit cards or able to buy enough to make it worth while. |
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Posted: 8/28/2014 7:19:14 PM EDT
[#39]
I've observed my local store has had a lot more ammo recently. Their ammo case is usually mostly full when I stop by.
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Posted: 8/29/2014 11:35:56 AM EDT
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Lots of ammo here. Everything is stock but 380 amd 22's go figure. We still have the same old 22 ammo pigs from the Newtown day waiting for ammo every morning.
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Posted: 8/29/2014 4:23:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've observed my local store has had a lot more ammo recently. Their ammo case is usually mostly full when I stop by. Same here now. Not fully stocked but it's getting there.
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Posted: 9/7/2014 5:33:52 AM EDT
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My local Walmarts charge gun store prices for most ammo these days. this... buy bulk online and take advantage of free shipping when possible |
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Posted: 9/10/2014 8:09:04 AM EDT
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My local Wal-Marts are bulging with ammunition (except .22 rimfire) but it is significantly over-priced even by current market standards.
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Posted: 9/13/2014 3:22:10 PM EDT
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I was really surprised when I couldn't find any .357 mag. I didn't think it was that common of a caliber for people to shoot on a regular basis.
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Posted: 9/15/2014 9:43:56 AM EDT
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They're not shooting it...just hoarding it...
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Posted: 9/15/2014 10:05:41 AM EDT
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Yup. The trick is to follow the app EVERY day. Ammo should hit early afternoon. Swing by that evening after the day shift goes home, & see if you can persuade the automotive dept stockers to go get it out of the cage for you.. The only alternative is to turn up @ 0700 the next morning. Using SWIRE's app, over a few months this spring, I was able to neckberard 4500 rounds of .22"LR - which I then gave away to kids @ a gun show, 50 rounds @ a time in the most unsuccessful business promotion ever. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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OP, this is the thread you seek: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1611186_.html .22"LR is being hoarded b/c it's cheap enough to hoard. .223" came back quickly b/c it's too expensive for most folks to build ammo forts of. 9x19mm is still problematic b/c it's one of the cheapest rounds to shoot, and there are millions of 9x19mm pistols & carbines out there. That app is amazing. No luck at 10 walmarts.
Yup. The trick is to follow the app EVERY day. Ammo should hit early afternoon. Swing by that evening after the day shift goes home, & see if you can persuade the automotive dept stockers to go get it out of the cage for you.. The only alternative is to turn up @ 0700 the next morning. Using SWIRE's app, over a few months this spring, I was able to neckberard 4500 rounds of .22"LR - which I then gave away to kids @ a gun show, 50 rounds @ a time in the most unsuccessful business promotion ever. That sounds like interesting thread material. |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 10:35:49 AM EDT
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My local walmart seems to be back to normal with 9mm and .223. Every time I go they have decent stacks of tula and federal in each caliber. Able to neckbeard a little on each trip.
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Posted: 9/15/2014 11:08:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Finally found some ammo at walmart. Don't have a .22 but bought some of that too. Just to neckbeard. |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 11:10:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: all the 45 acp at the 3 Walmarts in Fayetteville NC gets bought up the day it comes in. I buy ammo to go shooting, not to sit on it. Friggin Neck beards buying it for the stockpile ... |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 12:35:36 PM EDT
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Heard a guy at the gun show this weekend complaining that he only had 6000 rounds of .22 left.
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