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Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16490982 10/02/21
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,241 Likes: 11 T_Inman Campfire Ranger
T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,241 Likes: 11	They were pretty scarce here in Fairbanks for a while but they seem to be coming back. Lots of trap and target loads but there is some "heavy" bird loads to be found. 12 and 20 gauge mainly plus some 16 gauge. No .410 that I can find though.

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Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16491170 10/02/21
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,119 Likes: 2 George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger
George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,119 Likes: 2	Originally Posted by Magnum_Bob UPDATE: A good friend of mine has a couple of really good labs they do it all in the field. He moonlights his regular job to guide for commercial Pheasant hunting operation down by Chamberlain. He called me awhile a go and asked if I knew where he could get ammo 12, 16, and 20 ga for pheasant hunting use. The outfit he works for could not find any in eastern SD it's gone by the time he gets word of any. I'll say it again if you come to SD for pheasants bring your own ammo sufficient for your own needs. If you bring excess you will get held up or levered out of it before you leave. Magnum Bob yeah it's that god damned bad. I just walked through the Sioux Falls Scheels this morning and they were flush with shot shells. But it looked like the aisles were full of buyers also.

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16491202 10/02/21
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,211 Central ND W win7stw Campfire Regular
win7stw Campfire Regular W Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,211 Central ND	Lots of the Dakota Country shells at the Bismarck Runnings. They used to be made by Fiocchi but are made by a federal now.

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16491517 10/02/21
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh	It's not only here..... laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Bird hunting ammo. battue #16491766 10/02/21
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,119 Likes: 2 George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger
George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,119 Likes: 2	And, its not only shot shells, and, I’m afraid we are not near the end of it.

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Re: Bird hunting ammo. George_De_Vries_3rd #16492107 10/02/21
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh	If they are going as they say they are....24/7....then the the overflow will start to be seen. The .22lr shortage of a few years ago was the same scenario...when it broke they were selling 500 round buckets are decent prices. laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16492158 10/02/21
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,911 Likes: 2 M Magnum_Bob OP Campfire Outfitter
OP Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,911 Likes: 2	Curious, Rapid City is far from bird hunting central. I'll check our Scheels tommorrow . Mb " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16494036 10/03/21
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300_savage Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,140	I wass prepared, have enough ammo for this years sharptail hunting. But, the severe drought in eastern Montana combined with a June hailstorm that pounded over half of the farm I hunt mean few birds, and no birds of the year. Hail wiped em out. And it's so dry I am nervous about driving and shooting. The older shells with felt and paper wads especially make me nervous about a fire hazard.

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16494465 10/03/21
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,532 IA J JSH Campfire Regular
JSH Campfire Regular J Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,532 IA	I stopped by the Cabelas in Mitchell on my way through last night and they had ZERO 12 or 20 gauge shells except for 3.5 inch steel 12s. They had shelves full of Prairie Storm 16s and 28s if you were willing to pay $38 a box. Out of the normal bird hunting area in Wyoming I found some reasonably priced 16 gauge Fiocchi with a limit of 1 box of ammo per day. I picked a box up just in case my 16 gauge hunting partners run low. I have plenty for myself but who knows how long this will last.

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16495746 10/03/21
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh	Cabela's....$380. a case...Nothing like the we want to be your outdoor outfitter ripping off their customers to the extreme....Will be awhile before I forget that...... I planned on picking up some items there on the way to SD....I don't need them, that is Cabela's, to get what I need.... Last edited by battue; 10/03/21. laissez les bons temps rouler

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Re: Bird hunting ammo. battue #16496345 10/04/21
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,119 Likes: 2 George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger
George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,119 Likes: 2	It’s interesting that Scheels in Sioux Falls was loaded,..but that was 48 hrs ago. I imagine as a bird-hunting destination entry point, they have some pull in the ammo distribution business. As to cabelas, I was on their online site looking for something yesterday, and to say they are a shell of their former self is not an exaggeration.

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16496677 10/04/21
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,812 Likes: 4 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger
Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,812 Likes: 4 West of the Blue Ridge	My club is getting odds and ends more or less suitable for clays; 7 1/2 or 8 shot, some of it pretty “sporty” for shooting 50 rounds. $7-$10 a box. Not sure where it's coming from. Sales have been slow, so it’s available to buy for off-range use too. I have lots, so only buy for use there. What fresh Hell is this?

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Pappy348 #16496822 10/04/21
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,800 SW Montana buffybr Campfire Regular
buffybr Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,800 SW Montana	Originally Posted by battue ... The .22lr shortage of a few years ago was the same scenario...when it broke they were selling 500 round buckets are decent prices. I was in Bob Ward's in Bozeman yesterday and they have no limit on boxes of 50 .22 lr for $9.40/box and cartons of 500 for $94.00. That's far from decent prices. Originally Posted by Pappy348 My club is getting odds and ends more or less suitable for clays; 7 1/2 or 8 shot, some of it pretty “sporty” for shooting 50 rounds. $7-$10 a box... My gun club just rose the price on 12 and 20 gauge to $7 a box and $10 a box for 28 and .410s. This is directly a result of increased shipping costs. Overall, this is one reason that I handload EVERYTHING. And I try to keep a good supply of all of the components that I use. SAVE 200 ELK, KILL A WOLF NRA Endowment Life Member

Re: Bird hunting ammo. buffybr #16496892 10/04/21
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh	At one time I bought a K5 Blaser for $5500 and a 5 year old Vette with 6,000 miles on it for $5000. Around the same time I made 10x less than today. First house was 135K…and the payment was $235 a month. Apartments down the road are now $1200 a month. Has the cost of shooting old Duga boy there changed? laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16496937 10/04/21
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Model70Fan Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 1,088 WA from PA	Been fortunate enough to get about 9-10 boxes of 16ga pheasant loads over the last year. Got 240 rounds of 16 ga target off a guy for $40. That made it nice for getting acquainted with my new Ithaca 37 on 2 rounds of clays. American Rifles and Italian Shotguns

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16497020 10/04/21
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh	We have had 5 years of stable inflation....and that is most likely to change. It always does sooner or later. And inflation, rising wages for young workers and the cost of purchases not staying the same as they was a decade ago could care less about those of us getting old...Never has and never will... https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16499916 10/05/21
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BKinSD Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,826 South Dakota	I've seen alot of 12ga #5's on the shelves across the state this week. Brookings, Pierre, Sioux Falls. Ammo is starting to show up "Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin.'"

Re: Bird hunting ammo. BKinSD #16499930 10/05/21
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,811 outside the burgh	Originally Posted by BKinSD I've seen alot of 12ga #5's on the shelves across the state this week. Brookings, Pierre, Sioux Falls. Ammo is starting to show up As they say follow the money....Fall Bird hunting is big business in SD.... Of course some here think they should concentrate more on target ammo....even tho the competition target season winds down most places during winter. laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16501452 10/05/21
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OP Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,911 Likes: 2	Yeah even had some of those at Runnings in RC, SD yesterday BK. Went pretty fast at 13/box. Mb " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

Re: Bird hunting ammo. Magnum_Bob #16501761 10/05/21
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Makintrax73 Campfire Greenhorn M Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 48	I dusted off a 35 year old brick of Federal 209s (not 209A's) I inherited from my old man. Bought a Lee loader for $60. Did a lot of searching for powder. I very unwisely gave up shotshell loading years ago and all my equipment and supplies went bye bye. For many, many years target ammo was so cheap it was a waste of time to load it. For a few boxes a year field ammo wasn't worth the time. Lesson learned. Done relying on the whims of the market and manufacturers.

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