Are the shelves fully stocked....??? Are prices back to 2018 prices....???

Seriously???? How far out in the sticks is one?

Not much here and what there is priced quite a bit higher than in 2018.

Even WM has bumped prices by between 20% and 30% when they have it.

Cabela's is price gouging, particularly the .22 LR ammo that is going for over $0.10 per round in bulk pack.

I can't remember the last time that I saw 30-30 ammo anywhere and it used to be everywhere.

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“Cabelas is price gouging”

At home in Canada, at Cabelas I have bought the 150rd bulk box of Herters .223 for 79.98 cdn which equals about $53.50 US.
When I was in Cabelas, Wichita the same ammo was $119.98 US.
Our back home stock has dwindled a bit, but one can still get pretty much anything your looking for, not like the empty shelves I see here in the south. Bob.

It has been roughly three years maybe four years I was last in a gun store. For the last decade or more I have only gone to town once a year, generally the end of October. But I am not going this year. When I do go to town, there is far to many more important things then gun stores, that "need" to get done. It just seems strange everyone is obsessed with cost of gasoline. So I was curious if the ammo shortage problem has been fixed.

Some of the other larger suppliers in Missouri just list
higher prices along with " out of stock".
I have some primed brass in 300 H&H magnum. Major suppliers
are not stocking it now-and its listed above $2 a case-$80 for 50 pieces of brass. (out of stock).
Mine is for sale below that-primed brass. Components are NOT fixed....

My older daughter shot up all 250 rounds of her .380 ammo plinking, rather than using the matching .22 that she had 2,000 rounds of ammo for. So she calls me and says that she can't find any .380 ammo and wants me to find some for her. I told her that she can search the 'net better than me and it needs to be on her dime, not mine. It appears as though I failed to adequately explain the understudy concept to her.

Best described as “spotty”.

Rimfire, which is mostly what I buy, is available online, but you need to look for it and sign up for notifications. Just got two bricks of Eley Club that way. Coulda had more.

Was buying target shotshells online, but they’re ferociously expensive. My club has them for $8-$10, so I’m using those now. Brands are “random”.

It’s far from over. The hunting ammo supply is dismal. I actually expect things to get worse in the near future.

I’m picking up a new rifle in the next day or so. Not looking for ammo, but it’ll be interesting to see what they have. Last time I was in a shop, they had .223 and some pistol ammo, maybe some buckshot.

We have a decent supply of everything (except 243), but I really think I don’t have near enough in the warehouse. Had I kept our ammo online, we’d be empty.

I really believe it’s about to get worse. I’m thinking worse than 2020 - worse than we’ve ever seen.

I think everyone better get what they can as soon as they can. Reloading supplies too.

AGL4now: He-he.
Laughably, NO!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Must be some "Secret Squirrel" gibberish.

I still think the guberment was involved in this shortage.They are afraid of the insurrecting,white supremacist,Bible loving,commie hating,gun toting domestic terrorist being a threat to their democracy. We don't have a democracy.We have a Representative Republic,if we can keep it.

I don’t know that it’ll ever get much cheaper at least not in the short term. There’s a major disruption to the world supply system and there are hundreds or thousands of container ships off the west coast waiting to be offloaded and distributed. Any materials used in the manufacture of ammunition is subject to that potential variable and the costs will reflect that, gouger s withstanding the prices around here aren’t bad with our Cabelas being about as fair as they come. I bought 450 rounds of Federal 62grBTHP for $250 and 100rds of 9mm 147gr Winchester Silvertip HP for $80. I bought 4 pounds of 4064 and 2520 as well as a pound of X-Terminator for ~$32 each. I also bought 2 20rd boxes of Federal Fusion 200gr 35 Whelen for $33 each and a box of Remington .338WM 200gr Ballistic Tip for $40. I also found a stash of Norma Custom Loaded .222Rem Mag for $80 per 50 (fair for an obsolete loading). Based on those prices each man can decide if those are fair prices or not. I thought they were and I plan on going back for more. I’m going to “waste” the 35 Whelen Fusions to shoot in my new rebore from JES when it gets here. 😁…..I also bought several 20rd boxes or .223 70grTTSX ..Vor-TX brand for $30 each.

As to the amount of inventory….it’s not bad but it’s not close to the way it was before. Most places have all the bullets you’d need but powder is hit and miss while primers are non-existent.

For all you fellas talking online sales in the Alaska thread, forget it... we can't get online ammo sales up here (not without a huge group buy and having it barged up from Tacoma anyways).

It will never be over if we can help it.

I was talking about in person sales at stores that are everywhere. 😉

If I was talking online I would have said online.

Try buying bullets in Canada. Check X-Reload. There are none, nada.

This is a joke, right?

Likely to continue as it has the past year, for at least another year.... possibly more

Not even close.

Our local Walmart — yes, I go there — is usually flush with shot shells but they have just few boxes of 16’s.

‘Course 20-30% of the grocery shelves are spotty also.

Was in a usually flush Sioux Falls gun store this morning and they are essentially emptyyyyyy except for a few esoterica like the 307 Win.

Not even a little. And probably won't for a year or two, if ever again.

Local SW shelves are filling up with the same stuff no one is buying. At least locally. Ermine and Elephant, nothing much in between. Some 25-06 hunting loads, quite a bit of ball ammo in 7.62/308 calibers. 450 Legend or whatever... I passed on that lone $62 box of .260 140 Scenars.... I have Corelokt that work just fine, rounds and components both.. Ditto my other calibers- enough for several years if I don't waste it unnecessarily at the range. Which I don't do anyway.

I've shot maybe 15 rounds of .22 RF in the last decade, so my several thousand rounds should be gtg....that raspberry patch -raiding porky hasn't shown back up again yet - no need to dirty up a barrel.

So "What" is the ammo situation in Anchorage, Alaska and the Kenai/Soldotna area......??? Are the shelves heavy with wide assortment of ammo......???

The Sportys las referred to is Slowdotna.

This is very "Helpful" information for me. I very much appreciate the help.

None of my business, but what two or three cartridges are you looking for the most....???

I don't see a supply turn around until there's a dominant party reversal at the national level. If one is not stocked up, it's a matter of panic buying if a box shows up. Given the inflation we're seeing too, if there is a recovery we'll still be paying 30 to 40% more. Seriously glad I'm not a youngster just entering the shoot sports. There'd be no way.

Fortunately, I'm stocked for ammo and components well enough to get through a decade or so. Unfortunately, I'm also old.

If one lived through the Clinton and Obama years there is no excuse, other then finances, for being caught short during the Crazy Joe years. But, it ain't him as he ain't calling the shots, Susan Rice and Obama are.

I don't think the ammo or powder or loading component shortage issue is over or ending soon.

I agree the future looks bleak for ammo. In less then two years the Russian supply ends. Plus inflation will only accelerate, eventually leading to "Price Controls" which totally shuts off supply, other then "Black Market". With the "Mid-term" elections coming up, there will be more and more jabbering about gun control, and signing for the purchase of ammo.

If you think this is just about Biden or the supply chain, you haven't been paying attention. It is much bigger and more extensive than any previous "we can wait this out" scenario.
Don't look for this to change (I hope I'm wrong!), but the lefties play for keeps and they now control EVERYTHING! (well, not to diminish God's ultimate control). They own the executive, judicial and legislative branches; they own the press, they own judges and mayors and governors. They own Wall Street.
I hope you stocked up and are in it for the long haul. Oh, and BTW, they don't even want you to HAVE a gun, much less buy ammo for it.
This is not a drill.

Supplies seem to be improving. Care to explain why one should stock up asap? Thanks

Well, it would certainly seem to be of benefit to those selling the supplies if people did so.

I'm fairly good for my hunting purposes for 5 years, or so, but will pick up a bit more factory ammo opportunistically if reasonably priced in 243, 260, 270, 06., Or more powder if I can find it reasonably. But then again, I haven't reloaded for anything in over 10 years- but I can, and am feeling a few lbs shy in the powder department. Primers and brass I have. Favoring the 260 and '06 overall.

I don't blow lead down the barrel just for the hell of it, but I'd like to build up a bit more margin on factory ammo and components both, especially powder.

I'm considering buying a bunch of currently available 25-06 factory, a barrel and maybe some dies..... . ditto 7 Mag. barrel if I get desperate and run out of .338 stuff- not likely-I have a couple hundred rounds of 7M, and no gun.... I would like to mess with the 7X57 more if I can do it without shorting the powder supply. I suppose I can pull the 7 M components and use them in 7X57 if- again unlikely- necessary. Contingency planning here....

At my age, and with what I have, and my shooting/hunting practices, I'll probably be dead or done hunting before I run out of current stock, but still... nice to be sure. I can wait.

I have 100 rounds or so of factory .270 and a take-off barrel that I can swap out for one of the three '06's to stretch that supply if I get some time this winter...if it shoots.

I have some machinery repairs to get ahead of first... and no, I'm not trading anything off. One never knows....

I got an E-mail from Brownells saying that they had small rifle primers in stock. I went to their site as soon as I saw the E-mail. They were out of stock :(, so I think people are still hording ammo. bullets and primers. I'd expect it to stay that way for at least a few months.
I might be guilty of that in a way, so I'm not pointing fingers. But I bought mine before there was a pandemic and a moron in the white house.

What bewilders me is people waiting for a "GOOD" deal on ammo and powder and primers. Now if all the store have shelves bending with the weight of abundant ammo, and a substantial number of stores were have big weekend sales events, then I could envision the potential for super good deals.

But if the shelves are empty, and prices are up from pre-shortage, and raw material costs are rocketing from inflation and supply chain disruption......what is to be gained by waiting. Only higher prices, and maybe what you need is "Never" ever available.

And this is "Only" ammo......not like it is something important like food or fuel.

There are a lot of people hoarding right now. I may be pt in the camping depart but I make sure that if somebody is from the Bush that I will move heaven and earth to get them ammo.

What price for 9mm ball ammo......??? I have about 3,000 rounds "factory" available for sale......???
What price for .40 S&W "GOLD DOT" by the case lot (50 boxes of 20 rounds=1,000 rounds)...???
What price for cases of .44 Magnum 240 gr. 1,200 fps factory (500 rounds per case).

I have lots of ammo for sale, in case lots.......but can't find prices, if the Alaska stores, are "Currently Not Available".

WHAT?!!!!!

NO Worries........it will be a surprise for you. (Curious, how many different times in you life, you have experienced Government Price Controls......)

Just like shooting craps - my point is often missed.

That happens a lot if you lack communication skills, or more likely just think you are more clever then you actually are. However there is the possibility your just dumber then a box of rocks.

When calling someone else dumb you would be wise knowing the difference between your and you’re….lest you appear dumber than a box of rocks. 😉

You’re welcome. 😂

My choice of words works. The evidence being it was communicated.

Note: I was Not accusing you for being dumb.

Works?

Or “works” ?

Way off base on all three ass-umptions, pard.

I know but I was board (😁) and just haveing (😁) fun. 👍

Stopped at Brownells on way through area today, had all sizes of primers in stock. $75/brick. Limit 1. An ok selection of vihtavouri and rimshot powder at normal prices. At least it is available. Expensive yes but if it was normal 2019 prices guys would be buying to flip. It’s enough to keep guys hunting or loading for new guns. Hopefully the guys who havnt learned yet will after this straitens itself out.

It's curios then as to why their website doesn't show any being available.

When I asked the guy said so they could support the shooters local as well. There new building is quite impressive and I’m sure they are trying to stay in good graces with the local shooters.

This is an interesting "STUDY".........reference Ammo sales.
https://www.americanpartisan.org/20...demic-protests-and-the-biden-presidency/

Since none of these calibers hold any interest to me.....phhhhht!

Now if it had been hunting ammo, that would interest me.

What is it with all the 450 Legend - a marginal hunting caliber at best (at least here). Was all that ammo in the supply chain/warehouses? Did they overestimate the sales of the guns? Apparently, tho, no one is buying it.

One interesting aspect was the Texas & Florida & Georgia's quick and aggressive response to the shortage.

I'm guessing the abundance of some non-selling ammo ( I e- abundant on shelf) up here is due to corporate "management" with no reference to local needs.

I saw the same thing when Fred Meyer/Walmark first established - an abundance of "bsss" lures in the stores. Ain't no bass in Alaska.

Not that it matters to me - I use a gill net......

Our agency wholesaler owes us a 90,000 round ammo order from last year. So no I am going on the board with the ammo shortage it is not over.

Manager of nearest Wal-Mart when it first opened sent back a couple huge cartons of bass plugs... twice... third time he said he was returning them they said to destroy them... got a huge box of plugs removed from the boxes...

Same thing happened when we opened the Sportsmans in Anchorage. Somebody started wheeling out a pallet of Turkey stuff and I just looked at a manager and said, "what the hell?" He told me that their research told them there was a huge demand for turkey stuff here. I just laughed.
Sure enough, a year later we boxed 99% of it up and shipped it to a store down south. I just looked at the Manager and said "told you so"

As I have not bought any factory ammo in several years/decades, I never track it. But as most have responded as no, I will believe them.