Posted on 01/12/2009 8:04:08 PM PST by George from New England
Wal-mart Ammo Stock is not being replenished from their warehouse. Is seems that corporate Wal-mart does not want to have it's warehouse stocked with new ammunition merchandise after Obama takes office. If Obama issues an executive order halting, restricting, or banning ammo sales, wal-mart and other retailers maybe left with stock they cannot sell at retail or return to their supplier.
38 special and 380 hollow point haven’t been on their shelves in the slots allocated for them for 2 months now.
I have visited 3 stores in FL and one in Nebraska. Everytime I go in the shelves are emptier and the clerk says nothing is coming in to replace the shelf stock.
Executive Orders: “stroke of the pen law of the land”
Such a power is wide open for abuse by any President with an agenda.
Should anybody be stockpiling shotshells (of any sort) about now?
Just another way to say “it can't happen here” eh?
Yeah, that's worked on many occasions. If it's tinfoil you suggest, then bring it on. One thing for sure, if I have to defend myself or my family, I can do that. Who will be defending you? Those you insult or yourself.
If you think you need to go out and buy tons of guns and ammo because Obama is going to outlaw them all, then of course you’re welcome to your fantasy. I’ve got other things to do with my money.
I don't need a “tons” of firearms, because I carefully selected what I need for defensive purposes.
Those that have finally had the light dawn on them in relation to their Constitutional rights, AND the reason behind that right are scrambling to catch up.
Perhaps one of them might just save you or your family and then you can contemplate your arrogance and where you spent you money in peace. Then again, maybe being prepared is not an intelligent position, just a fantasy....
Assuming this is accurate, another explanation would be that the people who are worried about ammo availability will have already stocked up by now, and will not necessarily be in the market for a lot more. It therefore makes sense to draw down on warehouse stocks, and then re-stock shelves using “just in time” ordering from the manufacturers. Meanwhile, manufacturers are likely to be drawing down their inventories, and after Jan 20 will be making ammo to satisfy outstanding orders.
The Walmart in Paulsbo removed rifles from their stock but only because it was too much of a hassle and their inventory was not moving. But then P’bo is very liberal anyway so guns there were something nasty to them ....
One of my neighbors bought 15 cases of canning jars at Wal-Mart last night. He said we'd need to grow and preserve our own food shortly. So...
A couple of other friends went to the 'packed' gun show this weekend to buy guns for the same reason, economic turmoil, not Obama.
It would probably be a good idea, especially your preferred household defense and tactical types. When on sale at least. You just never know when somebody’s going to decide you don’t need it.
“Should anybody be stockpiling shotshells (of any sort) about now?”
....if I had to choose just a single firearm to own it would be a 12 gauge pump action shotgun....simple to use and inexpensive to buy, it’s a great gun for both hunting and home defense....I have a number of broken boxes of ammo left over from hunting trips and always pick up an extra box when on sale....I keep shotgun ammo because I expect the day will come when it will be a hassle to get it....if at all.
I have visited 3 stores in FL and one in Nebraska. Everytime I go in the shelves are emptier and the clerk says nothing is coming in to replace the shelf stock.
Yeah, noticed that too. I asked and the guy in the sporting goods section said he thought it was because of all the first-timers who buy guns get these calibers. Then, they have to get their CCW permits, so.....
bump
That's the place, and unfortunately, the only sales on-site they do are employee sales (and even that is either SI ammo [Slightly Imperfect] and what they call "WIP" sale firearms - Work In Progress - these are guns that have been sent to outdoor writers, used for testing, used for proofing, used in special events, gun displays, etc).
I wish they had a public store!!!!
AS far as firearms are concerned - there are many factors playing in to WalMart’s phasing out of the sales of guns in some markets.
I actually contacted WalMart when the trend got started. The official statement was that they were pulling them out of markets that did not result in a positive bottom line.
Having spoken with some WalMart employees, I found that the issue is/was far larger - apparently in many stores, there were issues with the paperwork and who was authorized to actually sell firearms. Some stores got in trouble with the BATF for selling firearms with no or improper paperwork and/or no background checks done! The stores that kept firearms had to have special training for those working in the sporting goods departments that kept firearms.
One of my friends from the Lonoke Remington Ammo plant responded to my question about the ammo deal. He said he actually wouldn’t be surprised by such a move. Apparently WalMart is changing their inventory methods a bit - cutting WAY back on stock of many things - including Ammo.
Yes, I have heard, observed, or inferred all the same things about WalMart.
I always was skeptical of the bottom line arguments also, because other sporting stores do a very good business in this area with firearms.
WalMart’s stocking and inventory policies have infuriated me in the last couple of years in many departments, not just sporting goods.
In hardware and auto, for example, various specialized little dohickies that I used to find have disappeared and been replaced with common items with broader appeal. I sadly watched a lot of the neat things go onto clearance aisle-end displays and that was the last of them.
Unfortunately, this means one has to go to a real hardware or automotive store which might be much further away in my case. It seems that WalMart does not want to stock any item in the entire store that does not sell every single day. I guess I understand the business policy in a strictly profit-optimization way but it doesn’t serve the customers as well.
“You can still try building your own.Yeah, I'd like to. (I enjoy building things...)
While the component parts have gone up, for the most part it is still considerable less expensive than buying one NIB.”
For the last two years the price has been going up, up, up.
Add in the prospect of an Obama Tax on ammo and you have manufacturers working six days a week.
Where did you learn that?
A local manager told me that "they were cleaned out within a week after the November election.
Shipments of ammo received for restocking had been slow and spotty."
Supply and demand?
My fault.
You need some range time if you’ve had it for that long. I go through 1000rds a month easily, but I’m cutting back a little.
Yes and it's a regional thing, some areas still have plenty while others are low on stock. Regional distribution centers can't keep up with demand.
My dad bought me a stripped lower for $210 at a gun show.
Expensive compared to just a year ago.
I bought my 870 for $239 at Dicks about 2 mos ago.
Link please.
Note to self: don’t shop at Gander Mountain
Read HR 45 (introduced last week) and come back and talk.
Curious if anyone here does their own reloading?
I handload .45ACP, .223, .308, .45/70, .475 Linebaugh, .38/.357, 12GA, and .338 Lapua Magnum
absolootely. for everything i own except rimfire.
No.
I have been canning for years and one might think I'd be well stocked on jars but I'm not. The problem is that I give away stuff and don't get the jars back. At approx $.60 per jar it runs into money. I'm thinking about charging a jar deposit.
I don't pretend to speak for the person you addressed but he probably won't, since that is verbotten here.
Exactly. I calculated his cost at $.67 a jar and that included a flat cap and a ring.
We hunt all year long, subsistence. I haven't change any of my leupolds in years, they stay on. I shoot pistols alot in summer, getting supplies in here is tough and you can't fly ammo, so usually buzzing ammo out is reserved for caribou.
No joke, I have a few cases of 223 had since 80's; my grandkids will be shooting it off.
I still believe that when the 50 million hunters of America realize they can't buy ammo handily; they'll get upset and there will be a political price to pay. Old Obama just wants to steal for 8 years; like the rest of them. He ain't gonna do anything so controversal that his time in office is cut short.
So unless I can get some sort of paying job, it'll all have to wait.
You can still get a decent lower receiver for $150.00 or so - then buy the remainder piece by piece. If, as is likely, those firearms are banned, the price of that part will be closer to $500.00 - IF you can find one for sale. Shortly after the previous AW Ban went into effect, bare lowers that had selling for $70.00 went up to $350.00. It'll be worse this time around.
I haven't had the time to peruse any of the "survivalist" forums, but I'll bet they're really active these days. Between the concerns over an economic crash and the anti-gun probabilities of the Obama administration, this may be worse than the Y2K stuff.
I expect you're correct. My friends who went to the local gun show Saturday say they never seen anything like it.
Try the Tulsa Gun Show! - April 4 & 5
Since when is WalMart in business to serve the customers? It is to serve the stockholders and the executives who directly benefit from the profit margin WalMart produces. Period. Any illusions otherwise are just that...
Now - when Sam was still running the show - things were different - and still quite profitable.
Care to point us in the right direction with a name or two? Thanks.
I think their next lower receiver shipments will go out in early February - and they'll take personal checks. Go forth, and stimulate the Alaskan economy. Do it for Governor Palin. :-)
Ssssssshhhhhhhhh! This is the single greatest opportunity many guys will have to get the last big $$$ gun purchase past the Family Chief of Staff -- SHE who must be obeyed. There is enough hype on the news and in the blogs that it makes a great case with tons of evidence. Any wife who really wants to keep the family safe will probably allow some unusual expenditures in a case like this. You want to go buy an APTERA be my guest. If you're right and we're wrong, no harm no foul PLUS we get some new toys. If we're right and you're wrong, still no harm or foul for us, but you might be in pretty deep poo-poo.
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