stonebuster
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Not handgun ammo except 22lr.I didn’t know Walmart was still selling ammo.
Not handgun ammo except 22lr.I didn’t know Walmart was still selling ammo.
I guess all this is to ask, can anybody make a case for why I ought to concern myself with leaving some for the next guy, is there anything wrong with my thinking about this.
I've, twice in my life at least, watched the lemmings come back to gun shows with wagons/hand-carts of; magazines, ammunition or guns/receivers - trying desperately to get anywhere near what they paid for their stash back when they helped cause whatever was the most recent *buying emergency*.Just like toilet paper, this shortage is manufactured and will end. People will be stuck with all those boxes of ammo and I hope they lose a lot of money. Over the past 10 years I've bought enough ammo that I'm not too concerned about my supply. I have enough to get by if I pace myself.
I refuse to buy at the exploded prices. If more people would not buy you will see the prices come back down to normal.
I was in Walmart not too long ago and they had just received their order. I bought 5 bricks of .22s. They had a completely stocked shelf and cabinet plus the salesperson told me they were stocked up in the back room. I told my friends to get over there but by the afternoon they were completely empty. Someone came in and bought a BIG supply.
I admire the OPs wife for buying what she figured was needed but leaving more for the next guy. If we don't start thinking about the next guy we will be in serious danger soon.
Nice. I'm glad you got some. It was a huge relief for me as well, I feel alot better about pacing out what I have and being able to shoot on my time off if I can pick up a case or two now and then. Especially when it's not priced out of my range. The last time I found 9mm in stock it was $35 per 50rd. Can't do it.Last week I stopped at the local Walmart to check out the ammo. Nothing on the shelf but I asked an employee if there was any in the back room. Just like the previous 3 times I'd asked, he brought out a cart of Ammo. When he opened one large box up, we found several 1000 round boxes of Winchester M22. I was told I could buy two of them, which I jumped on. Cost: a nickel a round. More important, added to what I all ready had on hand, I figured I was good at least through next hunting season, with lots of range time this summer. Damn, that was a good feeling, a huge relief, knowing I no longer needed to search for pre-panic priced ammo. The employee told me I could come back that afternoon and buy 2 more, but I knew I wouldn't be.
Yeah I can definitely identify with that logic. I will definitely be sharing it with others at the range. The local pastor in my town just got into shooting and he was kind of bumming about the lack of ammo, we won't be able to shoot his 9mm but he will definitely be welcome to shoot .22lr's with me. Along with anybody else who wants to shoot or needs some.If you are buying it for your own use and you need it and might share it at your cost with neighbors then get the ammo. If you do not need it and are only buying it because it is there then leave it there for somebody else. Problem with that is the scalpers infest the retail stores, parking lots on their cell phones to the boss scalper and are snapping everything up. If that is happening (professional resellers/scalpers) in your area then get it so they cannot and then share it with your buds.
The basically stopped selling handgun and black rifle centric ammo.I didn’t know Walmart was still selling ammo.
The basically stopped selling handgun and black rifle centric ammo.
They sell shotgun shells, .22’s, and hunting rifle rounds (.243, .270, etc.) from what I see.
can anybody make a case for why I ought to concern myself with leaving some for the next guy
Nope. I'm buying on the dips and when ammo is available and probably paying a premium for it.That's easy. Buy what you need based on how often you shoot and how long it takes to replenish what you shoot. Leave the rest for folks like you who want to shoot. Buying more than you'd use is just causing the shortage through hoarding.
I get that. I honestly don't really concern myself with what and how much somebody buys, when I go to the store for anything I'm basically going in for myself or someone else, I never felt responsible to help the next possible customer. I have always just bought what I needed. "Needed" is a totally subjective thing though.That's easy. Buy what you need based on how often you shoot and how long it takes to replenish what you shoot. Leave the rest for folks like you who want to shoot. Buying more than you'd use is just causing the shortage through hoarding.
Sorry but this country was not founded on etiquette and “saving some for the next guy”.
I see a caliber I need or want, I buy enough to satisfy MY needs/wants.