Yow! WalMart's cupboards are bare!

[GW]

Went to Molpitas Wa-Mart to buy some ammo
and man o man those shelves were empty. I was lucky as the fellow just got in a case of Federal bulk 22LR which is what I went there for but they had NO 9mm No 223 ball, about 20-30 boxes of Blazer Brass 40 & 45 and a few other scattered boxes of ammo
Entire shelves were empty I've never seen it that bare before
Plenty of shotgun ammo --birdshot that is only 2-3 boxes of buck

The fellow at the counter told me they're having a hard time getting stuff in and what arrives, flies off the shelf.

[Spyder]

Mine's been very barren lately as well...but if I check back every day or two, they usually have it semi-restocked. Luck of the draw and of timing, I guess.

[ZRX61]

Went to Lancaster WallyWorld yesterday & they had ONE box of Winchester handgun ammo....

[Bobotheclown]

Same with the one in Orange. They only had 9mm, .22lr and some .223 ammo in stock.

00 buckshot and most large caliber handgun ammo are gone...

[red2sniper]

There was plenty of everything at the one in Rancho Cucamonga when I was last there, until I left that is!

[sorensen440]

with everyone buying those panic buy guns they all need to have a box of ammo with them

[GW]

with everyone buying those panic buy guns they all need to have a box of ammo with them

Thats one thing I've noticed
The guy who just bought his 1st gun is usually the guy who buys only 1 box of ammo. --"I've got my gun. I have some ammo. I'm good."

Its us gun nuts who clean off the shelves

[domokun]

Went to Molpitas Wa-Mart to buy some ammo
and man o man those shelves were empty. I was lucky as the fellow just got in a case of Federal bulk 22LR which is what I went there for but they had NO 9mm No 223 ball, about 20-30 boxes of Blazer Brass 40 & 45 and a few other scattered boxes of ammo
Entire shelves were empty I've never seen it that bare before
Plenty of shotgun ammo --birdshot that is only 2-3 boxes of buck

The fellow at the counter told me they're having a hard time getting stuff in and what arrives, flies off the shelf.

That is true. However, you'll just need to drive further away from Milpitas to Walmarts with ammo. I just picked up some from a Walmart out and away from the SF Bay Area population on my way home from the CalExpo gun show yesterday. Plenty of ammo still on the shelves.

[domokun]

with everyone buying those panic buy guns they all need to have a box of ammo with them

Yep. It usually goes like this...

Customer: "How many boxes of Winchester White Box Value Pack/CCI Blazer in <insert caliber here> do you have in stock?"

Employee: "How many do you need?"

Customer:"How many do you have?"

Employee:"We've got <insert count here> boxes."

Customer:"I'll take them all..."

The next poor chap that comes along won't find what they want to purchase.

[parcours]

Yep. It usually goes like this...

Customer: "How many boxes of Winchester White Box Value Pack/CCI Blazer in <insert caliber here> do you have in stock?"

Employee: "How many do you need?"

Customer:"How many do you have?"

Employee:"We've got <insert count here> boxes."

Customer:"I'll take them all..."

The next poor chap that comes along won't find what they want to purchase.

I can say I've done that...

6+/- years ago Wal-Mart would carry Remington 12ga and 20ga #7.5/#8 dove loads for $29.90/flat. (I couldn't load them for that)

I asked how many flats they had, the cleark responded, after going to the back and checking, with................. 2 big pallets, I said, I'll take them.

[ZRX61]

I can say I've done that...

Me too, I cleaned the central Palmdale store out of the Winchester 15packs of #00 buckshot a few weeks back... Altho to be fair they didn't have many...
Now they have none

[SIGarette]

The Mountain View Walmart was pretty much "tapped out" when I stopped by the other day.

[gdunn]

I went to Santa Rosa Wallmart today and got a 100 count box of 40 S&W for $31.28 out the door. a lot cheeper than my local gun shop.

[damndave]

i had to call 10+ wal-marts to get any 45acp. only 1 store had some, and it was only 3 boxes of blazer brass

[J6P]

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