Poll: Should Walmart ration ammunition?

[5thstreet@sbcglobal.net]

I was at walmart today well two of them actually and I could have bought well over 2000 rounds of ammo and re sold it at a 75% mark up. Did I? No I pulled out my iphone logged on to cal guns and posted how much 40 each wal-mart had to let my fellow cal gunners know. We re all in this hobby and we should be willing to share. How many time have one of you guys walked into walmart to pick up a box or two of ammo and not gotten any because someone else came in right before you and bought all they had. Just my 2 cents

[5thstreet@sbcglobal.net]

Tell you what Im going to do Im going to buy all the ammo from wal mart, of the popular rounds that is (say 9mm, 40S&W, 45ACP, .22lr). And re sell it here for exactly what I pay for it and limit each person that wants it to 1 or 2 boxes per person

[MontClaire]

you guys are driving the craziness and prices up by posting this thread with walmart shelf updates! When r you gonna understand that? Watching your threads is like watching a train wreck. Stop it for at least 2 weeks and see what happens. geess.......

[tenpercentfirearms]

You want to talk capitalism? OK, simple: supply and demand. There really is no rise in demand here. It only seems like that's the case because there's been an artificial shortage of supply for the cheaper ammo at Wal-Mart. Sure, we can go to Big5 or some other stores and just buy there... but we prefer Wal Mart because let's face it... we're a bunch of cheap bastards. At least I know I am.

LOL. That was a good one. No rise in demand. Then why in the heck does Walmart not have any ammo? They are out because everyone wants to buy it. Otherwise we wouldn't be talking about this.

I don't have empty shelves at my store and multiple phone calls a day about whether I have handgun ammo in stock because the demand is the same.

Seriously, people have no freaking clue. It is like they want to live in their own little dream world devoid of reality.

For example the claims that ammo is going to be way over stocked soon and the prices will be bottom dollar. LOL.

Ammo gets used. Many people don't buy it to hoard it. They buy it to shoot it. Then they need more. Ammo is not like the housing market. You buy one house and live in it. You buy a thousand rounds of ammo and you shoot it and need some more.

You guys crack me up.

[SOCOM75]

Then why in the heck does Walmart not have any ammo?

Very simple answer tenpercent... because of people like this guy:

Trust me... NO... you wouldnt...



BWAHHHAHHHAHHHAHHHH!!!!!!!!

WINNER!

[hotwls13]

I just saw a sign at my local WM that say's "limit 6 ammo items per customer". I asked if they meant 6 of a particular brand/caliber and she said "NO, that's six items of ammo from the locked cabinet". She then laughed and said "not like there is anything in there to buy anyway".

[Mazilla]

I sure hope all the hoarders who are marking prices up and reselling copious amount of ammo out of their home have the proper licences in place and are reporting their profits to the government. I'd hate to see somebody rat them out over something stupid like that, tempers do tend to get out of hand when dealing with this whole ammo thing.

One of my other hobbies is saltwater reef tanks, and I know a few people who tried to make a couple of bucks selling livestock out of their homes only to be reported by a jealous competitor/customer/retailer. I don't see why ammo would be any different....

[proudamerican831]

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[supermario]

I wonder how many employee's buy it before it hits the floor and sells it on the Internet? They could make far more than what Wal Mart pays them, maybe buy insurance and be able to afford McDonalds once in a while. What in the world will everyone do with all the ammo they have once all this mess is over with and prices fall?

I seriously doubt it, everytime i go to any walmart, they hardly know anything about hunting, ammo, etc. All they know is that its being bought up buy people with enough money to buy all the cases at once. I go in and just try to buy a couple of value packs to go shooting and the guy at walmart tells me, one guy came in and bought all the cases.. I think thats wrong but what can you do. Sorry to say but its people on calguns that are buying it all up, but oh well.

[Joe]

Its people behind the counter too. I've been told many times by the clerks that they and other employees buy up all the blazer and wwb before it hits the shelf.

[SpecV]

now we see that the poll says that there should be no limit, I wonder what it will take for them to change their policy.

[Joe]

probably when ammo is stocked heavily on their shelves again. My guess, 1-2 years

[Jerm]

What kinda makes me mad is to see other shop owners go to WM to buy cases of ammo and take it to their shop and double the price. I wonder if wally world is selling ammo for less than these shops can get it from their wholesalers it is starting to kinda look that way. I am sure wally world goes to the manufacturers and says to them you want us to sell your products you better get your pencil sharp and it works for them they probably sell more ammo in the US than any other retailer. All of which does put the local guy at a severe disadvantage. I am glad though that wally world no longer sells guns in CA I prefer buying mine from a knowledgeable gun shop because they know from what you tell them what you are looking for where some person walmart hires for minimum wage could really give a crap. I do buy a significant portion of my ammo at walmart due to the extremely low prices compared to other retailers. Wally world is a retailer not a wholesaler if they want to wholesale ammo sell it a Sams club by the case for the shop owners!

[Ifticar]

......... I just wanted to explain to the whiners why the hoarders are able to get so much ammo.

You did a good job of it. Good post.