Many of us here at TaurusArmed.net have postulated about the "reasons" for the lack of availability of handgun ammunition, and there certainly are a lot of theories as to what are the causes of our nation's ammunition shortages.
I'm going to share the experiences of my latest quest for handgun ammunition and a thought or two about, possibly, what may be going on in our nation. I'd enjoy reading your thoughts on my hypothesis...as well as any other comments you'd care to make on this subject.
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This morning, April 25, 2013, I went to my favorite LGS in Southaven, MS, to browse around their display cases and scour the shelves for handgun ammunition. Up until today, I've been able to buy ammo in this particular store in most any caliber I desired...even during this time of ammo shortages. Today, it was a different story.
1. There was not one box of 9mm ammunition on the shelves.
2. Not one box of 40 S&W, nor 380 ACP, 38 Super, 38 Special, 357 Magnum, nor 45 Colt!
3. There were only six boxes of Winchester .410 handgun ammo available.
4. There were eight boxes left of some El-Cheapo 45 ACP range ammo.
I left this store and drove to Sportsman's Warehouse, where handgun ammo availability has been steadily diminishing for the past few months. To my dismay, there was absolutely no handgun ammunition except for: eight dog-eared boxes of some funky, off-brand .44 Magnum ammo that I'd never even heard of. Reloading supplies were almost non-existent. .410 handgun ammo was at an all-time low for this particular store, but twelve gauge shotgun ammo was still in good supply.
Wal-Mart had absolutely NO handgun ammunition this morning. NONE! There was no .223 either, and there was precious little rifle ammo left in traditional hunting calibers.
From there, I drove to Hernando, MS, to a relatively new, privately-owned small gun shop.
1. There was no 38 Super ammo nor 9mm ammo on their shelves...
2. ...nor was there any defensive JHP .380 ACP ammunition...
3. ...and only scant boxes of FMJ and defensive ammunition available in 357 Mag, 38 Special, 40 S&W, and 45 ACP.
Here's what I'm wondering: could it be that the segment of socialistic elected officials in Washington (especially our president) will eventually see to it that handgun ammunition will cease to exist on the shelves of retail stores for the average consumer (excluding law enforcement agencies)? I mean, if the liberal gun-grabbers in Washington can't get the Senate to pass their restrictive firearms measures, which infringe on our rights provided in the Second Amendment, perhaps they are taking measures to do away with the availability of ammunition to the "average Joe" on the street.
At any rate, I'm really beginning to get concerned about the increasingly dwindling availability of ammunition (especially handgun ammo) in my particular area.
In case you folks are wondering...yes, I'm wearing my tin-foil hat!
I'm going to share the experiences of my latest quest for handgun ammunition and a thought or two about, possibly, what may be going on in our nation. I'd enjoy reading your thoughts on my hypothesis...as well as any other comments you'd care to make on this subject.
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1. There was not one box of 9mm ammunition on the shelves.
2. Not one box of 40 S&W, nor 380 ACP, 38 Super, 38 Special, 357 Magnum, nor 45 Colt!
3. There were only six boxes of Winchester .410 handgun ammo available.
4. There were eight boxes left of some El-Cheapo 45 ACP range ammo.
I left this store and drove to Sportsman's Warehouse, where handgun ammo availability has been steadily diminishing for the past few months. To my dismay, there was absolutely no handgun ammunition except for: eight dog-eared boxes of some funky, off-brand .44 Magnum ammo that I'd never even heard of. Reloading supplies were almost non-existent. .410 handgun ammo was at an all-time low for this particular store, but twelve gauge shotgun ammo was still in good supply.
Wal-Mart had absolutely NO handgun ammunition this morning. NONE! There was no .223 either, and there was precious little rifle ammo left in traditional hunting calibers.
From there, I drove to Hernando, MS, to a relatively new, privately-owned small gun shop.
1. There was no 38 Super ammo nor 9mm ammo on their shelves...
2. ...nor was there any defensive JHP .380 ACP ammunition...
3. ...and only scant boxes of FMJ and defensive ammunition available in 357 Mag, 38 Special, 40 S&W, and 45 ACP.
Here's what I'm wondering: could it be that the segment of socialistic elected officials in Washington (especially our president) will eventually see to it that handgun ammunition will cease to exist on the shelves of retail stores for the average consumer (excluding law enforcement agencies)? I mean, if the liberal gun-grabbers in Washington can't get the Senate to pass their restrictive firearms measures, which infringe on our rights provided in the Second Amendment, perhaps they are taking measures to do away with the availability of ammunition to the "average Joe" on the street.
At any rate, I'm really beginning to get concerned about the increasingly dwindling availability of ammunition (especially handgun ammo) in my particular area.
In case you folks are wondering...yes, I'm wearing my tin-foil hat!