Saw something odd due to .22LR craze

[JAB]

I was in the Rockwood Walmart the other day and of course just had to swing by the ammo shelves.  When I did, I saw something that just struck me as odd.  Of course there was no .22LR in the place, not even a 50 round box.  What they did have (among other things), however was a big stack of 50 round boxes of Remington UMC .30 Carbine ammo.  They also had a big stack of 300 Blackout ammo.  I don't recall having ever seen .30 Carbine ammo at any Walmart, before and I have certainly never seen 300 Blackout ammo at a Walmart.  My first thought was, "When you see a big stack of .30 Carbine ammo and a big stack of 300 Blackout ammo at Walmart and there is absolutely no .22LR ammo, you know something is off."

[Garufa]

You catch a price on the .30 Carbine?

[gjohnsoniv]

.30 carbine is running about 20 something a box at Academy.

What was the Blackout running?

[KKing]

I've seen blackout at our Walmart here, and surprisingly it had a pretty good price on it IIRC

[Dolomite_supafly]

There is a Walmart in Knoxville that has had 300 Blackout guns and ammunition from time to time. I remember seeing R700's in 300 Blackout for under $600 and cheap ammunition for under $13 a box of 20.

[Raoul]

Just means that store has a sporting goods department manager who's working hard to keep his ammo case full.

[Dolomite_supafly]

I was told the manager of that particular store that has ammo and odd offerings got permission to buy from channels outside of normal Walmart channels. I don't know how true it is but that Walmart generally has tons of stuff you cannot find at other stores. They sell reloading equipment. They have had ACOGs for sale from time to time as well as various night vision including weapon sights, and not just the handheld units. When you could not find primers in 2009 that store always had primers.

 

They were selling Remington R15's, special Magpul versions of S&W and Colt AR's that you could not find anywhere else.

 

Now I will say that particular store had some issues right after Sandy Hook as well. Two days later they would not sell any ARs, including those in 22lr. When I asked about why they said the Federal law had changed making AR15's illegal. I tried to explain that they were not illegal and that a law would not be changed that quickly but they still refused to listen or sell any. Then I went to buy some of the dozens of bricks of 22lr they had and I was told they could no longer sell 22's. When I asked why they said ARs are chambered in 22lr and that the ammunition used in ARs was also illegal.

[FJCrusing]

Never seen 10mm at a Wal-Mart either.  I asked once and was told they don't carry it.  Could have just been specific to the Wal-Mart that I go to. 

[dawgdoc]

Now I will say that particular store had some issues right after Sandy Hook as well. Two days later they would not sell any ARs, including those in 22lr. When I asked about why they said the Federal law had changed making AR15's illegal. I tried to explain that they were not illegal and that a law would not be changed that quickly but they still refused to listen or sell any. Then I went to buy some of the dozens of bricks of 22lr they had and I was told they could no longer sell 22's. When I asked why they said ARs are chambered in 22lr and that the ammunition used in ARs was also illegal.

 

Did you literally laugh in their face?  Because honestly, that seems like the only appropriate response to that kind of crap.

[JAB]

You catch a price on the .30 Carbine?

 

 

.30 carbine is running about 20 something a box at Academy.

What was the Blackout running?

 

The .30 Carbine was near $30 per box - something like $28 or $29 and change.  Sorry, didn't notice the price on the Blackout.  I only noticed the .30 Carbine price because I have an M1.  I started to take a picture but didn't because I wanted to hurry and get a few things I needed and get out before I started feeling bad.  I mostly was wondering if .22LR supplies had gotten any better during the couple of months I have been more or less out of commission.  Answer: Nope.  It would be kind of nice if I could count on regularly finding .30 Carbine at Wally when I want/need it.

Edited December 17, 2014 by JAB

[Dolomite_supafly]

Did you literally laugh in their face?  Because honestly, that seems like the only appropriate response to that kind of crap.

 

Probably not so much a laugh but a sigh at the stupidity that is common with Walmart workers. I could write a novel about what I have had to deal with from the various Walmarts. They are the only group of people that are not happy to have a job right now. The vast majority of Walmart workers I come in contact with seem to be upset that they have a job, with benefits no less, when there are millions of people who do not have a job. I have talked to management dozens of times but they are nothing more than a higher paid version of the door greeter.

[netmindr]

At what point is it safe to correctly call conspiracy on .22?

The manufacturers can obviously produce it in quantities. 9mm has been in plentiful stock for a year now. And anyone dumb enough to pay gouger prices should be stocked up by now. I know the demand is high, but I don't hear of anyone finding any.

Obviously it's not a round used in mass shootings, or for military type purposes, so there's no reason for the government to care other than it's usually the gateway caliber for most people new to shooting.

I have some stashed away but neither I nor my son have shot any in well over a year because I don't know if I can replace it. Edited December 18, 2014 by netmindr