SKS and ammo.

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I grabbed 100 rounds of 7.62x39 at wally world new years day for $4.75 per box. I haven't been back since, so no idea whether it's still available for that price or even in stock.
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Probably empty at this point.
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Junk Yard Dog wrote:Probably empty at this point.
Yup, very empty... I go maybe once a week and every single time they're out of mostly everything. No 7.62x39 or 5.56 of course and also no 9x19mm, .40, .45 (except for hollow point type stuff)... This is at three different Wal-marts
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I have been buying Tula 7.62x39 122 fmj At Walmart for the last six months, at 4.97 a box.I picked up another 12 boxes last Sat the price was 5.17 a box. in NH David
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Exactly. Dead on about the subject.
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pacolo90 wrote:
Junk Yard Dog wrote:Probably empty at this point.
Yup, very empty... I go maybe once a week and every single time they're out of mostly everything. No 7.62x39 or 5.56 of course and also no 9x19mm, .40, .45 (except for hollow point type stuff)... This is at three different Wal-marts
There is none to be had in any shop near here, or in the entire tri state area by now.
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Hey,

Guess im Lucky i have a SHOP,,,,,, im trading Custom knives and Kydex work(holster,sheaths etc..) for AMMO,,,,,, seem to have a good sup[ply of .22, 54r and x39 and .40 for quite awhile now, but i can always use MORE ! ! !,,,,, so i keep BUying or trading for it,,,,, can never have to much,,


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We try :)
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They don't even have 30/06, 25/06, 30/30, or even 243 around here right now.

32 ACP is even sold out. I picked up a fair condition VZ50 the other day so I was looking for extra ammo for it.

I'm glad I bought the bulk pack of 7.62x39 at the beginning of the month. I didn't have any thing that shot it until around Christmas so I had no stocks built up. :very mad:
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Who the hell even shoots .32acp with any regularity?
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My daughter likes to shoot the little pop guns. So I go through a bit of it. But that was why I was so surprised it was sold out. Usually the boxes have dust on them when I pick up a new one. Then pow no one in the area has them in stock and a lot of the online dealers are sold out.
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The Old Man has a Mauser pistol that uses it, he stole it out of a German house in 1945 and rarely shoots it, I have a few boxes of ammo for it should the need arise. Bought it for the cartridge converters I ended up never using.
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I have a Mod 70 Beretta and now the VZ50 both in 7.65. The Beretta was the first pistol she ever shot. Now she claims it's hers. :chuckles:

I'm just waiting to see her reaction to the VZ50. It's one of the six number serial ones. She'll probably claim it as well.
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My smallest is a Beretta 1934 .380, I have ammo for it but never use it , took it off a kid years back who almost accidentally shot me with it.
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My ex "lost" my 1934 a few years ago. I was looking at one in a local pawn last week but couldn't bring myself to shell out $400 plus for it.

I'm looking for a cheap SA to get her started on revolvers. Might as well get her started out right on them.
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That sucks, the '34 is a good little pistol, fits the pocket nice. Ruger Blackhawk is a nice SA :)
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Very true, I've had a itch to get an .44 mag for years.
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Junk Yard Dog wrote:Who the hell even shoots .32acp with any regularity?
I picked up a Spanish Eibar Echasa GZ off Armslist last summer for $60 (if I recall correctly) with a busted firing pin, something they were prone to. Just bought a slide off GB that had the firing pin still in it (for the price that sources wanted for just the firing pin alone) and am currently working out the bugs in it, shot it last weekend and it's a great little shooter but had to tweak the mag ears a bit and it still doesn't like going all the way into battery 100% of the time so did some checking and the recoil spring is a bit shorter than it's supposed to be, so have one on the way from Numrich. Now just have to find some more ammo, it came with one box of Remington and I burned through half that fiddling with it! If I can get ammo, I'm sure it's going to be one of the gals favorite shooters for sure.
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RLT wrote:Very true, I've had a itch to get an .44 mag for years.
I was thinking three five seven, but OK :biggrin: :thumbsup:
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mogunner wrote:
Junk Yard Dog wrote:Who the hell even shoots .32acp with any regularity?
I picked up a Spanish Eibar Echasa GZ off Armslist last summer for $60 (if I recall correctly) with a busted firing pin, something they were prone to. Just bought a slide off GB that had the firing pin still in it (for the price that sources wanted for just the firing pin alone) and am currently working out the bugs in it, shot it last weekend and it's a great little shooter but had to tweak the mag ears a bit and it still doesn't like going all the way into battery 100% of the time so did some checking and the recoil spring is a bit shorter than it's supposed to be, so have one on the way from Numrich. Now just have to find some more ammo, it came with one box of Remington and I burned through half that fiddling with it! If I can get ammo, I'm sure it's going to be one of the gals favorite shooters for sure.
Sorry, I gave my three boxes to the Old Man, and he's got it squirreled away, seems he heard something on the news about empty gun shops or something :lol:
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