Loading supplies coming to local Walmart

[Lee Whitsel]

I was union most of my adult life and I'm anti-union. I don't want to get spanked so I won't say anymore but, unions generally aren't all they're cracked up to be.

same here, unions are backed by socialism just look at the School Teachers Union

 

[distinguished]

The local Walmart barely has any ammunition, no guns and they said it is Walmart policy not to sell handgun ammo. Choose wisely and keep your local gun stores in business.

 

[bozo699]

same here, unions are backed by socialism just look at the School Teachers Union

Socialism for sure borderline communism
Wayne

 

[hoz53]

Location?

SW Michigan

 

[danny]

As far as ammo, reloading, guns, etc. goes Walmart has always flopped around on the bank like a catfish. Their only loyalty is to the almighty dollar. Only thing worse than Walmart is Dick's.

That's because Dick's is a bunch of dicks. People that shoot still go in WalMart?? I stopped going many years ago when they made up their own, more restrictive firearms and ammunition sales rules.

Danny

 

[danny]

They flop around because there's no money in those departments. Hunting, fishing, fabrics, etc, they're all loss leaders that only serve to get people in the door to buy everything else.

I'm no longer going in to WalMart for firearms related items, so they aren't selling me anything at all. I guess if I agreed with their firearms related policies (I don't), I would probably buy other items.

Danny

 

[danny]

Walmart is the devil! But if the devil can add stability to the market I am all for it. If Walmart has primers at $45 a 1000, who is going to buy them on the net for $129? I would love to see the hoarders sell at a loss. They will if someone as big a walmart sells at something close to reasonable. Sadly I think this must be left to the local managers and I don't see it happening at many stores.

Since you mention "hoarders", I'm guessing that you have very little supplies to load with beyond what you immediately need for right now. I can tell you for sure that I won't sell my supplies at a loss and let someone else benefit. I'll gladly dump the powder for fertilizer before that and will toss the primers.

Danny

 

[snert]

I bought three boxes of Sierra 53 grain MK at Walmart in Baden PA or maybe it was Cranberry, just a week ago. Ya, someone mismarked those and I happily paid it.

 

[searcher]

Most, if not all, unions are responsible for factories moving to Mexico or Red China, poor quality products, that were once high quality. Also unions contribute to inflation and prices on items, like automobiles and other goods.

Great example of that is in California - with $20.00 (higher now?) minimum wage for large fast-food chains. The unions claimed no inflation. They must not eat at places like McDonalds, where it can cost the better part of a C Note to take the wife and two kids out for a burger and shake. Yikes.... I'd sure like to see the McDonald's corporate plan on expansion in California.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

That's because Dick's is a bunch of dicks. People that shoot still go in WalMart?? I stopped going many years ago when they made up their own, more restrictive firearms and ammunition sales rules.

Danny

Funny thing is Dick’s is mostly Female ran at the top.

 

[danny]

Funny thing is Dick’s is mostly Female ran at the top.

That may explain a lot of their current policies.

I have to stop posting for an hour or two. I need to wash the doilies I have on top of my lathe that goes below my tooling. The Potpouri is running low in the shop as well.

Danny

 

[Will Henry]

When I was a younger man, I bought handloading supplies from Payless Drugs in Lewiston Idaho. This in addition to Lolo Sporting goods and Fred Warrens. This period (late'60's and early 70's) may well have been the golden age for us who were shooters and hunters. Of course, North Idaho was a pretty special place in those days too.
In Canada, Hudson Bay, Woolworths, Sears, all carried hunting, shooting, and reloading stuff, but dedicated gun stores were special.
When I started gunsmithing, I worked in a retail store where we had racks of rifles, display cases full of handguns, all sorts of reloading gear. The coffee was always on, and like the BS, was free. All of the staff were hunters. Both of us gunsmiths were competitive shooters, our shipper/receiver was a veteran of Bisley (he later invented "F" class shooting). Stores like this are not so common today and I think it's too bad. Things happened which made such stores less viable.
I loved trading and dickering with customers and I enjoyed the guys who hung around just to watch me work (as long as they didn't get in the way). I used to keep a junk box (treasure chest) which contained mostly just junk, but which I salted with good pieces (Lyman sights, parts, dies and shellholders, etc.). Guys would come in and drink the free coffee and dig through the box in hopes that I had dropped something good in there that day. Anyway, those days are gone. I think it's good that anyone stocks and sells reloading components and tools; even if it's Walmart. WH

 

[bozo699]

When I was a younger man, I bought handloading supplies from Payless Drugs in Lewiston Idaho. This in addition to Lolo Sporting goods and Fred Warrens. This period (late'60's and early 70's) may well have been the golden age for us who were shooters and hunters. Of course, North Idaho was a pretty special place in those days too.
In Canada, Hudson Bay, Woolworths, Sears, all carried hunting, shooting, and reloading stuff, but dedicated gun stores were special.
When I started gunsmithing, I worked in a retail store where we had racks of rifles, display cases full of handguns, all sorts of reloading gear. The coffee was always on, and like the BS, was free. All of the staff were hunters. Both of us gunsmiths were competitive shooters, our shipper/receiver was a veteran of Bisley (he later invented "F" class shooting). Stores like this are not so common today and I think it's too bad. Things happened which made such stores less viable.
I loved trading and dickering with customers and I enjoyed the guys who hung around just to watch me work (as long as they didn't get in the way). I used to keep a junk box (treasure chest) which contained mostly just junk, but which I salted with good pieces (Lyman sights, parts, dies and shellholders, etc.). Guys would come in and drink the free coffee and dig through the box in hopes that I had dropped something good in there that day. Anyway, those days are gone. I think it's good that anyone stocks and sells reloading components and tools; even if it's Walmart. WH

Will,
Remember Western Auto in downtown Lewiston?… I bought my first new 22rimfire there and they had military rifles .303 Enfields 7x57’ and others I think maybe around 1970 they were like $20 or $25 each.
Wayne

 

[nettle]

It's all going to go to online sales. Walmart, Cabala's, Dick's, and a lot of other LGS have earned this. Not my choice.

 

[hoz53]

The local Walmart barely has any ammunition, no guns and they said it is Walmart policy not to sell handgun ammo. Choose wisely and keep your local gun stores in business.

wierd thing to me is this walmart i am writing about reduced the size of the gun cabinet so is carrying less guns but putting in loading supplies they didnt have before. they have quite a bit of ammo. i just wonder why these things happen the way they do.

 

[Davers]

Will,
Remember Western Auto in downtown Lewiston?… I bought my first new 22rimfire there and they had military rifles .303 Enfields 7x57’ and others I think maybe around 1970 they were like $20 or $25 each.
Wayne

I remember when K-Mart sold rifles & shotguns, back around 1970. Also, I remember receiving a catalog from a Store ( P&S Sales) from Tulsa that had a number of listing of fine rifles, mostly old military arms & ammunition. After the 1968 Gun Control Law, they dropped their firearm listing and changed to selling model boat kits, they soon went out of business.

 

[Will Henry]

Will,
Remember Western Auto in downtown Lewiston?… I bought my first new 22rimfire there and they had military rifles .303 Enfields 7x57’ and others I think maybe around 1970 they were like $20 or $25 each.
Wayne

I do remember them. Erv's Hardware was another good place. Fred Warren had a rack full of Remington 722's and 721's. The cheapest was 85 bucks (300 Savage), the most expensive was 120 (300H&H). I bought my first Ruger No.1 from Fred Warren. My first Ruger 77 was from Buttery's Supermarket. Good times. Moscow had a great selection of shops too. We lived right between the two cities, so I alternated my gun related shopping between the two. WH

 

[Ringostar]

Will,
Remember Western Auto in downtown Lewiston?… I bought my first new 22rimfire there and they had military rifles .303 Enfields 7x57’ and others I think maybe around 1970 they were like $20 or $25 each.
Wayne

I moved from Wi to NM 9 years ago. The Western Auto had a gun counter in the store. I went to check it out. They even had a wooden crate of surplus AK’s sitting on a table. Sports Authority used to sell a lot of surplus rifles also.

 

[ebb]

Danny Not at all, I have a fair amount of primers, enough that I never worried much about what i loaded. I am not talking about shooters having a bunch set back that they will use eventually. I am talking about people that don't reload or maybe don't even shoot. That bought up tons of primers and sell them on gun broker in a get rich quick kind of scheme. These people have only reduced the amount of primers available to people that will use them. I learned under Obama that things can and will change, and over a lot of years bought primers when ever I had enough money to spend on them. I also have some powder, and a 100 pack of decap pins and 2 or 3 sets of 223 dies. I hope you do too.

 

[nmkid]

I hardly ever shop at Walmart, but they have A-17 ammo for almost $11.00 a box, cheaper than other places locally. Being retired, I care more about my money than their political beliefs.