I've been to Wal-Mart and Academy locations from Covington to Houma within the last week. It looks to me like the ammo situation is getting a little bit better. Yes, you will have to make it out to the stores when the open up since most items are flying off the shelves within the first few minutes that they start selling it.
As far as Academy goes, I have been noticing .357, .38 special, and others that they have not been limiting purchases on. I've seen lots of Academy's Monarch brand available too. Last week I watched as the line in front of me bought up all the 9mm WWB. Three people in front of me passed on the 50 round boxes of Monarch that was left. I bought my one box and hung around for about 30 minutes. When I left, it looked like the stack of monarch wasn't even touched. I know it's not the best stuff but if you're looking for rounds to shoot at the range it's better than nothing.
Wal-Mart has been hit or miss. I bought three 100 round boxes of Federal 12 gauge in Boutte just to have. They were $5 cheaper per box compared to the Wal-Mart in Covington. They won't match prices between Wal-Mart locations since they are not in competition with themselves.
I stopped in at the Wal-Mart in Raceland today just after 12 noon and they had a black box full of ammo that "they just got in". I don't think they just got it in at 12 noon, but whatever. I waited for them to check it in and left with three boxes of .22lr, 550 rounds each. What I found interesting was that the three employees behind the counter acted as if they didn't want anyone to know that they had any ammo available. Myself and other customers stood there for ten minutes while this one woman acted like she had other things to do. She finally looked up and said to everyone that she wasn't sure when she would have time to check it in and that she couldn't sell anything until it was placed on the shelf behind the locked glass. Everyone told her that they could wait, which pissed her off even more. Knowing that the 10 boxes of .22lr was going to be sold right away, they still put it in the glass case and locked it. Morons. I sat there and watched as literally everything that she unpacked and locked up was just taken out minutes later and sold.
Other Wal-Marts seemed to be getting in cases of ammo rather than just the one or two boxes like they were receiving a month ago.
Anyway, I guess my point is that the ammo situation looks like it's getting somewhat better. By that, I mean it seems like Wal-Mart and Academy at least, are getting larger shipments. It still isn't enough to feed everyone's appetite, but it's something.
Good luck to everyone with the hunt.
As far as Academy goes, I have been noticing .357, .38 special, and others that they have not been limiting purchases on. I've seen lots of Academy's Monarch brand available too. Last week I watched as the line in front of me bought up all the 9mm WWB. Three people in front of me passed on the 50 round boxes of Monarch that was left. I bought my one box and hung around for about 30 minutes. When I left, it looked like the stack of monarch wasn't even touched. I know it's not the best stuff but if you're looking for rounds to shoot at the range it's better than nothing.
Wal-Mart has been hit or miss. I bought three 100 round boxes of Federal 12 gauge in Boutte just to have. They were $5 cheaper per box compared to the Wal-Mart in Covington. They won't match prices between Wal-Mart locations since they are not in competition with themselves.
I stopped in at the Wal-Mart in Raceland today just after 12 noon and they had a black box full of ammo that "they just got in". I don't think they just got it in at 12 noon, but whatever. I waited for them to check it in and left with three boxes of .22lr, 550 rounds each. What I found interesting was that the three employees behind the counter acted as if they didn't want anyone to know that they had any ammo available. Myself and other customers stood there for ten minutes while this one woman acted like she had other things to do. She finally looked up and said to everyone that she wasn't sure when she would have time to check it in and that she couldn't sell anything until it was placed on the shelf behind the locked glass. Everyone told her that they could wait, which pissed her off even more. Knowing that the 10 boxes of .22lr was going to be sold right away, they still put it in the glass case and locked it. Morons. I sat there and watched as literally everything that she unpacked and locked up was just taken out minutes later and sold.
Other Wal-Marts seemed to be getting in cases of ammo rather than just the one or two boxes like they were receiving a month ago.
Anyway, I guess my point is that the ammo situation looks like it's getting somewhat better. By that, I mean it seems like Wal-Mart and Academy at least, are getting larger shipments. It still isn't enough to feed everyone's appetite, but it's something.
Good luck to everyone with the hunt.
