Walmart to stop selling handgun ammo, ends open carry

[dennishoddy]

Reloading takes time, though. For my part, I’ve found I’d rather be doing something else.



Not to ME - it’s a bit nerve-wracking, looking at each charge to make sure I haven’t messed it up. Then realizing I did, so I have to go back and check the previous loads. Then I seem to have a knack for bunging up a brand-new case and having to pitch it. I do OK with .45 Colt cowboy loads, but .38 Special gives me no end of trouble. I end up turning the lights out, walking away, and ordering ammo in bulk.

Practice, practice, practice. I can knock out a thousand pistol rounds in a couple of hours. Proper lighting, the right tools and it rolls right along.

 

[killerpigeon]

I've been reloading for years. Last time I bought ammo from Walmart was at least 6 years ago.

 

[AKguy1985]

I havent bought any ammo from walmart in years. I usually shop at SG ammo.com, or academy. I dont like walmart as is.

 

[AKguy1985]

I'll buy my ammo from SGammo and academy. Eff Wal_mart!!!

 

[OKNewshawk]

I couldn't tell you that, all I know is that this makes me so mad and even sad as an associate with this company.
"Here Mr. Customer is your new mini 14, oh yeah, go elsewhere to buy your ammo. We don't want that part of your business."

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They stopped selling Mini-14s in late 2018 or very early 2019.

 

[audiophile]

They stopped selling Mini-14s in late 2018 or very early 2019.

The point of the statement is that we will still sell the rifles that use this ammo (.223 mainly) and yet will not sell the ammo.
By their thought process we should also stop 300 blk, 7.62 variants and .308.

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[KOPBET]

But, but, but Walmart …

Think of the neckbeards!

 

[O4L]

I don't recall ever buying a gun at WM and I've bought very little ammo there but I still don't like seeing them give in to the pressure of gun grabbers.

My main thought is that if an entity as large as WM caves in to the pressure then that starts a domino effect of other places following suit, such as Kroger rejecting open carry and asking the government to take more action against our freedoms.

I can see the possibility of many companies giving in and compromising to get the antis off of their backs.

Maybe Academy or anywhere that you buy locally will succumb to the pressure.

The opposition could start targeting companies that ship ammo and reloading supplies, and those that process credit card transactions so it will make it very difficult to buy those online.

If we can't get ammo our guns turn into clubs.

Hopefully things won't go that way anytime soon but I can certainly see it headed in that direction.

 

[chuter]

I don't recall ever buying a gun at WM and I've bought very little ammo there but I still don't like seeing them give in to the pressure of gun grabbers.

My main thought is that if an entity as large as WM caves in to the pressure then that starts a domino effect of other places following suit, such as Kroger rejecting open carry and asking the government to take more action against our freedoms.

I can see the possibility of many companies giving in and compromising to get the antis off of their backs.

Maybe Academy or anywhere that you buy locally will succumb to the pressure.

The opposition could start targeting companies that ship ammo and reloading supplies, and those that process credit card transactions so it will make it very difficult to buy those online.

If we can't get ammo our guns turn into clubs.

Hopefully things won't go that way anytime soon but I can certainly see it headed in that direction.

Absolutely it could happen. Get local shops to quit selling, then make buying ammo online incredibly difficult and we're screwed.
Whether Walmart and the like are doing it out of political pressure or money decisions, the final effect is the same.

 

[rr2008]

My guess would be if all 25,000 members here stopped shopping at WM they would not even notice you were gone. Some here though will continue to shop at WM, not many places to shop in rural OK, in rural OK if a WM is close likely there is little else around to directly compete.