I just picked up some more Federal ammo and I didn't see that on the boxes. Maybe the next shipment will have it.

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Originally posted by USP45T:
It's good to see .45 available. How much did it cost?

I want to say it was ~$14. Cheaper than the $36 100rd WWB.

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Originally posted by Mississippi Dave:
I just picked up some more Federal ammo and I didn't see that on the boxes. Maybe the next shipment will have it.

The cashier put the sticker on it. When I bought it. It wasnt on anything on the shelf.

^ Federal/Blazer Brass 45 at WM s/b $14.97 and the WWB 45 s/b $29.97 - so its essentially the same price/rnd . . .

Even though WalMart is huge and can out buy most small dealers when it comes to big orders,the ammo manufacturers are probably happy to get large sums of business. WalMart should get a big thumbs up for trying to supply shooters with ammo. I mean knowing they dont sell side arms. Dosn't seem right should a small dealer buy it at WalMart, mark it up and resell it. Is that not gouging?

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Originally posted by David Lee:
Even though WalMart is huge and can out buy most small dealers when it comes to big orders,the ammo manufacturers are probably happy to get large sums of business. WalMart should get a big thumbs up for trying to supply shooters with ammo. I mean knowing they dont sell side arms. Dosn't seem right should a small dealer buy it at WalMart, mark it up and resell it. Is that not gouging?

I don't think that it is gouging, but I am glad that Walmart is trying to curtail the practice of gun shops buying ammo from Walmart as if it were a wholesaler. I don't blame Walmart one bit for trying to be the end seller of ammo to consumers when they do the leg work and make the big expenditures to be able to have the ammo delivered to them at the best prices and in sufficient quantity. I say good for Walmart.

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Originally posted by socalJD:
^ Federal/Blazer Brass 45 at WM s/b $14.97 and the WWB 45 s/b $29.97 - so its essentially the same price/rnd . . .

WWB .45acp at my walmart is $34.

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Originally posted by David Lee:
Even though WalMart is huge and can out buy most small dealers when it comes to big orders,the ammo manufacturers are probably happy to get large sums of business. WalMart should get a big thumbs up for trying to supply shooters with ammo. I mean knowing they don't sell side arms. Doesn't seem right should a small dealer buy it at WalMart, mark it up and resell it. Is that not gouging?

NOT gouging at all. Nothing wrong with a small dealer buying product and reselling it.
Gouging is where you have NO choice.
Why does it make a difference where anyone sources the products they sell?

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Originally posted by smschulz:
NOT gouging at all. Nothing wrong with a small dealer buying product and reselling it.
Gouging is where you have NO choice.
Why does it make a difference where anyone sources the products they sell?

When they are buying all the available local stock, marking it up 200%, it becomes gouging.

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Originally posted by PPGMD:

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Originally posted by smschulz:
NOT gouging at all. Nothing wrong with a small dealer buying product and reselling it.
Gouging is where you have NO choice.
Why does it make a difference where anyone sources the products they sell?

When they are buying all the available local stock, marking it up 200%, it becomes gouging.

Simple solution ~ DON'T BUY then you CAN'T get gouged.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
Simple solution ~ DON'T BUY then you CAN'T get gouged.

Thanks for the tip Sherlock. Maybe that is why I've shot a fifth of the rounds down range that I normally shoot a year.

And I will remember who gouged, and will NEVER buy anything from them again. Yes I'm looking at you Cheaper Than Dirt.

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Originally posted by PPGMD:
Thanks for the tip Sherlock.

You're welcome.

I see stickers like this at many differnt stores. It may be a deft deterrant. It would stop someone from getting a 5 finger discount at Walmart and trying to return it to a different retailer.

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Originally posted by Prolanman:
It may be a deft deterrant.

Deft, as in "skillful and clever?" Yea, I think this ammo hoarding and reselling is definitely a deft deterrent.

I hope no one is getting offended because some of you guys are really pretty funny (although the situation is not).

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:

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Originally posted by Prolanman:
It may be a deft deterrant.

Deft, as in "skillful and clever?" Yea, I think this ammo hoarding and reselling is definitely a deft deterrent.

No theft. So I mispell a word while doing something else while posting. I would never accuse Walmart of being clever. I'll leave shopping at Walmart up to you. Personally I never step foot in the place.

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Originally posted by Prolanman:
No theft. So I mispell a word while doing something else while posting. I would never accuse Walmart of being clever. I'll leave shopping at Walmart up to you. Personally I never step foot in the place.

While you may not think of WM as being clever, I'm sure Sam Walton's heirs are not complaining. Clever would've been loading up on WM stock when it IPO'd, and laughing all the way to the bank. I'll keep shopping WM as long as they stock quality affordable ammo for the common folks . . .

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Originally posted by socalJD:

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Originally posted by Prolanman:
No theft. So I mispell a word while doing something else while posting. I would never accuse Walmart of being clever. I'll leave shopping at Walmart up to you. Personally I never step foot in the place.

While you may not think of WM as being clever, I'm sure Sam Walton's heirs are not complaining. Clever would've been loading up on WM stock when it IPO'd, and laughing all the way to the bank. I'll keep shopping WM as long as they stock quality affordable ammo for the common folks . . .

Why would his heirs be complaining. Sam Walton built the business. So did you load up on the stock during the IPO and laugh all the way to the bank?

You're welcome to shop anywhere you like including Walmart. This is your choice. At least until the government trys to take it away from us.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
Simple solution ~ DON'T BUY then you CAN'T get gouged.

Your "wit" and eye-rolling aside: That doesn't change the fact that the seller is still price-gouging. One definition of price-gouging is "pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available," which is precisely what people who empty WalMart's shelves of ammo and mark it way up for resale are accomplishing.

Meh, I think I'll stick to buying ammo from my sources which occasionally is buying from Wally.

To me, you can call buying up all of WALMARTS stock, marking it up 300 percent, and reselling it CAPITALISM, but I differ in that opinion.

There are several different opinions going on here, right or wrong, but the ones that did it won't receive any of my business. Just like the stores that went to $25 per gallon on kerosene during the ice storm. I have a choice where I spend my money, and I won't support people that will do that sort of thing. To me, ammo is a necessity of life.

I mean, the people didn't have to have kerosene, or they could have bought it somewhere else.

I will also state I have no problem with what people get from their legitimate suppliers and what they charge for it. Gander Mountain has been smoking crack for a long time on ammo prices, and it is their choice. But, cleaning out WALMART, and reselling it at a huge profit is wrong. Period.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
One definition of price-gouging is "pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available," which is precisely what people who empty WalMart's shelves of ammo and mark it way up for resale are accomplishing.

Thanks for let us know that Wal*Mart is the ONLY source to buy ammo on earth and they carry EVERY brand known to man. So anyone who buys there and does resell is gouging. Yeah, right.

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Originally posted by jljones:

I will also state I have no problem with what people get from their legitimate suppliers and what they charge for it. Gander Mountain has been smoking crack for a long time on ammo prices, and it is their choice. But, cleaning out WALMART, and reselling it at a huge profit is wrong. Period.

So what's the difference who the source is?
Just because you know or think you know the source it makes it wrong or right? What if you bought it from WM and sold it for the same price or less than Gander (same stuff) then what?

I shake my head and wonder some times.