Finding Ammo and Practicing During the Shortage

Finding any ammo right now is getting harder and more expensive. I’ve  been limiting my range trips to try to keep more ammo on hand. That of course leads to not getting enough practice. It’s a viscous cycle of not finding enough ammo to shoot and to store. I’m starting to see the ammo shortage calm down a bit. My feelings are by the summer, hopefully, it will be over and we can go back to buying as normal. Until then I have a few tricks help you find ammo and to stay good with your weapons.

Always be Looking

Knowing when you look for ammo is the key to finding it. I’ve got into the habit of picking up a few boxes of the calibers I’m looking for whenever I see them.  Anytime I’m in a store that sales ammo I run by and check for .9, .223, and the elusive .22 long rifle. Being always on the lookout has scored me a few boxes. Making sure to have money for ammo so you are always ready when you do manage to find it. Being broke and seeing the ammo you need get sold to someone better prepared sucks.

Make Friends

Get to know the people that work the counters at your local stores. This could take a while to build up a good relationship but once you do you will have a better chance to get ammo. I will ask people to text me if they get in ammo or let me know if any is coming in. I would never ask anyone to hold ammo being that it could cost them their job but having the inside track is just fine. Plus more times than not the people working in the area are really great people and totally worth getting to know.

Know the times

Learn the truck delivery times for your local stores. Mine is a truck every day of the week  and it is finished being unloaded around seven pm. That means that seven to eight pm, when the ammo is coming to the floor, is the best time to come by. I’ve seen long lines show up at that time especially the last time a shipment of .22 came in. So If a store is close enough just show up around time for it to come out and hang around. Better than watching the retarded crap on tv and you might score some ammo.

Dryfire

If all else fails and you still are having trouble getting any ammo run dry fire drills. In fact you should be doing that anyway. I would recommend running some dryfire drills once a week at a minimum if not even three times a week for better results. This will help keep your skills sharp and make your precious ammo last longer. You will get much needed drawing and holstering practice which is not allowed at most ranges.

Those are a few of my tips on getting ammo during this current shortage. I left out the online options at the moment because I have not personally used them. Also the prices online are completely absurd at the moment. I saw one place selling a brick of .22 for $160! I thought they much have misplaced a decimal point.

Are you finding ammo? Do you do any of the tricks mentioned? Do you have any tricks not mentioned? Let me kn ow in the comments!