Ammo Shortage Assuaged | Munitions for your Mags

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Posted on April 8, 2021 • by David Reeder

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There is an ammo shortage. There has been an ammo shortage. There will continue to be an ammunition shortage for the foreseeable future, and not just for the common cartridges like Federal 9mm and PMC Bronze 223. Once comparatively low demand 5.7×28 ammo is increasingly hard to come by, as is .224 Valkyrie. There is nothing we can do about that (see below for more). What we can do is provide another place where you can buy ammo online — and then work our asses off to keep it in stock.

It’ll be a Sisyphean task, but we’ll give it a whirl.

GunMag Warehouse recently began carrying ammunition in various calibers, by various manufacturers. As you might expect, we sell out almost as soon as we update the site with a “back in stock”. We’re working to expand both on-hand supply and our sources.

Note: we’re not espousing any particular cartridge for any specific purpose (in this article). For that, you’ll need to hit some of our reviews…which are, as you might imagine, a bit harder to accomplish now thanks to the damn ammo shortage!

Reasons for ammo shortage — Why is there an ammo shortage? We’ll explain below. In the meantime, follow GunMag Warehouse on Instagram for updates on what ammunition we have in stock.

CCI Independence

In the Warehouse

CCI Independence 9MM 115gr FMJ 1000 Rounds

That’s right, 1000 rounds of 9mm Luger.

1000 rounds of CCI Independence ammo 9mm. — Stock up with 1000 rounds of CCI Independence ammo in 9mm.

Federal American Eagle

In the Warehouse

5.7×28 Ammo, 40gr FMJ, 50 round box

5.7×28 ammo has been around since the advent of the SS90. Nowadays it seems harder to find 5.7 x 28 ammo than it does some of the old KTW Kennertium stuff.

5.7x28mm Ammo - it should be a little easier to find than Federal 9mm. Should be, that is. — Brass 5.7x28mm FMJBT. It should be a little easier to find than Federal 9mm. Should be, that is.

Federal American Eagle 5.7x28mm ammo — 5.7×28 ammo by Federal American Eagle, Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail.

Federal Ammunition

Federal 9mm

Federal 9mmLuger, 115gr FMJ Training Ammunition

Federal 9mm — This training ammunition is 115gr FMJ Federal 9mm in a 50 round box.

Federal 9mm — Unfortunately, we must (as of this writing) limit purchase of 115gr Federal 9mm FMJ to five boxes or less.

Federal Range Target Practice

Federal Range Target Practice .40 S&W 165gr FMJ 50-Rounds

Federal Range Target Practice ammo .40 S&W — Made in Anoka, Minnesota; limit of five boxes per order.

Federal Syntech Ammo

Syntech Defense .45 ACP 205gr SJHP 20-Rounds

Federal Syntech ammo in .45 ACP — This self-defense Syntech ammo is also limited to five boxes or less per purchase, at the time of this writing.

Hornady Defense

In the Warehouse.

Hornady Critical Defense 9MM

115gr Flex Tip eXpanding 25-Rounds

Hornady Critical Defense 9mm — Hornady Critical Defense 9mm ammunition is made in Grand Island, Nebraska. Limit of five boxes per order, at the time of this writing.

PMC Ammo

In the Warehouse.

PMC, or “Precision Made Cartridges”, is located in Houston, TX.

PMC Bronze 9mm

115Gr FMJ 9x19mm, 50 Round Box

PMC Bronze by PMC Ammunition — PMC Bronze in 9mm Luger. PMC Bronze is manufactured in the USA.

PMC Bronze 223

PMC Bronze 223: 55gr .223 Remington FMJBT, 20 round box

PMC-Bronze-223 — PMC (Precision Made Cartridges) is commercial ammunition made from Korea’s Poongsan Corporation.

PMC Bronze 223 FMJBT — This PMC Bronze 223 ammo is 55gr Full Metal Jacket Boat-Tail (FMJBT).

PMC X Tac 5.56mm 62Gr LAP, 20 Round Box

green tip ammo by PMC Ammunition — Green tip ammo anyone? PMC X TAC 62gr LAP (5.56mm). PMC X Tac is manufactured in South Korea.

PMC X Tac 55gr FMJBT, 20 Round Box

PMC X TAC — PMC X Tac 5.56 Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail. PMC’s X-Tac ammo is made in South Korea.

Speer Ammo

In the Warehouse

Speer Lawman

Lawman Ammo 45 ACP 230gr TMJ 50-Rounds

Speer Lawman ammo 45 ACP — Speer Lawman ammo 45 ACP. Made in the small city of Lewiston, Idaho; limit five boxes per order.

Winchester Ammo

In the Warehouse

Winchester 5.56

Winchester 5.56 x 45mm NATO 62gr FMJLC 20-rounds

Winchester 5.56 green tip ammo. — Winchester 5.56 green tip ammo. Limit five boxes per order.

David Reeder's Wu Tang name is Lucky Prophet. He is a retired AF veteran, former Peace Officer, and current Tier 2.5 writer-operator. Over the course of his career, he has worked a variety of military and lE billets, served as an Observer-Controller at the National Homeland Security Training Center, a MOUT instructor, and an MTT tracking instructor - all of which sounds much cooler than it really was. Although he only updates his website once in a very great while, he can absolutely be relied upon to post to social media (@reederwrites) at least once a month. -Ish.

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