Looking for a good place to buy 380 ammo

[Christopher wh]

Looking for a good place to buy 380 ammo in the Salem area?

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[GOG]

Depending on quantity, SG Ammo and Targetsports are my go to places. Carolina Munitions is okay too.

Sorry, missed the Salem part.

 

[P7M13]

Where have you checked?
Tick Licker *usually* has an excellent selection of ammo.
IIRC, I saw some in Gun Crafters this past weekend, but ammo supply there is hit or miss, meaning their inventory is not stacked deep. (best to ask at the counter)
There's always Sportsman's, though the shelves looked pretty meager in Hillsboro this afternoon. They did have some Blazer 9mm for $17/box (yeah, I know, helpful.)

 

[Christopher wh]

Where have you checked?
Tick Licker *usually* has an excellent selection of ammo.
IIRC, I saw some in Gun Crafters this past weekend, but ammo supply there is hit or miss, meaning their inventory is not stacked deep. (best to ask at the counter)
There's always Sportsman's, though the shelves looked pretty meager in Hillsboro this afternoon. They did have some Blazer 9mm for $17/box (yeah, I know, helpful.)

Thanks I'm looking for something cheeper looking to buy bulk ammo..thanks

 

[gmerkt]

During the Obama era seems like .380 came to be one of the more difficult to find. I was told the reason was it was not high on the demand list, therefore the manufacturers only made it seasonally. So X amount was made every so often and they didn't tool up to make it again for a while. Whatever was in the distribution system at any given point was all there was, and all there would be until the next cycles of production. 9mm, on the other hand, for example, is always in production.

The lesson here might be if you can find it now, don't necessarily restrict yourself to the cheapest you can find. I'm thinking ahead to the next general election cycle. There seems to be some clearing up of the panic buying from the corona virus thing, for the time being. But I don't know if .380 supply has been affected by that. Think ahead.

 

[Christopher wh]

During the Obama era seems like .380 came to be one of the more difficult to find. I was told the reason was it was not high on the demand list, therefore the manufacturers only made it seasonally. So X amount was made every so often and they didn't tool up to make it again for a while. Whatever was in the distribution system at any given point was all there was, and all there would be until the next cycles of production. 9mm, on the other hand, for example, is always in production.

The lesson here might be if you can find it now, don't necessarily restrict yourself to the cheapest you can find. I'm thinking ahead to the next general election cycle. There seems to be some clearing up of the panic buying from the corona virus thing, for the time being. But I don't know if .380 supply has been affected by that. Think ahead.

Yeah you might be right I don't really know too much about 380 ammo and availability I didn't know if there was a place that you could buy in bulk like 500 maybe a thousand rounds and get a better deal.thanks

 

[Helocat]

380ACP 100 GR REMANUFACTURED AMMUNITION - 250 ROUNDS

380ACP 100 GR REMANUFACTURED AMMUNITION - 250 ROUNDS

southernmunitions.com

38 cents per round for reman, but 4 boxes of 250 in stock as of the time of this post. No idea what 380 goes for normally I don't shoot it and I throw the brass I find as far as I can since it gets mixed into the 9mn I load.

Another option is to load for it. Specialty ammo is a prime candidate to load yourself to save.

 

[oremike]

I'd offer to help you out but all my ammo is already sold and now I can't get any pistol primers to make more.

 

[Certaindeaf]

380ACP 100 GR REMANUFACTURED AMMUNITION - 250 ROUNDS

380ACP 100 GR REMANUFACTURED AMMUNITION - 250 ROUNDS

southernmunitions.com

38 cents per round for reman, but 4 boxes of 250 in stock as of the time of this post. No idea what 380 goes for normally I don't shoot it and I throw the brass I find as far as I can since it gets mixed into the 9mn I load.

Another option is to load for it. Specialty ammo is a prime candidate to load yourself to save.

Is that in the Salem area or mail order?

 

[Helocat]

@Certaindeaf The OP posted after his first post he is looking for something cheaper for bulk ammo over the normal Salem area supplier suggested by others.

Thanks I'm looking for something cheeper looking to buy bulk ammo..thanks

Is that in the Salem area or mail order?

Is Southernmunitions.com in Salem Oregon?

 

[Christopher wh]

@Certaindeaf The OP posted after his first post he is looking for something cheaper for bulk ammo over the normal Salem area supplier suggested by others.





Is Southernmunitions.com in Salem Oregon?

Salem area

 

[Helocat]

Salem area

@Christopher wh , Rodger that, I took your second post as looking for price vrs the local recommendations. If the main haunts for ammo in Salem are a no go, bulk specialty ammo is not likely to be in town. At least not right now with the demand on all ammo. Especially if local commercial loaders like @oremike down in Creswell (not Salem I know) is a no go due to limited components.

My post of the web-based option was to share where I had seen 380 in stock.

Wish you well on your search.