Shotshells again.

[ArtS]

In the last LS&B auction there were several lots I was interested in getting. These usually don't pan out but occasionally you strike gold on rifle ammo and brass.

This time I put an early bid in on a lot of 5 boxes of Westley Richards 2-1/2" Game Loads.

The other bid was for 8 boxes of Game Bore Paper Hull Black Powder loads, (one of which was not marked as Black Powder, soreally 7 probably).

Both were 12 gauge.

With shipping and taxes, the Westley Richards went for roughly $60/box, and the Game Bore Black for $45/box, not counting the odd box.

Wow!

[Kevin McCormack]

Don't feel too bad - the shell scalpers at our local gun show are buying the Walmart 100-packs (4 boxes of 25 ea.) of Federal 12 and/or 20 gauge, priced at $29 plus tax at Walmart, then putting them out on their tables for anywhere between $42 and $60 per pack.

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack

Don't feel too bad - the shell scalpers at our local gun show are buying the Walmart 100-packs (4 boxes of 25 ea.) of Federal 12 and/or 20 gauge, priced at $29 plus tax at Walmart, then putting them out on their tables for anywhere between $42 and $60 per pack.

Kevin is anyone actually buying them?

[tom tutwiler]

You think those went high. How about the 2 1/2 Westly Richard 20 gauge shells. 208 shells for a cool $256, not counting shipping. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/946063320

[Bill Murphy]

I will teach you to reload. However, my problem is getting time to shoot the shells I have reloaded.

[Harold Pickens]

Kevin, at a recent local gun show, I pointed that out to my friend, that we could buy those 100 packs at any Walmart for far less than the $50 price. The guy at the table heard me and took offense, told me to mind my own business. I told him to stop listening to other peoples private conversations. Over the summer, I have picked up about 10 100 packs of 20 ga and 8 packs of 12 ga. Walmart has recently raised the price to $34.95

[tom tutwiler]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Kevin, at a recent local gun show, I pointed that out to my friend, that we could buy those 100 packs at any Walmart for far less than the $50 price. The guy at the table heard me and took offense, told me to mind my own business. I told him to stop listening to other peoples private conversations. Over the summer, I have picked up about 10 100 packs of 20 ga and 8 packs of 12 ga. Walmart has recently raised the price to $34.95

I was at a Walmart in New York for the NE SXS and went into a Walmart loaded with 28 gauge ammo and 20 gauge ammo. I bought essentially a flat of each at the time. That's a lotta factory ammo. FWIW, I recently bought a late model Fox sterlingworth 20 gauge with factory 2 3/4" chambers just so I wouldn't have to be concerned about whether RST would have shells. PS. Not everyone has a place to reload sadly.

[Bill Murphy]

Tom, I would guess that the 28s were not priced like the 12s and 20s. $14.00 a box 28 gauge shells are a "No thanks" in my part of the world.