30-06 ammo shortage?

[millerkiller77]

I see piles of 3006 ammo. 30.06 seconds online resulted in more options than I expected. The Norma stuff is priced great too

For some reason there is quite a lot of the Norma available online lately. Yesterday I ordered 10 boxes of the 300wsm 180gr bondstrike just for the brass.

 

[mtmuley]

Seems it is cerain bullets being hard to find in the factory offerings. I know the owner of Freedom Munitions. Will be seeing him soon. I'll strike up the conversation. mtmuley

 

[MThuntr]

For some reason there is quite a lot of the Norma available online lately. Yesterday I ordered 10 boxes of the 300wsm 180gr bondstrike just for the brass.

Yeah if I had a 308 I'd buy their $16/box ammo since that's the going rate for their brass

 

[David58]

Why would you rather use factory than reloads?

I get a tad better than MOA with factory (Rem CoreLoct 180's), and I do not like to reload.

 

[Lefty315]

Yeah if I had a 308 I'd buy their $16/box ammo since that's the going rate for their brass

Well, thanks to your reply I looked it up and bought 10 boxes. I’m in the market for a .308 to play around and maybe hunt with. For that price I’m not so sure I could even load for it today. If it doesn’t group well I’ve got 200 pieces of Norma brass!

 

[Cornbread]

I have not seen a box of Noslers in 30-06 in 2 years..........................even from Noslers website.

I sent Federal an email about 3 weeks ago via their "Contact US" link. I asked them if they were still in the ammo business? No response. All they did was send me a ton of their sht spam emails. They haven't had Federal Premium in 7mm Rem Mag in bullets like TSX or Accubond since last Feb & March. If they'd focus more on doing their jobs instead of these she emails they wouldn't have to advertise at all...DUH.

 

[Dougfirtree]

I am glad I handload. The availability of factory ammo will take a long time to recover in my opinion. Meanwhile, I can crank out hundreds of rounds in my basement. mtmuley

I'm starting to wonder if the opposite is true for me. The shelves are full of factory ammo here and I still haven't seen a large rifle primer, or any of the powders I use, since 2020.

 

[Beignet]

Well, thanks to your reply I looked it up and bought 10 boxes. I’m in the market for a .308 to play around and maybe hunt with. For that price I’m not so sure I could even load for it today. If it doesn’t group well I’ve got 200 pieces of Norma brass!

They grouped pretty well for us as target practice ammo. Hottest bargain in the biz right now.

 

[RaiderRich]

Between online and in store I have found plenty of 30-06 ammo myself. If anything is hit or miss it seems 7mm-08 is harder to find than 30-06 for me at least.

 

[hank4elk]

I guess NM & AZ folks hunt elk and know ammo that works and that is why I have not seen any besides oddball calibers ,brands or weights..........
But no Nosler AB 165's. Not even 180's or 155's
No Nosler, No Federals, Not even Partitions or Corelocks......

 

[David58]

Between online and in store I have found plenty of 30-06 ammo myself. If anything is hit or miss it seems 7mm-08 is harder to find than 30-06 for me at least.

7mm-08? Are you kidding? I haven't seen that on the shelf in two years.

David
NM

 

[RealMuddyboots]

SPS

30-06 Springfield 150gr Partition Trophy Grade Ammunition(20ct) (BLEM)

30-06 Springfield 150gr Partition Trophy Grade Ammunition(20ct) (BLEM)

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[timcaiello]

I'm finding it semi-consistently on shelves in Columbia SC. Heard from an industry insider recently though that a couple of the major rifle manufacturers are really slowing the number of 30-06 rifles they're producing due to lower demand.