Big Bore shortage.

[protoolman]

I've been in gun shops in Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota and North Dakota recently as well as a few gun shows. Almost no Redhawks, Blackhawks etc. Dealers report no .44 and up caliber revolvers available. Lots of 9mm autos available though.

 

[DeletedMember275]

The makers are concentrating on what the masses are buying, is my thought.

 

[bobski]

hold on to your hats when they do turn the attention to making big bore rounds. $$$

 

[idsubgun]

The makers are concentrating on what the masses are buying, is my thought.

That's it exactly. Most gun stores don't have extra income to have items that don't sell well. I bet they would order anything you want but prices might be a deterrent.

 

[planetcat]

I'm having a heck of a time finding .44 mag or .44 special ammo.

 

[joepb]

even our pawn shops only have jam-o-matics

 

[green_chile]

I talked to a gun shop in Illinois recently about a 375 Ruger rifle they had for sale. Their comment was we don't get much traffic on this stuff. I understand but hunters live everywhere. Some of the world's most traveled hunters live in the strangest places where you wouldn't expect Nitro doubles, etc.

I also was at a gun show recently in TX and in 250 tables there was less than 20 handguns older than 90's vintage. No nickel guns, almost no blued guns...all Tupperware with a few stainless...2 boxes of shotgun primers and ZERO powder or rifle/pistol primers...but you could buy all the bad Kydex and automatic knives you could carry!

 

[joepb]

What part of Illinois are you in

 

[contender]

Well, the big bore shortage can be out there,, but I've got my bases covered. Ammo too!

 

[joepb]

I am in good shape also, but could always add another.

 

[contender]

I never said I wouldn't add another,, just that I was in good shape.

(I did add another one this past week,, another FT 44.)

 

[Rclark]

Well, the big bore shortage can be out there,, but I've got my bases covered. Ammo too!

Me too. I can't think of one big bore revolver that I am 'missing'. Even small-bore I've got covered. Ammo wise, I can reload for any of them. Not a collector, just a shooter, so don't have to have 'every' variation of a particular run of revolvers. I do feel for those that are just starting to get into big bore shooting though.... Got to be depressing.

 

[Onty]

I've been in gun shops in Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota and North Dakota recently as well as a few gun shows. Almost no Redhawks, Blackhawks etc. Dealers report no .44 and up caliber revolvers available. Lots of 9mm autos available though.

The makers are concentrating on what the masses are buying, is my thought.

I would say "yes and no". Obviously, manufacturers are stepping up production of pistols, predominantly plastic ones, by shifting available resources from production of revolvers and all steel pistols. Demand for plastic semiautomatics in the past convinced them to go that way. However, seems to me that manufacturers went too far; overproduced first ones and drastically reduced production of second and third ones. Results are more plastic semiautomatics than market could swallow, and they are now piling up on shelves, while customers snapping all new and used revolvers, as well as all steel pistols.

Hope marketing folks will realize what's going on and productions will be corrected.

 

[Boxhead]

even our pawn shops only have jam-o-matics

Like Glocks?

 

[powder smoke]

Stopped at Old Town Trading post the shelves and cases were dang near empty.
Joe said the keep ordering guns ammo and reloading supplies but gets hardly anything.
He's thinking about closing up. I told him dont do that! I'll have to double my drive
to look at empty shelves! Sad! Luckily I do have enough supplies for a while! ps

 

[green_chile]

I hate to hear of gun stores closing. That's not good for anyone.

 

[JackAsinus]

I talked to a gun shop in Illinois recently about a 375 Ruger rifle they had for sale. Their comment was we don't get much traffic on this stuff. I understand but hunters live everywhere. Some of the world's most traveled hunters live in the strangest places where you wouldn't expect Nitro doubles, etc.

I also was at a gun show recently in TX and in 250 tables there was less than 20 handguns older than 90's vintage. No nickel guns, almost no blued guns...all Tupperware with a few stainless...2 boxes of shotgun primers and ZERO powder or rifle/pistol primers...but you could buy all the bad Kydex and automatic knives you could carry!

I'd tend to think that a .375 Ruger is not on the shopping list of 99.99% of hunters in the contiguous states plus Hawaii.

Even in Alaska it wouldn't be on the top of most hunter's lists and even then Alaska is the third least populated state.

 

[Jon406]

Some of us, still carry the Ruger model 1754 (.357 Magnum), as my hands can't handle the recoil any longer from the .44 Mag (medical reasons) I put all my .44 Mag ammo both factory and handloaded away, maybe my son will buy a .44 magnum someday.

 

[Biggfoot44]

In the best of times a
375 Ruger ( not H&H) is a niche item , not commonly in stock with most FFLs .

There's wonderment about ammo supply Now ? Year , year & half ago shelves were all but totally bare of Everything . Currently the availability is good on popular calibers , and prices creeping downwards .

Of course , the mfgs have been concentrating production on the most popular calibers , and second tier cals gradually creeping back .

Primers are being occasionally seen again , but the gripes are now about the Prices . Dealers are paying high prices to jobbers , and " normal " mark up puts them +/- $100 / k . Powders are out there . Maybe not every single powder at every moment , but something suitable for just about every purpose . Sometimes the prices are jacked , but with looking around , can frequently find them at semi- normal .

Guns Shows can be very different , even at sequential shows at the same venue .

And yes , combat tupperware and tacticool accessories are in high demand from the buying public , and dealers are in the business of selling what the buyers want to buy .

Counterintuitively , * often* will be more variety at small shows than large shows .

 

[arcticruger]

Local dealer still has a brand new Redhawk .44 mag, 4” in stock. Had 8 of them a month ago. There was even two pair with consecutive serials.

Anyways, picked up an OM Blackhawk 44 mag at the gun show yesterday.