Locally, the only place I know of that has a reliable supply of ammo in stock wants crazy high prices (9mm @ $1/rd) for reloads packaged in their own rebranded boxes, haha. This is at a shooting range though, so it’s priced more for their rental business than it is for the general public. There are LGS that will sell boxes at “normal” prices as they get them in but the only way your getting some of those is knowing the right people, dumb luck or obsessive stalking, haha. I scrounged up enough 9mm to hopefully ride out the shortage and get some range time in to practice. Ive had no luck at all finding .357/.38, at any price, locally.
YankeeTarheel wrote: Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:30 am
K9s wrote: Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:40 pm
It does make me wonder now, YT, do they have odd restrictions on ammo there?
I know that some states banned JHP and some require FFL or ammo license to purchase ammo. Does any state restrict the amount you can own or shoot each year or something strange like that?
Not that I know of. I'm guessing they are simply rationing out scarce ammo. The only restrictions I know of in NJ is that you must have your FPID, and certain kinds of ammo are totally illegal (armor piercing) and other, HD rounds, can only be kept and used at home. I've bought ammo online without a problem.
I have not been able to verify this claim, so don’t listen to some asshole on the internet haha, but my course instructor on Tuesday said it’s “now”, allegedly, illegal to have ammo shipped to your home in NJ. This was news to the whole class, we gasped, haha. It’s concerning because this guy also teaches a NJ gun law course with a notorious lawyer in the state, and doesn’t seem like the type to spread rumors. I also don’t want to spread any rumors! I could not confirm this anywhere online, BUT....
Coincidentally, I had placed a small order for some 357 mag this week with the same online vendor I used successfully like 2 months ago. The order status was changed two days later to “ON HOLD STATE”. A robot answers their phone and no reply back to my email. Their state restrictions page still says NJ residents just need to provide a copy of their FID to purchase handgun ammunition, per NJ law.
For hollow points, the instructor advised us to purchase polymer filled hollow points (such as Hornaday Critical Defense) if we want to keep defensive rounds in the home since the state doesn’t classify them as “hollow”. HP are not illegal here but, as YT mentioned, they have more restrictions on them than non-HP and it’s better stay as far away from these grey areas as possible if you ever end up in court.
