goldfinger 135 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Hi all, having trouble getting hold of 17 grain hornady v max ammo two suppliers saying they put orders in up to 12 months ago and cannot get this ammunition is anyone else having similar problems and has anyone got any ideas why there is a shortage. Quote Link to post
shropshire dan 467 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I keep hearing a rumour about shortages due to couriers prices and changes in legislation throughout courier companies. But surely if their unable to get hmr ammo why are they able to get much more powerful centrefire ammo Quote Link to post
goldfinger 135 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Not sure whats happening about center fire ammo dan but getting concerned about .17 ammo as I am almost out, i thought this might had been flagged up on some of the forums unless I have missed them. Quote Link to post
moxy 617 Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Is the shortage not due to someone raising concerns about split necks to the HSE? Quote Link to post
Bigad 136 Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Two of my suppliers have run out and are waiting I only got 150 rounds left so on the look out for some also the .224 55grn v-max bullet heads are out of stock which I also need Quote Link to post
Guest Navek Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Is this all 17 hmr ammo ? Or just one type/brand ? Quote Link to post
kenj 131 Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Wondered if it was due to split necks. Just checked my last twenty cases. 4 split necks. One had slow fired, but still killed the rabbit. Quote Link to post
goldfinger 135 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 Personally speaking I've never had a problem with .17 hmr ammo, split necks could be a good reason to hold supply back,someone must be in the know if it's a quality issue then they should come clean. Quote Link to post
Guest Navek Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 So what's the best 17 ammo to purchase lads ? I've just applied for a 17 hmr .. Thinking maybe if it's going to be a mither to get rounds for mite as well change it for something else Quote Link to post
goldfinger 135 Posted September 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 As I said I've had o problems with .17 hmr horaday 17grain ballistic tip rounds and without trying not raise another debate a very versatile point and shoot round for small quarry and I'm sure this shortfall in supply will eventually be resolved. Quote Link to post
stuartpengs 19 Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) Both of my local RFDs are out of VMax. Managed to get some Remington from one and Winchester from another. Worryingly one of the RFDs said he's spoken directly to one of the Edgar brothers (who import the stuff) and he suggests that it might not appear for some time. The other suggested it's imminent, so in short, could be any day, could be yonks. Edited September 12, 2016 by stuartpengs Quote Link to post
Metalman2 45 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 This is not the first time 17 has been hard to get hold of, on the plus side my RFD knocked nearly £3 off a box of 50 I thought Hornady were produced by cci Quote Link to post
goldfinger 135 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Just hered from one RFD that the shortage is due to panic buying in America ?. Quote Link to post
SportingShooter 0 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 You often hear RFDs saying that it's due to the USA not wanting to export much because of home grown demand. Almost every round of HMR ammunition is made by CCI in the USA for every manufacturer to their own specification. The only one I think has it's own rimfire plant is Winchester. So if the Yanks don't want to export it, then we come second and have little back up. Haven't heard any rumours about the HSE/Quality Control issues but they're long established issues with the HMR because of the way it's made. Could equally be that. When I was in the States recently, there was hardly anything on the shelf in some places, perhaps demand is outstripping supply there. Quote Link to post
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