Ammo shortage impacts competition, hunting, local business

While last year’s toilet paper panic during the grip of the pandemic was disturbing, at least it was brief. Meanwhile, a nationwide ammunition shortage continues to impact shooting facilities, hunting trips and even law enforcement agencies -- with no end in sight.

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Sat., June 26, 2021

A group of five men visiting Spokane shopped in several towns to come up with the 500 target loads they would need to shoot a round on the course at Landt Farms Sporting Clays last week. One man paid $18 for a box of 25 shells.

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A group of five men visiting Spokane shopped in several towns to come up with the 500 target loads they would need to shoot a round on the course at Landt Farms Sporting Clays last week. One man paid $18 for a box of 25 shells.

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A group of five men visiting Spokane shopped in several towns to come up with the 500 target loads they would need to shoot a round on the course at Landt Farms Sporting Clays last week. One man paid $18 for a box of 25 shells.

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Sporting clays shooters pack their guns and ammo in a cart much like golfers carry their clubs around a course.

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When Amanda Furrer was a Mead High School student, shown here in 2008, her father stockpiled 15,000 rounds of match-grade .22 ammo to make sure her training and Olympic shooting dreams weren’t derailed by an ammunition shortage.

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Hunters could be surprised by shortages if they wait until September to buy ammunition for fall seasons.

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Despite sales limits and high prices, ammunition shelves are mostly bare at the Black Sheep in Coeur d’Alene and other sporting goods stores.

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Despite sales limits and high prices, ammunition shelves are mostly bare at Sportsman’s Warehouse in Spokane and other sporting goods stores.

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