Walmart Ammo Purchase by Dealer....

[JD31]

I was in a Wal-mart in Central Indiana about a couple of weeks ago. I was able to buy a few boxes of ammo, and I was considerate of the guy behind me and inquired if he was after the same thing I was. He told me "No, he was good." Then passing by he loaded up on his limit, then someone, I assume was his wife, bought up her max.

While this would not be a problem, I was in a (to remain unnamed) gun shop a week later, and this guy was behind the counter and spoke like he was the owner.

It has been stated in other threads to support your local gun shops, but this incident has me with a choice. Should I be irked or are there "legitimate" reasons that this dealer/owner should be buying up all the hard to find ammo at Wal-mart?

Could it be that he honestly can't price his ammo cheaply enough to earn a profit and buy from himself? It was a small shop and maybe it is a quantity thing.

(Not a big deal, not losing sleep over it, and not bashing dealers in general. I buy my ammo when and where I find it at a fair price and always leave some behind for the next guy. I am just curious as to what the general opinion is about this type of ammo buy up.)