For what ever reasons you subscribe to it seems that there's another run on guns and ammo, about all the local gun shops in my area are cleaned out of all of the popular offerings, and the big box sporting goods stores like Cabela's and Bass pro are feeling the crunch as well especially in the ammo sections.
My local Walmart has either sold or stashed away all of the guns and Ammo, even the fishing dept. is about bare, up to at least the end of the year hunting, fishing, and camping took up five full aisles of merchandise, I stopped in last Thursday to pick up some fishing line and there was only on aisle open for sporting goods, the aisles on either side were stocked with toys on one side and paint products on the other, I asked a clerk why most of the outdoor stuff was gone, he said it all sold out and the store is not restocking any time soon, if ever.
So, what ever ammo I have is being put on hold, I dug out my old Sheridan Blue Streak .20 cal. pumper and brushed the dust off and lubed the pivot points, I had put it away a few years ago when we had our Postal shoots here for a while, I stuck it in the gun rack giving it a couple of pumps of air to keep the seals working and the creepy crawlies out of the air chamber.
I found some 5mm pellets and took it and the chronograph out to the back yard, eight pumps gave me 680 fps., four pumps turned in a respectable 450 fps., it also gave me a one inch group at 25 yards which is about minute of squirrel and bunny for that range.
It's anyone's guess what's going to happen the morning after the election, and though my little Sheridan has enough juice to keep us in pigeons, tree rats, and other small game, I'd like to have an air gun that will pot them at 100 yds., something with a scope and in .22 cal..
Normally finding one wouldn't be a problem, but most of the mid priced serious hunting air guns and their ammo in all the major brick and mortar and on line suppliers are out of stock, so the search continues.
Is any one else here keeping a decent quality air rifle in their home survival kits ?