Once at Academy, after a fruitless trip looking for some ammo, I asked the clerk if they ever got it in and if so, how often. He replied that they got shipments every night and they never knew what they would get. He said they typically had it stocked by about 10 am, but the same guys each time would come in shortly after that and buy up whatever they had (probably to sell at another store or just hoard)
so that by the time everyone else came around in at lunch or later, it was always all gone. HE suggested I call about 9 or 10 am ad see what they had and then hurry down there. It worked.Just something that might help.