I had the chance awhile back to buy 20 buckets for 60$ each and i passed wish i bought it all.
Ammo price coming down
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I had the chance awhile back to buy 20 buckets for 60$ each and i passed wish i bought it all.
I shoot LESS in June/July/Aug. I however think I'm Abnormal
Ammo Jon
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- Mar 3, 2008
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I shoot very very little factory ammo. In the last 12 years, I've probably purchased less than 800 rounds of ammo - 500 rounds of remanufactured 45 ACP so I could get a supply of brass to reload, and a couple of boxes of 9mma nd 40 S&W. Most of my reloadable brass stock is range pickup. I've only bought 22 one time, and that's because I got 1000 rounds pretty cheaply.
With all of that in mind, reloading only works if you have components to reload with. Bullets and powder are easy enough - I haven't had an issue getting bullets, although the prices did go up. Powder was a bit harder, but recently powder comes up for sale online pretty regularly, although it has required some substitutions.
Primers are another matter entirely. I've been on the hunt for primers at a reasonable cost for weeks. Sportsman's Superstore had some, but there was nothing for less than $100/brick, some for even more, and I'm not going to do that. I have some primers left - not a lot, but enough to get by for a while longer.
Hopefully primers will come back around soon as well. My thought is that primers are probably going to factory ammo first, so hopefully if factory ammo rebounds sufficiently it will put some primers back on the market.
With all of that in mind, reloading only works if you have components to reload with. Bullets and powder are easy enough - I haven't had an issue getting bullets, although the prices did go up. Powder was a bit harder, but recently powder comes up for sale online pretty regularly, although it has required some substitutions.
Primers are another matter entirely. I've been on the hunt for primers at a reasonable cost for weeks. Sportsman's Superstore had some, but there was nothing for less than $100/brick, some for even more, and I'm not going to do that. I have some primers left - not a lot, but enough to get by for a while longer.
Hopefully primers will come back around soon as well. My thought is that primers are probably going to factory ammo first, so hopefully if factory ammo rebounds sufficiently it will put some primers back on the market.
Yeah I think that is a lot of guys. Once it gets hit as hell, avoid the range and find cool shade and a beer if you need to be outside. Make excuses about how the chainsaw doesn’t work and you’ve been trying to get it running for hours.
Yeah, Right.....
I just dropped $250 on ammo at Bass Pro.....
1000 rds. of .22....
.....and 100 rounds of 9mm
.....and 50 rounds of .38 Special
.....and 20 rounds of .308
.....oh, and 250 rounds of 12 ga. 7 1/2s.
.....and that included MDs 6% cut!!!!
I'll admit there was more ammo there than I've seen in a long time, but the prices were reasonable.
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I'd like to see the breakdown on that out of curiosity.
creativetradesman
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I have had better luck just checking in at ammoseek periodically. While the 5.56 has been out of reach I’ve been stock pilling 7.62x39 as an alternative and saving the xm193 and m855 I already had stored.
Kicken Wing
Snakes and Sparklers
I check ammoseek.com on an almost daily basis just to feel the temperature of prices. 5.56 I check mostly. It has dropped from about 85 cents a round being the cheapest price to about 65 cents per round over the past couple of months. I am seeing more online ammo available but the prices are still up there. I am seeing a slight drop as well.
Mack C-85
R.I.P.
Here ya go.....
38 spl. 50 rnds. $27.99
9mm 100 rnds. 34.99
7.62 x 51mm 20 rnds. $27.99
.22 cal 1000 rnds. $59.99
Rem. Gun Club 12 ga. 250 rnds. $84.99
The only thing that was a little stiff was the 7.62 (.308)......but I've had a hankering to put a few rounds through this jewel. It was my late Dad's....
Here ya go.....
38 spl. 50 rnds. $27.99
9mm 100 rnds. 34.99
7.62 x 51mm 20 rnds. $27.99
.22 cal 1000 rnds. $59.99
Rem. Gun Club 12 ga. 250 rnds. $84.99
The only thing that was a little stiff was the 7.62 (.308)......but I've had a hankering to put a few rounds through this jewel. It was my late Dad's....
Cool, while not Trump era prices they are livable under some strain. 30 bucks per 500 22..... not as good as the 21 we were paying all things considers ok for now.
Yeah, the 308 is pretty high but if you wanted it...
If you need it and didn't stock up........... those are ok deals for today.
Ammo Jon
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- Mar 3, 2008
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Memo to the wise.... at one time not so long ago it was cool to buy obsolete or oddball cartridges but not any longer. Savage 303, 256 Newton, .32 H&R Magnum, 375 Win, 357 Max, 284 Win or even the 30/40. Some of these were great but don't look for them on the shelf anymore.
Just the way it is.
Then again US military from the 06 on to the 5.56 will never go out of vogue nor will the 9mm or 45. Just my .02 in the next 50 years anyway. .
Just the way it is.
Then again US military from the 06 on to the 5.56 will never go out of vogue nor will the 9mm or 45. Just my .02 in the next 50 years anyway. .
kingfish
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- Jan 15, 2008
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The local Walmart had 6 boxes of Winchester 308 deer season at about $18 per box
My buddies in the '80s said the same thing. That was why I got into reloading. I never really enjoyed reloading so I eventually gave away my RCBS stuff to a friend in 2005. Also, in the 80s, every other store that sold guns seemed to have powder, primers and a selection of bullets. Then again, you could by guns at Wards and Kmart.
F-Stop
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Down to this please.
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Thank Gawd that the AS-007 is modular and can adapt for multi-calibers without any tools
One balancing perspective though is this is from the manufacturers. If demand drops sufficiently, that doesn’t mean prices won’t go down and supply up.
I agree this will be drawn out for a couple to a few years without drastic supply and demand changes. But I don’t believe it’ll be nearly as bad 12 months from now as it is right now. Availability has already been going up and prices eroding some.
I agree this will be drawn out for a couple to a few years without drastic supply and demand changes. But I don’t believe it’ll be nearly as bad 12 months from now as it is right now. Availability has already been going up and prices eroding some.
fabsroman
Ultimate Member
Depends on how you look at it. Something I took from it is that there are a lot of new gun owners out there, and people are still shooting even with prices this high. Granted, I am not part of the "people".
I hear somebody by me shooting a good amount. Makes me jealous.
fabsroman
Ultimate Member
And this is pretty much it. When prices are high, production usually ramps up because it makes sense to get into the market when you can recoup investment costs a lot easier. It was one of the lessons taught in Marketing 101 and Econ 101.
If people are paying $5 a bottle for water after a hurricane in Florida, somebody in Maryland will rent a box truck, load it up with $1 a bottle water, and make the drive down to Florida and sell it for $5 a bottle. Supply meets demand.
Kind of like those entrepreneurs did with hand sanitizer, etc. at the beginning of the pandemic. Believe they got charged with "extortion" (i.e., price gouging) in our free market.
Ammo retailers should be charged with price gouging too. Same goes for the manufacturers and wholesalers. lol
I really do think we will see thinks return to normal within a year. The election is over. Everybody and their mother is in the stores without a mask. CVS has changed its policy such that pharmacists only have to wear a mask while giving a shot.
Plus, the ending of government cheese will make it a lot harder for some people to afford ammo at these prices.
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