Ammo prices

charlie3587 · Sep 17, 2020

last box i bought was $40 for 50 rounds...

Pinecone · Sep 17, 2020

Uncle Duke said:
Yeah, it can. Sort of.

Then you can shoot 5 more rounds, to convince yourself that nothing moved, and that what you saw wasn't coincidence.

Never could quite figure out why the "3 rounds and done" sight in ever got any acclaim or traction.

No, if done properly, you don't need a lot of ammo. But you do need a lot of confidence.

Shoot the damn gun. It builds the confidence. It's why you bought it.

I am confident of my zero with 3 to 5 rounds.

Pinecone · Sep 17, 2020

Skipjacks said:
Right.

Like I'd drive all the range, pay for a lane, and fire 3 rounds.

Sure.

It saves ammo.

danb · Sep 17, 2020

If its not 9mm or 223/556, the price has not risen as much. 223/556 and 9mm have more than doubled. 308, 7.62x39, and other calibers have not risen nearly as much. In fact I just saw some 308 for not much more than what I paid last year. Some ammo which used to be 2x the price of 9mm, is now 20%+ less. And: I bought some non-9mm ammo recently and instead of the 3 weeks, it shipped in 24 hours. Thankfully, my portfolio is diversified. Yours should be too.

Bountied · Sep 17, 2020

I wonder if .32 rimfire will make a comeback? I also hope .455 Webley comes back in to production.

Rab1515 · Sep 17, 2020

GolfR said:
These are the times that many on here will warn people about and why everyone should have at least a year of ammo on hand. .50 223 .30+ 9mm, no primers, 115gr 9mm bullets going for .20. My gut says we are going to see this crap until spring of next year IF Trump wins. If Biden wins it may be 2022 before we get a sense of normal back.

Do you remember how long it took to get ammo back after Obama? It was a lot more than 2 years, and Obama didn't go around saying he was going to take everything.

Tebonski · Sep 17, 2020

Trump wins easily. He replaces Ginsberg and Breyer. The Second Amendment is safe for at least a decade. Two years ammo will be cheap and plentiful.

Mdiesel · Sep 17, 2020

50 bmg ammo has not gone up

Darkemp · Sep 17, 2020

danb said:
If its not 9mm or 223/556, the price has not risen as much. 223/556 and 9mm have more than doubled. 308, 7.62x39, and other calibers have not risen nearly as much. In fact I just saw some 308 for not much more than what I paid last year. Some ammo which used to be 2x the price of 9mm, is now 20%+ less. And: I bought some non-9mm ammo recently and instead of the 3 weeks, it shipped in 24 hours. Thankfully, my portfolio is diversified. Yours should be too.

I bought a box of .45-70 at a big box mass retailer today to compare to my forthcoming handloads. It was normal pricing.

Flametamer · Sep 17, 2020

Bountied said:
I wonder if .32 rimfire will make a comeback? I also hope .455 Webley comes back in to production.

I saw a couple of boxes of old 32 rimfire at Reddings Auction this afternoon... Didn't pay attention to what it sold for though.

Puffer · Sep 17, 2020

I certainly would be interested.

Doctor_M · Sep 17, 2020

Flametamer said:
I saw a couple of boxes of old 32 rimfire at Reddings Auction this afternoon... Didn't pay attention to what it sold for though.

If you can find it, it typically goes for $150 to $175 for a box of 50.

Flametamer · Sep 17, 2020

Wow! Maybe i should have paid more attention. . .

rbird7282 · Sep 18, 2020

Rab1515 said:
Do you remember how long it took to get ammo back after Obama? It was a lot more than 2 years, and Obama didn't go around saying he was going to take everything.

It wasn’t that long except for .22. That definitely took a few years

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newmuzzleloader · Sep 18, 2020

Flametamer said:
Wow! Maybe i should have paid more attention. . .

I'm starting to think the almost $25K that was spent marrying off 2 girls in the last 2 years would have been better spent elsewhere.
I'm sure my wife would disagree. :innocent0

Doctor_M · Sep 18, 2020

You are lucky... in the olden days, you might to have had to toss your ammo on top of that as a dowry

mranaya · Sep 18, 2020

Federal Factory Second Law Enforcement Tactical Ammunition 223 Remington 62 Grain Bon

Midway USA this morning:

My favorite part is, "You save: $140.00 (10%)"

erwos · Sep 18, 2020

That's the FBI load, and it has been VERY hard to find.

mranaya · Sep 18, 2020

Ah. Thanks.

erwos said:
That's the FBI load, and it has been VERY hard to find.

Bisleyfan44 · Sep 18, 2020

Rab1515 said:
Do you remember how long it took to get ammo back after Obama? It was a lot more than 2 years, and Obama didn't go around saying he was going to take everything.

Actually, after Sandy Hook, that's exactly what he was saying. Well, not take but ban. ARs, mags, "assault weapons", etc were all in his sights. Luckily at that time, he didn't have Congress.

But you're right, handgun calibers were a long time coming back. Hell, even .30-30 was unobtanium for awhile. 22LR took like 3 years; daily lines in WalMart waiting to see if employees would restock anything. Ridiculous :sad20:

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