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Ammo horse trading
Went to the local gun show today looking specifically for some 32 S&W Long. A couple of weeks ago I bought 2 boxes of .17HMR at Wal-Mart for 9ea. (I don’t even own a .17HMR I just bought it becuase it was sitting there).
A guy I knew was there that had 4 boxes of 32S&W Long, so we worked a deal out $50 cash and both boxes or the .17HMR.
So now I’m into 4 boxes of 32S&W Long for $17ea. Not great but ok for the environment I guess.
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Outstanding! Who would have guessed we'd need to hunt ammo.
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Outstanding! Who would have guessed we'd need to hunt ammo.
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Thanks it has really come to the point where you have to “back door” yourself into ammo at a decent price.
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Went to the local gun show today looking specifically for some 32 S&W Long. A couple of weeks ago I bought 2 boxes of .17HMR at Wal-Mart for 9ea. (I don’t even own a .17HMR I just bought it becuase it was sitting there).
A guy I knew was there that had 4 boxes of 32S&W Long, so we worked a deal out $50 cash and both boxes or the .17HMR.
So now I’m into 4 boxes of 32S&W Long for $17ea. Not great but ok for the environment I guess.
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It will be at least a $100 deal for the dealer. Your $50 cash and he will get at least $25.00 a box for the .17HMR. Or at least in my area he would.
But here in my area you made out. The last I checked any .32 was going for $50.00 a box of 50. My Granddaughter has a .32 Magnum and I reload so was checking to see what the going rate was. So Gramps made a couple of hundred for her.
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Went to the local gun show today looking specifically for some 32 S&W Long. A couple of weeks ago I bought 2 boxes of .17HMR at Wal-Mart for 9ea. (I don’t even own a .17HMR I just bought it becuase it was sitting there).
A guy I knew was there that had 4 boxes of 32S&W Long, so we worked a deal out $50 cash and both boxes or the .17HMR.
So now I’m into 4 boxes of 32S&W Long for $17ea. Not great but ok for the environment I guess.
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Not bad at all. You honestly may have gotten that below normal selling price on all but the ppu.
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It will be at least a $100 deal for the dealer. Your $50 cash and he will get at least $25.00 a box for the .17HMR. Or at least in my area he would.
But here in my area you made out. The last I checked any .32 was going for $50.00 a box of 50. My Granddaughter has a .32 Magnum and I reload so was checking to see what the going rate was. So Gramps made a couple of hundred for her.
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Gun shows here 32 SWL are $45-$50 for a box of 50 now and 17HMR was $25-$30 for a box of 50.
I’m happy with the deal I went specifically just for 32 SML. I know the guy I bought if from he’s pretty sharp. Wouldn’t surprise me if he had $10ea in the box of SML. We both did ok and that’s the point.
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Not bad at all. You honestly may have gotten that below normal selling price on all but the ppu.
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Its all good. Not going to complain about walking out with 200 rounds of S&W Long for $68 in 2021.
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.32 revolver ammo has been hard to find lately. I stumbled upon a fellow at my gun club that recently sold his .32 S&W target pistol and had a bunch of Fiocchi .32 S&W wadcutter he no longer needed. $5/ box of 50. I took all 650 rounds off of his hands for $65 .
Recently traded a bunch of 9mm for Federal .32 H&R mag. Trade ratio was 50:20, but I bought the 9mm so long ago, I still came out ahead.
I have only found two boxes of .32 H&R mag in stores in the last 10 months....
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03-21-2021, 11:10 PM
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The other day I traded a Box (25) of 00B and a box of .380 for 2 boxes of .38 Spec. We both got what we wanted and both are happy. Larry
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.32 revolver ammo has been hard to find lately. I stumbled upon a fellow at my gun club that recently sold his .32 S&W target pistol and had a bunch of Fiocchi .32 S&W wadcutter he no longer needed. $5/ box of 50. I took all 650 rounds off of his hands for $65 .
Recently traded a bunch of 9mm for Federal .32 H&R mag. Trade ratio was 50:20, but I bought the 9mm so long ago, I still came out ahead.
I have only found two boxes of .32 H&R mag in stores in the last 10 months....
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That’s the way to do it, .32 S&WL has been dried up on shelves locally for almost a year around here.
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The other day I traded a Box (25) of 00B and a box of .380 for 2 boxes of .38 Spec. We both got what we wanted and both are happy. Larry
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That’s all the counts. Most all the shotgun shells are dried up on shelves. Going rate on a box of 25 game loads at the gun show yesterday was $15.
Occasionally Wolf 00B shows up on store shelves $13-$14 for a box of 10.
Never thought I’d see the day growing up in the 70’s and 80’s that we’d have to rely on the Russian’s supplying the American citizens with ammo.
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The other day I traded a Box (25) of 00B and a box of .380 for 2 boxes of .38 Spec. We both got what we wanted and both are happy. Larry
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That’s all the counts. Most all the shotgun shells are dried up on shelves. Going rate on a box of 25 game loads at the gun show yesterday was $15.
Occasionally Wolf 00B shows up on store shelves $13-$14 for a box of 10.
Never thought I’d see the day growing up in the 70’s and 80’s that we’d have to rely on the Russian’s supplying the American citizens with ammo.
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Here a box of .380 FMJ is $65.00 the last I checked. A box (25) of 00Buck runs about $50.00. Maybe should make a run to your area and buy what we can.
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Here a box of .380 FMJ is $65.00 the last I checked. A box (25) of 00Buck runs about $50.00. Maybe should make a run to your area and buy what we can.
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That’s insane. I just wonder if ammo actually sells for these ridiculous prices or not.
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That’s insane. I just wonder if ammo actually sells for these ridiculous prices or not.
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Not to me they are selling ammo at those prices. Some people do pay that much, some don't. Watched a guy pay $90.00 for a box of 500 Federal .22 LR (Blue bulk box). The local gun shop is one of the few places in the county with ammo, so they price accordingly.
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Not to me they are selling ammo at those prices. Some people do pay that much, some don't. Watched a guy pay $90.00 for a box of 500 Federal .22 LR (Blue bulk box). The local gun shop is one of the few places in the county with ammo, so they price accordingly.
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Now I believe that. Was at the gun show yesterday every brick, 500 type bulk pack was $100 on every table.
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I was amazed to find 32 S&W Long RN on the shelf in Gander Mtn about 6-8 months ago when there was virtually no other pistol ammo there at all at the time. It was about $25-30/box of 50 and I bought one just in case. To be truthful, I shoot almost all reloads in my 32s these days since I have a good supply of components and shooting any of the nearly irreplaceable factory stuff just hurts my feelings!
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ADVICE AGAIN:
DON'T BUY....... if you have to: quit shooting but DON'T BUY
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Most of us understand not shooting at tin cans but if somebody is beating on our heads we want to start shooting. If a person doesn't have any ammo a box at any price is a bargain. Larry
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Here a box of .380 FMJ is $65.00 the last I checked. A box (25) of 00Buck runs about $50.00. Maybe should make a run to your area and buy what we can.
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I just checked the prices at a place here in NC. 00B 5rds. $6.99, slugs 5rds. $7.49. Multiply by 5 and add tax and shipping and it gets expensive. .38Spec. is $69.99. They don't have .380 but the last they had was $80.00. I check their inventory on line at least once a week and they are selling. Larry
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I was amazed to find 32 S&W Long RN on the shelf in Gander Mtn about 6-8 months ago when there was virtually no other pistol ammo there at all at the time.
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During the last shortage I found a box of 32-20 the same way. I have a 32-20. That's the reason I like multiple calibers and want too know what will shoot if push comes too shove and I can't get the correct caliber. Larry
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