Some recent ammo prices

[TennTony]

Here are some current ammo prices in Washington.
.22 Mag. $.40 each, .380 $1.00 each, 9mm $.75 each, .40 $.60 each, .45 ACP $.75 each, .223 $.70 to $1.00 each, .308 $1.40 each, 12 ga. $.40 each. Yes. That is price per round, usually for 1,000 bulk rounds.

How do these compare with your area.

[BigBill]

I haven’t been out looking. I buy mainly online and not much available they did have 9 mm $50/50rds. I just checked everything centerfiresystems is out of stock now. They had Oo buck shotgun.

The last time I purchased Russian wolf 45acp ball ammo it was $62.50/500rds. The wolf 9 mm was around the same price. Times have changed.

[Oracle]

I buy in quantity much more often than a box or so and I also try to support the LGS. In the central Washington state area as of Friday January 8th; 9 mm unavailable, 357 magnum unavailable, 44 magnum unavailable, 45 ACP unavailable, 12 gauge available in skeet/trap only. I didn't record brands or pricing on the skeet/trap.

[BigBill]

I bought 22lr/5 k cases. I noticed the 223 is $369/250rds. I think these seller/dealers are in survivor mode. Not much to sell. I heard what’s holding up new ammo today is primers.

I’m saving my pennies waiting for this to blow over and see those first time gun buyers pawning the guns they purchased on a whim. I figure the dealers/pawnbrokers won’t pay much so it’s our time to score.

[LVSteve]

I'm not even bothering. Looking for ammo at reasonable prices is as futile as finding a $500 AR after Sandy Hook. I have better things to do than continually surf ammo sites looking for supply.

Simple fix: shoot a lot less. It's like when coffee prices go stupid, decide how much you really need that caffeine buzz.

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

when I rid myself of everything AR15 related I had last month, I sold 4000 rounds of 556 for 30 cents , and all my 9mm ( 3k ) for 25 cpr. I was glad to give some others a good deal. I`m not a scalper. Just wish I could find some small pistol primers, Lol

[pmosley]

The current price of ammo makes me flinch with each shot, ruining any semblence of accuracy on my behalf........

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[Catwrangler]

^^^^^^^
See post #6.LVSTEVE's post.
i haven't been shooting anything but rimfire for the past year and feel my .22 S&W revolver, .22 Advantage Arms conversion kit for a Glock 17 and a Ruger 10/22 all keep my skills up up io an acceptable level.
The days of taking 5 guns to the range and throwing a coupla hundred rounds per weapon downrange are done for now. I have a lifetime supply centerfire to meet my needs short of full collapse of civilization as we know it. Have a neighbor who owns 1- ONE 9mm, which is used for bedside/home defense. If he gets wind of 9mm availablity locally - off he goes with wife and adult daughter in tow and they each piurchase the limit allowed. Prolly has 10000 rounds of 9mm squirreled away.
As shooters we are creating alot of the shortage, your money/ your right, but apply some common sense and graze responsibly.
Jusy my .02.

[Salty RI]

The last time I bought some 9mm, I paid 17.95/ 100 .

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[Chukar60]

OP are those retail prices or scalper prices from individuals?
Had a friend call yesterday from LGS. He found 800 CCI large rifle primers asked if I wanted them. “SURE”
He bought them for $2.98 per hundred. They are going for around $80-90.00 per K from private sellers right now.
It seems that supplies are loosening a bit around here. Not much, but somewhat

[Muss Muggins]

Local Academy hasn't had any ammo at all in about a week or better. Academy has consistently had at least some ammunition in the popular calibers throughout the pandemic, but it's finally drying up. LGS's have it, and OP's price quotes seem about right for here as well. . .

[Jim1392]

After the last 22LR shortage I learned my lesson. I began buying all calibers every month when I had extra money. Now I have no need to even look since I have plenty of all. People who didn't learn their lesson after the last time can only blame themselves.

[smoothshooter]

Originally Posted by BigBill

Long before Klingon/Obama took office I bought 22lr/5 k cases. I noticed the 223 is $369/250rds. I think these seller/dealers are in survivor mode. Not much to sell. I heard what’s holding up new ammo today is primers.

I’m saving my pennies waiting for this to blow over and see those first time gun buyers pawning the guns they purchased on a whim. I figure the dealers/pawnbrokers won’t pay much so it’s our time to score.

It’s going to be a long wait.

[smoothshooter]

Originally Posted by tripledipper

Prices will never return to "normal". Your new Government Administration
has gun control plans which probably include restrictions on ammunition purchases and on calibers which will only be available for military use. Save your ammo for when the SHTF. This has become more of a possibility than ever before. I apologize if I have crossed the line here.

I suspect the days of on-line sales of ammo and components are numbered.

[smoothshooter]

Originally Posted by pmosley

The current price of ammo makes me flinch with each shot, ruining any semblence of accuracy on my behalf........

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I have pretty much stopped shooting altogether over the last year.
Ammo is too precious of a commodity to shoot away just for fun.
Don’t see things changing for a long time.

[tops]

[QUOTE=TennTony;141023022How do these compare with your area.
[/QUOTE]

.22LR $0.26.. .357 none.. .38 Spec. $1.40.. .380 $1.30.. .45ACP $0.96.. 9m/m $0.82 Larry

[JET4]

Haven't look in a while. Have enough to last quite a while.

[quikdraw67]

At the LGS yesterday I didn't see any of the popular calibers.

For some reason they had a plethora of. 300 Winchester Magnum.

Some .243 Winchester, 6mm Remington, 7mm Magnum.

The only pistol caliber I saw were oddballs. .32 S&W Long, .30 Luger, .357 SIG, etc.

So I can't say what the going rate is for .380, 9mm, 45ACP, 5.56mm, 7.62 NATO etc.

[Rob613]

If I can get lucky at a big box store...which is Sportmans Warehouse for me.

$15.99 for 50 round boxes of 9mm.
$11.99 for 20 round boxes of .223.
$19.99 for 50 round boxes of .38 special.
$.05-.06 per round for .22lr.

That’s all I’m really buying right now so I don’t pay attention much attention to others. I refuse to pay higher prices and buying in cases doesn’t save anything right now.

My LGS had cases of 9mm for $500 and cases of 5.56 for $600.

Some of us weren’t shooters through the last shortage, though I did pretty good at Walmart stocking up last year when they were selling out of 9mm and .223.

[TennTony]

Originally Posted by Chukar60

OP are those retail prices or scalper prices from individuals?
Had a friend call yesterday from LGS. He found 800 CCI large rifle primers asked if I wanted them. “SURE”
He bought them for $2.98 per hundred. They are going for around $80-90.00 per K from private sellers right now.
It seems that supplies are loosening a bit around here. Not much, but somewhat

Those prices are from an email I got from a local gun show company. They sent a list of how much they had in stock with prices.

[biku324]

Thank God I was raised by Depression-era parents! I bought a bunch of 22 LR when it dropped to 4 cents a round early last year, and bought up on primers and powder at 'valleys' in demand over the past several years.

I have a few hundred Win LRM primers in the white & orange boxes leftover from the Clinton scare.

[robrossk]

Saw an LGS with 9mm at .50 per round. Worst I saw online yesterday a local scalper selling 380 JHP at 3.00 per round and 380 FMJ at 1.75 per round. Not a typo my friends.

[RussellD]

Buddy came over today. Loaded premium components in 9mm on the 1050. Zero 124 JHP.09, CCI primer .03, Processed WCC brass .05, WSF 1.4. Less than $200 per K for premium match ammo. Every round was gauged after loading.

[jframejoey]

Wait....you found ammo!?!?!?

[DumpStick]

Originally Posted by smoothshooter

I suspect the days of on-line sales of ammo and components are numbered.

I suspect the same.

[MTC(SS)Ret]

I went to the LGS Friday to browse and check gun and ammo prices. I looked at a Taurus G3C which has a MSRP of $309, online prices averaging around $320, and they were selling for $449.
To feed it with generic 115gr range ammo would cost $1.00 a round.
Seems like the closer we get to January 20th the higher prices are getting.

[RETDOE]

It's funny two years ago 9mm was 16 cents p/round and no one felt bad for the ammo distributors/manufacturers trying to sell their overstock cause they ramped up the last couple years after the last shortage. Now $1 p/round is scalping! It's economics! Supply and demand, didn't everyone learn that in school. Buy low/sell high, the mantra of capitalism.

[rwsmith]

Originally Posted by smoothshooter

I have pretty much stopped shooting altogether over the last year.
Ammo is too precious of a commodity to shoot away just for fun.
Don’t see things changing for a long time.

...is to reload. And to be stocked up on components.

[rwsmith]

Are somewhat higher than that. IF you can find it.

I was buying 8mm Mauser for a friend and could get two 20 round boxes for $25/box. But wait, those were the 'rimmed' ammo. The rimless ammo cost $45/box. Since it's a new gun and I'm going to shoot it I told him I'd split it with him and 'bit the bullet'. Yow!

I'll definitely get some reloading dies. I'd presume I could find some online for less, but we are going shooting day after tomorrow.

[AdamNC]

Originally Posted by smoothshooter

I suspect the days of on-line sales of ammo and components are numbered.

I’ve given up looking on places like Ammo Seek. Have you seen the prices? Federal website or LGS only now. Even at my LGS, this Saturday I had to shell out $60.00 for 1 box of .45 Federal white box and 1 box of 9mm S&B. Sad days ahead fellas.

[bigben55]

SW Ohio....this week

Just bought 200 rds of Win 5.56 62gr Green tip at Bass Pro for $10.99/box.

9mm is $27.99/50 box Federal

.22lr is $42/525 box Federal

[kbm6893]

I have several thousands of rounds loaded and the components to load a few thousand more. The only ammo I buy is .22 and only if it’s reasonable. If this panic ever blows over I will focus all my efforts into stockpiling up on components. Only ammo I ever bought online was .30-06 from the CMP to feed my Garand and they dried up years ago. I’m gonna stick to rim fire for a while. Have 20,000 rounds of that. I’ll continue to stockpile that.

I’d say online sales of ammo or components will eventually stop, and with Walmart out of the ammo business anybody buying factory ammo is gonna have to overpay, even if the panic ends.

[jimbo728]

$9.99 per 50 fd box of CCI Standard velocity at big LGS around here.
Unreal price for .22`s
Good Luck
Jim

[kbm6893]

Other than new gun owners who need ammo to feed a new gun they’re going to use for protection, where maybe 2 boxes are needed, I can’t imagine why anybody would pay these prices. That’s why the panic is still going on. People buying when they don’t need to. Now is not the time to blow off boxes of ammo at the range for giggles.

I will not pay these prices, like I wouldn’t pay 2 grand for an AR after Newtown.

[SpikeIDMT]

Originally Posted by smoothshooter

I suspect the days of on-line sales of ammo and components are numbered.

Ditto

I just bought 100rds of Silver Bear and 200rds of Brown Bear 203gr sp 7.62x54r for my mosin

I figure the overseas shipments will be first to get shut down and you just cant find this stuff anymore


For the same price as 2 20 rd boxes of 30-30 prices right now! lol

[SW Gun Guy]

Originally Posted by jimbo728

$9.99 per 50 fd box of CCI Standard velocity at big LGS around here.
Unreal price for .22`s
Good Luck
Jim

Yup. I just ran through Armslist here in Tucson and saw run of the mill CCI and Federal 22lr at 20, then 30, then 50 cents per round. Now I don't feel so bad that I stocked up when prices for 22lr where just starting to creep to craziness.

[madsweeney]

The only thing on that list available at any of the LGS's I haunt here in the Endless Mountains is 12 gauge,

[Sgt911]

Yay! I found two boxes of PMC .32acp for $20 a box at my LGS. Sad when I feel like that's a bargain

[Model46]

50 rd box of CCI Stingers for $19.95.

[Wyo]

Got an email ad from Arms Unlimited today. They had, among others, .45 ACP on sale. Only $800/1000 rounds, down from $850. Did qualify for free shipping though. Geez, I would hope so! Heckuva deal!

[tops]

In 2003 I bought a truck for $30,000. I got a tax bill last week and it is valued at less than $3,000. I have lost $27,000 on that one vehicle. It doesn't make sense for me too worry about the cost of a box of ammo or over paying a couple of hundred for a gun. Larry

[HorizontalMike]

Originally Posted by tops

In 2003 I bought a truck for $30,000. I got a tax bill last week and it is valued at less than $3,000. I have lost $27,000 on that one vehicle. It doesn't make sense for me too worry about the cost of a box of ammo or over paying a couple of hundred for a gun. Larry

BINGO! You are absolutely correct!

BTW, my 1993 4x4 truck cost me ~$16,000. Current replacement is now ~$26,000. The lesson I learned is to KEEP purchases (guns, ammo, trucks, etc) much much longer. In other words... even today's "outrageous" ammo prices will eventually be perceived as being cheap. Focus on long-term ownership, and that requires small regular purchases looking out 5-10 or more years of supplies. Just saying...

[Dvan34]

Fortunately, I dry fire, with a laser cartridge and a laser sight.

[rubiranch]

I was in my LGS the other day and their shelves are bare and they explained why, made perfect sense.

I've been wanting more .45 ACP, the only place I could find that had it in stock they wanted $1/per round.

A friend recommended a place to me that he just bought all the .223 he wanted. I just now checked and it looks like their .223 is now on backorder.

I just bought 250 rounds of .45 ACP for 80¢ per round from there.

Not cheap but they have it in stock.

They also have .44 mag, .357 mag and 40 S&W in stock.

[ladder13]

Originally Posted by LVSteve

I'm not even bothering. Looking for ammo at reasonable prices is as futile as finding a $500 AR after Sandy Hook. I have better things to do than continually surf ammo sites looking for supply.

Simple fix: shoot a lot less. It's like when coffee prices go stupid, decide how much you really need that caffeine buzz.

I need to eat, don’t need to shoot.

[BigBill]

I invested into co2 BB handguns and rifles plus a pump pellet gun to put meat on the table quietly if need be. I have a battalion of squirrels. Plus turkeys and rabbits. Hope I never need them. I have boxes of 22, s/l/lr.

Too bad the surplus ammo dried up.

[tops]

Originally Posted by ladder13

I need to eat, don’t need to shoot.

All things in moderation. I've skipped lunch before too buy ammo. Larry

[K-22]

Originally Posted by Wyo

Got an email ad from Arms Unlimited today. They had, among others, .45 ACP on sale. Only $800/1000 rounds, down from $850. Did qualify for free shipping though. Geez, I would hope so! Heckuva deal!

Miwall Corp is offering 1000 CCI MiniMags (no, I did not omit a zero) for $449

Holy ****!!

[GypsmJim]

Originally Posted by smoothshooter

I have pretty much stopped shooting altogether over the last year.
Ammo is too precious of a commodity to shoot away just for fun.
Don’t see things changing for a long time.

OMG, that's just so sad.

For me, shooting IS what's fun.

If I run out, I run out. At least I will have had fun in the meantime. For me, the worst thing I could imagine is to die and still have a stash of ammo left. Now, that would be a waste, and certainly NO fun...

[blackcorvette]

Been looking for 300 blackout and cheapest is about $1.50 and up. To feel better paying that much check Cheaper Stealer Dirt's website. Armscor two days ago was $29 per 20 rounds, today it is $69 per 20. Wonder why they have ammuniion.