If there was any relief in sight for lowering the price of ammo it's gone now. Fuel prices will be increasing sharply, food and other necessities will reflect the high cost of fuel to get everything to market. Throw in the increased cost of heating or cooling your home the future don't look good. For the guys that don't want to pay current prices but need defensive ammo there's the old Jack Benny skit, "Your money or your life".
Ammo prices
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Every box of that ammo will sell at those prices.
csurp34
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This time last year I sold a bulk box of 1,000 .223 that I didn't need for $220.
Buy high and sell low, right?
Jon651
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A friend and I were at Shooters World in Orlando, FL yesterday 2/19/2021 sighting in his M&P15-22 (the only thing we could really afford to shoot). He also had an M&P Bodyguard 380 he was trying out. Before we hit the range we perused through their ammo aisle to see what they had.
They had .380ACP available - 25 round boxes for $40 (we didn't buy any...).
Some 9mm and 38Spl - around $1/round for either. Lots of 10mm for roughly the same price. Also lots of various rifle calibers that I didn't look at, except for the 223 and 5.56 that was $1/round in 1000-round cases (and they were NOT steel-cased Russian!). They had some 357 on the shelf as well, but I didn't get a price.
The long-and-short of it is they have ammo (including the more popular calibers), but the prices are still as high as I've ever seen.
They had .380ACP available - 25 round boxes for $40 (we didn't buy any...).
Some 9mm and 38Spl - around $1/round for either. Lots of 10mm for roughly the same price. Also lots of various rifle calibers that I didn't look at, except for the 223 and 5.56 that was $1/round in 1000-round cases (and they were NOT steel-cased Russian!). They had some 357 on the shelf as well, but I didn't get a price.
The long-and-short of it is they have ammo (including the more popular calibers), but the prices are still as high as I've ever seen.
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It will be a long time until ammo prices or the overall economy get back to 2019 levels.
AJ
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Our small LGS has ammo, just about everything you could want. However, as in Orlando that prices are outrageous. Like I posted earlier .380 was $69.00 a box.
31FordA
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My local shop recently got in some .45 Colt, $80 a box of $50. They mentioned to me that they thought the price was crazy, but the distributor charged them $70 a box. They figured it would never sell very fast at that price. I stopped in a few days later and it was gone. They told me it all sold in a day.
Another shop routinely has lots of ammo. They have 9/40/45 for $25 a box, .38 for $30, .357 & .380 for $35, bricks of .22 for $40. These guys are not running a charity, they are certainly still making a nice profit at those prices, but they buy in large volume. I think the distributor's are playing a large role in what the various shops are charging. Most shops can't buy ammo a truckload at a time, so they don't get the same deals.
Another shop routinely has lots of ammo. They have 9/40/45 for $25 a box, .38 for $30, .357 & .380 for $35, bricks of .22 for $40. These guys are not running a charity, they are certainly still making a nice profit at those prices, but they buy in large volume. I think the distributor's are playing a large role in what the various shops are charging. Most shops can't buy ammo a truckload at a time, so they don't get the same deals.
Now at the Cabelas near me, all the popular pistol & 5.56 ammo etc.. is kept on a rolling cart with shelves. It is kept behind the gun counter. It is now handed to you,(up to the limit) and paid for at that counter where guns are purchased, not in the front of the store. Rounds were being stolen here and there, and boxes were being stashed so people who bought their limit could come back and buy it again later.
I wonder if this is how it will be with ammo going forward, or if it will ever go back on the shelves out on floor. actually they removed some of the empty shelves last year so they'll need to put them back up.
Their prices are the most reasonable anywhere. 9mm fmj can be found for .30/rd and 5.56 for .63/rd when in stock. It goes quick. They seem to get it in a few times a week.
I wonder if this is how it will be with ammo going forward, or if it will ever go back on the shelves out on floor. actually they removed some of the empty shelves last year so they'll need to put them back up.
Their prices are the most reasonable anywhere. 9mm fmj can be found for .30/rd and 5.56 for .63/rd when in stock. It goes quick. They seem to get it in a few times a week.
I can't figure the people paying these prices.
Did they just buy their first gun, or are people panicking over the world situations right now?
Did they just buy their first gun, or are people panicking over the world situations right now?
Considering the way things are now days, a buy/sale/trade site has some not too bad of deals on ammo.
Even some trade people are getting a bit stupid about this.
I didn't need any .45 ACP until I go a to good to refuse deal on a 1911 pattern 45.
I am well stocked on some calibers, so I was willing to do a 1.5 9mm to 1 45 for a couple hundred rounds. All went well until the person saw that I had paid $9 per box (left sticker on, who cares) and he paid $30 so then he figures he should get 3 for 1 since he overpaid and I didn't.
Still looking but these people have me thinking a 1 for 1 trade from now on. Yes 45 is more than 9mm, but I guess if they need it bad enough...
I didn't need any .45 ACP until I go a to good to refuse deal on a 1911 pattern 45.
I am well stocked on some calibers, so I was willing to do a 1.5 9mm to 1 45 for a couple hundred rounds. All went well until the person saw that I had paid $9 per box (left sticker on, who cares) and he paid $30 so then he figures he should get 3 for 1 since he overpaid and I didn't.
Still looking but these people have me thinking a 1 for 1 trade from now on. Yes 45 is more than 9mm, but I guess if they need it bad enough...
wood Did they just buy their first gun said:
I like to see the sheep buying guns, especially handguns..................
Ammo too...............
Ammo too...............
I've noticed the local indoor ranges are pretty much deserted. That is unfortunate with all the 1st time gun buyers around. No one wants to practice for a buck every time they pull the trigger.
Not sure about the other International members of this forum, but here in Australia, your current US inflated prices is what we have paid for years. Factory ammunition is too expensive so most recreational shooters reload their own.
AJ
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Here the components are being outrageously priced also.
muddocktor
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Considering the way things are now days, a buy/sale/trade site has some not too bad of deals on ammo.
You know, the person who made that advertisement has opened up himself to some slimy person taking advantage of a boo boo in his description there. He had it listed as 1000k, which to me could be advertising 1,000,000 rounds, which is what 1000k is (k=1000 as a numerical descriptor). So, $750 is a hell of a bargain for a million rounds.
csurp34
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Unless one is considering making a killing supplying the apocalypse zombie fighters, who needs more than a couple of boxes of JHP?
FMJ prices seem to be stabilizing and available.
Still outrageous but declining.
Shooting a couple of mags/reloads every month or so for proficiency is still doable for most.
Seems to be the best result available these days.
FMJ prices seem to be stabilizing and available.
Still outrageous but declining.
Shooting a couple of mags/reloads every month or so for proficiency is still doable for most.
Seems to be the best result available these days.
I cant remember the last time I bought center fire ammo. Every gun I ever bought I made sure I had dies and I stocked up on bullets when they were on sale or at gun shows. I bought lots of bullets at the gun shows in 2019 when people were selling all their reloading stuff because "ammo is to cheap, reloading doesn't save anything". I learned my lessons years ago for reloading supplies and 22 ammo.
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