I have about 4000 rds of 22 ammo accumulated over the last 8 years or so. I haven't shot 1000 rds of 22 on the past 10 years, so maybe i should sell some? Nah...
Robert
Robert
Ammo prices and heart palpitations...
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The shortages and demand are a good thing - it means there are that many more gun owners, that many more who will support of the 2A, that much more resistance to those fighting to convert our type of government.
I have pondered about selling ammo, or selling or swapping some primers that I have no use for. Then I figured if I put that on Craigslist or something local, that means people will know who has guns and ammo stocked up. Makes you a target. Cartridges are like coins now. And I don't want to mess with hazardous shipping or whatever the online sales entail. I think I will just hold on to what I got. Although I would love to trade something like large magnum rifle primers for small pistol and have more of those. Or even powder.
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GF
Member
I shot four cylinders of CCI standard velocity 22 rimfire through a Model 17 today.
Standing at the burn barrel and shooting at the steel targets that are 30 feet away I noticed something.
I can't hit any better with 22 ammo that's worth .15 cents a round any better than when it was .04 cents a round.
Standing at the burn barrel and shooting at the steel targets that are 30 feet away I noticed something.
I can't hit any better with 22 ammo that's worth .15 cents a round any better than when it was .04 cents a round.
AJ
US Veteran
Was rearranging the closet where I store ammo today. Had a pleasant surprise. I found 4500 rounds of .22 LR that I had stashed in an ammo crate a couple of years ago and forgotten about. Like winning the lottery. Also found a full crate of 7.62X39 (1100 rounds) that I also forgot I had bought. Don't think a lottery ticket will be any good as I have already won today.
Cal44
Member
I think I could sell my ammo stash and retire.
But I'm already retired.
So I could sell it and go on a round-the-world cruise.
But cruise ships aren't operating.
Oh well, I guess it's time to go to the range -- if I can find one that's open.
But I'm already retired.
So I could sell it and go on a round-the-world cruise.
But cruise ships aren't operating.
Oh well, I guess it's time to go to the range -- if I can find one that's open.
.38SuperMan
Member
I read Friday that January this year 2.2 million more guns were sold. Sales were up 80% from January 2020. Sales don't seem to be letting up either. I was in o e of the LGS and a guy came in and asked if he had 9mm. The owner said yes and the price was $47 for range ammo. The customer took 4 boxes and looked at me and said " got to take care of the house". I figure he was meaning the family. He asked about hollow points and the owner had some but didn't hear the price.
I had a dentists appointment Friday and went to the gun shop around the corner. They had a very limited quantity of ammo but I didn't ask the price. If you want to know what's expensive it's dental work. I had a bridge that had to be replaced and the price was north of $3000. My wife is having an implant. One tooth that she cracked, who knows how, For north of $4000. I figured that at 2 Colt single action Army's and 2 new Pythons. Ouch! Ammo isn't that bad now.
I do hate seeing people paying out the nose for ammo but have to admit I laid in a good bit of supplies and ammo over the past few years. I reload but bought a bunch from Walmart when they quit selling handgun ammo. A friend of mine has a little gun shop here in town and hasn't been able to get much ammo so we came to a fair price and I sold I'm a quantity of my surplus and funded a new Winchester 1892 carbine. He was so grateful he paid me more than we agreed on and we're both happy.
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AJ
US Veteran
Ours is open five days a week. I go three days a week.
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AJ
US Veteran
Great find! Now you have no need to stock up on ammo, but it's time to stock up on Prevagen.
No, no need for the Prevagen. Have a couple of room for guns, ammo, reloading equipment and a collection of firearms related stuff.
Let's hope that this is the case. It's nice to think that the gun buying frenzy is the product of scared law-abiding citizens, but it could also be fueled by the awakened closet anarchists that have been awakened by this past summer's peaceful protests!
I stopped at the local gunshop/range a week ago. During that visit they had maybe a dozen handguns on display. A couple days later, their counter display of handguns increased by about 8 Sig P365s. Yesterday I stopped in, and they had close to 50 handguns on display, virtually all were semiautomatics. Not a full-sized pistol could be found, all seemed to be subcompacts or smaller, ideal for concealed carry in a state that doesn't permit the public to carry concealed!
Another panic that will end, just like the others. Don't buy high, and when stuff dies down go ahead and stack it deep. I've got enough to shoot sometimes, but honestly I've been having way more fun fishing, hunting (if you are good at it you might use a lot of ammo, thankfully my burn is low), hiking, mountain biking, and trying new beers. Treat occasional insanity as part of the hobby, this one will pass, we'll get good prices, and then in 2026 or whenever we'll be seeing all these same posts again.
That's what they say at every Panic. And sure enough, gun and ammo prices return to normal. Be patient. "This too shall pass."
When into the local Sports Afield store to today. They had a shelf full of Remington 9mm FMJ, 17.99 a box with 2 box limit. Picked up 2 boxes for one of my coworkers. She and her husband like to shoot together but have no luck finding ammo.
First time I have seen it on the shelf in months. They had 9mm, . and 45. 200 hundred boxes of each.
First time I have seen it on the shelf in months. They had 9mm, . and 45. 200 hundred boxes of each.
AJ
US Veteran
You got lucky! Around here 9 MM starts at $35.00 a box. The Big Box stores never have any on the shelf.
Bozz10mm
US Veteran
I don't know any that aren't gouging. Online anyway. That would cut my shopping choices down to zero.
It's gouging when we're the ones impacted. This isn't gas or water at $20/gallon during a hurricane evacuation, it's items related to your hobby being sold at higher prices than usual. Just like the last panics, I'm not going to shop at cheaperthandirt again, but I'm also not going to be mad at the LGS for charging what they can get for the limited quantities of ammo they can get.
