Ammo Prices

I reload all my stuff, but my friend has a 32 acp. He's been looking for ammo. Our farm store has it. With tax a box of ball ammo would be $40 OTD. 'nuf said.
They have plenty of hunting rifle ammo, shotgun shells, and some 22 Golden bullets in stock.
 
SpikeIDMT said:
6 months from now people will look back wistfully at those $1 a rd good old days.


On line ammo sales will be BANNED

Overseas arms and ammunition supplies will be BANNED, goodbye Wolf

TAXES on ammunition and guns will rise 500%, at least, maybe much, much more

Ammunition licenses with background checks will be required, 100 round limit per month, tracked

Oh yes, its coming

Psssst, hey meester, wanna buy a baggie of 9mm? $5 a bullet, the good stuff, man!
10 bullets, only $50! Govt man don't know u got it, heh heh
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To funny that almost sound like California. Ohh wait that IS what we are putting up with already.

We got our new ammo background check law back in July of last year. Basically I'm now limited to buying from one of the 2 chain stores still selling guns and ammo. That would be fine if they actually had any for sale.
No local FFL will deal with out of state ammo sales now. Why should they? It would cut into their profits.

There hasn't been anything to speak of on the shelves in Southern California for months. If you are standing there at the moment they stock you might get a box or 2 (Limit 2). But out of the last 4 trips I've made all they had was
3 boxes of .17
1 box of .41mag and
1 box of 20 gauge birdshot.
Well hell I don't shoot any of that.

Local range still has a good stock of FMJ Winchester in most calibers if a bit pricy but you have to shoot it all up at the range. No take homes allowed.

I actually could have done a $5.00 per round of 9mm to the woman that got denied in front of me as she failed the check. Likely because she hadn't bought a gun in the last 5 years.

Tons of legal buyers are getting denied if they haven't bought a gun recently and are not in the new CaDOJ "System"
If your a recent gun buyer and in the system your cost each time you buy ammo is $1.00
If your not in the system it's $25.00 background check each time to buy ammo.

The whole thing has turned into a giant mess.
I cleaned out all of Big5s .22lr ammo back when it started to hit the fan and thought I overpaid at $.09cpr Never thought I'd be slow firing .22lr to conserve ammo. That old gate loaded .22 is getting more use then it has seen in years.

BNW
 
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Bob 459 said:
To funny that almost sound like California. Ohh wait that IS what we are putting up with already.

We got our new ammo background check law back in July of last year. Basically I'm now limited to buying from one of the 2 chain stores still selling guns and ammo. That would be fine if they actually had any for sale.

No local FFL will deal with out of state ammo sales now. Why should they? It would cut into their profits.

There hasn't been anything to speak of on the shelves in Southern California for months.

I actually could have done a $5.00 per round of 9mm to the woman that got denied in front of me as she failed the check. Likely because she hadn't bought a gun in the last 5 years.

Tons of legal buyers are getting denied if they haven't bought a gun recently and are not in the new CaDOJ "System"

If your a recent gun buyer and in the system your cost each time you buy ammo is $1.00

If your not in the system it's $25.00 background check each time to buy ammo.
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I can't imagine...well, yes I can, that happening nationwide, soon

I recently spruced up my Weihrauch air rifle, got 1000rds of the good English match .177 ammo, for $20, expensive, I know, but wont shoot that cheap USA lead **** in my German beauty!
 
You could always trade all the toilet paper that you hoarded for the ammo that you didn't hoard. Wait, that won't work because now toilet paper is cheap and available. The same thing will happen with ammo, even if Biden is elected. The law of supply and demand and the desire for profit will always be in effect. As to harsh new gun laws being enacted, remember when Obama confiscated all our guns? Never happened.
 
Only ammo I found in ready available supply is 22 magnum at Walmart. Paid $20.30 for the 100 round box of CCI 40 grain H.P. Thought it was not too bad as Bass Pro and my LGS wants $15 for a box of 50 rounds. Now the hunt is on for 9MM for my CS-9
 
I remember the previous problems. I always felt it was necessary to be proactive.

All I need is .22 RF. I make the rest myself. When lead WWs were outlawed in my state before the law took effect, I bought a lifetime supply. Boy I hope I don't ever have to move because the 5 gal cans of lead are too heavy to carry.

As far as primers and powder, I thought I also had a lifetime supply. A while back, just before covid, I had to wonder. Now retired, I shoot more. When I saw online that I could get more, I bought a 2-lifetime supply. Boy, I hope I don't die early because my poor son will be inundated in bullets.

About the same time I saw that Wallyworld has .22 at pre-Obama prices. Took a lot of gas in the car but I bought out every store within 50 miles.

Like I said, I like to be proactive.
 
I am currently suffering from "ammunition acquisition withdrawal syndrome." Two years ago I noted that factory ammo prices were about as low as they could possibly go. Since that time, I have been spending hundreds of dollars each month on case quantities of factory ammo. Due to the recent buying frenzy online and in stores, however, there isn't much left that I wish to afford. My last two cases arrived earlier this month (44 Special) and there will be nothing more coming in unless or until things return to normal. Hence my incoming shipment withdrawals!

Thankfully, I have been a reloader for over 45 years. I have enough reloading components for at least 50,000 rounds, to include the calibers I shoot (32 S&W Long, 9mm, 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 40S&W, 10mm, 41 Magnum, 44 Special, 44 Magnum, and 45ACP).

I'm not bragging that my timing was spot-on (though it certainly was). It was just dumb luck. Now I wish I'd bought even more factory ammo!
 
s&wchad said:
We won't be discussing politics or the upcoming election here. Fair warning...



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Shelves are bare, but there's a lot of ammo already in circulation. I attended 2 small club swap meets in the past 2 weeks and there was a lot of ammo for sale.

I saw quantities of .223 for 50 cents per round and lots of 9mm for $20/box. .22 LR's are going for $20 - $25 a brick and there's a good supply of that too. I've seen ammo shortages and panic buying enough to know this isn't the time to buy, unless you're running on empty. This too will pass.
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What's wrong with $20 to $25/brick 22's???
 
UPDATE

The only caliber that I really got caught out on is 380.

I only had Walther's in that caliber and they were more collectors than shooters.

So I had maybe 4 boxes of ammo.

I bought a current production PPK as a shooter just as the pandemic ramped up.

No luck getting much ammo .

I also picked up 2 .40 caliber pistols this summer, a caliber that I never had, but one LGS had plenty of ammo, at pre-pandemic prices, so I stocked up.

This weekend I saw 5.56 55gr FMJ for $27.99 a box!

Thank God I have been stocking up that caliber for years.

UPDATE - I sold the PPK for a 25-2, so no worries about the. 380 ammo.
 
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I bought a 350 legend upper in March, I thought here we go I am not going to be able to get ammo; to my surprise I have been able to pick a few boxes at Walmart. Crazy that Walmart caries one kind of AR ammo. I am not going to tell. I reread my post and what I mean to say is I have been able to buy anywhere from 2 to 5 boxes a week. Now I am up to over a thousand :). Luckily I plent of other ammo for now.
 
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I remember when I got a Wolf 9mm drop in barrel for my Glock 22 .40 cal thinking, I'm gonna save bunches of money just shooting 9mm now.

Yeah, about those plans...
 
max503 said:
What's wrong with $20 to $25/brick 22's???
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Hahahaha, lucky finds are not the going rate

Expect paying $70-80 for a 500 brick now for regular speed 22lr

The sub-sonic stuff is good for my High Standard Supermatic Trophy pistol and is much cheaper, but won't function in many semi-auto rifles
 
Chief Wiggums said:
This am ( today 10-1-2020 ) I was in Vance Outdoors | Online Shopping for Firearms, Ammunition and Shooting Accessories

They had cases and cases of 9M on the floor and ready to sell

Winchester white box 124gr @ .50 per round
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That 9mm NATO they are selling?

Handgun Ammunition For Sale | Vance Outdoors

Runs a little hotter than regular 9mm, should be OK in Glocks

9mm NATO vs. 9mm Luger

The ammo industry uses something called SAAMI Standards to establish the pressures that ammo should be loaded to. The SAAMI pressure for 9mm Luger ammo is around 35,000 PSI.

According to documentation, the 9mm NATO rounds are pressured at 36,500 PSI.

That means that when compared to standard 9mm ammo, the 9mm NATO ammo is running a higher pressure, analogous to a 9mm +P load, which SAAMI rates around 36,000 PSI.

So what does this mean for you? Well, a lot of people recommend treating 9mm NATO rounds the same way you'd treat a 9mm Luger +P, which is to say understand that it's loaded to a higher pressure than your garden variety 9mm Luger ammo.

For the casual shooter, this means a couple of things: don't put 9mm NATO ammo in older guns. Only use it in modern, robust guns in good condition.


9mm NATO vs. 9mm Luger - Gun Nuts Media
 
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junglefighter said:
I bought 10 bxs.(50) of Fiocchi 44 Spl. from SGAmmo yesterday and with tax and shipping=$40.00 box.Same ammo at gun show this last weekend was $50.00 and some was $60.00 bx.Stores are out of 44 Spl/44 Mag.and this surprises me to be out of this caliber.
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I found some 180gr brass FMJ .40 cal today for $20/50 online.

Thought I did OK there

Then I looked for a box of 30-30 for giggles, the lowest was $65 for a box of 20...Hilarious....Deer meat gettin expensive!
 
SpikeIDMT said:
I found some 180gr brass FMJ .40 cal today for $20/50 online.

Thought I did OK there

Then I looked for a box of 30-30 for giggles, the lowest was $65 for a box of 20...Hilarious....Deer meat gettin expensive!
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I saw Federal 30-30 at the local Walmart a couple days ago, for $15 a box. Or to put it in perspective, about the same it was before all this started.

Doesn't matter, I think prices are truly going to skyrocket for the next few days, at least.

I know, keep politics out of the thread- but the President just tested positive for Covid. This isn't about the election, it's about the approximate 2 weeks it takes to determine if he's ok, or if he's going to become seriously ill. There will be a huge panic surge like nobody's seen of what's left, and then... we'll see.
 
.40 S&W seems to be readily available, at least at a LGS.

I paid $16.99 a box for 50 rds of PMC Bronze 180gr.

I always had good luck with PMC, can't wait to try it Friday.

PS 5.56 55gr was still 27.99 per box of 20 :eek:
 
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