another one crying about the price of ammo

[littleriver1]

This has probably been beat to death but I can't stand it. Is .50 a round for 38 sp, .40 for 9 mm, and .08 to .12 for 22 going to last forever? That's 100% increase. Is there any hope things will change?

 

[MichiganScott]

Ever consider reloading? Components are becoming available again and you can load your own for less than store bought and it will (usually) be better ammunition. You can also load types of ammo that isn't available from the manufacturers, like powder puff .44mags.

Besides, handloading gives me something to do during the 8-9 months the range is snowed in.

 

[W.E.G.]

Is .50 a round for 38 sp, .40 for 9 mm, and .08 to .12 for 22 going to last forever?

Bushmaster AR's were selling for two-grand only 11 months ago.
How much do they cost now?

Ammo prices will come down too.
Be patient, and buy at the bottom.

 

[Texas40]

I will simply say if the price is not what you feel comfortable paying walk on by. Last I ckd out side of health insurance no one was forcing anyone to purchase anything.

 

[Harrison]

Don't feel bad. One round for my 9.3x74r, rifle costs $5.00 give or take a quarter or so. That is American made ammo. The European made ammo can cost even more. When you have to cough up a C note for a box of 20, you know ammo is expensive.

 

[vwOvw]

I just bought a couple hundred 9mm for .24cents a round. 22lr for .05cents a round. 40s&w for .28cents a round. 223 for .32 cents a round.
I'm going broke trying to hoard this stuff.

 

[Lenny_D]

I handload for most every caliber I own except the 9mm, I really can't stand chasing brass. It ain't the bending over to fetch it but rather the straightening back up that gets me.
I do believe ammo prices will come down but I don't think to where they were prior Newtown. I think two to three bucks a box more?
Handloading components are up in price too but its still about 1/3 to 1/2 the price of store bought. Just buy bulk components when you can.


Len

 

[cbr600f3]

This has probably been beat to death but I can't stand it. Is .50 a round for 38 sp, .40 for 9 mm, and .08 to .12 for 22 going to last forever? That's 100% increase. Is there any hope things will change?

Try GunBot 22lr rimfire ammo gives you real time (or very close) current available ammo online and price per round.

 

[thadheth]

Local Wal-Mart recently had some .22's for less than a nickel apiece (including the 6% sales tax). A bit better than your 8-12 cent range, so perhaps things are getting a little better. That's not cheap for those of us old enough to remember boxes of 50 for a buck twenty-nine, but those days are probably gone forever.

 

[arjay]

I thought ammo prices were bad when I got serious about shooting 30 years ago.I saved up a few bucks,bought some reloading equipment and never looked back.At today's prices (except 22) most of us couldn't afford enough ammo to learn how to shoot straight.

 

[Arik]

9mm here is about .25-.30.
I dont shoot 22 all that much so I dont keep track of it but all my other ammo has fallen.

7.62x39 @ $5/box
5.45x39 @ $35/120 or $170/1080
45acp @ $22/box
40s&w @ $17/box

Those are my main calibers

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[Arik]

223 @ $7-12/box

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[blujax01]

I handload for most every caliber I own except the 9mm, I really can't stand chasing brass. It ain't the bending over to fetch it but rather the straightening back up that gets me.
...
Len

You need a Brass Mower, Len.
Brass Mower Home

 

[Sebring Pop]

Best way to go is group buy and own a brass mower,

 

[LTC]

After the first ammo shortage 5-6 years ago I decided to reload all my centerfire handgun rounds. I haven't been caught short since. Most CF at .40" and above I make for .10 - .14 per round. Under .40 for just a bit less.

I am glad I stocked up on .22's a couple of years ago. I haven't even looked for any in over a year.

LTC

 

[Texas40]

Just hit my local Academy(one of the many in town)
Shelves full of everything no limits except 22
This is what I picked up in Monarch brand which I have shot with no issues in past
762x39 20 rds 5.99
357mag 50 rd 18.99
40sw 50 rds 16.99
38spl 50 rds 17.99
Pretty decent prices imo
The 22 they had was 3.99/50 bx

 

[REM 3200]

That's not cheap for those of us old enough to remember boxes of 50 for a buck twenty-nine, but those days are probably gone forever.

Yeah they are. However, some of us remember .22 LR at a penny each and the store would break a box and sell you as few as you wanted.

 

[Bkreutz]

Yeah they are. However, some of us remember .22 LR at a penny each and the store would break a box and sell you as few as you wanted.

At the Coast to Coast hardware store, wonder if HD or Lowes would buy into that idea.

 

[crazyponie]

I remember the local hardware store in Post Falls, ID would have a giant mason type jar full of loose .22lr. For a dollar you got to reach in and grab as many as your hand could pull out. We loved it as kids on our way to get some whistle pigs. Of course this is 30+ years ago. We really liked it when 6'4" dad would go in with our dollars for us.

 

[Salty RI]

Yeah they are. However, some of us remember .22 LR at a penny each and the store would break a box and sell you as few as you wanted.

The local hardware store near us did the same thing .35 a box or a penny a round and we had to go by boat to get to the store and all he sold was Rem.

 

[BTHG]

I timed it awful and started running REAL low on 22's last year. Hadn't bought in years.

Also bought 1006 and paid $42 for one box of ammo. Found stuff cheaper but got a used press and need to start learning to reload quick!

 

[Warren Sear]

Don't buy it, and the price will go down.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Many are claiming supply and demand is what's increasing the prices. That may be true but supply and demand works both ways. If enough of us refuse to pay the inflated prices eventually there will be an excess of supply driving the price back down again.

Now, do I have any faith this will happen, no. Too many people these days have that "hooray for me and the heck with everyone else" attitude so I'm guessing we will be stuck with these higher prices for a good long while. (if they ever come down)

 

[kennyb]

personally I doubt you will see much of a decrease in price.....look into reloading,you get what you want,when you want it...and save a LOT

 

[Gunhacker]

I think we're looking at the new "normal" as long as the nut cases like the guy that just shot up the LAX airport Friday, keep crawling out of the woodwork and serve to stir up the pot and perpetuate a panicky climate about bans. Especially here in CA.

The anti-gun sentiment ping-pong ball will continue to bounce around and prices will not have a chance to drop because of incidents like that giving the politicians more fodder/excuses (if they really needed any) for yet another round of trying to legislate us back to slingshots.

Yeah... I can hardy wait for the 2014 legislative session to commence, so yes.. in the meantime, I buying whatever I can, while I can. If that makes me part of the problem, well I'm sorry, because for the foreseeable future I can't realistically see how normal "supply and demand" rules/conditions can return under the prevailing climate.

Trying to reload as a means of counter acting the ammo prices is also a challenge here... pistol primers, popular powders like Aliant Unique, hollow point bullets like Hornady XTP and lead bullets... all in constant short supply.

 

[Boge]

Even if a person has been reloading the price of components now equals what we were paying for factory ammo just a short time ago. As well, the price of ammo has never gone down that I can remember. It's here to stay.

 

[scooter123]

You really need to look into reloading. With the current Extreme Bullets 15% discount on plated bullets the 125 grain pills I prefer to use for reloading my 38 special cost me a tick under 8 cents each. Add in 3.5 cents for primers and 2.5 cents for powder and my cost per round for 38 special is currently 14 cents a round, or 7 dollars per box. Because of the costlier bullets 45 ACP currently comes to about 18 cents per round or 9 dollars for a box of 50.

PS: sure hope that Extreme Bullets keeps that discount going for a while so I can stock up a bit more.

 

[ChuckS1]

I'm reloading .45 ACP at about a nickel a round, using my own cast bullets. Can't get any cheaper than that.

 

[Snowwolfe]

Prices will continue to climb. Not sure how many of you know this but the US government just forced the closing of the last lead smelting operation in the USA. This means lead will now have to be imported and it will cost more due to shipping expenses.
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/a...ast-us-lead-smelter-to-close-in-december.aspx

I seriously doubt we will ever see the price of ammo drop unless it goes on sale.

 

[ladyT]

Ever consider reloading? Components are becoming available again and you can load your own for less than store bought and it will (usually) be better ammunition. You can also load types of ammo that isn't available from the manufacturers, like powder puff .44mags.

Besides, handloading gives me something to do during the 8-9 months the range is snowed in.

Handloading being cheaper than factory ammo is simply a MYTH. You simply cannot go out today and buy what you need for reloading and save money. What handloading does do is allow you to customize a loading to your firearm to achive better performance.