How long will you wait for $10/box 9mm?

[djohns6]

I'm over 60 and only shoot about once a month . I have a buttload of .22 and enough 9mm to last MANY years . Maybe the rest of my life ..

 

[lrrifleman]

Honestly, I haven't purchased 9mm locally for a while. I really didn't get into 9mm until a couple of years ago. 95% of what I've been shooting recently has been handloaded. The only time that I need factory FMJ is for when I compete at the Adaptive Defensive Shooting Summit at the Sig Academy. At present, I am good for 3 years worth of matches. When it gets a little warmer, I'll resume casting, so I can cut dependence on factory bullets.

Unless the break glass to release dinosaur era presents itself, my rifle ammo resources will carry over to my children. At this point in time, I'd rather pay a little more for slightly inflated pistol primers than for factory loaded ammo.

 

[alwslate]

I would say the days of ordering ammo or components to be shipped to your house without you being licensed are numbered.

Maybe, but I think those numbers are so high none of us will live long enough to see them Times have changed for the better since 1988 when that law expired

 

[Puller]

Buying ammo is a lot like buying on the stock market. When it's high you never think it'll go down and when it's down you think it'll never go back up. Ammo, like stocks, have been up and down ever since Slick Willy took office.

 

[diyj98]

Buying ammo is a lot like buying on the stock market. When it's high you never think it'll go down and when it's down you think it'll never go back up. Ammo, like stocks, have been up and down ever since Slick Willy took office.

True. I remember seeing guy selling or trying to sell high capacity Glock magazine for over $100 after the 1994 ban. "Better get them while you still can!". I bet a lot of guys cried after building up their "investment".

 

[LostintheOzone]

I voted forever but that isn't exactly the case for me. I squirreled away enough components (at least the ones that are 3X what they were several years ago) to last me to the end of my time, which is forever by my definition.

 

[rbmac52]

I doubt we're ever going to see name-brand brass cased range ammo in 9mm at less than $15 a box. I may be wrong, and I hope I am. I am so well stocked right now, I doubt I'll need any more before I croak, but I've bought a couple cases of the recent Norma product at that price just because I can. Time will tell, but some of you may be waiting for Godot.

 

[hkcavalier]

Silly question as it's not going to get back there, ever.

 

[rbmac52]

I'm a reloader myself and I appreciate the cost savings compared to shooting factory ammo. But there are certain situations where reloaded ammunition will not do. For example, when I take someone shooting for training or recreation using my guns or theirs, I always use my factory ammunition. While I've never had a problem with my own reloads, neither will my students or fellow shooters under my watch. And as far as training for CCW carry, I always use factory ammunition and the exact round I will carry in my guns. You can cut costs using reloads to train, but I don't cut those corners.

 

[kbm6893]

I’m still loading 100 rounds for about $13, but I’m down to about 3000 primed brass and maybe 2000 primers. Truth be told, I don’t load that often so I’m good for several years. Prices will never be $10 a box again. The manufacturers have seen what people are willing to pay. Look at this thread. “If I see $15 a box I’m scarfing them up”. Why would they charge less?

I just want primers to come back. I’m fully aware that the $35 brick will likely cost $55, but it’s still cheaper than factory.

 

[germansheperd]

I remember (20-30yrs ago) buying Remington yellow box UMC 38sp and 9mm for $6 a box when Dicks' put the stuff on sale. I would typically buy 12 of each whenever I went in. Good memories of a good store that became a bad store.

I remember that in the early 2000’s. Remington game loads went on sale for $2.99/box- all gauges, all shot. I bought so many cases I was still flipping it last fall in 2021.

 

[mikerjf]

I suspect that ammo will again become more available after a certain group of people realize that gun owners are not stupid enough to shoot all our ammo up until it’s all gone. Once they realize that, they will understand that outlasting us will take more time than they have.

 

[pistolpete10]

I can and do reload 9MM but I also buy ammo if the price is right. Last I bought was about 8.00 per 50. I will buy at 10.00 but not much more. If you keep buying at 20.00 per 50 the price won't go down.

 

[Sistema1927]

I still have a couple of thousand rounds that I paid an average cost of 16 cents per round.

I also have enough components for another thousand rounds, even though 9mm isn't my favorite caliber to load.

Guessing that I can hold out for a couple of years.

 

[Nevada Ed]

My DnL spent $800 plus on 9mm ammo, so she had ammo to go practice with.
At the time I was low on primers and had to let her spend her money for ammo.

I now feel better with the primers that I have but will only hand out 38 special and not
the high volume 9mm ammo, that goes through primers in a hurry, if you shoot a lot.

Buying a two boxs a month, is not going to kill you, if you are working.

 

[John Patrick]

It’s ~$14/50 if you shop a bit.

I’ve bought at that price so I can continue to shoot without my inventory dropping too low.

With inflation and high demand, I don’t think it’s going much lower.

Shooters aren’t going to stop buying so prices drop, they might shoot less if their economic situation demands, but shooters are going to buy ammo to shoot (or components, which also keeps loaded ammo prices high.)

 

[Valmet]

Folks who will “wait” for $10/box for 9mm will be the first complaining during the next scare/shortage. While certainly not as inexpensive as it was, it’s still reasonable enough to buy in bulk IMO.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Mines about 3 bucks or less......I load the 9 with my cast bullets. If they ever come down to $10 a box I'll buy some to stuff in the closet.

 

[llowry61]

My email in-box is full of ammo sellers with "specials" including free shipping etc. on ammo that is in my opinion overpriced. I may be a fool, but I still believe prices will moderate. I could tolerate 200 dollars per thousand 9mm, but I am willing to roll the dice and wait. I use lumber as an example. Prices dropped 30% recently. Volatility in today's economic environment is to be expected.

The answers to these questions will reveal themselves in the future.

 

[gmiller0737]

We will never see $10 per box 9mm ammo again.
Will never drop below $16 / $17 per box.

CCI Aluminum Case 9mm for $14.99 @ A local shop lately Brass Case Blazer was $16.99