Look to purchase on line. I can't remember the last time I purchased from a store.
How long will you wait for $10/box 9mm?
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Look to purchase on line. I can't remember the last time I purchased from a store.
You have a pretty good supply then of ammo you have already purchased or you just don't shoot very often ?
You may have to wait forever as I don't think it will ever sell that low again.........
Inusuit
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I will wait until my stockpile runs low. Then I will pay the going rate. Stopped by Sportsman's Warehouse this morning. Lots of .380, 9mm, .40, .45 but no .38 Special. $25-$30 for 50 rounds of 9mm.
IMO I agree that we will never see 10$ a box 9mm again, Once a Co. see's that they can charge more and get it they will continue to charge more, Yes price's will drop but not as low as before !
Look at ,22 ammo a average 50$ for a box on 500 and used to be mid 20$s. Now Wal Mart has Winchester .22LR for about 22$ a box for 325
Look at ,22 ammo a average 50$ for a box on 500 and used to be mid 20$s. Now Wal Mart has Winchester .22LR for about 22$ a box for 325
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Gunshow last week ammo guy was selling PPU 9mm for $325/1000, tax incl. Had tons of it. Rumor was he would sell to gunshops for $300 if they bought enough.
Seems decent for a "store" price. Of course, many cheaper options online.
Seems decent for a "store" price. Of course, many cheaper options online.
Man, you guys are talking numbers that I can't imagine. I don't shoot much anymore, but when I did, the thought of 2k,3k,5k of anything was off the chart. My lowly seed crop of a few hundred reloads for each gun will last longer than I will, and if I were to see ammo priced at $10 per box, I'd pass. I could use a brick of sr and sp primers and a couple lbs of powder, but just for seed storage. At 76 years old and shooting for over 60 years, I'd safely bet that I haven't sent more than 2k downrange.
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2000 rounds in 60 years is only 33 rounds a year. Can’t imagine bothering to reload for 33 rounds a year.
Local rip off shop has primers for the low low price of $199 a brick. I passed.
33 per year sounds about right, maybe a little excessive. My shooting is usually on trapped hogs and chicken stealing critters. Seldom just plinking. Reloading is never a bother, quantity never comes into play. It's relaxing, the longer it takes the better, and the end result is better than factory.
James K
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Maybe that's why .22 has been trending lately. I went from 38 Special M&P to K-22 and haven't regretted it yet. Still have lots of 9mm but I do like my revolvers.
I wouldn’t sell the 9mm I have for $10 a box, so I am not terribly surprised no one else (retailer or otherwise) will sell it at that price point either. I’m in California and paying $5.19 or more for premium gas and everything else is off the charts as well….difficult times…but if I needed ammo I would pony up for it rather than not have any.
$10 a box 9mm isn’t coming back anytime soon. If you really need ammo right now look for the best deals you can find and buy what you need. You only worry about the money you’re about to spend. Once you have what you really want you forget about the money that is already gone.
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It doesn't work that way for everyone. Knowing I spent too much or got ripped off is something that keeps me up at night. If it was something I really need spending what it takes to buy it doesn't bother me. But having a bunch of ammo I paid too much for would suck the fun out of shooting every time I saw it.
BTW, I don't think people buying ammo now are getting ripped off. But they are paying too much if they are buying more than they are shooting.
I'm smiling, as I remember before COVID when people were ridiculing reloaders who were loading 9x19 and only saving 3 or 4 bucks a box of 50. I'm not wealthy, by any stretch of the imagination, but I've been able to shoot 150 rounds on an average of once a week for the past couple of years without having to worry. Of course, I shoot .38 SPL and .45 ACP, as well as, 9mm.
I have been shooting my .22's a lot during the ammo shortage because I have plenty of it and also because I do enjoy shooting my rimfire rifles and handguns.
In particular my K22 ...Model 17-3 . I have a matching Model 14-1 but my supply of .38 is very low and prices on that ammo are quite high. Certainly more than I am willing to pay ay present.
Was cleaning/sorting my home office today. Found a receipt for 3,000 various Federal primers (which I still have 2,850 not loaded) that I bought last year for $30/1,000. Times have changed. Maybe permanently. Factory ammo-wise, I have 10,000+ 22's, 2,000+ 9mm's, 2,000+ 45's, 2,000+ 223's. I reload all my 38's, 357's, 44's, and don't have enough primers to load all the lead, powder, and cases I own. War in Europe - prices are never going down again.
Well now that the super bowl is over I guess I will have to wade through "March madness" and golf for a while befor I go out and check out the shops for ammo again.
I sure hope that when the snow melts around this area that I might find ammo on the shelves of the big places in town and they are low enough for my hand to finally reach out and grab a box or five.
I will survive !!
I sure hope that when the snow melts around this area that I might find ammo on the shelves of the big places in town and they are low enough for my hand to finally reach out and grab a box or five.
I will survive !!
With the current situation, I think that ammo will stay high or go up some more
2019 is long in the rearview mirror.
2019 is long in the rearview mirror.
