I just checked some prices..... 9m/m fmj $40-$42 per 50, .45ACP fmj $50. per 50, .380 fmj $80. per 50, .22LR $9.-$10 per 50. I hope it gets cheaper because I'm broke and a long way from home. 
Larry
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Is the 2020 ammo situation getting better or worse -- Your Observations
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I recently got Aguila Super Extra HV 40gr CPRN 250 round boxes for $22 and CCI MiniMag 36gr CPHP 100 round boxes for $11. Also Winchester 36gr CPHP 333 box for $26.
You can't find any 22LR these days less than 15 cents.
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Still pretty dry here, too. Not many LGSs locally, and I don't check in very often, but when I do, there's almost nothing. I'm hoping we've hit the bottom, and supply will stabilize soon, but wouldn't count on it.
Even my public range, which was awash with 223 and pistol brass a couple of months ago, is getting clean. The fires may have something to do with that, and there are still small piles of brass from hunters sighting in, but it sure ain't what it used to be. I'm set for a while, and winter's coming on, so I'll be able to not shoot for several months. Just doing my part to help ;-).
Even my public range, which was awash with 223 and pistol brass a couple of months ago, is getting clean. The fires may have something to do with that, and there are still small piles of brass from hunters sighting in, but it sure ain't what it used to be. I'm set for a while, and winter's coming on, so I'll be able to not shoot for several months. Just doing my part to help ;-).
I just bought 10 bx CCI mini mags at <$7.00/bx and 3x Aguila HV bricks at $30 each. That was a lgs' online special this month. It sold out in 10 minutes. I was lucky to get what little I got so I'm not complaining.
On our local board someone just offered up 2 bricks of Aguila for $80 each. Even at that price I would hang on to what I have.
On our local board someone just offered up 2 bricks of Aguila for $80 each. Even at that price I would hang on to what I have.
I lucked out by going to a few of our local Walmart's and finding some .22 for sale. By going to more than one store over a few days I was able to pick up enough to keep me going for a while.
I left lots of ammo at each store so others can enjoy shooting as well.
I left lots of ammo at each store so others can enjoy shooting as well.
I can't speak to the availability of ammo in my community because I do all my buying online. But if you peruse the usual online suppliers, you will notice that there is virtually nothing out there right now, except for a very few places that are scalping ammo at ridiculous prices.
This shortage is going to get even worse before it starts to recover. And we will likely never again see prices as low as they were before the end of last year.
I keep my eye on my favorite online suppliers but it is not looking good right now and there is nothing to lead me to believe that things will get better any time soon.
Thank God I bought a lot of factory ammo in 2018 and 2019, and I mean a lot! I should be set for several years. And I have at least 50,000 primers and projectiles on hand for the various calibers for which I reload.
I will hope for the best but I expect the worse as far as ammo supplies and prices are concerned.
This shortage is going to get even worse before it starts to recover. And we will likely never again see prices as low as they were before the end of last year.
I keep my eye on my favorite online suppliers but it is not looking good right now and there is nothing to lead me to believe that things will get better any time soon.
Thank God I bought a lot of factory ammo in 2018 and 2019, and I mean a lot! I should be set for several years. And I have at least 50,000 primers and projectiles on hand for the various calibers for which I reload.
I will hope for the best but I expect the worse as far as ammo supplies and prices are concerned.
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Its not like this hasn't happened before.
2008 - the great "He's gonna take our guns!" panic. Didn't happen. Things returned to normal.
2012 - Sandy Hook. The sky didn't fall. Things returned to normal.
2020 - I need ammo to shoot a virus panic. Things briefly returned to normal.
2020 - George Floyd/BLM/Antifa madness. This too shall pass. The likelihood of legislation clearing the Senate is nil.
2022 - The party in the WH loses seats in the House and Senate, as always. Panic should be well and truly over.
Relax.
2008 - the great "He's gonna take our guns!" panic. Didn't happen. Things returned to normal.
2012 - Sandy Hook. The sky didn't fall. Things returned to normal.
2020 - I need ammo to shoot a virus panic. Things briefly returned to normal.
2020 - George Floyd/BLM/Antifa madness. This too shall pass. The likelihood of legislation clearing the Senate is nil.
2022 - The party in the WH loses seats in the House and Senate, as always. Panic should be well and truly over.
Relax.
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I don't want to brag, but I have survived a dozen end of the world scenarios since Y2K . . .
I handload so I don't typically buy centerfire ammo. When I buy rimfire, it's in bulk, online. Been a while since I did that.
I visited the largest local huge gun store. 3 locations in town and another about 80 miles away. This is a large, successful gun store chain.
No .45 ACP range ammo in stock. A -lot- of .40cal Blazer Brass but I didn't catch the price.
Two prices I did catch...
9mm Blazer Brass 124gr was $27.99 per box before tax, WOW.
And they had 20-round boxes of 5.56, Frontier brand, I think it was $13.99 per box before tax, it may have been more.
A little crazy.
I visited the largest local huge gun store. 3 locations in town and another about 80 miles away. This is a large, successful gun store chain.
No .45 ACP range ammo in stock. A -lot- of .40cal Blazer Brass but I didn't catch the price.
Two prices I did catch...
9mm Blazer Brass 124gr was $27.99 per box before tax, WOW.
And they had 20-round boxes of 5.56, Frontier brand, I think it was $13.99 per box before tax, it may have been more.
A little crazy.
All this hinges on the 2 Senate races in GA.
If both seats go blue, watch out.
50/50 and the VP is the tiebreaker.
I visited one of the shops near me, they stated that as far as ammo goes what you have is what you have for the time being. They are still getting some guns, but are limiting ammo sales in order to provide new buyers something, the only 9mm they have is the snake shot.
A visit to my local gun store shooting range last week showed both ammo and guns stock to be very low. However, the shooting ranges were packed...
Same. Almost no handguns for sale. Limited ammo for range rentals or if you buy a gun, but not to just walk in and buy. Range however is very busy.
Here in flyover country, the hoarders and old men meet every Tuesday and Thursday at Academy at 9 am, after the truck arrives and the doors open . . .
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