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[ACORN]

Just got an email CTD has 230gr 45acp ball ammo for ONLY $129/bx of 50.
How can they sell it so cheap?
Oh yeah, plus shipping. Limit 1.

 

[thadheth]

Just got an email CTD has 230gr 45acp ball ammo for ONLY $129/bx of 50.
How can they sell it so cheap?

Clearly, they are buying in quantity and passing on the savings to you, the customer.

 

[Rpg]

Hummm....

I'm feeling a price war coming along.

Maybe time to sell a box or two for $120+ shipping

 

[ggibson511960]

I don't know much about CTD, but they seem to be mentioned a lot when talking about price gougers and opportunists. I don't mean to disparage CTD as I don't know where they get their inventory, but I will be very disappointed if the ammunition manufacturers are selling to any shylocks or speculators. I know the shortage and high prices are caused by a supply-demand mismatch. That is natural and expected what with Covid and civil unrest, but the level of secondary market price inflation is disheartening. If this were happening to plywood, gasoline, food, or other hurricane supply prices, the attorneys general of several states would be scrambling to score political points by prosecuting gougers. Lord knows we've had enough disaster declarations by the authorities. This isn't meant to be a political rant, but a commercial-legal observation of the wholesale-retail supply chain mess. If some of our traditional big box retail ammunition retailers (Academy, WalMart, et.al.) and the manufacturers would come forth to disavow the speculators I would feel better.

 

[Telecaster]

Dirt sure is expensive these days.

 

[Telecaster]

By the way, our LGS sells .380 for the lowly sum of $120/box.

 

[VaTom]

Back when Walmart was clearing out their centerfire pistol ammo, I lucked out and picked up a 100 round red box of Federal .45 acp 230 FMJ for around $20. Haven't opened it yet. I don't shoot my 2 1911a1s or my 1917 very often so the 175 rounds I have on hand should see me through this.

 

[cracker57]

just loaded up 100 230 grain 45s for about 23 bucks saved over $130 bucks, love telling the wife how much I save and how the dillon 650 has more than paid for itself..
After looking again I see my math is bad I saved over $230 my my...teacher always said double check your answer, never did then either..
Carry on

 

[Oldfrt]

I knew lead was going to be more valuable than gold. So that means I have over $2500 worth of 45ACP's.

 

[alwslate]

CTD must stand for cheating the dumb.

 

[dmn57]

Dang, I don't even have a .45 any more but I think I gotta get me some of them!

 

[lihpster]

Dang, I don't even have a .45 any more but I think I gotta get me some of them!

I don't have a .45 anymore either, but apparently I've got $500 in ammo!

 

[Abflyboy]

It is the CONSUMER and the END USER who is the life blood of the shooting industry.

We as consumers and end users need to make sure to NOT FORGET.

We need to make sure that all the gougers who took advantage during this ultimately UNDERSTAND that we the consumers and end users REMEMBER who took care of their customers and, more specifically, who DID NOT take care of their customers.

Several stores local to me ended up "being remembered" after the last shortage. I suspect many more will be remembered this time around as well.

Unfortunately, the number of first time gun owners is HUGE and is definitely driving the massive greed that keeps bankruptcy lawyers in business.

 

[kbm6893]

just loaded up 100 230 grain 45s for about 23 bucks saved over $130 bucks, love telling the wife how much I save and how the dillon 650 has more than paid for itself..

Yep. I've only been loading for 8 years but it's more than paid for itself. I got my first 45 about 3 years ago, a CMP 1911. Wasn't gonna pay the huge sum of $23 for a box of 50 so I got some dies and cranked them out. Now three years later, 2 other .45 pistols, and nearly 1000 rounds loaded, with the ability to load 1000 more, I'm good for the future.

But when this is all over, I will become a stockpiler of components. I'm good for the next year or so at least, but would feel more comfortable wit more.

Couple of months ago there was a post about CTD being fined for gouging. They can easily afford to pay the fine as long as some dopes pay their outlandish prices. I haven't t spent a dollar with them for at least 15 years.

 

[Nevada Ed]

So is that $129 a box the good stuff or am I getting ripped off with

2nd hand brass loadings ?

 

[Igiveup]

Just curios, but who would be the entity to fine CTD for gouging?

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I will NEVER do business with CTD. They seriously gouged the last time. They can take their ammo and............

 

[VictorLouis]

I believe it's the Lone_Star State that's gone after them.
Never bought from 'em to this point, and never will.

 

[comfortsource]

I used to use CTD back in 2012. Lost my dad in 2011 and received his 243 and a couple other long guns. Living in a midwestern metro area during and after Sandy Hook (and being woefully short on ammo) , I was looking for any and all ammo I could find, along with starting the "collection" of smaller firearms.

Long story short, I used CTD at the time and found them very affordable and had expedited freight (usually 2 days being DFW and UPS to the midwest area). This was instrumental in my "stockpiling"......

however, they slowly got less and less expedited in their freight ( I think more customers caused this)....it was never corrected and I stopped using. After seeing what has transpired over the last 5-6 years with them, I'm glad I did.

 

[AdamNC]

Just curios, but who would be the entity to fine CTD for gouging?

Technically it's not price gouging as it's not a necessity item. But for things like gas and food it would be the State Attorney of Texas where they are based. It's still taking advantage of people so the only thing you can really do is take your wallet elsewhere and let them sit on their stock and go out of business or lower their prices.