Your Take on Tariffs and Ammo Prices?

[biku324]

Seems that a 90 day pause on tariff increases has just been declared. But tariff on Chinese goods has been raised to 125%.

Kind of amazing what happens when China and Japan, the top two holders, and others holding a few trillion in US debt start dumping it.

 

[STORMINORMAN]

And, suddenly... POOF! Biggest 1-day increase the Dow's history!

But there just HAS TO BE A DOWNSIDE, right...?

Wait for it: it is SURE to be pointed out to you... But probably not when you are buying ammo "ON $ALE!", huh...?

Cheers!

P.S. Wonder why I can't remember seeing any CHINESE ammo (or primers, or powder) off the top of my head: probably time to stock up...?

 

[375hh1973]

Take a deep breath, now take another. At the tender age of 77, I just don't care about so many things.

When prices were "relaxed", I stocked up, even if it was twice the 1978 price -- this was the present. Now I can't shoot free hand, but off a bench and bags I'm good to go. I am determined not to have reloading supplies, reloaded ammo, or excess guns in the Estate Sale.

I really don't care about tariffs or higher prices. I drank coffee at $5 can prices and I'm still drinking coffee at $15 can prices. It is my money, not their inheritance ! !

Every time my dad makes a big purchase he says he just decreased my inheritance.

My response is "good, you earned it!"

 

[Dave Lively]

P.S. Wonder why I can't remember seeing any CHINESE ammo (or primers, or powder) off the top of my head: probably time to stock up...?

I recently found a few boxes of Norinco 5.56 I bought for my Daewoo K2 35 or 40 years ago. Eighties ammo for an eighties rifle! The Daewoo was replaced by an AR sometime ago but I never tried the Chinese ammo in it.

Its been a while but I remember the Norinco 5.56 being loaded hotter than other brands but back then I might have been comparing 5.56 to 223 without knowing the difference. Next time I go the range I will see how the Norinco ammo shoots in an AR.

Never had any problems with the Chinese ammo and it was inexpensive. Didn't really have a problem with it being banned on the basis of not supporting the Chinese arms industry though.

 

[Alton]

Someone posted somewhere that tariffs would cost the average family $2,100. Well if the tax breaks do not get extended and go back to 2016 my average family will pay $4,000 more in income tax. That's a few S&W's and ammo.

 

[Warren Sear]

If anybody ever comes up with an effective system to reload 22lr they'll be a multimillionaire over night.

They wouldn't make a penny from me. I have very little use for any 22.

 

[AJ]

They wouldn't make a penny from me. I have very little use for any 22.

.22's that shoot well are the most fun guns in the world! Not to costly to shoot, easy on hands and arms due to lack of recoil and just plain fun to shoot in the woods or if you have it.....a big enough back yard. Great teaching tool for novice shooters. What not to like?

 

[GypsmJim]

.22's that shoot well are the most fun guns in the world! Not to costly to shoot, easy on hands and arms due to lack of recoil and just plain fun to shoot in the woods or if you have it.....a big enough back yard. Great teaching tool for novice shooters. What not to like?

My very first was a .22, and if I ever have to downsize the herd, a .22 will be the last to go.

 

[Empe]

.22's that shoot well are the most fun guns in the world! Not to costly to shoot, easy on hands and arms due to lack of recoil and just plain fun to shoot in the woods or if you have it.....a big enough back yard. Great teaching tool for novice shooters. What not to like?

For a year or more I've been shooting my centerfires almost exclusively ...not sure why .
A few days ago I brought a couple of my rimfire rifles...lever and bolt guns and a semi auto.
I had almost forgotten just how enjoyable .22's are to shoot . As you stated ...inexpensive to shoot , no recoil and quiet.
You've gotta love the .22 rimfire ...rifle or handgun .

 

[Garrett-J]

If you want to some quality ammo...Wilson Combat has some of their ammo at clearance prices for 50% right now. I just picked up a couple of cases of .45 ACP 185 grain JHP and .38 Super. I may go back and order some 10mm just for giggles.

50% off gets you down to $1 per shot in .38 Super or $1.25 per shot in .45 ACP? And no quantity discount.

Go ahead and buy all that you want. I don’t think we need to worry about being gouged by imports.

I’ll stick to loading my own and buying non-boutique ammo.

 

[GypsmJim]

50% off gets you down to $1 per shot in .38 Super or $1.25 per shot in .45 ACP? And no quantity discount.

Go ahead and buy all that you want. I don’t think we need to worry about being gouged by imports.

I’ll stick to loading my own and buying non-boutique ammo.

I agree with you 100%. However, I would not consider .45 ACP as boutique.

In fact just yesterday I shot 2 boxes at my club and loaded them back up today.

LRPs and HP-38 from 2020 and 230 TLRN boolits made from free lead.

A nickel apiece fits my budget, and my quantity discount didn't even need to be applied.

 

[max503]

I would be considerably older by the time I used up all my supplies and didn't buy any new.

 

[Garrett-J]

I agree with you 100%. However, I would not consider .45 ACP as boutique.

Boutique as in “fancy ammo”. Not necessarily to be applied to the cartridge in general.

I can load premium JHPs in .38 Super for an all-in cost of around 12¢, based on what I paid for the components. That’s not boutique either.

.45ACP JHP charging a premium for a “custom gunmaker’s name” associated with it is boutique.

 

[GypsmJim]

Insofar as my research has discovered, the sole US manufacturer of small arms smokeless powder remaining today is St. Marks in Florida. They make only ball powders. I have seen no definitive information, but the belief is that St. Marks at present is making powder only for military related purchasers, none for civilian reloader outlets such as Hodgdon. All other sources of powder are foreign imports from Canada, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, and several other nations. Some talk about White River getting into powder manufacture, but that is just talk.

Your R&D is probably better than mine (since I didn't do any). Nevertheless, als I know is what's printed on the powder bottles.

Do you believe that W-231 and HP38 are NOT USA made? If it's not true then Hodgdon is falsely advertising.