Ammo prices
 

What's going on with ammo prices? Speculative pricing due to high demand or the new norm? :scratch2:

Ammo prices
 

High demand has caused tremendous shortages of the raw materials - apparently primers being a major culprit.

I watched a video by the CEO of Federal Ammunition the other day. Equally important to what he had to say was the video of him walking through near empty warehouses.

Good thing I’m sitting on well over 65K rounds of multiple calibers.

Should be enough. ;)

Well hell son, you just beat me. I know where I’m camping out when I’m out east. ;)

Old or new price? Big difference! :lmao:

People have gone nuts (again - same as the 2008 election) with maximum hoarding, etc. Its even worse this time with all the conspiracy theories floating around. I've got enough to get thru this season but will start running short about this time next year. Its nuts and, of course, the NRA is stoking all the fear they can (don't worry, I'm a life member). Unfortunately for us end users every step in the chain is happy to gouge the next person as they rake in the $$ hand-over-fist. Compounded by the Remington bankruptcy (big supplier of ammo and the raw components we reloaders use as well as firearms) and subsequent sale of its various bits and pieces. Its crazy. As soon as anything hits the shelves of retailers, even with purchase limits of 1 or 2 boxes, its gone. As Serge mentioned, primers are up about 35% in price, or more, when you can find them. I'm on several alert-lists, but am sure so are thousands (10's of thousands?) of others. And, like last time, most of the price increase will stick.

Ammo prices
 

At the Cape or in Florida? Need to know which compound we’re gathering in when the zombie apocalypse comes.

Old

Both; I have carry permits in both States.

I own 266 hand/long guns total. :confused-18:

We could organise a big AA shout-out!! :banana:

(Between Accuphase and Esoteric players that is :D)

I'm a big recreational shooter and range member. I shoot 22 mostly due to cost and keep about 2000 rounds on hand. Lately it's been almost imposable to find ammo, I just paid twice the normal price (pre biden) for CCi mini-mags and felt lucky to find it.

It's just like a drug. Users will pay anything to support their habit.:tears: The biggest gripe I have is that there are many out there (you know who you are) who already have more ammo than I could ever use for the rest of my life, and they keep buying more.

I just bought a new rifle that I won’t be able to shoot until the ammo supply frees up. Not a big deal but it is an interesting situation.

Guilty!

Craig - what caliber? What rifle? I have some 270 supplies I'll likely never use.
My new 6.5x55 Ruger No.1 was going to be in the same position until a friend remembered that he had a couple of boxes of NOS Sierra 140gr HPBT bullets he was kind enough to sell me at a fair price. When I say NOS, they were in the green boxers with the metal tabs on the corners. That's like 40yr NOS.
Now I have to find powder. Probably $50/#.

Ammo prices
 

5.56/.223.

I have some but not enough to shoot it frequently at the range.

Have bullets, powder & cases, but am low on SR primers and impossible to guess when I'll find more. Sorry.

I went online to find 10mm rounds today and there’s almost nothing out there

I can find most but won’t pay the prices they are asking.

Primers are reported to be the key constraint. Especially for you reloaders. The ammo makers will aim any primer inventory towards their own ammo sales, especially at today’s prices.

Exactly the same position I’m taking. Price gouging ensues. I’m glad I “horded” all these years which was actually simply picking up a few rounds here and there when on sale, LEAVING PLENTY for anyone else every time. No more plinking with a few hundred rounds on a Saturday though. Dammit.

It's hard to decide which has been a better investment for me right now...crypto or ammo...lol.

Unfortunately, likely both. Even for those of us who reload the cost of components is ridiculous and scarce (except for primers, which are non-existent). Lots of gouging going on. Hopefully, we consumers will have long memories per the gougers. Target quality 22LR ammo is probably the worst of loaded ammo.

The hoarders are definitely a problem. Fortunately, am friends with a few so can generally purchase selective amounts of primers at reasonable prices. The problem with primers is they are made by the same folks who make fixed (loaded) ammo and are being used in their own production with little left for us reloaders. I'm good this season and next (I hope), but will be 'out of business' for 2023 if supplies don't open up. Ah, well........ just have to head over to Scotland and watch the Walker Cup. Could be worse.

I'm down to 1000 rounds for my AR so no more range time for me until ammo is available at a reasonable price again.

George

Gun sellers: Run on guns, ammo will only soar more under Biden proposals


https://www.citizen-times.com/story/...se/7144524002/

I am well stocked with the small number of calibers I need which are .22LR, .45ACP, 5.56 NATO, & 7.62X51.

I reduced the number of calibers I need some years ago and rely on those four exclusively.

Ditto; I literally have more than a lifetime of ammo, in all calibers.

I might have to re-check my inventory on .45ACP because this thing will go through it pretty fast.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-SM5g5pR-M.jpg

That’s a lot of lead down range Michael!

Indeed.........
Craig - your comment made me wonder how much lead I put down range each season (non-pandemic). Based on my 'back of the envelope' calculation I put 450-500# of lead down-range in a typical year. At this weekend's match I'll toss about 5# of lead towards the targets (200, 300, 385 & 500 meters). Here's a picture of 80 of the 400gr bullets I cast this week. I'm behind in same and need to cast another 750 to be caught up for the season. 250# of lead "weighting" :D its run in the bullet molds.

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1620753791

My wife and I have continued to shoot handguns, PCC's, and AR's weekly through Covid. We enjoy our time together at the range and do not want our skills and muscle memory to slip. We continously work from both owb and iwb holsters and multiple guns and multiple targets. We go through around 1500 rounds per month with around 1000 of that being 9mm. We are fortunate to belong to a private range that has been open the whole time with a roughly 50yx50y short range bay all to ourselves. I also shoot long range precision once a week, but go through much less ammunition for those calibers.

Not just ammo the price of everything is going up. Jerome Powell has the printing press turning out new money 24/7. Here we come 1970s.

Oh that’s pretty!