Ammo Prices

[Airborneguy]

Agreed. I only bought 250 rounds. I was told by a few people that they estimate that the ammo situation will go back to normal in about 9 months.

 

[Varmintman]

Agreed. I only bought 250 rounds. I was told by a few people that they estimate that the ammo situation will go back to normal in about 9 months.

And then the price will drop because many people bought far more ammo than they will use and will not need to buy at any time soon.

Happened 4 years ago with components. I could not get primers to save my soul so when they did show up I bought a case of each that I use. I figure I am set for a very long time

 

[Airplanedoc]

And then the price will drop because many people bought far more ammo than they will use and will not need to buy at any time soon.

Happened 4 years ago with components. I could not get primers to save my soul so when they did show up I bought a case of each that I use. I figure I am set for a very long time

I got into selling once fired brass for a while back then. It bought me a bunch of premo loading equipment and other stuff. Fortunately, when it dried up I was really low on inventory so I didn't get stuck with a bunch that I couldn't use. My mail person wasa glad when it was over, I had a bunch of heavy flat rate boxes boxes.

 

[whoaru99]

And then the price will drop because many people bought far more ammo than they will use and will not need to buy at any time soon.

One should never dip into their stash except to rotate stock.

 

[Airplanedoc]

The primer shortage has been off and on for years. I remember several years ago there was a "shortage" my dad and I were up in WI and there was talk about it and some guy says there's no shortage, I have a truck load of them. How many cases do you want. He then took us over and opened a semi trailer and it was full of primers. I think we bought a case of each, and sold half of them off to friends, and kept the rest for free.

 

[fergusmj]

I was in at Gander Mtn. last night and they had a whole display of 9mm 100rd boxes of winchester for $29.99. Got a couple boxes to go target shooting with. I'm noticing things are starting to drop. AR's is coming down pretty quick it seems like too.

 

[Grizz]

Yeah I've noticed the AK 47's aren't going for $1300 any more, now i'm seeing around $750 - $800

 

[CoalCracker]

Was at Cabelas this weekend and their shelves are wiped clean. Any 9mm ammo they had was 30 bucks for 50 rounds. No .223 ammo. 7.62 ammo was still fairly cheap. Was looking at AR parts yesterday and noticed the BCG I have is now going for 350!!!! I paid 89 bucks. This has everyone running out to buy guns and ammo. I think the NRA and Gun companies are all part of the government. They will use this money to buy the CIA hookers.It's all a conspiracy!

 

[PapsD]

Anyone had trouble getting 12 or 20 gauge Turkey or Deer loads or any other hunting ammunition?

 

[Lucky7s]

Glad I keep 'a few' in the inventory @ all times. Plus reloading...

 

[whoaru99]

Anyone had trouble getting 12 or 20 gauge Turkey or Deer loads or any other hunting ammunition?

Haven't seen much of a problem getting 12ga shells of any sort, but since I do hunt with .223, .270, and .308, I've seen the typical issues with the .223 and .308 not being available in anything other than the ultra premium super bullet loads that sell for $30-$50 per box of 20. .270 is around for the most part in standard priced loads but the shelves aren't exactly overflowing either.

 

[Airplanedoc]

When I was at the store last night, There were plenty of shot shells on the shelf here. But forget 9mm, 45acp, .223

 

[Airborneguy]

I helped a friend get 15 cases of MRE's in return for 300rds of 9mm. He's getting a crazy deal, but since I only arranged for the MRE's and didn't pay for them, I consider it a fair trade.

 

[jasonsbeer]

Was poking around looking at reloaders. Even those are sold out everywhere.

People are bidding up used reloaders over brand new prices on e-bay.

Hello! Reloaders are not going anywhere folks!

Crazy. People.

 

[fergusmj]

I just yesterday got my carry permit. took 10 weeks! I paid for the expedite which was supposed to be 4 weeks. Guess there is a little bit of a backlog huh?

 

[Wus67]

I just yesterday got my carry permit. took 10 weeks! I paid for the expedite which was supposed to be 4 weeks. Guess there is a little bit of a backlog huh?

Lucky it only took 10 weeks, when I got mine in NY a couple of years ago it took just over a year. I'd hate to see what the wait is now.

 

[whoaru99]

People are bidding up used reloaders over brand new prices on e-bay.

Hello! Reloaders are not going anywhere folks!

No....but if you can't get ammo in the caliber you need or don't want to pay high prices guess what the next hot ticket item is?

 

[brewtus_]

Good luck finding primers at a decent price.

 

[Airborneguy]

I check a few different internet scouring sites multiple times a day looking for ammo. Different calibers are coming up more often, but many retailers have raised prices too high for my liking. Whenever I find something in stock at normal prices, it goes FAST! I'm decently stocked right now, so I'm only buying when I find good deals.

 

[whoaru99]

A couple months back I got in on a moderately good deal on new mfg. 7.62x51 M80. Watched 60,000 rounds disappear in less than two hours. Every time I hit the browser's refresh button the count of cases dropped one or two.

Found a 420-rd ammo can of Lake City 5.56x45 M855 on stripper clips for a decent price not long ago too. Should have bought both cans they had...

 

[littletommy]

I've had decent luck finding 9mm at local gun shops around Southern Indiana, more luck than finding it at Bass Pro, or online. I found 100 rnd boxes of Winchester for $28 a box, but if I had not got to the shop when I did, I woulda missed out.

I was lucky enough to buy 7.62x39, 7.62x54, .45acp, and .44 mag back when it was cheap, so I'm good on that.

 

[SmokeNbrew]

Potatoes are still pretty cheap. 5lbs for 98cents. Been stockin up on those for my spud gun. Anyone know the caliber of a potato?

 

[Airborneguy]

Managed to get .22LR, .44 Mag and .380 Auto for pre-craze prices today (okay, the .22 was slightly inflated). If you're looking for ammo, keep checking Gunbot.net. That thing is on point, but you have to be fast.

 

[jasonsbeer]

I'm cynical on this one. If you are buying up reloading equipment and components for the first time because you can't buy ammo local - most are gonna quit reloading as soon as the ammo shows up again. Assuming you even loaded one round.

I'm looking for some really awesome deals on unused and lightly used reloading equip about a year from now. The market will be flooded with reloading equipment when ammo is back on the shelf.

No....but if you can't get ammo in the caliber you need or don't want to pay high prices guess what the next hot ticket item is?

 

[iaefebs]

I'm cynical on this one. If you are buying up reloading equipment and components for the first time because you can't buy ammo local - most are gonna quit reloading as soon as the ammo shows up again. Assuming you even loaded one round.

I'm looking for some really awesome deals on unused and lightly used reloading equip about a year from now. The market will be flooded with reloading equipment when ammo is back on the shelf.

What ammo will you have to shoot your neighbors with if the apocalypse happens tomorrow? are you confident you can wait a year for a good deal?

 

[adiochiro3]

+1 for reloading, waiting for things to calm down before expending much ammo, and for muzzleloading.

 

[whoaru99]

What ammo will you have to shoot your neighbors with if the apocalypse happens tomorrow? are you confident you can wait a year for a good deal?

Whether or not an apocalypse is the driving force ( ), the underlying point still holds true. How much you wanna shoot in the next year, give or take?

 

[mikescooling]

In this tread you can see new shooters and older shooters. 20 years ago going shooting/hunting was a poor boys sport. When I was young I asked my cousin why he was taking his shotgun to middle school, he said becasue he was taking the bus to his friends farm after school to go hunting. Now people are ready to shoot their neighbors.

 

[jasonsbeer]

Not to mention you'd be arrested and forever expelled for such a thing now.

We used to take our guns to school for the same reasons. In 7th grade, we were to give a demonstration as part of english class. Several people demonstrated cleaning firearms. Imagine doing that now...

 

[Airborneguy]

In this tread you can see new shooters and older shooters. 20 years ago going shooting/hunting was a poor boys sport.

Maybe where you live, but definitely not around here.