[jimborock]

I was checking the prices of bullets today from Midway and Cabellas. I was amazed how much the prices of bullets had gone up in less than two months. Although they hadn't quite doubled it was pretty close to it.

I know that competition from China for raw materials had been driving them up, but an increase like this seems ridiculous. Anyone know what is going on?

[cdrt]

Lots of threads on this already....do a search for lead prices. hint: batteries

[ReloaderFred]

The price of lead has quadrupled in the past year. Cast Bullets that I bought last Spring for $38.00 per thousand are now $79.00 per thousand from the same bullet maker. If you find a good deal on bullets, you better buy all you can afford.

Hope this helps.

Fred

[Joe D]

The cost of lead is falling rapidly. Bullets should drop also.

[trickyasafox]

why? they know we'll pay more for it... color my cynical, but it's not easy to hop into the ammunition market on any sort of scale. The manufacturers have a better idea of what the market will allow, and though prices may fall slightly- I remain skeptical.

[cornman]

With the economy going in the toilet prices should come down as well as gas prices.


http://www.kitcometals.com/charts/lead_historical_large.html#5years

[Bear2000]

I just picked up 3000 Rainier 9mm for $60/1000, a fantastic deal. And I also found 168 Sierra MatchKing's for $22/100. There are relatively decent deals out there if you look hard enough.

[Walkalong]

Very interesting cornman.

[rcmodel]

I have seen reloading prices going up for 48 years now.

But I don't recall them ever going back down again after they went up!

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[zxcvbob]

I have seen reloading prices going up for 48 years now. But I don't recall them ever going back down again after they went up!


If bullet prices get too out-of-sync with lead prices, more small businesses will pop up on the market selling cast bullets, driving the price back down. But you might have to do some work finding the low priced bullets.

We might never see jacketed bullets, powder, primers, or ammo prices go back down; there's too much barrier to entry in those markets. But they should at least stop rising at some point.

[LeonCarr]

I read today that 5 years ago lead cost $450 a ton. It now runs about $3200 a ton.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

[oncewaslost]

If my math is any good, then at $3200 a ton, my 55gr bullet has 1.25 cents worth of lead!

[bigcim]

Bear2000 were did you find those