sherman123
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Has anyone been seeing rising prices or availability shrinking yet? I am hoping I am wrong.
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Just bought a couple cases of Geco 9MM at $159 but that was a screaming deal IMO.
As measured against income I don't think I've ever seen it any cheaper.
Wow really? Your local gun shop is selling brass cased Federal 5.56 for $200/1000rds? That is like 14 years ago prices. The very best I've seen brass cased go for was $259 for wolf Gold.I've availed myself of deals in the last 2 weeks at LGS on 9mm and 5.56. Bought 2k Winchester brass cased 9mm at $14/100ct and a 1k of Federal brass cased 5.56 at $20/100ct. Lowest I've seen either for quality stuff.
A twenty pack of Remington Korelokt .30-30 $10 at Walmart. That is very nice price for ammo that can be used to fill freezer with meat. Nice pre-hunting season gesture by folks at Walmart.
As in the "new" low bar will be higher or you predict that the smaller scale retailers will be able to compete and sell for cheaper than they currently do?prices have been artificially low to compete with a certain retailer, that recently left. It stands to reason that there will be a new low bar.
walmart sells many things at cost or at a loss. Look at their tire departments. You cant think they make money selling 26$ oil changes paying people 12$/hour, and using $18 wholesale cost worth of goods? They sell ammo at or near cost, and have for many years. Many come in for ammo and buy more because were there. Its very easy to tell the loss leaders there. If it takes 20 minutes to get attention, there's no profit. Auto/sporting goods, grocery. Now with a company getting major discounts from manufacturers, that is not concerned with operating costs getting out, the people selling as cheap as they possible can and stay in business are able to raise the price. Cheap ammo will now be limited to the internet, at least until the Democrats take congress. As far as "selling cheaper than I can buy", thats a real thing. If you hang around a convinience store long enough, you will see them unloading beer/cigarettes they buy from Costco. They can buy it there cheaper than distributors give it to them for. Yea, a gunshop can go buy from Walmart cheaper than their distributor, but the distributor doesn't need to "find someone with keys" for a half hour, and isn't out of stock for weeks. They also don't have to drive to walmart, and buy off of their normal accounts. So they do pay more than Walmart sells for, because its not worth a persons 2 hours to go buy the entire 5 boxes of inventory to save a buyer 2$/box. And now they don't have to. It may be hard on the consumer, but look at it as an extra $30/year for the average buyer, and a few thousand for the average seller, and its not so bad.As in the "new" low bar will be higher or you predict that the smaller scale retailers will be able to compete and sell for cheaper than they currently do?
Somebody previously posted in a different thread that the reason for high price tags on ammo in small shops was because they couldnt compete, that wal mart could sell it for cheaper than they(small retailers) could get it.
That just doesnt make sense, I could go get it cheaper than wal mart could sell it to me for, how is a retailer not going to be able to get it for at least as cheap as I can?