huntsman
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Wait until commodity inflation kicks in, any hope of price stability will be a fantasy.
Checked Bass Pro's website. Looks like the only CCI primers not priced at $80 per K are the Bench Rest primers. Those are $130. So I'd guess that's what the OP saw.
Ammo and reloading supplies are no different than gas and food prices. We have a choice. Pay the price and drive the car, or don't pay the price and ride a bike or walk. Same with ammo, pay and shoot or say no and don't shoot.
Remember, the tax collector works on percentages so inflation is their best friend.
There are a lot of us on here that can pay the price wherever it goes but our number of
gunowners will drop in spite of the surge we had this past year.
Most low income people aren't financially as able to maintain an ammo supply at the rate it
is climbing or go out and shoot on the weekends or even hunt.
The price of the hunting license is over $100 here for most everything and so many, would
be gun owners, cant' afford the rifle and the license.
There are a lot of families where the parents would have to sacrifice in other important
areas in order to protect their home with a firearm. There was a time in my life I couldn't
afford a rifle or pistol.
Yep it will get you "in the game" but the necessary practice to acquire and maintain safe and accurate shooting skills is out the window unless it becomes affordable. Think I can own a car but can only afford to take it on one 2500 mile trip a year so it sits in the garage for 11 1/2 months till I can use it next year. Make you a good driver? NOT!!Realistically how munch does one need for a carry gun? couple of mags full of JHP and a couple of boxes of Fmj.
A month ago I bought American Gunner 50 rounds for $40.00 and same LGS is selling fmj for $20.00.
Not cheap by 2019 prices but still doable and better than what’s ahead IMHO.
Realistically how munch does one need for a carry gun? couple of mags full of JHP and a couple of boxes of Fmj.
Recreational shooting is a thing of the past for me at least for the immediate future.
I think $0.40 is the new reality. You can find it a bit lower than that if you hunt for it, but I think even when things “get better” you’ll be lucky to see $0.30. All those new millions of gun owners are making sure that demand is high and I’m quite sure there are millions more to come.$0.40 a round on 9mm is not a good price my friend.
I have been there, for half my life, bad choices of alcohol and drugs were my problem.Unfortunately, bad career choices have me numbered among the "can't afford it" group now that inflation is kicking my behind.