I was in the Lexington Sportsmans Warehouse today and noticed that prices for CCI, Federal, and Remington primers had dropped $0.20 per hundred. Accurate, Alliant, and IMR powder has dropped $1.00 per pound, and RamShot powder has dropped $2.00 per pound. I asked one of the clerks if prices were dropping accross the board on reloading components and he said prices were down on everything except bullets. Their prices have remained stable, which beats the heck out of increasing. If I understood him correctly, the price of 25 lbs of lead shot had dropped from $40.00 to under $30.00. Lets hope this trend continues and supply starts overtaking demand.
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Bula
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It's great to see inventory back on the shelves. All this Presidential induced hoarding recently left a lot of empty shelves and long backorder times. Glad to see it subsiding.
Domineaux
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Saw 250 pack of .380 at Gander Mtn for $99 last week...much better than the previous pricing around $30 per box of 50 a couple months ago if/when you could find it.
crossrhodes
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Could be two things ?
The obama scare is wearing off with the hoarding and the war machine is slowing down and they are thinking of dumping inventory. I've seen surplus Federal even coming down.
The obama scare is wearing off with the hoarding and the war machine is slowing down and they are thinking of dumping inventory. I've seen surplus Federal even coming down.
alohachris
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Does anyone know if the military will dump .223/5.56? Did it happen after the first Gulf War?
Gun Geezer
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Dude! Gander is horribly high. I have recently bought .380 ACP for $300/1000.
Weren't they trying to keep 5.56 brass out of civilian hands not too long ago?
Full Metal Jacket
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same thing happens every time a Democrat is elected president. nothing new.
Buck Snort
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What you are describing is called "deflation" and it is not a good sign.
Full Metal Jacket
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not necessarily. the primer makers might have just made WAY to much when demand was high, and now that surplus is hitting the market. if true, this means the price will go back up soon.
Domineaux
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Deflation following a period of hyper-inflation is usually a good thing as well.
JohnBiltz
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I don't think its deflation. Prices were artificially high due to demand. Particularly .380, 9mm and .223. Guns that were purchased in unprecedented numbers caught ammo makers flat footed. The advent of the pocket guns mostly .380 make up a huge percent of guns sales, I've heard 40% in several places. Probably because of the increase in shall carry states CCW expansion in general. 9mm and .223 were politically motivated by the election. Added in there for confusion was the rise in the price of copper. There are copper mines reopening all over the place because its worth it now and it was not before.
My guess is its a number of things. Production has both increased and adjusted across product lines. Demand is down as people began to think they now have enough. This is going to spiral down as they see it on the shelves. I pretty much shoot a hundred rounds a week. I kept a buffer amount in the house and would buy 400 rounds when I reached into that buffer and shoot it over the next month. With it in short supply I increased my buffer amount and bought more when I could find it. With it available again I'm slowly letting my buffer amount slide down and buying less when I buy. There are a lot of people who bought a huge amount of ammo with new guns and don't shoot them at all or not often. I think ammo companies realized that and was one of the reasons they took so long to increase production. They did not want to invest in infrastructure for production they thought was unsustainable. Even so the amount of ammo sold the last couple of years was staggering. In short I think the market is just returning to being rational.
My guess is its a number of things. Production has both increased and adjusted across product lines. Demand is down as people began to think they now have enough. This is going to spiral down as they see it on the shelves. I pretty much shoot a hundred rounds a week. I kept a buffer amount in the house and would buy 400 rounds when I reached into that buffer and shoot it over the next month. With it in short supply I increased my buffer amount and bought more when I could find it. With it available again I'm slowly letting my buffer amount slide down and buying less when I buy. There are a lot of people who bought a huge amount of ammo with new guns and don't shoot them at all or not often. I think ammo companies realized that and was one of the reasons they took so long to increase production. They did not want to invest in infrastructure for production they thought was unsustainable. Even so the amount of ammo sold the last couple of years was staggering. In short I think the market is just returning to being rational.
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No it's not, it's just falling demand because all these people started stockpiling.
(see supply and demand curves)
Deflation is more when people can't afford the price even when it's cheap. it's the worse scenario of all, it means there is no money out there.
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BamAlmighty
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Been waiting for this for awhile. While prices are low I'm going to hoard ammo buying a couple 1000 rounds here and there each show.
might as well stock up
might as well stock up
wally
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Deflation is only bad if you are in debt. If you are debt free, with cash in the bank it rocks.
IIR my Economics 101 class correctly, a period of economic deflation would cause the price of most goods and services to drop. I haven't noticed cheaper food, clothes, cars, or insurance. I think people have finally realized the sky isn't falling and nobody is going to take away their guns and ammo in the near future. Demand is falling, ammo and components are sitting on the shelf longer, people have stopped buying anything at any price, so prices are becoming more realistic.
Hatterasguy
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The firearms bubble burst just like the real estate and tech before it.
It actually did awhile ago, I'm surprised people are just noticing it.
It actually did awhile ago, I'm surprised people are just noticing it.
General Tso
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IMO, Obama has been pretty good on gun issues so far. I think we could do a lot worse. I believe the Brady group gave him an "F".
tell me about the bullets. Prices at my local store shot up from $35 for 500 cast lead .45 ACP a few years ago to around $50...then they jumped to $59. Checked their website for price on a Friday, went in on a Monday and they had jumped up to $65.
icebones
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Dang, wish I was back home in the blue grass.
russ69
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Bingo. Match bullets haven't dropped a penny and my health insurance keeps going up, it's just the normal market right now. You'll know deflation when you see it, a loaf of bread will be 49 cents.
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