The realities of high cost of ammo

223 is going for a buck a round in these parts, but I ain't paying that. Centerfire is a gouging company, 200 rounds of 223 and 200 rounds of 22LR for $200 is an insult, makes the 223 and 22lr $.50 a pop. I bet shipping is extra.

Similar questions. For a bulk buy of .223 brass rounds, maybe 500 to 1000 what were pre-panic prices per round or total? I am waiting to buy until prices come down close to where they were. May take 6 months, but I have time to wait. Thanks

$12 for Tula .223 and $20 for Tula 9mm is absurd. People have the option not to pay it though. Some are paying that much apparently.

^ it may well be for plinking but for SD??? maybe a good deal if you don't have anything to protect yourself. Maybe it's time gun folk start rethinking their shooting habits.

.223 pops up online pretty regularly now for .70/rd (I bought some Fiocchi a couple of weeks ago for .60/rd).

I haven't had any problem finding 9MM SD ammo (buck-a-round boutique stuff, Hornady, Speer, etc.) at several of my LGS's, but I don't shoot any volume of SD ammo so I rarely buy it anyway.

Maybe it's time gun folk start rethinking their shooting habits.

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I've been shooting once this year, after I scored a couple hundred rounds of .45ACP at non-panic prices. I simply won't pay these prices for target practice or plinking.

Not paying current prices for plinking. I could barely afford pre panic prices. I can shoot enough to make sure my works and go hunting,

Just got an e-mail from USA Ammo advertising the amazingly low price of $100 per box of 50 for .45acp. Want a 1000 rounds? $2000 please.

Whatever. I have other hobbies. I feel bad for the folks who make a living training or shooting competition. That industry will be drying up fast.

Time to take up archery.

blueskyjaunte said:

Time to take up archery.

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But then the progressives will want to ban high capacity assault arrow clip magazines.

Apparently, too many people are still willing to pay an exorbitant price for ammo. As long as there are buyers with more dollars(or credit) than sense, this seemingly endless cycle of frustration will continue.

I'm not paying those prices. I've enough to hold me a while at my current shooting habits.

However, I do keep an eye out for availability and prices on what I usually buy. So far, I've occasionally found WWB in .45 acp and 9mm for maybe $5 more a box than before the panic. Then I'll pick up a couple boxes.

Availability is picking back up...though slowly. I expect prices to follow, eventually. We'll see. THEN I'll start buying again.

blueskyjaunte said:

Time to take up archery.

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This. Just wait it out, the faster we stop buying the faster supplies will come back and prices go down.

I am waiting to buy until prices come down close to where they were.

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You are ASSUMING some things here
1- That prices will come back down to where they were
2 - That you will be able to buy that particular type - all it takes is some decree that "military" cartridges are illegal for civilian use - just like Europe

A few weeks ago, I went to a gun show with a plan of paying no more than $.50/round for .223, and only that much if it was brass. I managed to find a mere 64 rounds, and then only because I found a guy who was piecing together partial boxes of assorted brands. This week, I found a local shop with a pretty wide variety spanning numerous brands, as well as HP and SP, but it meant upping my price to $.60/round plus tax. However, the same ammo is going for $1+ online at this point, so I can feel like I scored a good deal for a little while.

FitGunner said:

$12 for Tula .223 and $20 for Tula 9mm is absurd. People have the option not to pay it though. Some are paying that much apparently.

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That is double the price of what it was a year ago. That is insane.

This year I've fired about a dozen rounds of 5.56/ .223, half a mag of 9mm (roughly 6 rounds), 5 rounds of .30-06 and about 40 rounds of .22lr. Haven't even touched my shotguns.

Archery and pellet guns will be my spring and summer time replacements. Need to snatch up a dozen more arrows to fill my high capacity assault quiver, and then set up a good target range in the yard. God, what will the gun grabbers think when they see my Crosman A.I.R. 17? Pistol grip, flash suppressor/ compensator, tactical hand guard thing that folds down and a 200 round capacity. I expect the SWAT team to bust down my door, shoot my dogs, scream at my kids and haul me off the federal gulag just for talking about such a dangerous thing.

Look into an Airsoft gun... I bought an Elite Force 1911 Tac and it feels surprisingly "real" in my hand (compared to my Colt MKIV Series 70 1911).

It has a nice feeling trigger and the blowback design feels very similar to a .22 pistol. Best of all, Co2 cartridges and BB's are C H E A P. I've been using mine for woodpecker control around the house. It doesn't damage anything or injure the birds, but it definitely makes them not want to be where I don't want them.

Lesson learned?

Next time prices come back down to earth, buy cheap and stack deep.

For anyone who didn't see this coming, you were purposefully ignoring the warning signs over the last decade, particularly the last 5 years since 2008.

leadcounsel said:

Lesson learned?

Next time prices come back down to earth, buy cheap and stack deep.

For anyone who didn't see this coming, you were purposefully ignoring the warning signs over the last decade, particularly the last 5 years since 2008.

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Not really. I didn't buy my first gun until 2009. I suppose my crystal ball wasn't working, otherwise I should have known better and bought up a bunch of ammo for guns I didn't own.

And is not going to get any better any time soon. This may last an additional year.

Yup. Supply is catching up. It's now up to the buyers to drive the price back down. Prices will go back to pre-panic levels, and in some cases already are. I stopped in a local shop this week, they had bricks of .22 for $21 and brass 9mm for $13/50.

People whining about current pricing should look at other countries and see what their 'normal' pricing is - usually double here.

Of course most folks have NO idea what other folks pay for gas either - again, typically double

Some folks need to realize that prices are not going to be dropping way back down to pre election prices - in fact, most are close to prices on a lot of things from back in the 80's before there was a dramatic drop....now, with China and India's billions of middle class wanting cars, lead is a hot commodity

At the local gun show last month there was a vendor selling bricks of .22lr for $84. He didn't seem to have any takers--thank goodness. Now that is what you call gouging. I am just glad I reload, however components have literally disappeared. The prices haven't gone through the roof, but there simply isn't anything out there.

Again, it is NOT gouging - as you said, he had NO buyers, so where was the gouging?
A buyer sets an asking price - the buyer either is WILLING to pay that price or not. Therefore, there can be no gouging because the buyer HAS THE CHOICE to buy or not to buy. I don't care if he sells .22 for $10/round - if no one buys it, then there is no gouging. If someone DOES buy it, guess what? Still no gouging because that person WILLINGLY paid the asking price