.45 ACP price crash Miami

[MagnunJoe]

Hey guys here in Miami .45 ACP ammo has become somewhat affordable. Walmarts all over town have tons and tons of Winchester White box 100 rounders for $37 and change. Just a month ago it went for $39.97 and just 7 months ago it went for $42.97. 2 years ago, if u could find it, it went for $44.97.
It is the only caliber to actually go down in price.
9mm is still going for $26.97 per 100 WWB.
38sp WWB goes for $40/100
Still no .22LR anywhere.
Federal is always a $ 1 less per box than Winchester.

 

[Red Wind]

Good to know, Joe. Thank you!

 

[dogtown tom]

MagnunJoe....It is the only caliber to actually go down in price....

Ammunition prices fluctuate due to cost of materials and cost of transportation.

In the last few years China & India haven't been competing for raw materials like they were ten years ago.
Combine that with the price of motor fuel and you'll see more price drops.

 

[Pelo801]

It's from the surplus caused by the California ban on 45 acp

 

[Thermactor]

It's from the surplus caused by the California ban on 45 acp

This is an Internet hoax, thank God.

Well, relating to the thread: 45ACP ammo is stupidly overpriced and I eagerly await further price drops.

 

[Gun Master]

.45 ACP Price Crash (or Ban) - All Bad Anywhere

Check the top 5 worst places for gun owners.
CA is probably the worst (maybe NY, etc.) depending on who you ask.
You won't find me living in any of them.
Go, go, go 2nd Amendment!!!!

 

[captain awesome]

I would hardly call that a crash but it is good to hear.

 

[orionengnr]

Crash? At that price, you are talking .37/rd.

I'm still reloading .45acp for about .12/round.
Just like I do for .380acp, .38Spl, .357 Mag, .45LC, 10mm, and so on.

I walk into Wal-Mart, see no .22LR ammo, and walk out.

 

[MagnunJoe]

I do believe than .45 ACP will keep going down some more, but no, it won't drop to $25 per box of 100 like it was 10 years ago.
And yes, a $7 price drop in ammo under the current political condition IS a price crash.

 

[funklord12]

Nice to hear about rising supply and lower prices. Too bad it will be the opposite the closer we get to the 2016 election.

 

[Deaf Smith]

Fortunately is have ccw ready guns in most rounds.

Just incase prices go insane.

Deaf

 

[ku4hx]

Crash? At that price, you are talking .37/rd.

I'm still reloading .45acp for about .12/round.
Just like I do for .380acp, .38Spl, .357 Mag, .45LC, 10mm, and so on.

I walk into Wal-Mart, see no .22LR ammo, and walk out.

You and me both. With bullets I cast, and given my equipment was fully amortized years afo, I can load any common pistol round for about $0.07. All those years of lead and brass scrounging has paid off in spades.

For the non reloaders, always a good idea to check this site: http://ammoseek.com/ammo/45acp/-handgun-grains-target

 

[sfed]

It is still a sad situation when you think about it, to be able to reload 45 acp, 40S&W, 9mm cheaper than you can buy 22 long rifle ammo. A few months back I was getting 50 round boxes of 22 long rifle for $2.97 per box at a local gun shop, they had a 3 box maximum purchase on the 22 long rifle. Since this store is really close to my daughter`s place I would stop every time I went to visit her and pick up 3 boxes. I stopped yesterday and they had NONE of the $2.97 boxes of 22 long rifle, they did have $14 per 50 boxes of 22 LR target ammo and the owner told me he had no idea about when they would be getting the $2.97 boxes of 22LR. Sad that reloading just about any handgun ammo is cheaper than buying 22LR ammo, this is bassackwards in my opinion.

 

[MAKster]

The price of ammo has almost nothing to do with the actual cost of the raw materials. The price is a result of the production level. For example, 25 acp and 32 acp costs more than 45 acp. The cost savings that come with mass production are great.

 

[Garrobo]

A ********** ban

on .45's? BS.

 

[Capybara]

Gun Master:

As horrifically bad as the gun laws are here in California, they are much worse in NY, NJ, CT, Mass and Hawaii. It's scary that we aren't the worst, those other places must be really awful for gun owners.

I legally own all of the guns I want, own NFA guns, have my CCW, and can buy all of the ammo I want without an FOIA. The stupid Handgun Roster, Bullet Buttons, 10 day cooling off period are all terrible, but not as bad as the other states I mentioned above. Unfortunately when Jerry Brown terms out in a few years, we will have a new governor who will sign any anti-gun legislation what crosses their desk. THEN we will be worse off than any other state in the Union. But for now, we are in the bottom ten but definitely not the worst.

 

[Delford]

I saw WWB at Wally today for the stated price in the OP. While the $2 savings is great it didn't make me buy. Federal was still $38. I started shooting 6 years ago and .45 ACP was $30, then $33, then up to over $40. Fortunately I only paid that price once or twice. I'm well stocked so I can hopefully hold off for a while and see the price drop more.

 

[Crowcifier666]

Perfecta 9mm dropped at two of my local WWs. From $13.26 to $10.97 per 50 brass cased. Same price as the steel Tula Working on getting set up to load my own.

 

[ku4hx]

It is still a sad situation when you think about it, to be able to reload 45 acp, 40S&W, 9mm cheaper than you can buy 22 long rifle ammo. A few months back I was getting 50 round boxes of 22 long rifle for $2.97 per box at a local gun shop, they had a 3 box maximum purchase on the 22 long rifle. Since this store is really close to my daughter`s place I would stop every time I went to visit her and pick up 3 boxes. I stopped yesterday and they had NONE of the $2.97 boxes of 22 long rifle, they did have $14 per 50 boxes of 22 LR target ammo and the owner told me he had no idea about when they would be getting the $2.97 boxes of 22LR. Sad that reloading just about any handgun ammo is cheaper than buying 22LR ammo, this is bassackwards in my opinion.

You'll notice in my comment I stated all my equipment was long ago paid for. In fact, it's been paid for several times over. My Dillon RL550B has just recently had its 20th birthday and it's still working perfectly. A repair or two along the way was necessary.

If you are starting out today in reloading, and you buy the same presses, dies, molds, furnaces and etc. I've owned for many years, your per round cost will be far greater than what a .22LR round would cost unless you load a AWFUL LOT of ammunition right away.

Those of us who've been casting and loading our own (1970 start for me) do have the price advantage for the reasons I've stated. But don't think our prices haven't gone up. Remington Golden Saber bullets have gone up 250%, powder and primers have gone up in cost by a similar factor. And component availability has been dismal up until a couple of months ago. What "saved" me over the years is the little habit I have of scrounging lead, brass and anything else I think helps me along. And you have to buy in bulk too: primers, cases and bullets in thousands and powder in kegs.

I've had several people want me to mentor them in the hobby. I told them fine but I don't deal with "cheap" equipment. When one gentleman realized it was going to cost him $600 to load 100 rounds of .270 WSM, he had a change of heart. Yes you can do it for less, but if you're in it for the long haul ... buy quality.

I feel sorry for people who can't shoot as much as they want to and want to get into reloading. Thing is, if you decide to, understand you are paving the way for your kids and grand kids to do it too. With that thought in mind, equipment cost over the long term is less of an issue.

 

[MagnunJoe]

I salute those of u who reload. I don't have the time or the space to reload right now. I work 50 hours a week & my 3 kids live at home and have turned my garage into a gym.
I'm about 10 years away from reloading. Until then I have to shop around for good deals.

 

[ku4hx]

At the time I built my first reloading bench, I was newly married, teaching high school @ $7,400 per year and thinking about starting a family. At that time, 30-06 ammunition was $0.25 a round; I could reload it for about 1/4 of that or less. Same general thing for .357 Magnum.

My first reloading "bench" was a single board 2x12x36 mounted against a wall section in a small storage room next to the water heater. All I needed was enough room to mount my RBCS single stage Jr. press and space for two small containers for brass and bullets. The Lyman 55 powder measure was attached to an equally small preexisting shelf just above the bench.

From that small bench I made premium quality ammunition (.357 Magnum and 30-06 to start with) long before there was factory premium ammunition. With the exception of the press, you could put 100% of my reloading equipment in a shoe box.

The time to create this "bench" was about two hours: buy the board and braces, cut boards to size, mount them, create a couple of 2x4 "legs" for the bench and then use two lag screws to hold the press to the bench.

Your priorities are your priorities. But the notion you have to go big and elaborate is false. Quality is what counts and it can be small; it's attention to detail along with quality equipment that produces good results.

If your plan is to start reloading in tens years, well ... good luck with that. Most things in my life that had a goal ten years in the future got set aside as other priorities arose. But, as is the usual case ... YMMV.