Ammo prices going up?

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I got an email from Natchez Shooter Supplies that said that factory ammo prices are going up on January 1st 2009. Is this just a sales ploy or should I be definitely be buying before the year end?
 
I'd say that it might be the plan- but it won't stick. It doesn't matter what they make the MSRP, the market will only bear what it will bear. As soon as the panic buying stops (and it seems to be slowing down) both Natchez and their suppliers are going to be sitting on a bunch of ammo that isn't moving.
 
Ammunition prices usually go up with the new year, and then adjust according to the market as the year wears on.

If I were an ammunition mfr, I'd want to blow the expensive stuff produced with high-priced commodities out of the pipeline in case ammo sales were crimped in some way by the new administration, but what do I know?
 
There is absolutely no reason for ammunition to go up. The prices are already very inflated. My guess is that the ammunition manufacturers are hoping to get some of that sweet profit that the gun manufacturers are seeing with the Obama scare. It's all manufactured hype.
 
The producers probably bought contracts for materials before the crash of lead and copper and now they are trying to pass on their poor judgement. Prices should be down 30%. NOT going up.
 
Cheaper Than Dirt is blatantly screwing people, their ammo has gone up 25% across the board, big yellow notice on the cover, "get it while you can, before its all gone".:rolleyes:
 
Commodity and economic factors argue the price must come down, political factors may make you wish you'd stocked up at todays inflated prices.

I stocked up two years ago when oil prices started there climb, I'm only buying when I find a "deal" to replace what I've been shooting.

Reloading helps a lot!

--wally.
 
I think it's an excellent time to reload your own IF you're interested.

I think prices will continue to rise and folks will look at the inflated prices this fall as the good old days.
 
Sat on a plane with a guy from ATK (owns Federal brand). They (and everybody else) have bought futures contracts on components. Spot market has fallen, but until they use up their higher priced contracts their prices will not change.

If they renege on their contracts and try to buy spot, they will find few sellers. The commodity trading game/players (ag, metals, energy, etc) operates on trust, credibility, and honor. If trading partners (customers and suppliers) break that trust, they don't get many second chances.

Prices will fall, but there will be a lag as loer const components work their way into the supply chain. If the is ZERO demand, prices can fall faster as manufacturers look to dump inventory. The Fed, state, local gov't buy a lot of ammo. Demand is not gonna be "zero".
 
I just bought about $550 worth of ammo today at Walley World, 31 50rd boxes of .40 cal @ $13 and 12boxes of 12 gauge #4 buck @ $12, same price for the last 3 or 4 months. Note: Dollar amounts rounded to nearest $. I try not to buy ammo on line, always some type of problem and takes forever to get your order and in the long run cost is more than local shops. My company commander (Wife) says I will be cutting back on my range visits from 3 or 4 per month to 1 or 2.

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luckily my dad did the whole panic buying thing back in 92, so we still have 8k rounds of 7.62x39, 5k 9mm, 3k .22...its good to plan ahead I guess.
 
I can't even find ammo here unless it's some oddball stuff or pretty expensive. The shelves are bare and no deliveries locally in 6 weeks. Actually their almost out of .22lr too. Mike
 
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For those that are looking to get into reloading, the prices are up there also. Component prices are up and some are hard to find. Bullets in particular are hard to find at decent (even at today's prices) prices. Just look through most of the major online suppliers and they are out of stock of most popular calibers of bullets.
I know that the only calibers I'm shooting often are those that I can cast bullets for or my .22's until things settle out.

Pat
 
They (and everybody else) have bought futures contracts on components. Spot market has fallen, but until they use up their higher priced contracts their prices will not change.
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Seriously? That seems like an extremely idiotic way to do business. I thought only panicky day traders bought futures. Locking in the price when it's at an all-time high is pure genius. Hopefully some chinese company will come in and wipe them out of business.
 
Snooze you lose. If there ever is a "next time" the panic will be worse than ever.

jj
 
Y'all just wait. O you know who will have something to say about ammo and guns. Don't let them fool you.
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Sorry, ma'am but I don't know who. Tell me, who?

Horton hears a who.
 
Seriously? That seems like an extremely idiotic way to do business. I thought only panicky day traders bought futures.
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That is the way business is done. If you see prices continually rising, the spot market is not where you buy. As a maufacturer, you want a continuous supply of resource and the public has demonstrated that price does not seem to matter.... they keep buying and buying. It's the consumer's fault.
 
Cheaper Than Dirt have lost their damn mind...selling Wolf x39 ammo for $10 a box...And they also said buy it before the price goes up. ***?
 
Cheaper Than Dirt have lost their damn mind...selling Wolf x39 ammo for $10 a box...And they also said buy it before the price goes up. ***?
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The kicker is that they made the "List Price" $59.96. Anybody here paid $60 for a P-Mag?


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I would be willing to bet that they have buyers at that price. Not everyone knows what prices should be.
 
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