Buying ammo thinking it might be worth something later in life.

[Pyro]

Anybody else done/thought this before?
I bought a box of .32 S&W-L SJHP from Magtech, shot one of them and figured this stuff ain't all that popular and will be retired like their .38 S&W SJHP.
Decades from now I'm curious if it will be worth anything at all, either by auction or gun show. The center question here is: does ammunition gain value?
I understand some of the variables; I imagine 9mm will still be quite popular 20 years from now, but what about these other "outdated" calibers?

 

[rcmodel]

It seems unlikely todays Magtech .32 S&W Long JHP will gain value any faster then the inflation rate. Especially a box missing one round.

But who knows.
If Schumer, McCarthy, Pelosi, & Boxer get their way, it will be illegal, and skyrocket like alcohol during Prohibition.

The most valuable collector ammo today is pretty much very old military stuff from the dawn of cartridge firearms.

But you won't live long enough to realize those kinds of profits on Magtech ammo 150 years from now.

rc

 

[1KPerDay]

Gain value? Possible, but unlikely.

Hold value, accounting for inflation/value of the dollar?

Likely.

Worth the trouble/space? Up to you.

My $.02

 

[joed]

The only advice I can offer is I stockpile components to the point of hoarding. I smiled while everyone complained about $6 primers. I doubt ammo will ever go down in price.

The only time you can ever have to much ammo is when your house is on fire.

 

[Pyro]

Kinda what I was thinking.
Unless this ammo somehow survives 300 years I can't see it being worth anymore than it is right now. But you are right, who knows what will happen.
Similar reason why I keep some Speer .25 acp Gold Dots in the box, just don't know when a wondering eye is going to pay me a dollar a round for it.

 

[candr44]

Its not just outdated calibers that go up in value some of the surplus ammo can go up as well. I bought South African .308 at $20 for a 140 round battle pack and it wasn't long after that it was going for $80 and higher when the supply started to dry up.

However, predicting what ammo will go up in value is harder than predicting the stock market. At least with stocks there's no shortage of people analyzing its future value. 9 Largo sure hasn't gone up in value and now its even cheaper than 9 parabellum.

 

[kozak6]

If it's not collectible now, I don't think it will be collectible later.

The surplus situation is a little different since we are generally talking about dirt cheap ammo that is sure to dry up eventually.

I bought a box of .32 S&W-L SJHP from Magtech, shot one of them and figured this stuff ain't all that popular and will be retired like their .38 S&W SJHP.

Ok. How collectible is that ammo?

 

[harmon rabb]

Depends on the ammo. I bet an unmolested box of pinfire cartridges would be worth a pretty penny these days.

 

[goon]

I'm too busy shooting my ammo to worry about it gaining collector value.
However, if you have a chance to pick up a few boxes of factory loaded .303 Savage in old-new-stock condition for around $20 a box, I'd advise you to buy it and stick it on gunbroker just about as fast as your stubby little fingers can type out the ad!

 

[Mac2]

Evan as simple as 7.62 X 39 at $99 a case (1000) a few years age, try that now. I buy my ammo / components for my personal use and have some, but the Monday morning quarterback always wins the game. Wish I'dda bought more then...

 

[Odd Job]

Go to the forum as linked in my signature.
People collect all sorts of stuff, all you have to do is spend some time browsing and find out what people are looking for.

 

[fallout mike]

It may be safer than the stock market these days