Good and Bad News on Ammunition

[vito]

I went to Gander Mountain today and lo and behold, there were boxes of Federal 40 Smith & Wesson ammunition just sitting there! That's the good news. The bad news is that the price was $29.95 for a box of 20! I'm not yet desperate enough to pay $1.50 per ROUND of handgun ammunition. It was interesting that no prices were on the boxes, nor on the shelf; I had to take a box to the gun counter (empty of customers at the time) to have the price scanned. When I heard the price I then knew why there were probably 30 boxes of this ammo just sitting there, something I had not seen in quite awhile. There was no other handgun ammo (the section is now listed as "Self Defense Ammunition") other than .17. Even the 45 Colt ammo I had seen there a short time ago was gone. I guess if there are shooters really in need, even this 40S&W at $1.50 a round will go.

 

[M-Cameron]

what kind of ammo was it?

if it was a box of premium defense ammo....then its not uncommon to see them going for $1-1.50/ round normally....and they are usually sold in boxes of 20


if it was just regular plinking ammo.....then thats a bit steep.

 

[Potatohead]

our gander had them thurs, fri AND saturday, 250 rds for 109$...actually they were 45s...we are seeing a lot more ammo around here in the past 10 days than weve seen in months

 

[vito]

The ammo I saw for $1.50 a round appeared to be just regular old Federal, 165 grain, jacketed hollow points.

 

[M-Cameron]

The ammo I saw for $1.50 a round appeared to be just regular old Federal, 165 grain, jacketed hollow points.

did it look like this?

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/20...in-hydra-shok-jacketed-hollow-point-box-of-20

 

[CharlieDeltaJuliet]

The Gander Mountain I went to over the weekend had very limited ammo selection... No 9mm at all and no .308 or 5.56. The local mom and pops store I stopped at had every caliber, but was very expensive. $6.99 for a 50 round box of CCI Blazer .22lr's....etc. Independance FMJ 9mm was $29.99 per 50 round box. American Eagle 5.56 20 round boxes for $14.99 and the sad part is the same price for PMC X-Tac...

 

[Outlaw Man]

That's normal (pre-insanity) price at our Gander Mountain. Glad to see the supply improving, though.

 

[rduchateau2954]

Stores around here are still being sold out minutes after it hits shelves. People have paid off the truck drivers to call them just before they deliver shipments.

 

[herkyguy]

here's something i've been watching: one my LGS has had independence 5.56 for several weeks now on the shelf at $12.99 a box. Now the price is a bit high, but i'm happy that it has stayed on the shelf......this tells me people aren't just buying everything up anymore.