Remington ammo

[Hugger-4641]

I stopped at LGS today and was pleased to see quite a bit of Remington ammo in stock that wasn't there last week. This is not a chain store, but a larger mom & pop sporting goods store. There was .40, 9mm, .45, .38sp as well as several rifle calibers like 30-30, 300savage,.308 and also 20ga and 12ga.
Most of the rifle and pistol ammo was reasonably priced, I.E. 30-30 Core Lokt was $20/box, 12ga # 6 was $7.50 / 25rd box.
I was disappointed in the price of 20ga and .22Lr. The 25rd box of 20ga # 71/2 was $15.49. They had a large amount of 100rd plastic boxes of 22lr. with no limit. These were 1250fps, 40gr rn range ammo. $16.49 /box was a little steep for me so I only bought one box just to check the quality. I just couldn't see paying that much since I have plenty of 100rd boxes of Golden Bullets that I only paid $8/ box .
I was talking to one of the owners about it and he assured me that they weren't gouging. They have a standard mark up and that they were having to pay almost this much for the ammo. I have no reason not to believe him as I've been buying from this store for over 20yrs and check their prices and inventory almost every week. They've never been the cheapest for any given ammo, but they've always been competitive and consistent.
Maybe we are on a trend to improvement of supply and hopefully improved pricing will follow.

 

[George P]

Was that 20 gauge some exotic hunting round like bismuth or ????

 

[Hugger-4641]

Was that 20 gauge some exotic hunting round like bismuth or ????

 

[Hugger-4641]

 

[glockgod]

In reality that's almost pre-panic price. I'd have been all over it. However I'm glad I picked up a lifetime supply of 20 gauge Rem Express at 10 bucks a box from an estate sale a few years ago!

 

[George P]

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1oz is a hunting load, not the standard loading for 20 bore which is 7/8 oz..............

 

[JTHunter]

That 20 ga. 7 1/2 shot would be a good hunting load for small game like quail and doves. Depending on the choking and distance, you might be able to use it on rabbits. Forget about using it on squirrels.

 

[Hugger-4641]

1oz is a hunting load, not the standard loading for 20 bore which is 7/8 oz..............

Agreed, but that 12 ga #6 is also a hunting load. Why would it be cheaper than 20ga?
More brass, more plastic, more shot, and more powder in the 12ga than in the 20ga, and while I've never been inside Remington's ammo factory, I can't imagine the equipment or processes are any more expensive for either, so why is the 20ga twice the price?

 

[TTv2]

Can buy .22 from CCI's website for half that price. With how every shotgun on the shelves of every store in the country flew off said shelves last year and the ammo too, I would say $15 for 25 shells of generic 20ga is par for the course right now. I'd have bought the 20ga, but told him I won't buy his overpriced .22 cuz you can get that online for way less.

I pretty much want to rub the fact I can get 50 rds of .22 for $5 into the face of every LGS when I see them charging $16 for the same ammo. If physical retailers can't figure out a better way to get ammo on the shelves for less than 2 or 3 times what someone else can, I'll think of an alternative and it's called being someone else's customer and not their customer.

 

[Bfh_auto]

Agreed, but that 12 ga #6 is also a hunting load. Why would it be cheaper than 20ga?
More brass, more plastic, more shot, and more powder in the 12ga than in the 20ga, and while I've never been inside Remington's ammo factory, I can't imagine the equipment or processes are any more expensive for either, so why is the 20ga twice the price?

It's always been a few dollars higher.
Look at 410. It was 12 per box back when 12ga was 4.

 

[FROGO207]

Yeah I think that a dedicated 12 GA machine or ten running flat out without time outs to do a special run or caliber change would make for considerable savings. Smaller runs of less popular calibers are always more. Same reason my water heater supplier sells me a 40 gallon for 30% less than a less popular 30 gallon sized one or for that matter a short spacesaver 40 costs more than a standard one as well.

 

[Speedo66]

Agreed, but that 12 ga #6 is also a hunting load. Why would it be cheaper than 20ga?
More brass, more plastic, more shot, and more powder in the 12ga than in the 20ga, and while I've never been inside Remington's ammo factory, I can't imagine the equipment or processes are any more expensive for either, so why is the 20ga twice the price?

I think the proper term is economy of scale, i.e., the more you make of an item, the less expensive it is to produce.

Same reason in normal times why 9mm costs less than .25ACP.

Much more 12ga made and bought than 20ga.