The cost of ammo....

[MarshallDodge]

I am seeing a lot of threads about the cost of ammo. I agree that it has gone up quite a bit in the last couple years but it went down quite a bit the years previous to it going up.

I remember when I first started shooting 9mm in the late 80's. The cheapest I could find was Winchester white box for $10 a box of 50 and 223 was $5 a box of 20. You can still get the 9mm for $10 a box but it seems like the prices for rifle ammo has really shot up.

What are your thoughts?

 

[DENALI]

I feel that charging $1,oo per round or more for 9mm, .40/10mm, .45ACP ect..ect.. is in one word obscene!

 

[LAFLA]

I can only get down to $15.72 per box of 50 for WWB 9mm in the Central Florida area. Even online, I can't seem to find much that is reliable and still cheaper. A couple of years ago I bought 2000 round of WWB 9 and S&B .38 for in the $8-9 per box of 50 range on "Ammuntiontogo.com" but now find Walmart is pretty much the cheapest. Personally, I don't mind spending about a buck per round on my carry ammo although, of course, I'd much prefer if it was less expensive so I could practice more with it. I try to keep about 1000 rounds of practice ammuntion around and always look for the lowest prices in local stores.

 

[UTdave]

You mean $15.72 for a 100 box, right? That's what the WWB is in the Walmart around here. I just bought my first 1911, I went to Walmart hoping to find a similarly good on deal WWB .45, but they wanted $28 for a 100 box of WWB! Luckily they had Blazer brass for $11.72 for 50. I've at least found cheaper SD ammo lately, I've been paying $18 for 50 9mm of Federal HST +p, and $20 for 50 .45 Federal HST. It was interesting to see the Blazer Brass .45 going for $15/50 at my local gun shop, but the high end HD ammo like HST was $20/50, much less of a spread than with the 9mm.

 

[Rshooter]

I cannot quote ammo prices but it seems like I am reloading and shooting .22 a lot more nowadays. I used to buy surplus 30-06, 308, 5.56, by the case and now I buy it by the box. I guess some of it has to do with China sucking up resources, the war, and inflation but it makes living on a fixed income harder.

 

[silverlance]

I got a Winchester 1000x Air Rifle. 1000+ FPS.

The best part is, I can shoot at home in my backyard. Be careful though, and know your target well - rounds can penetrate quite a bit.

 

[siglite]

I've becoming a reloading madman in the past year or so.

I loaded 30lbs of ammo this past weekend. It's almost a respectable start.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

I feel the same way I do about fuel prices, words that aren't appropriate here.
I remember we used to get XM193 or xm855 5.56 from Lake City that didn't pass gov't quality control tests. Did they suddenly get a 100% quality control rate or is the military taking the seconds now too?
I'm getting into reloading now and it's the way to go.

 

[LAFLA]

UTDave, yes, $15.72 for a 100 9mm WWB. Thanks for the correction. I've sent two messages to the forum today and screwed up both. Well, I'll try again sometime soon.

 

[.cheese.]

I'm trying to gather data so that we can look at the situation.... now where is that thread? It's time for a bump.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Man, when Wolf .223 jumps $70/case overnight, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!

 

[doc2rn]

I just went back and purchased every bulk pack at my local Walmart. Paid $109 for 9 fed and 1 win. If it's gonna go up again at least I can get a fix every now and then. Last time I went I got a 5 box pack of 22 WMR for $8, since that was what the price on the shelf stated. Cant wait to hit the range this weekend.

 

[ZombiesAhead]

I don't really think ammunition has become prohibitively expensive. I'm no old-timer but I'm sure ammo prices have fluctuated over the years. In this case, it seems like a lot of people are freaking out and buying up the currently over-priced ammo fearing further price hikes. I'd be curious to know if the increase in prices has led to a drop or an increase in demand.

 

[bluestarlizzard]

my issue with ammo price, is i would like to patronize the local gun shop, because it is the only game in town, however their box of WWB 100 rds. is almost $10 higher then wally world!

our wally world.... $28.98 WWB 100 rds.
win. 4/10 buck ..... $4.37
i bought ammo today and still had the receipt.

 

[thebaldguy]

I've seen ammo prices double in the last several years. I am still kicking myself for not buying more when I saw ammo on sale a few years ago. Between increasing costs of components, and the falling dollar, I see ammo prices going up even further.