Think 9mm is the cheapest ammo?

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Yes, 40 and 45ACP are more available and at prices close (or the same) as before the shortage. 9mm is not easy to find, some re-sellers are still at the old prices but many have increased the price of 9mm (and 22LR) to well above a reasonable price. Now, this is not something that will continue for the long term. Eventually, we will see the prices come back to some reasonable level, probably all ammo will be slightly higher than pre-December.

I really do not believe that .22LR will be selling for $.30 to $.50 per round as some of the stores/individuals are asking. 9mm will not stay at $.50 to $.60 a round, but will be back at the $.20 per round eventually.

The best advise is to buy only what you have to and buy from companies that are trying to keep a reasonable price. The CTD and other individuals should not reap profit over this condition. I do not buy from individuals that are asking over the pre-shortage price.
 
Will you share the names and numbers of all the individuals selling ammo at the old prices? There aren't any around here and I can always use a few more cases of each caliber. Thanks.

John
 
Walmart has not gone up.
Cabelas has not gone up on most calibers, just on 9mm (do not seem to get .22LR)
Precision Delta seems to be reasonable
 
I suspect we in the 1970s and on got used to prices on government contract overrun production sold on the civilian market. Get a situation where the government is taking all it can get including civilian production, you get ammo shortage. I have lived through a few over the decades, but none like the current shortages in civilian shops.

9mm ball would not stay cheap forever. In a stable market, no periods of government contract overruns, no periods of government ordering all it can get, just production passed on demand and price of materials, 9mm price would stabilize above .380 and below .40 S&W on material, adjusted for economy of scale (volume of sale and steady demand can reduce price: see .22LR in recent years selling for less than .22S or .22L today, wheres as in generations past when there were equivalent volume of demand for .22S, .22L and .22LR, .22S was cheaper than .22LR).
 
Tcruse is spot on. Dont buy at inflated prices or from any opportunist middleman. A lack of demand for high priced goods, will encourage someone to bring a more affordable option to market. If sales for high priced goods are brisk, then prices will rise to find the optimal profit/production point or whatthe market will bear. Reload or shoot something else but do not pay more than retail.
 
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