What do we expect the price of ammo to do for the rest of 2016?

[larryh1108]

I believe the new price for .22LR ammo is 7¢ to 8¢ a round for plinking ammo with some good sales at 6¢ a round. I think 9mm will stay at $10/50 and .40S&W and .45ACP will remain at present levels. I believe they've hit their new bottom.

Hopefully .223/556 ammo will come down a little more and .308 a lot more before it settles in. .380 ACP will stay ridiculously high due to demand from all the pocket guns being sold. I think the imported com bloc ammo will continue to climb as supplies continue to get tighter... load up now or regret it forever.

Reloading components.... well, primers are out there but still not cheap enough. I stocked up when Cabela's had them for $17.99 around Christmas but $30/1000 seems to be the norm. I still can't walk into very many LGSs and find Bullseye on the shelf and pistol powder is spotty. Prices seem to be around $20/lb but if they don't have it the price is irrelevant. The shortage of pistol powders is a mystery.

If we get close to election time and the She Witch is close to getting in, we'll see a run like in 13 and if we (God forbid) have another carnage, all bets are off.

 

[DeepSouth]

Roughly a year ago I said we have 2-3 years to be stocking up, now I'll say we have 1-2 years to stock up. I think little change is in store for 2016, except hopefully the availability of .22 will come back and with it a price drop.

 

[USAF_Vet]

I've been keeping a close eye on the Feds involvement in the Flint, MI water crisis.

The paranoid conspiracy theorist in me thinks that somehow or some way, the EPA is going to target the commercial lead industry, which will eventually trickle down to factory ammo and reloaders. The water in the Flint river has been bad for decades, but only now, with a mostly GOP state congress and governor, and a strong pro-2A populace, is the Flint water crisis now a federal level emergency.

The feds know they can't come after ammo directly. They got away with with the 7n6 import ban, but failed miserably when it came to M855. I wouldn't put it past this administration or the bureaucracy it's set in motion to backdoor every conceivable amount of gun and ammo control possible, where ever they can, how ever they can, for as long as they can.



In the meantime, I see ammo and component prices being fairly steady, with the typical market fluctuations we've seen over the past couple years being the norm.

Certain components will be steadily and readily available, while others remain scarce.

I've got a small supply of powder for pistol and shotgun, need a decent rifle powder still. I've got enough lead for a good supply of 9mm cast boolits. But, I'm having trouble finding primers locally.

Need to grab a bag of #2 buck shot next time the LGS has some on hand, thankfully 209 primers are fairly available.


Ammo is always an uncertainty, especially is Democrats are in the WH, even more so if they gain control on the Hill.

I'm not hoarding by any means, but I have a decent stockpile and still buying a box or two of factory ammo every now and then. I'm getting more prepped for reloading, though, to account for any future issues.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I've been keeping a close eye on the Feds involvement in the Flint, MI water crisis.

The paranoid conspiracy theorist in me thinks that somehow or some way, the EPA is going to target the commercial lead industry, which will eventually trickle down to factory ammo and reloaders. The water in the Flint river has been bad for decades, but only now, with a mostly GOP state congress and governor, and a strong pro-2A populace, is the Flint water crisis now a federal level emergency.

The feds know they can't come after ammo directly. They got away with with the 7n6 import ban, but failed miserably when it came to M855. I wouldn't put it past this administration or the bureaucracy it's set in motion to backdoor every conceivable amount of gun and ammo control possible, where ever they can, how ever they can, for as long as they can.



In the meantime, I see ammo and component prices being fairly steady, with the typical market fluctuations we've seen over the past couple years being the norm.

Certain components will be steadily and readily available, while others remain scarce.

I've got a small supply of powder for pistol and shotgun, need a decent rifle powder still. I've got enough lead for a good supply of 9mm cast boolits. But, I'm having trouble finding primers locally.

Need to grab a bag of #2 buck shot next time the LGS has some on hand, thankfully 209 primers are fairly available.


Ammo is always an uncertainty, especially is Democrats are in the WH, even more so if they gain control on the Hill.

I'm not hoarding by any means, but I have a decent stockpile and still buying a box or two of factory ammo every now and then. I'm getting more prepped for reloading, though, to account for any future issues.

I don't know if this particular instance is the false flag operation you seem to think but I fully believe that lead will eventually get the same treatment as r12 refrigerant and as such I have been hoarding raw lead for casting.

 

[USAF_Vet]

Not a false flag, it's a real situation. Just a feeling that the feds will use the crisis in any way possible, relative to clean water or not.

 

[Bush Pilot]

The days of $10-$15 a brick .22 ammo are long gone. With ammo companies being able to sell every round of 22 they can produce at today's prices, why would they lower prices? The influx of new shooters will only tighten an already tight market.

The prices and availability of ammo/components will be driven more by the winds of politics than actual supply. If we get a Democrat/socialist in the White House then people will panic and buy anything on the ammo shelf that isn't nailed down.

 

[JSH1]

The lead in the Flint water system is from lead used in the pipes and joints. The water from the Flint river is more corrosive than the former source and in leaching lead out of the pipes. Lead in pipes has been banned for decades and there is absolutely no reason for this issue to effect ammo price unless people start spreading rumors and conspiracy theories and start another panic.

 

[denton]

We are in the middle of a commodities price collapse. Copper is down. Lead is down. Last I checked, nitrocellulose was $600 per ton, or about $.30 for the raw material in a pound of powder.

Ammunition is a commodity. The history of commodities is that they tend to settle at about the cost to produce, plus a bit for profit.

The wild card is that ammunition and gold prices are more driven by psychology than most commodities.

 

[yugorpk]

The wild card is that ammunition and gold prices are more driven by psychology than most commodities.

Same with oil. I dont see prices dropping as long as the demand is there and if the evil queen gets elected forget everything you know about the cost of what goes into the product.

 

[JSH1]

Ammo is priced by supply and demand
Oil is priced by supply and demand
Gold is priced by supply and demand

 

[Ignition Override]

Worried about .380 Auto ammo prices during the next panic? You could diversify into a different, extremely reliable and concealable handgun.

A handgun chambered in 9x18 Mak might again allow fairly normal prices compared to .380. This happened in the last panic when 9x18 was not affected much. Excellent Polish P-83s list for only approx. $250, and Russian Maks not much more.

 

[Sav .250]

when/if supply catches up with demand, should stay the same.

 

[poboy6]

The ammo companies have known for a long time that lead is being targeted by the politicians. If this was a staged event to outlaw lead then the ammo makers should already have a plan in place for what components to use next.

I wouldn't worry too much, there are other options already, though lead is extremely cheap right now.

 

[ColoradoShooter77]

The pistol powder seems to be getting hammered again, both Grafs and Mid-South are sold out of most the of the 8 lb containers, 1 lb containers are still available.

 

[TruthTellers]

Worried about .380 Auto ammo prices during the next panic? You could diversify into a different, extremely reliable and concealable handgun.

A handgun chambered in 9x18 Mak might again allow fairly normal prices compared to .380. This happened in the last panic when 9x18 was not affected much. Excellent Polish P-83s list for only approx. $250, and Russian Maks not much more.

Could make the same argument for .40 S&W. Not as popular as 9mm, .45, or .380, but still very readily available and more common than 9x18.

Also, greater variety of guns chambered for it.

 

[Warp]

Could make the same argument for .40 S&W. Not as popular as 9mm, .45, or .380, but still very readily available and more common than 9x18.

Also, greater variety of guns chambered for it.

Absolutely true.

But the size and shooting (recoil) characteristics of 9mm Makarov are more similar to .380, I think was the specific comparison he was making.

I've seen some really great stuff about the reliability and durability of some of those pistols too

 

[MagnunJoe]

When HRC gets elected in November SHTF like never before. U have not experienced panic like U will this November and January when the queen has her coronation.

 

[Warp]

When HRC gets elected in November SHTF like never before. U have not experienced panic like U will this November and January when the queen has her coronation.

Not happening

 

[BSA1]

What do we expect the price of ammo to do for the rest of 2016?

I think the situation in the United States is much too unstable to be confident enough to relax on the availability of firearms and ammunition.

Our nation is very vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The event in California proves how ineffective Obama immigration policy really is.

With gun control one the central issues for this years elections gun owner rights are in great peril of being lost.

Clinton & Sanders have clearly stated their intentions.

For gun owners "Moderates" and RHINOs within the Republican party will push gun owner rights out the door if they nominate their type of candidate.

With the primaries just a couple of weeks away the battle for control of the Republican party will be hot.

 

[ColoradoShooter77]

With the recent discovery of information beyond Top Secret on Hillary's e-mail server, this takes it to a whole new level. This is information that only 24 people in the entire government are allowed to see.

I predict an indictment before the Democrat Convention, which will mean a "free for all" for the nomination....a disaster for them, no doubt.

 

[skoro]

Climb.

That's all I've noticed it doing over the past 20 years.

 

[Warp]

Climb.

That's all I've noticed it doing over the past 20 years.

You clearly are not aware of ammo prices over the last 3 years.

 

[nipprdog]

Personally, I think that SOMEDAY, and hopefully soon, we will be able to buy 22lr for 4 cents per round again

:banghead:

 

[huntsman]

As we continue to deleverage we continue to decline so will ammo prices, regardless of empty threats by the gun grabbers.

 

[skoro]

You clearly are not aware of ammo prices over the last 3 years.

I'm aware they went sky high after New Town. Maybe they've edged back a little from the peak. Are they now back to where they were originally before the massacre?

Enlighten me.