When will ammo prices come down?

[herkyguy]

herkyguy: Condition Lever to Feather: for Fire, Nacelle Overheat or Visible Fluid Leak.
'Go mechanical', for prop fluct. > .5.

Ammo will come down a fair bit when the scalpers finally get nervous, and the public's anxiety 'EGT' goes below 590* C.

Ahhhh the good ol' days. I have fond memories of the H model.

I'm flying J models now.....with a HUD. I still giggle like a kid when i strap into that bad boy!

the run on .223 sure does make me look forward to the day, if it ever comes, where i can pick up some inexpensive bulk and blow off a few magazines without needing a second mortgage....

 

[Killian]

What I don't understand are the idiots who are paying $1/rd for 22 LR.

Cause your female cousin got robbed and she only has a .22 but no ammo?


Edit: When people are talking casually about using ammo to target shoot with or buying it when hunting season isn't going on, that's one thing. But there are people who actually feel a more pressing need to have ammunition because they have suffered a crime and want self protection.

 

[herkyguy]

Good point. I would absolutely pay way over what I should if it was for my EDC or home defense. thankfully, i'm not in that position......yet.

i would point out though that the high-end self defense rounds are still mostly available at less-inflated prices than the range stuff, which is what i primarily shoot.

 

[Killian]

Good point. I would absolutely pay way over what I should if it was for my EDC or home defense. thankfully, i'm not in that position......yet.

Happened with one of my relatives recently. They purchased a firearm after their incident and before consulting with me. They live some distance away. Now playing catch up to try and find things like magazines and ammunition. Not .22 fortunately.

 

[jrdolall]

I was in a store today that had .22 bricks on display but no price. I buy a lot of ammo and guns here and I asked the guy about it since they usually have big signs when they have a decent deal. A brick of .22 Blazer was $24.99 if you bought a new .22 firearm with a limit of 1 per firearm. If you do not buy a NEW .22 it is $119.99 per brick. They tried several ways to keep ammo for their firearm buyers but kept running out of .22 no matter what they did and some new gun sales were lost because people could not get ammo. He said they had not sold a brick at $119.

I guess that is one way to stop the scalpers.

 

[Ignition Override]

Maybe not many people within a given state check Armslist, or don't want to drive a while to meet the seller/trader.

Some batches of .223 or 7.62x39 ammo has been advertised in Memphis and Jackson for about a week, unless it sold and the ad never gets removed (?).
It is usually about .50/rd., if not more.

The sellers might soon suspect that most people are just going to wait it out.
The problem could be that some sellers might need the cash which they invested in ammo, but others won't need the cash that is tied up, but they might not want to sell at a loss, and will keep it instead.

 

[texgunner]

Ammo prices will come down a bit eventually but not to pre Sandy Hook rates. There will be a new normal.

 

[oneounceload]

I agree but my response to people saying prices will come down, is what is a fair price?

Whatever someone is WILLING to pay - that's a fair price. The ones who seem to whine the most are the ones without the money to pay what has become the fair price of the moment.

 

[hovercat]

Regarding the above post, my Dad gave his watch for a loaf of bread, Poland, 1939.
It will get better, pray that it does not get worse.

 

[mdauben]

Whatever someone is WILLING to pay - that's a fair price. The ones who seem to whine the most are the ones without the money to pay what has become the fair price of the moment.

Don't make assumptions. I have enough disposable income to afford $100 bricks of .22 ammo, but I refuse to pay that price becuase its ridiculous and driven by panic buyers. I'll keep my guns in the safe and go do something else in my spare time until prices are more reasonable.

 

[oneounceload]

SO am I - but are you on here whining about it? There are a lot of folks verbally ranting all the time - they do not understand supply/demand free market economics, how a small business works, or anything a bout global demand for common commodities, yet they cry about wanting everything cheap when they want to buy and high when they want sell.

Regarding the above post, my Dad gave his watch for a loaf of bread, Poland, 1939.
It will get better, pray that it does not get worse.

Sorry to hear that, but obviously, he felt he couldn't eat the watch, so he made a choice - to him, at that moment in time, the watch was equal in value to a loaf of bread

Stranded in a desert, would you rather have 8# of water (about 1 gallon) or 8# of gold? Which is REALLY worth more? There have been times when sugar or salt was worth more than gold - it all depends on the conditions at that moment in time. Right now, ammo is worth more than it was a few months ago. You either determine you don't need any and wait, or you decide you must have it and are WILLING to pay the current asking price

 

[huntsman]

they do not understand supply/demand free market economics, how a small business works, or anything a bout global demand for common commodities, yet they cry about wanting everything cheap when they want to buy and high when they want sell.

Since WWII this free market hasn't had issues with supply in fact that's been the hallmark of our system. Americans don't want to stand inline (unless they chose to) for buying and we don't like empty shelves, so it's understandable that there's some complaining( another American trait). We've all seen the pics of third world people in line to buy TP and bread, when that starts being a reality here you'll see more than whining.

Most people don't handle change well and that's why I believe we see such a poly attitude about the ammo shortages and prices, I do believe we are entering a new phase of our consumerism and things we took for granted are going to be more precious.

I'm not a whiner but a prepper and I've got mine and I suggest the rest of you get yours ASAP