I aint gonna do it...(buy ammo, that is)

[skfullgun]

Saw some advertised prices that were almost reasonable and almost took the bait.

With shipping, it still would have been almost double of what it was pre-pandemic and pre FJB. I figure when companies start to see an uptick in sales, that's where the prices are going to level off. So, I'm not going to do it. Supply and demand, correct?

I know my decision won't, single-handedly, make a difference. Still, it's the principle of the thing for me.

 

[crystalphoto]

Still, it's the principle of the thing for me.

As it is with a lot of us...

 

[Sam7sf]

I hear ya. I’m only ordering as I need

 

[skfullgun]

Good to hear. Let's hang together - lest we all hang seperately!

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

I quit ordering to avoid shipping cost, now that whatever I use is available.
Prices are still high but better than FEDUP & UPS fees.

 

[Sam7sf]

30-06 premium ammo is coming down. Before it was just as much as 300 wm. Ridiculous.

9mm is coming back down.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Probably been over 3 years since I bought any.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Just this year I’ve ordered rimfire from federal (no markup). First ammo I’ve bought since late 2019.

 

[Sam7sf]

I do have a 22 mag disorder. I buy it more than anything else I own and use it probably the least.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I do have a 22 mag disorder. I buy it more than anything else I own and use it probably the least.

Actually the last ammo I bought.
Found a pistol I didn't know I had.

 

[skfullgun]

I do have a 22 mag disorder. I buy it more than anything else I own and use it probably the least.

I'm down to my last can of WMR and sweating over it!

 

[skfullgun]

Actually the last ammo I bought.
Found a pistol I didn't know I had.

I thought I was the only one that did stuff like that.

 

[pronstar]

I saw 300 BO subsonic for just under $1/round last week.

And I felt like an idiot for getting excited about it.


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[Tblack89]

Exactly why I’m not shooting any of my 5.7 guns, Shit is ridiculous. 9mm is coming down a little, picked up some at .32 a round.

 

[TexMex247]

A few things are coming down from outer space but I hear ya. When I found 22 LR for 7 cpr I quickly dumped about $500 on it. I would have resisted but it shot so damn well through every 22 I've got.

 

[TheDan]

Probably been over 3 years since I bought any.

Same here.

 

[robertc1024]

Same here

Just shotgun shells and .22 LR for me. Ammo prices are nuts.

 

[zackmars]

2016 ammo prices are probably never going to come back. It took 8 years of zero, and a predicted win by clinton, upset by Trump.

All that ramping up, and sudden drop off of demand. Manufacturers could barely get stuff to move, distributors had tons of inventory, prices dropped.

With covid restrictions and the d's realizing that they can just do whatever they want, I'd be amazed if they allow themselves to get into a position to have a repeat of 2016 again.

 

[TheDan]

2016 ammo prices are probably never going to come back.

You're right if for no other reason than inflation, but ammo prices are still tracking 2-3x higher than average inflation.

I was pretty serious about stacking it deep for a few years so I can be patient. I feel bad for the folks just now getting into shooting, but at least they don't have to compete with me trying to buy ammo as well.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I bought a couple hundred rounds of 9mm earlier this month, just to replace what I used at the range. Found some Federal AE 124gr fmj at Outdoor Super Store online for $15.99 per box of 50. Thought that was a comparatively decent price these days. After tax and $10.99 shipping, it came out to a little over $20 a box. That's about $6.50 a box more than I was paying in October 2019 for delivered ammo.

I only buy enough anymore to keep my stock level even @ around 2k in 9mm and 45.