Ammo Prices...Seem to be coming down

[700 LTR 223]

I am just thankful that I had a good supply of components to load everything I shoot. I do wish I had gotten another keg of Blc (2) though.

Yep reloading is whats keeping me shooting centerfire. I do wish I had bought more primers at Camp Perry in 2019 but who knew what was to come in 2020. In all of 2020 I bought 2 boxes of centerfire - a box of 9mm at Cabela's for $9.99 and one box of 223 Federal match with 77 grain Sierra at $18.99 in Muncie.

 

[sheepdog697]

Personally I'm good to go. If I see a good price I'll jump on it. However, I can weather this storm. Hopefully in 2 years Congress will look different and change any idiotic laws made to infringe on the 2nd Amendment.

how often do you shoot?

 

[sheepdog697]

I am just thankful that I had a good supply of components to load everything I shoot. I do wish I had gotten another keg of Blc (2) though.

Where are you located?

 

[Loganwildman]

Logansport

 

[Loganwildman]

Yep reloading is whats keeping me shooting centerfire. I do wish I had bought more primers at Camp Perry in 2019 but who knew what was to come in 2020. In all of 2020 I bought 2 boxes of centerfire - a box of 9mm at Cabela's for $9.99 and one box of 223 Federal match with 77 grain Sierra at $18.99 in Muncie.

The only ammo I've bought in the last few years was 9 boxes of 30-06, but now I am set up to load them aslo. I just loaded 1000 .223 and have more to do. I loaded about 2500 .45 acp last month, and 1000 .38spl and 300 .357 mag. Next is .40sw

Thought about selling some primers, but since I can't replace them, I'm hanging onto them.

 

[DadSmith]

how often do you shoot?

Now days not often. Usually now it's working up a load, or breaking in a firearm and that's about it. Until things return to normal I won't be shooting like I used to. I'm definitely not going to use up my stock pile.

 

[DadSmith]

The only ammo I've bought in the last few years was 9 boxes of 30-06, but now I am set up to load them aslo. I just loaded 1000 .223 and have more to do. I loaded about 2500 .45 acp last month, and 1000 .38spl and 300 .357 mag. Next is .40sw

Thought about selling some primers, but since I can't replace them, I'm hanging onto them.

I'm not loading anything extra just load work ups. Keeping my components cool and dry for when I might actually need them.

 

[E-4 461]

Man, all I want is some .454 Casull for hunting. At $50 box of 20, I could still only manage to stock up about 900 rds. over the years, while still shooting it for sighting in, and the actual hunt itself. The stuff is like gold to me now!

 

[Loganwildman]

I'm not loading anything extra just load work ups. Keeping my components cool and dry for when I might actually need them.

Yea, I havent loaded extra, just was time as I hadn't loaded in 4 years because I wasn't shooting much, but my loaded ammo was getting low, and I am planning to get back into some competition shooting this year, so I am just loading up stock for that.

 

[Chance]

Didn't grow up in a shooting family but luckily my best friend in HS and his Dad adopted me into their hunting and shooting world. We used to shoot the black birds that damaged their trees on the Christmas tree farm. Would shoot our 20's until we were out of ammo, go up to his room and load them up again. Started reloading when I was in HS for my .357 using a Lee Load All. Talk about slow. It became a priority then to have access to Ammo so I could enjoy the hunting and shooting. I learned how to cast bullets and Load for everything I have that can be reloaded. The current situation will only get worse when the new administration takes a swipe at some new legislation. This will not mitigate any time soon. Elections have consequences.

 

[DadSmith]

Yea, I havent loaded extra, just was time as I hadn't loaded in 4 years because I wasn't shooting much, but my loaded ammo was getting low, and I am planning to get back into some competition shooting this year, so I am just loading up stock for that.

Right now I'm concentrating on finding the most accurate load for the bullets I have on hand for each caliber I have. I'll write it down in my load book and reference it when needed

 

[F048410]

Is it just me or does it seem like ammo prices are coming down the last couple of days? We can only hoard so much before the supply and demand catch up huh? And ammo companies will just keep pumping it out. I do wish they would pump out more 45, it is still kind of salty!

Ammo is definitely the bottleneck

 

[jerrob]

I know it may not be the proper thing to think or say for me but seeing some of the insanely priced ammo put up but part time members just languish makes me smile in an off beat kind of way.

Very, very proper.

 

[efd1295]

I like to find the best price on an item just as much as the next guy, however at this point I’d like to be able to walk in to my LGS and just find the components I want IN STOCK. It’s been very frustrating to work up a load and then have the rug pulled out from under you because the ammo that works well isn’t in stock and can’t even be back ordered.

 

[rooster]

Looking at gun broker im starting to see some 308 not getting bid on at a starting price of 1.20ish a round.things are starting to look better.

 

[Bobby]

Looking at gun broker im starting to see some 308 not getting bid on at a starting price of 1.20ish a round.things are starting to look better.

Demand and prices have been fluctuating since March of 2020. Even though there has been times where the price has pulled back a bit, the trend on both has been higher and higher since last year. Thankfully, prices seem to have stabilized but things are going to go wild if we have a mass shooting in the next 2-3 months and Democrats begin aggressively pushing for new gun control laws to be passed.

 

[COOPADUP]

If and when supply ever exceeds demand, then we may see pricing that is more acceptable. Be conservative and dry fire drill until that time comes.

 

[rooster]

If and when supply ever exceeds demand, then we may see pricing that is more acceptable. Be conservative and dry fire drill until that time comes.

I’m not really convinced that there is a supply issue. It appears more likely that what the ammo seeking community is experiencing is the same thing that has been done with graphics cards and game consoles. People use bots to purchase everything in stock online within seconds of it getting in stock. Those people are then selling on the secondarily market for double. It’s aweful and the only way to fix it is to go to in store sales only. I believe that is why bass pro and cabelas stopped selling online. They can tell on the back end that the inventory is getting sniped .

 

[sheepdog697]

I’m not really convinced that there is a supply issue. It appears more likely that what the ammo seeking community is experiencing is the same thing that has been done with graphics cards and game consoles. People use bots to purchase everything in stock online within seconds of it getting in stock. Those people are then selling on the secondarily market for double. It’s aweful and the only way to fix it is to go to in store sales only. I believe that is why bass pro and cabelas stopped selling online. They can tell on the back end that the inventory is getting sniped .

This is accurate.

 

[sheepdog697]

Looking at gun broker im starting to see some 308 not getting bid on at a starting price of 1.20ish a round.things are starting to look better.

primers have come down a wee bit on gunbroker as well.