I can say for certain i am not a hoarder, i very seldom sell ammo, I stocked up on ammo in the past as i shoot competition rifle, and shoot a lot of pistol, i also reload too for most everything i shoot. It has paid off for me to keep a good stock pile for me and my immediate family to be able to enjoy our hobby, as to the high price of ammo these days you have 2 main conglomerates making the ammo so they can pretty much dictate the prices you will pay if you want to shoot, and then we have our anti 2a dictator in office and his minions that want to take away your rights and will do it any way they can{stopping imports of amm and guns for one}
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Ammo Prices...Seem to be coming down
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They would be fools not to raise prices. It eliminated scalpers. They could not keep ammo on the shelves at old prices. I’m willing to bet you there are people that filled storage units up with ammo. Could u imagine how much money u could make currently selling off of old prices? P
At the peak of shortage, Locally there was a pawn shop buying up all the RK and Dunhams ammo they could get their hands on. Then selling 9mm fmj for $80 a box.
At the peak of shortage, Locally there was a pawn shop buying up all the RK and Dunhams ammo they could get their hands on. Then selling 9mm fmj for $80 a box.
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Wow, that seems high.
I've been buying primers for 10 cents a piece, my brass is free range pickup (many K's collected now), .45acp 230gr bullets for 10 cents a piece plus W321 powder I got at $200/lb (5.2 gr = 3.7 cents)
That's costing me $23.7 cpr for .45acp.
Oops, yeah $200/8 lbs
(I hope you put in one too many zeroes.)
$200 a pound for powder?
I thought that had to be a mistake
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I still get a little for others when I find it.
I picked up some 380 ACP for coworkers who could not find ball ammo for practice and a small amount of 380 defense.
I picked a box 12 gauge 2 shot lead and overpaid but I never see lead number 2 shot around here. A couple. 5 packs of number 4 buck but I have a gun that loves to shoot coyotes with it. All I overpaid for. I have a very good supply of 12 gauge so I did not need these.
Unfortunately until prices at least level out new ammo purchases will be limited.
I picked up some 380 ACP for coworkers who could not find ball ammo for practice and a small amount of 380 defense.
I picked a box 12 gauge 2 shot lead and overpaid but I never see lead number 2 shot around here. A couple. 5 packs of number 4 buck but I have a gun that loves to shoot coyotes with it. All I overpaid for. I have a very good supply of 12 gauge so I did not need these.
Unfortunately until prices at least level out new ammo purchases will be limited.
Let's Go Brandon!
Your powder cost isn't as bad as stated
$200/8 lb x 1 lb/7000 grains x 5.2 grains = $0.0185 per load
We just saved you some money so now you can go out and buy more reloading stuff
A recent article provides thoughtful commentary on the shortage:
The Great American Ammunition Conspiracy
Two companies are at the root of the current shortage.
prospect.org
On the other hand, we still see journalists reporting there is a significant ammo shortage, acting as spokespeople for those that engage in price gouging and perpetuating the hype. It isn't illegal and good for them, but not good for regular folks and 2A.
I just got into it a few months ago. I never really got to enjoy pre pandemic ammo prices. I just no its a deal based on whats been available recently. It shot great, no trouble with it.
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We still have 2 local gun shops in Bedford buying up all the good deals. RK has been getting 100rd boxes of .380 but I haven’t been able to get one. They are now leaving the $20 9mm alone but there has been some $33 100rd boxes of Browning 9mm but they are gone same or next day. Any .45 at a reasonable price is gone same day. I guess the gun shops have customers that don’t go to rural king and are forking over $40-50 a box for 9mm. I wish they would quit buying it a remove the inventive for the gun store to buy it all. The clerks at RK confirm someone comes in and buys all of it but they don’t say who.
Back when there was no 9mm anywhere I paid $50 for a box from one of the shops. So while I didn’t SEE them buy it from rk they are at the very least gouging on what they do have.
The Venom boxes of 9mm are $20 for black friday (they were $23-24). I have been buying one every time I go in there and when theres no .380 or .45.
Exactly! This what’s going on here also, and a lot of places. Some just aren’t making the connection or don’t realize they are buying RK and Dunhams’s ammo at their local gun store. I think that’s why Dunhams price labels EVERY box of theirs. The manager at my Dunhams said she seen the Dunhams labels still on the box at the local pawn shop. Then she went on to tell me how the scalpers and the hoarders have ruined the market, she said her and husband shoot and are gun owners..
Just saw some .32 acp at $81 per 50. Seems a wee bit high 
I saw that and wondered WHY?? Bought 9 mm for 17.99 at the Fort Wayne rural king. Bought some for me and the boys. They had 4 brands. 9-.45-7.62-5.56 -9/.40 sintered rounds in stock and wolf OO buck
