What is a fair price for 9mm in todays market?

[dhunt4work]

Just wanted your thoughts on what is a fair price in today's market?

 

[gregkl]

Fair to me is whatever the market will bare.

But I set my own ceiling on price. For factory 9MM, brass case only, it's $0.36/round.

And no, I am not buying any right now.

 

[Expat]

Fair to me is whatever the market will bare.

But I set my own ceiling on price. For factory 9MM, brass case only, it's $0.36/round.

And no, I am not buying any right now.

Ditto. I don't need any right now, so my "buy price" is way below the current market.

 

[KLB]

Check out Ammoseek and see what it is going for currently.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

Depends on the ammo and this is jmho: well known manufacturer of plain ol brass 115gr fmj - if you want to sell it here then 55-70cpr, on armslist ~60-80cpr and gunbroker is 90cpr-$1.10

 

[bwframe]

 

[Mike Maddox]

While it can, and should vary by the quality and type of bullet, there are many asking, and selling at near that dollar a round range. Another way to look at it is look at the cost of reloading it.

 

[cedartop]

As others have said, that number is set by the market and you. I refuse to pay what it is selling for right now. The last 3 cases I bought from Natchez were @$300 a case. I might go $400 for the ammo I really like but that is it.

 

[bwframe]

How many weeks ago was it that the manufacturers came out with their vids assuring us that they were making more ammo?

How much ammo has hit the market since then?

 

[Kutnupe14]

I have no idea, but it must be slim out there. I hoard so I have a bunch, but I parted ways with two boxes of hydra's for a good friend. I didn't even make him pay.

 

[Maximinus Thrax]

Just wanted your thoughts on what is a fair price in today's market?

Fair is whatever the buyer is willing to pay.

No, I haven't bought anything lately either.

 

[gregkl]

Just a quick thread drift, but what is the status of 9mm brass? I know primers are tight but I have a bunch of brass and I'm not sure I want to attempt to size/decap all of it given that I have a single stage, lol.

Might be better to help a few folks if they are in dire need to be able to shoot.

Though it probably is the primers that's preventing someone from loading.

 

[churchmouse]

Ditto. I don't need any right now, so my "buy price" is way below the current market.

Bingo. We have far more 9mm than we will shoot at our current rate of usage.
We are not hoarders but I did seize on many opportunity's when the market was soft and product was laying around everywhere for the best prices I have seen since Sandy Hook.

 

[churchmouse]

I have no idea, but it must be slim out there. I hoard so I have a bunch, but I parted ways with two boxes of hydra's for a good friend. I didn't even make him pay.

I have passed along a bit here and there to good people that are eyes wide open now due to the insanity we are seeing.

 

[churchmouse]

It evaporates in a matter of ours and sometimes minutes. Flippers and carpet baggers.
If you are on the computer with alerts and fast you can snag some but if you wait its gone.

How many weeks ago was it that the manufacturers came out with their vids assuring us that they were making more ammo?

How much ammo has hit the market since then?

 

[cedartop]

How many weeks ago was it that the manufacturers came out with their vids assuring us that they were making more ammo?

How much ammo has hit the market since then?

One day last week Natchez had Blazer in for $500 a case. They sold IIRC 2700 cases in roughly 5 hours at that price.

 

[jrainw]

I’m definitely not buying right now, it’s like deja vu all over again but worse.
How many panic cycles will we put ourselves through before everyone gets priced out of the sport?

 

[bwframe]

It evaporates in a matter of ours and sometimes minutes. Flippers and carpet baggers.
If you are on the computer with alerts and fast you can snag some but if you wait its gone.

I had plans to really get back into regular practice and shooting matches this year. I have enough reserve components, after a couple slow shooting years, that I thought I was fine to proceed with that plan?

I hate to promote the crazy high price selling/buying any more than what it already is. However, with prices as they are, I question how many trigger pulls I want to have when just the primer is valued at $.10, $.20, $.25 each?

I'm not opposed to jumping into the market and selling some components vs shooting them at current value either.

 

[dhunt4work]

I had plans to really get back into regular practice and shooting matches this year. I have enough reserve components, after a couple slow shooting years, that I thought I was fine to proceed with that plan?

I hate to promote the crazy high price selling/buying any more than what it already is. However, with prices as they are, I question how many trigger pulls I want to have when just the primer is valued at $.10, $.20, $.25 each?

I'm not opposed to jumping into the market and selling some components vs shooting them at current value either.

At the current prices I have thought about selling some as well....at a fair price

 

[jerrob]

A fair price?
16.9 cents/rd for practice 9mm
55 cents/rd for HD 9mm
25 cents/round for 5.56 green tip.
10 cents/round for quality 22LR
That's the fair price I get from my ammo cans in the safe, anything more than that is one entity gouging another. I'm all about a free market and capitalism, but if the market bears a $50 loaf of bread, it's still gouging.
I took the advise of several members here and "stacked it deep while it's cheap" and. unlike the last ammo famine, I'm gonna sit this one out.
Wishing all my fellow members luck with their ammunition needs.