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I'm hearing a lot about shortages of ammunition. Here where I am in California, a lot of people go to Wal-Mart to buy ammo. It has gotten so bad that if your not there first thing in the morning after a shipment comes in, you won't get any. They have been selling out within the first couple of hours. My regular gun store has half the calibers it usually carries. .223 has doubled in price when they can get it.
So. I was wondering what the rest of you were seeing across the country. I load my own, but I'm not sure how long those supplies will continue either.
So. I was wondering what the rest of you were seeing across the country. I load my own, but I'm not sure how long those supplies will continue either.
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I think I am hearing about real hoarders.....maybe Wallyworld should limit to 5 boxes.
Did they drop their prices when the scrap price of lead, brass and copper hit the bottom? NO, they just kept raiseing them. This is just my opinion.
I just picked up 400 rounds of current production Lake City .50 BMG for $ 3.51 per round, but cannot find a decent price on .30 Carbine or 7.62 x 39 ammo anywhere. Cabelas has been selling American Eagle 5.56 for under $ 0.40 a round for the past month or so (sad day when that seems like a reasonable price), and seems to have a large supply. .45 ACP and .357 Mag, on the other hand seem to still be increasing in price.
Federal layed off a significant number of people in November, and did not announce any re-hires that I've heard, and the price of brass and lead has dropped through the floor.
It is very possible that the industry, just like the steel industry is doing, is limiting supply so as to maintain the pricing level. Government regulation makes it much more difficult to open an ammo manufacturing facility today, so these manufacturer's are protected from competition, and may be taking advantage of that fact.
On the other hand, I've bought more ammo over the past six months than I will shoot in six years, and have heard the same type of statements from many others. If my actions are reflective of many owners, well, it is fairly obvious who is causing the problem. Better safe than sorry, I guess.
Brad Steele
Also, the new President is expected to draw down the war in Iraq, which takes away a huge consumer of ammo.
Maybe a brief period of respite before the inevitable taxes, ect, come down the pike?
I was under the impression that commodity prices were crashing. I would think that ammo prices would be way down...at least on materials.
Also, the new President is expected to draw down the war in Iraq, which takes away a huge consumer of ammo.
Maybe a brief period of respite before the inevitable taxes, ect, come down the pike?
Dillon 550 and precious metals and powders: Brass, steel, powder and primers.
I bought 2 boxes of Berger .308 match and 2 of Hornady BTHP match. Few thousand LR and 500 50 BMG (CCI 35's) primers. And 1000 CCI benchrest primers (LR)