Pistol ammo $$$$ going thru the roof!!

Pistoler0 · September 16, 2020, 09:48 AM

I usually shop on ammoseek.com

45 ACP starting at $.75 per round!!!
9mm Luger at $.60 per round!!!

Rifle ammo not going through these price spikes, though, 223 can be found for $..40 per round.

Woa

NoSecondBest · September 16, 2020, 10:12 AM

Reloaders aren’t having that problem.

Onward Allusion · September 16, 2020, 11:46 AM

Reloaders are having a hard time FINDING the components. Thank gawd, I'd stocked up during panic #2.

gnystrom · September 16, 2020, 12:35 PM

Bought some Fiocchi brass 115 gr. 9mm at my local Scheels yesterday at $11.99/box for a customer.

General rule for those under 75 years old. Shoot one/buy two. When you hit 75, you should be good to go.

If you reload, primers are key. Powder and bullets seem to always be available.

ballardw · September 16, 2020, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by gnystrom

Bought some Fiocchi brass 115 gr. 9mm at my local Scheels yesterday at $11.99/box for a customer.

General rule for those under 75 years old. Shoot one/buy two. When you hit 75, you should be good to go.

If you reload, primers are key. Powder and bullets seem to always be available.

Add "bullet moulds and casting accessories" and bullets are more available though lead is getting a lot more expensive.

gaseousclay · September 16, 2020, 04:29 PM

Those prices have been like that for awhile

FITASC · September 16, 2020, 07:06 PM

Powder and popular pistols bullets are scarce, and when found, carry 8 week delivery times

KyJim · September 17, 2020, 01:22 PM

I was fairly well stocked before all this began, but I did "top off" a couple of my calibers when prices started to climb. Right now, I'm not touching ammo at prices we're seeing. Maybe in another year or two.

Mike40-11 · September 17, 2020, 04:40 PM

I'm with you KyJim. Gotta admit, I'm feeling a little smug at the moment. I stocked up once prices and supply got normal again after Sandy Hook. When they get reasonable again I'll do it again. Whether I need it or not!

stephen426 · September 17, 2020, 07:39 PM

I had a fair amount during the Sandy Hook shortage, but I regret not selling some of it off. I could have tripled my money on the ammo and had a much larger stash once prices normalized.

I am planning to sell some off now, but plan to keep plenty to shoot.

sfwusc · September 18, 2020, 06:16 PM

What prices are people seeing on .40sw and .22lr in their area?

**Aguila Blanca** · September 18, 2020, 06:29 PM

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What prices are people seeing on .40sw and .22lr in their area?

Both are unavailable around here. Ditto for 9mm and .45 ACP.

At the range a couple of days ago, the owner confided that he's buying old ammo from customers so he'll have something to sell range customers who want to rent a gun to shoot. He had some boxes of 9mm in a brand I had never heard of. The bullets looked suspiciously silver-ish, so I told the owner to hold a magnet to one of the bullets. He did, and it stuck. So the stuff is Russian (or some Eastern-bloc country) ammo with steel-jacketed bullets.

He was shocked. I don't think he knew that some of that stuff uses a soft steel for the bullet jacket.

Ignition Override · September 18, 2020, 06:55 PM

Please excuse the length, or ignore this. Just food for thought.
Too much watching of the constant, oft-repeated (old) videos on TV of burning objects, looters, "defund the police".....a man and wife in side yard holding guns....

has indoctrinated some people to the point that many seem to confuse

1) peoples' neighborhoods (--mostly far from large urban areas--) with the

2) walled community of the St. Louis Mayor, which was famously broken into months ago. That was a pre-planned, *one-time, * one-place protest event. Not a random event.

If I had some guns or ammo to sell, I would also join the bandwagon which spreads anxiety, and Profits. $$ Profit is now one of the main drivers of Fear-Speak .

Think that media-driven fear is bad now ?
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal by a Constitutional/Appellate attorney who worked in the WH, describes how the Electoral College must have its votes in, and 'act together', by Dec. 14th. Everything must be settled --no matter how chaotic--between Nov 3rd and Dec .14th.

I see ammo prices going even a good bit higher

by mid-November, unless the President >> wins by a solid landslide Nov 3rd <<, and state election boards and Congress don't create serious problems.
Maybe it won't be a major "Scheisse-Storm", but the potential for chaos in our govt. is Huge. More runs on all groceries' fresh meat and toilet paper?

raddadmike · September 21, 2020, 10:24 AM

Came across someone on my FB friend's list scalping 9mm Magtech Ball for 60 bucks for a 50 box.

This ammo shortage is getting out of hand

PolarFBear · September 21, 2020, 05:28 PM

IS THIS SCALPING??? Took a tour through local (Johnson City TN)sporting goods stores today. Academy was empty. Looked like a "Dick's" --nothing. Mahoney's, locally owned, had Federal 38 SPL LRN @$39.99/50 and Norma 38 SPL @$34.99. It HAS been a long time since I bought factory 38 Special but this just seemd really high. Had a decent suppy of powder but very limited bullets for handguns. I visited the gun counter where a patron was purchasing a Kimber .357. Overheard the clerk say the Kimber was the Cadillac of revolvers

rice $1299 and the buyer was happy.

buckey · September 21, 2020, 07:59 PM

Got my @#$ taken back in the 90s, said never again! Very well stocked, Thank You!

5whiskey · September 21, 2020, 08:55 PM

Thank goodness for...

1. Reloading
2. Casting
3. Planning component purchases to keep at least 2 years worth of stock on hand.

stephen426 · September 21, 2020, 09:19 PM

I just ordered a Marvel Precision .22 LR convention slide for my 1911. I have over 10,000 rounds of .22 LR so I’ll shoot the heck out of that for now.

Road_Clam · September 22, 2020, 05:54 AM

Had to pay $74.99 for a brick of 22LR Thunderterds back in 2013. I vowed never again will I take it in the butt to recreationally shoot a gun. Jump to present day, consistent small weekly buying investments and i'm deeply vested into reloading and casting. I sit back smiling on about 86,000 rounds worth of reloading components, and about 900# of lead. Stupid fear/ impulse gun panics are of no concern to me anymore.

September 16, 2020, 09:48 AM	#1
Pistoler0 Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2019 Location: Conifer, CO Posts: 632	Pistol ammo $$$$ going thru the roof!! I usually shop on ammoseek.com 45 ACP starting at $.75 per round!!! 9mm Luger at $.60 per round!!! Rifle ammo not going through these price spikes, though, 223 can be found for $..40 per round. Woa

September 16, 2020, 11:46 AM	#3
Onward Allusion Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2009 Location: Back in a Non-Free State Posts: 3,133	Reloaders are having a hard time FINDING the components. Thank gawd, I'd stocked up during panic #2. __________________ Simple as ABC . . . Always Be Carrying

September 16, 2020, 07:06 PM	#7
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Powder and popular pistols bullets are scarce, and when found, carry 8 week delivery times __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

September 17, 2020, 07:39 PM	#10
stephen426 Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2005 Posts: 3,840	I had a fair amount during the Sandy Hook shortage, but I regret not selling some of it off. I could have tripled my money on the ammo and had a much larger stash once prices normalized. I am planning to sell some off now, but plan to keep plenty to shoot. __________________ The ATF should be a convenience store instead of a government agency!

September 18, 2020, 06:55 PM	#13
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,887	Please excuse the length, or ignore this. Just food for thought. Too much watching of the constant, oft-repeated (old) videos on TV of burning objects, looters, "defund the police".....a man and wife in side yard holding guns.... has indoctrinated some people to the point that many seem to confuse 1) peoples' neighborhoods (--mostly far from large urban areas--) with the 2) walled community of the St. Louis Mayor, which was famously broken into months ago. That was a pre-planned, one-time, one-place protest event. Not a random event. If I had some guns or ammo to sell, I would also join the bandwagon which spreads anxiety, and Profits. $$ Profit is now one of the main drivers of Fear-Speak . Think that media-driven fear is bad now ? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal by a Constitutional/Appellate attorney who worked in the WH, describes how the Electoral College must have its votes in, and 'act together', by Dec. 14th. Everything must be settled --no matter how chaotic--between Nov 3rd and Dec .14th. I see ammo prices going even a good bit higher by mid-November, unless the President >> wins by a solid landslide Nov 3rd <<, and state election boards and Congress don't create serious problems. Maybe it won't be a major "Scheisse-Storm", but the potential for chaos in our govt. is Huge. More runs on all groceries' fresh meat and toilet paper? Last edited by Ignition Override; September 22, 2020 at 12:22 AM.

September 16, 2020, 10:12 AM	#2
NoSecondBest Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2009 Location: Western New York Posts: 2,736	Reloaders aren’t having that problem.

September 16, 2020, 12:35 PM	#4
gnystrom Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2006 Posts: 308	Bought some Fiocchi brass 115 gr. 9mm at my local Scheels yesterday at $11.99/box for a customer. General rule for those under 75 years old. Shoot one/buy two. When you hit 75, you should be good to go. If you reload, primers are key. Powder and bullets seem to always be available.

September 16, 2020, 04:29 PM	#6
gaseousclay Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2010 Posts: 1,210	Those prices have been like that for awhile

September 17, 2020, 01:22 PM	#8
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	I was fairly well stocked before all this began, but I did "top off" a couple of my calibers when prices started to climb. Right now, I'm not touching ammo at prices we're seeing. Maybe in another year or two.

September 17, 2020, 04:40 PM	#9
Mike40-11 Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 842	I'm with you KyJim. Gotta admit, I'm feeling a little smug at the moment. I stocked up once prices and supply got normal again after Sandy Hook. When they get reasonable again I'll do it again. Whether I need it or not!

September 18, 2020, 06:16 PM	#11
sfwusc Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2013 Posts: 231	What prices are people seeing on .40sw and .22lr in their area?

September 21, 2020, 10:24 AM	#14
raddadmike Member Join Date: August 6, 2020 Posts: 21	Came across someone on my FB friend's list scalping 9mm Magtech Ball for 60 bucks for a 50 box. This ammo shortage is getting out of hand

September 21, 2020, 05:28 PM	#15
PolarFBear Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2015 Location: NE Tennessee, a "Free State" Posts: 478	IS THIS SCALPING??? Took a tour through local (Johnson City TN)sporting goods stores today. Academy was empty. Looked like a "Dick's" --nothing. Mahoney's, locally owned, had Federal 38 SPL LRN @$39.99/50 and Norma 38 SPL @$34.99. It HAS been a long time since I bought factory 38 Special but this just seemd really high. Had a decent suppy of powder but very limited bullets for handguns. I visited the gun counter where a patron was purchasing a Kimber .357. Overheard the clerk say the Kimber was the Cadillac of revolversrice $1299 and the buyer was happy.

September 21, 2020, 07:59 PM	#16
buckey Senior Member Join Date: June 21, 2016 Posts: 148	Got my @#$ taken back in the 90s, said never again! Very well stocked, Thank You!

September 21, 2020, 08:55 PM	#17
5whiskey Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2005 Location: US Posts: 3,657	Thank goodness for... 1. Reloading 2. Casting 3. Planning component purchases to keep at least 2 years worth of stock on hand. __________________ Support the NRA-ILA Auction, ends 03/09/2018 https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=593946

September 21, 2020, 09:19 PM	#18
stephen426 Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2005 Posts: 3,840	I just ordered a Marvel Precision .22 LR convention slide for my 1911. I have over 10,000 rounds of .22 LR so I’ll shoot the heck out of that for now. __________________ The ATF should be a convenience store instead of a government agency!

September 22, 2020, 05:54 AM	#19
Road_Clam Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2013 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,695	Had to pay $74.99 for a brick of 22LR Thunderterds back in 2013. I vowed never again will I take it in the butt to recreationally shoot a gun. Jump to present day, consistent small weekly buying investments and i'm deeply vested into reloading and casting. I sit back smiling on about 86,000 rounds worth of reloading components, and about 900# of lead. Stupid fear/ impulse gun panics are of no concern to me anymore. __________________ "To be old an wise you must have been young and stupid"