Ammo Prices

[Defender]

Went to one of my local gun shops Sunday afternoon, and saw this.

[gregintenn]

I prefer that to an empty shelf.

[Defender]

58 minutes ago, Defender said:

Went to one of my local gun shops Sunday afternoon, and saw this.

One box limit.

[Defender]

20 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

I prefer that to an empty shelf.

I guess...seems like just a minute ago i was paying 9 bucks a box, lol.

 

[Erik88]

Based on what I'm seeing around here, someone will buy that box. 

[papa61]

28 minutes ago, Erik88 said:

Based on what I'm seeing around here, someone will buy that box. 

won't be me. but someone will no doubt.

[gregintenn]

44 minutes ago, Defender said:

I guess...seems like just a minute ago i was paying 9 bucks a box, lol.

 

Elections have consequences.

[Erik88]

29 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

Elections have consequences.

This shortage is caused by people that won't stop panic buying. We are our own worst enemy sometimes. The odd thing is that if anything is in jeopardy it's guns and magazines which are actually in stock most places. It's just like the time after Sandy Hook when everyone mysteriously insisted on buying .22LR. 

 

 

[felinesNfreedom]

37 minutes ago, Erik88 said:

This shortage is caused by people that won't stop panic buying. We are our own worst enemy sometimes. The odd thing is that if anything is in jeopardy it's guns and magazines which are actually in stock most places. It's just like the time after Sandy Hook when everyone mysteriously insisted on buying .22LR. 

 

 

This! I've said it almost word for word before. If people would stop waiting in line to buy it and then resale it this problem would be solved. My Academy has close to 100 people waiting every day for ammo.

[gregintenn]

2 hours ago, Erik88 said:

This shortage is caused by people that won't stop panic buying. We are our own worst enemy sometimes. The odd thing is that if anything is in jeopardy it's guns and magazines which are actually in stock most places. It's just like the time after Sandy Hook when everyone mysteriously insisted on buying .22LR. 

 

 

Have you bought a tank of gas lately? There will probably be people scalping it once they figure out the storage issues.

[Quavodus]

6 hours ago, Erik88 said:

Based on what I'm seeing around here, someone will buy that box. 

Yep, based on 1 of 2 things. Desperate or dumb.

[hipower]

5 hours ago, Erik88 said:

This shortage is caused by people that won't stop panic buying. We are our own worst enemy sometimes. The odd thing is that if anything is in jeopardy it's guns and magazines which are actually in stock most places. It's just like the time after Sandy Hook when everyone mysteriously insisted on buying .22LR. 

 

 

3.4 million background checks ran in February. Not sure "hoarding" is the complete answer here.

I'll give you that there are people buying for resale, and that some people are buying for their "needs/desires." Even we here. We stockpile. We prepare for any eventuality(hopefully anyway). We "Prep" for disaster

But as I've said before. Millions more buyers in the last 2 years. That absolutely effects the amount of ammo available to the masses.

[hipower]

3 hours ago, gregintenn said:

Have you bought a tank of gas lately? There will probably be people scalping it once they figure out the storage issues.

Yeah. Disgusting. Up almost 70 cents per gallon in the last 6 weeks. At least around me.

Since Publix opened in East Nashville. I don't get those gas points from my Kroger shopping anymore. And that hurts!

[gregintenn]

Hmm. I wonder why people would be panic buying.

[Quavodus]

People panic whenever things get a little uneasy in their lives.  When the terrorists attacks happened on 9-11, I saw a guy fill up his truck and had a 55 gallon drum in the back. He filled it up too.

[hipower]

33 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

Hmm. I wonder why people would be panic buying.

Perhaps the Harris-Biden government?

[Quavodus]

I load for most everything that I have. Everything except .22lr, 7.62x54r, and shotgun.

[jeff43]

[Quavodus]

Our low price? 

[jeff43]

I hate to see the price when it goes up!

[Dirtshooter]

21 hours ago, Quavodus said:

Our low price?

Yea that's the low low price before you have to get a small business loan to buy some!! This time next year that could be $249.89 per round. Sad thing is I think some people might pay it. I have seen some crazy priced stuff on GB sell. Right now they have 1k Federal Gold Medal Match small pistol primers with 6 hours left for $330.00 plus $35.00 shipping. They must be made of gold to fetch that kind of price. Update the primers sold for $355+ shipping. That fellow was needing some primers pretty bad.

Edited March 9, 2021 by Dirtshooter

[gregintenn]

17 hours ago, hipower said:

Perhaps the Harris-Biden government?

Naa. Couldn’t be. We don’t talk politics on this board.

[Moped]

19 hours ago, hipower said:

3.4 million background checks ran in February. Not sure "hoarding" is the complete answer here.

I'll give you that there are people buying for resale, and that some people are buying for their "needs/desires." Even we here. We stockpile. We prepare for any eventuality(hopefully anyway). We "Prep" for disaster

But as I've said before. Millions more buyers in the last 2 years. That absolutely effects the amount of ammo available to the masses.

I stopped in at my LGS this afternoon and paid on my Layaway and I fella was buying a new .357 single action and he bought a box of .38 wadcutters.   I think this is also a part of the shortage.  You got to figure that a new purchase is getting a box of shells too, if they can get them.

[Dirtshooter]

2 hours ago, Moped said:

I stopped in at my LGS this afternoon and paid on my Layaway

Moped I just have to ask is this the layaway on the $249.89 22lr?? Just kidding I had to do it.

[AuEagle]

21 hours ago, jeff43 said:

Pretty soon they'll offer 72 month financing.