cabelas ammo prices.

[B.G.hunter]

The prices of ammo have not changed over the last few months there. Different brands etc in the same caliber cost differently. One of the biggest price increases in ammo is coming from the shipping changes. No longer can you ship ammo ORM-D.

  hate to call BS but before the election I bought some.  Went back tonight and the price is double now.  Know what I saw.  But then again they do have a problem with mis pricing things.

There was a pretty good price increase in august from almost all manufactures of ammo.  So most retailers and distributors stocked up for the coming year.  but now that demand has exhausted the supply.  The store you bought it at before may have running a sale of $6 or $7 to get people in the door.  Making no money on the product just trying get customers to buy other things.  So now the stores are putting a "regular" mark up on the ammo because people are coming to get it without a "sale".  There is going to be more price increases in the next few months also.  The days of cheep 223 might be over.  I would say 8.99-9.99 should be a fair price for 20 rounds of FMJ.  Unless you fined re-manufactured stuff.

[jeepasaurusrex]

Do their prices vary from in-store to Online?

Nope, they have to be the same.  If you find something in the store that is marked higher than the online price, sometimes the price change is done at the register. If not, talk to someone and they will have to honor the lowest price.

[actionshooter]

One of the biggest price increases in ammo is coming from the shipping changes. No longer can you ship ammo ORM-D.

When did this happen and how is it suppossed to be shipped? I am still shipping ammo ORM-D as of the week before x-mas and the website doesn't say anything about any changes. Also, better tell the folks at the UPS and Fedex counters, cause they don't know about this change either.

[jackelope]

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Dear Valued FedEx Customer:
Dangerous goods shipping requirements are changing for the Other Regulated Materials Domestic (ORM-D) hazard class to comply with new regulations. These changes will affect your shipments with FedEx Express and FedEx Ground effective Jan. 1, 2013, for FedEx Express, and Jan. 1, 2014, for FedEx Ground.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has adopted new regulations that impact domestic shipping through the elimination of the transportation mechanism for limited quantity hazardous materials currently reclassified as ORM-D.

Who This Affects
The new regulations affect anyone shipping using the ORM-D Consumer Commodity; Cartridges, Small Arms; or Cartridges, Power Devices classifications.

Changes for Shippers Using FedEx Express: Effective Jan. 1, 2013
FedEx Express will only accept shipments prepared in accordance with International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations. Many shipments currently classified as “Consumer Commodity, ORM-D (IDG)” may be classified under IATA as “ID 8000 Consumer Commodity, 9 (IDG)”; however, consignments offered for transport under the ID 8000 Consumer Commodity identifier must meet the requirement of Special Provision A112, which restricts items that can be offered. Items not meeting the Consumer Commodity provision must be classified under the original identifier.

What this means to you:

• Training: Ensure employees who ship these goods are trained in IATA regulations.
• Regulations: Purchase the IATA regulations for 2013 shipments.
• FedEx Software: Upgrade to the newest version of FedEx Ship Manager Software and FedEx Ship Manager Server after Jan. 1, 2013, at which time the ORM-D option will no longer be available.
• Other Software: Verify that your recognized third-party vendor or proprietary dangerous goods (DG) software used to prepare your Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods complies with IATA regulations for 2013.
• Packaging: Ensure your packaging, DG markings, DG labels and Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods entries comply with IATA regulations in 2013.
• Labels: Purchase IATA DG labels from IATA at www.iata.org or another vendor. FedEx Express does not supply IATA DG labels.
• Identification and Classification Changes: Under IATA regulations, the identification and classification for the following items change as follows:
– Cartridges, Small Arms, ORM-D (IDG) becomes UN0012, Cartridges, Small Arms, 1.4S (ADG).

– Cartridges, Power Devices, ORM-D (IDG) becomes UN0323, Cartridges, Power Devices (ADG).

Since the hazard class is changing from Inaccessible Dangerous Goods (IDG) to Accessible Dangerous Goods (ADG), the service options for shipping and the DG surcharges will change.

Changes for Shippers Using FedEx Ground: Effective Immediately, Required as of Jan. 1, 2014
The new regulations are designed to harmonize with international regulations and will replace the ORM-D, Consumer Commodity, with Limited Quantity classification for all shipments by 2014. After this date, FedEx Ground will no longer accept shipments labeled as ORM-D, Consumer Commodity.

Per DOT regulations, Limited Quantity shipments may be shipped under certain classifications:

Type of ShipmentDescription of ClassificationLabels
Limited Quantity Shipments With Shipping PapersLimited Quantity packages can be shipped with a Hazardous Shipping Paper (OP-900) and Hazardous Material Certification (OP-950). UN Performance Oriented Packaging (UNPOP) is not required. In this case, a diamond label indicating hazard class is not required. However, the shipper may use a diamond label with the UN or NA identification number inside. A hazardous materials surcharge applies. The shipper must select Hazardous Materials under the Special Services option via a FedExelectronic shipping solution and print out the OP-900 and OP-950 for this type of shipment.
Limited Quantity Shipments Without Shipping PapersAs of Jan. 1, 2011, DOT regulations allow shippers to ship Limited Quantity packages without any shipping papers. In this case, UNPOP is not required. However, the specific Limited Quantity Diamond Label must be applied to the package. Shipped via this method, the packages will not incur the hazardous materials surcharge. The shipper must select ORM-D under the Special Services option via FedEx electronic shipping solution for this type of shipment. This will be relabeled Limited Quantity in the future.
The Y Denotes air shipping, but may be used on ground shipments.

Questions?
Direct questions to the FedEx Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials Hotline at 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339 and press "81" or say "dangerous goods" to reach trained personnel. This hotline is open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. CST weekdays and 10 a.m.–2 p.m. CST on Saturdays.

More Details
Go to fedex.com/hazmat for more details about the regulations.

[Huntbear]

All that means what?

I can not buy ammo online anymore?     

Or is going to be so expensive that no one can really afford it?

Also, WTF, is with these UN numbers they keep referring to??

[gasman]

The UN they are refering to is the Hazard Class number designated to it. All hazardous material have a UN number, such as gasoline, oxyen, acid, etc...... they all have there own specific hazard class and UN nmber.

[actionshooter]

Doesn't look like it will affect anything until 2014, then you have to have training to ship ammo.
 Talked to a guy I know today who manages an industrial supply company and he told me it was an 8 hour class.
 The folks at Fedex haven't said a word about this, but I haven't tried to shipp ammo in the last 2 days either.

[Arnbo]

I was just looking at a box of 500 rounds of Silver Bear 123 gr hp and this unopened box
 Cost me$62.00 at Yeagers 6 years ago It is now well over twice that amount.
Wally World Remington golden Boy ammo550 rounds. $$8.69. Five years ago.

Now they have cut the rounds down to 225 and raised price to $19.99

They say if and when the Zombies come?...Hell the house full of Meth heads down the road say they are already here............