When will ammo prices and availability return to "normal"

[ICEMAN]

When will I be able to buy a 50rd box of 9mm again for $10 bucks?

How about a brick of 22lr, 525rds for $10 bucks? $15?

Ever?

[mountainman]

Nope! :-(

[h2ofowlr]

Never again.  Welcome to the new normal.  Wait until new ammo taxes go into effect.

[washelkhunter]

There is no NORMAL any longer. Ever since obummer came in things have gone south; far south.

[Huntboy]

I doubt it will ever be that low again.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

I'm not a hoarder but I have my fair collection of reloading supplies!

[FALFire]

The prices come back down to normal....uh let's see....Oh tomorrow! 

[wsmnut]

As soon as the tinfoil hat crowd runs out of money and stops hoarding.  Maybe by Fall.

Wsmnut

[Maligator]

I have noticed that there has been a couple dollar increase across the board per ammo pack & shooting supplies/components. I suspect that will remain in effect.

However, I have also noticed pre-panic prices on firearm accessories...just picked up some Troy battlemags for $10.95 this week so there is still hope.

Ammo is going to be the last to return because the general firearms population is still worried about availability and snatching up what they can when they see it, not that I blame them for doing it.

I'm just going to "hold/squat" & wait out the madness until some semblance of normalcy returns...although I sure would like to get my hands on some small rifle primers & some Varget or Tac 

[BigGoonTuna]

everything i shoot seems to be "fairly" easy to come by, with the exception of 22LR.  the fact that it's nearly impossible to get just blows my mind.

i almost feel that stores need to jack up the price a bit to make it less attractive for the gougers.  i stocked up a bit(not by most people's standards, but my one and only .22 is a bolt action) after the '08 panic subsided so i have enough to go plinking if i want to.  i heard one of the employees at cabelas saying that when they get a shipment of .22 ammo in, it's a good way to measure how many people come in the store(because every one will leave with a box of it until it runs out).

i really doubt we'll ever see a return to the $10, or even $15 bricks of ammo, but i feel that's more due to inflation and material cost than anything else.  when's the last time you bought a box of 12 gauge target loads for $3.99?

[mountainman]

I am in the industry, and no, not a " tin foil hat " wearer. But it's way more than simple hoarding. Way more...

[flatbkman]

I figure the prices will drop the day after I purchase some more.

[ICEMAN]

I figure the prices will drop the day after I purchase some more.

Ha! No kidding....

[pianoman9701]

Considering that the CA legislature just passed a bill that will require a $50 background check fee on all ammo purchases, I would say hoarding will again jump and supplies will be zero.

[sled]

  At The Monroe Gun Show Last Weekend The Price Of Ammo And AR Rifles Has Come Way Down.  Don't Pay The Higher Prices Anymore Go To A Wac Show.

[shoot-em-dead]

 As soon as homeland security stops buying it. lol  Oh crap, now Obama will be watching me because I said homeland security.

[Greenhorn]

I just came back from Florida on vacation and thought that I would pick up some .22lr on the way to the airport to bring home.  I only stopped at one store, but 22 and 9mm were non existent. They said it is gone in a day when they get it, same as here.

[Bigshooter]

The last 4 or 5 times ive been to walmart they have had 9mm and 40cal for 12.99.   But no 22lr or 45auto.

[Special T]

Isn't CCI of ID doing a huge expansion in their rim fire production? I thought they were making the move to double thier production capacity?

[MikeWalking]

There is no NORMAL any longer. Ever since obummer came in things have gone south; far south.

South?  I thought they went East, all the way to the Red East 

[h2ofowlr]

Prices would only go down if a republican besides Chris Christie gets elected as president.  So, again probably won't ever happen again.  10 million more undocumented democrats are waiting for there papers.  JK   

[Huntbear]

As soon as homeland security stops buying it. lol  Oh crap, now Obama will be watching me because I said homeland security.

 

 

[mountainman]

Oink,oink...flap flap flap, oink oink..flap, flap flap...

[HighlandLofts]

With the POS Obumber & Biddin at he helm you can forget about buying ammo, and plan on giving up more of your freedom. I'll NEVER VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAP ever again!They are all a bunch of gun grabbing morons.When it comes tocommon sence, they have NONE!

[snowpack]

I would guess it will be a while.  When the stuff has been on the shelf so long they have to have a clearance sale.
I kind of wonder how the pending ammo law in Kalifornia will effect things.  Will the residents of that state just buy up in bulk in AZ, NV and OR...keeping the supply low/price high in those states?  But with all their gun/magazine bans and restrictions, will they even be able to own guns or shoot to make it an issue?

[DOUBLELUNG]

I bought a boat battery yesterday for $110 to replace the exact same battery I bought 3 years ago, from the same dealer, for $67.  Demand for lead ...

[bob maier]

Bought two boxes of 9mm at bimart for $13.49 a box yesterday, about what it use to sell for. Didn't have a lot but it seems the supply is getting better slowly.

[12Gauge]

When will I be able to buy a 50rd box of 9mm again for $10 bucks?

How about a brick of 22lr, 525rds for $10 bucks? $15?

Ever?

When your awake it is wishful thinking, when asleep and in your Rapid Eye Movement, (REM), mode then there it will be.

[Bmcox86]

9mm and 40 cal are in stock most places now, not for to high of prices either. West coast armory had over 40,000 rounds of 9 last time I was in there.  Now 17hmr on the other hand is non existent

[Bean Counter]

I thought they already are "normal" Prices are set by where the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded and where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. What is an"normal" price of a gallon of gasoline?

We all have normative views of what ammo, gas etc should be, but that is not always what is normal.

Unless there is a significant change in mining and extraction regulations, I don't think well ever see .22lr below $15 a brick ever again or gasoline under $2.00/gal. Laws and taxes are a factor, but so are raw commodity prices as well. 

[Heredoggydoggy]

Probably Christmas--Ammo manufacturers tool up for each caliber and make what they think they'll sell in a year.  Then move on to the next caliber.  It might be a year before they get back full circle again.  In the meantime, there's a lot of "no gots". 

[sticky]

When the prices for gasoline and electricity return to normal.

[mountainman]

Have 20,000 Armscor .223 arrived today. Starting to turn I think! (hope)

[BNAElkhntr]

As soon as homeland security stops buying it. lol  Oh crap, now Obama will be watching me because I said homeland security.

Great way to get the member list looked at by NSA

[dscubame]

I thought they already are "normal" Prices are set by where the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded and where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. What is an"normal" price of a gallon of gasoline?

We all have normative views of what ammo, gas etc should be, but that is not always what is normal.

Unless there is a significant change in mining and extraction regulations, I don't think well ever see .22lr below $15 a brick ever again or gasoline under $2.00/gal. Laws and taxes are a factor, but so are raw commodity prices as well. 

Thats heavy............

[bear hunter]

Never because they know you will pay. Just like last time the ban happened. The prices jumped from 1.99 for a box of 7.62x39 to over 5.00 dollars. Wow and after all the freaking out stopped. The prices dropped but down to 3.99 a box.  So I think it is all just a game to drive the prices up.