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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: madmack76 on September 17, 2010, 09:25:59 PM

Title: ammo prices
Post by: madmack76 on September 17, 2010, 09:25:59 PM: has any one noticed how expensive ammo is getting, its stupid what i bought last year is 15 dollars more this year, it sucks gonna have to start reloading again, granted i have 100 rounds for every gun i own at least, its getting spendy.
Title: Re: ammo prices
Post by: shedcrazy on September 17, 2010, 09:35:04 PM: I hear ya on that one, I bought a box a month ago for my 338, and it was marked at 35, and when they rang it up it was 60, They gave me the marked price but a week later they were all up to 60. Im kicking myself for not buying 3 or 4.
Title: Re: ammo prices
Post by: FC on September 17, 2010, 10:41:39 PM: Actually no, I have noticed ammo coming significantly down in price and general availability is much better than it has been in the last couple of years as well.

Last year the best price I could get on 9mm was Brown Bear at $227 per 1000 including shipping, I can go to Wally World now and buy a case of Federal for $220 including tax. Prices in some places and for some calibers are still high but all generally seem to be coming down.
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Post by: madmack76 on September 18, 2010, 10:28:39 AM: i might have to head up there to buy ammo its all really high down south
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on September 18, 2010, 11:13:33 AM: Ammo is slightly down from its high... I buy alot and track it closely.
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Post by: csaeteurn on October 05, 2010, 04:44:21 PM: If you guys are looking some cheap ammo. try surplus ammo in lakewood, wa
some of the cheapest I've found.
I recently purchased 500 rounds of .40s&w for 105.99
bvac ammo, it was reloaded ammo, but sure shoots good.
Title: Re: ammo prices
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 05, 2010, 04:55:19 PM: Quote from: WDFW-SUX on September 18, 2010, 11:13:33 AM
Ammo is slightly down from its high... I buy alot and track it closely.

x2 i have noticed some pretty good deals. the prices for store bought factory ammo, hasn't been to bad.
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Post by: washelkhntr on October 05, 2010, 07:23:34 PM: I havent baught any shotgun ammo in a few years. I about feel over last week when I went to get some. :bash:
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Post by: Jamieb on October 06, 2010, 03:17:25 PM: It's not just loaded ammo, reloading components are up as well. 300 RUM brass is is $109. for 50, the last bag I bought around 2 years ago was around $65. for 50. I only reload rifle so I don't know whats up with pistol or shotgun components but rifle cartridge components went up during the shortage and never came back down.
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Post by: Tony 270 on October 06, 2010, 04:57:09 PM: From what I've seen some ammo is still about 75% more now than six years ago. Somewhere in between it shot way up, really quickly.
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Post by: Buckmark on October 06, 2010, 05:15:20 PM: Quote from: Tony 270 on October 06, 2010, 04:57:09 PM
From what I've seen some ammo is still about 75% more now than six years ago. Somewhere in between it shot way up, really quickly.
Right around May of 2008 it went way up, huh about 6 months before...........
Title: Re: ammo prices
Post by: Tony 270 on October 06, 2010, 05:19:16 PM: I just know I used to buy 160 Accubond loads for the 7WSM for $27 a box. Now they're high $40s and I'm buying regular 270 Accubonds for the low $40s :(
Title: Re: ammo prices
Post by: Jamieb on October 06, 2010, 07:38:17 PM: If I was buying factory ammo I wouldn't shoot much.
But buying reloading components alittle at a time, it doesn't sting so bad.
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Post by: BigGoonTuna on October 06, 2010, 07:43:28 PM: i loaded up on 7-08 rounds at cabelas for $13.99 a box a couple months back :chuckle:
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Post by: machine on October 06, 2010, 10:37:54 PM: prices seem to be down some.Just picked up 15 boxes of federal gold match for my 308 at $20 a box.
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Post by: high country on October 07, 2010, 05:09:00 AM: try feedingthe 416 rigby and 375hh........ugg
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 07, 2010, 05:27:31 AM: not that you should be going thru alot of ammo on those anyhow.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on October 07, 2010, 09:31:04 PM: Quote
granted i have 100 rounds for every gun i own at least

Only 100rnds? :chuckle:

Hell, I shot about 7,000rnds last year.

-Steve
Title: Re: ammo prices
Post by: madmack76 on December 20, 2010, 11:30:39 AM: yea i allways make sure i have at least a 100 rounds sitting at my house for any gun i own, some more. i do shoot alot of rifles so i probably don't use 7000 rounds a year in those, my pistols shotguns and assault rifles i probably go thru 100 Rd's a week at least. i guess its good that the military cal are still cheap its the hi power rifle rounds that sting, i used to reload but when i moved a few years ago i didn't have a space for it, i do now might have to start up again.
Title: Re: ammo prices
Post by: Straight Shooter on December 20, 2010, 02:41:04 PM: Ammo seems to be readily available in the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area, and the prices good. Guess I better stock-up on more 9mm and .40 S&W before things change.