Ammo is back! - Page 2

JDay · #41 03-19-2013, 6:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckyBeaver

Hornady had press release not too long ago saying that they were producing ammo as fast as they can, and NO they are not selling it to the Govt. I'd like to know who is getting it, because the press release said that they were shipping to their "usual customers", so maybe the usual customers are getting deliveries and are holding onto it to make an imaginary shortage so they can really cash in later. Remember, these are sales people, and if thay can drive the price up, they make more money and that's what they care about. Putting more money in their pockets and taking it out of ours. I know the ranges around here have been ghostly quiet lately. It's like people are afraid to shoot, because they won't be able to get more ammo. It's a sad thing, but I bought enough before the craziness started.

Warehousing isn't cheap. Not to mention the trouble they'd get into if caught price fixing.

geoliquid · #42 03-19-2013, 6:30 PM

You made me look!

Those prices are

njineermike · #43 03-19-2013, 6:32 PM

HOLY CRAP! Who pays $.50 a round for .22LR?

2shotjoe · #44 03-19-2013, 6:36 PM

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Originally Posted by njineermike

HOLY CRAP! Who pays $.50 a round for .22LR?

Let me know, I got lots to sell.

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LCpl Kutches · #45 03-19-2013, 6:42 PM

People are not shooting faster than they are buying the ammo. Yesterday I shot through at least 1500 rounds of ammo.

If you see Gun Broker.com people are buying ammo, just to sell for higher prices and keep the supply low. There is at least 10,000,000 rounds of ammo for sale from price gouging Yes, that is ten million rounds of ammo.

On a side note, the supply drop is causing normal shooters to store more ammo than usual because people want to avoid paying high prices again, so any normal priced ammo is being kept so that normal shooters can actually shoot.

The market will start balancing itself out because people are going to start slowing down, mainly due to the weapons ban being thrown out today.

I hope all the *******s who depleted the ammo supply to make a profit and purchased all the AR-15's will just lose a ton of money.

jarhead714 · #46 03-19-2013, 7:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CHIEFone

straight no vaseline if you are willing to pay those prices

Just a match and a little bit o' gasoline!

njineermike · #47 03-19-2013, 7:59 PM

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Originally Posted by LCpl Kutches

I hope all the *******s who depleted the ammo supply to make a profit and purchased all the AR-15's will just lose a ton of money.

Hells yes.

hakenlag · #48 03-19-2013, 8:30 PM

The secret to flipping is knowing when to flip. I'm betting there will be more than a few caught with their pants down.

JDay · #49 03-19-2013, 8:31 PM

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Originally Posted by njineermike

HOLY CRAP! Who pays $.50 a round for .22LR?

I saw a bunch for $0.06/round earlier, sold out fast.

coryhenry · #50 03-20-2013, 1:59 AM

The government is also retrograding lots of ammo from Afghanistan. In a couple of years there will be a huge flood of ammo in the market.

Norcalkid · #51 03-20-2013, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JDay

Looks like prices are about to crash.

http://www.gunbot.net

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Hmmm, Judging by the line outside Big 5 today I would say demand is still outpacing supply.

Arnelcheeze · #52 03-20-2013, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LessTalkMoreShoot

They are selling out of $100 bricks of .22lr as soon as they post them...so, no, it's not back yet.

this is true, i see 5.56/.223 on shelves now, but i do not see .22LR WTF!

rdawg · #53 03-20-2013, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPlink

^ people dont understand because complaining about gouging is so much more fun. Plus it allows you to make stuff up instead of thinking (much harder)

I totally agree.

njineermike · #54 03-20-2013, 1:03 PM

I just got .22LR at $.07 per round!

Great find!

Steve_In_29 · #55 03-20-2013, 2:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JDay

$0.63/round, 50 round boxes, 10 box limit.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/181...moly-box-of-50

$0.60/round, 50 rounds to a box.

http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...a/category/53/

Out of stock on both.

Cadre · #56 03-20-2013, 3:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve_In_29

Out of stock on both.

this blows.

njineermike · #57 03-20-2013, 3:48 PM

Just hang out, enable to beeper, and be ready. I got .22LR at 7 cents a round, and I've seen 5.56 on there for 50 cents a round. I was just a little too late to get some .45ACP at cheaper than I got it before the panic.

Jet Setter · #58 03-20-2013, 3:50 PM

It has been slow but hope more reasonable priced stock comes available.

njineermike · #59 03-20-2013, 3:59 PM

Like this one:

Herter's .223 Remington Ammunition .223 Remington 62 Grain HP 20 rounds 8 hours ago $0.35/rd [$6.99] [out of stock] [Cabelas]

JDay · #60 03-20-2013, 4:04 PM

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Originally Posted by njineermike

Like this one:

Herter's .223 Remington Ammunition .223 Remington 62 Grain HP 20 rounds 8 hours ago $0.35/rd [$6.99] [out of stock] [Cabelas]

Saw that earlier, cheapest I've seen it in months.

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njineermike · #61 03-20-2013, 4:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JDay

Saw that earlier, cheapest I've seen it in months.

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I'm watching it and seeing some great deals if you;re fast enough on the draw.

omnitravis · #62 03-20-2013, 5:31 PM

http://www.ammoman.com/545x39-russian-fmj-53-grain
You're god damned right its back in stock.

jvpark · #63 03-20-2013, 7:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CK_32

Yea its been about long enough...

But right during the first fade the companies/greedy fu**s always try to save the bike to make a few extra $$ but after that yea it declines rather quickly and stock starts to return back to normal

Long enough? It's been 4 months...

freebug · #64 03-20-2013, 8:11 PM

Gov has no money to buy - sequester.

Small vendors who are gouging had to pay for that inventory up front. They'll need to unload to cover their invoices soon.

njineermike · #65 03-20-2013, 8:16 PM

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Originally Posted by freebug

Gov has no money to buy - sequester.

Small vendors who are gouging had to pay for that inventory up front. They'll need to unload to cover their invoices soon.

Yep. Look for some great deals coming up, since the net 90 is about due.

bomb_on_bus · #66 03-20-2013, 9:03 PM

Heres the problem with supply and demand. When the prices start to drop people will run out and buy it up just because its cheaper and they will still think there might be a ban. So supply will go down and prices will go up again. Unless there is a massive influx of ammunition and vendors decide to list a ton of inventory and drop prices. But like the housing market all you have to do it hold back inventory to keep demand up and as long as the demand stays up the prices will stay up. I doubt this will be the case will ammunition prices but it "could" happen. It would require ammunition plants to keep production levels limited and vendors to sell limited amounts in order to justify any sustained price hike. Since all vendors paid up front for ammo the longer the stuff sits on the shelf the longer they get a return on their investment.

mofojoe · #67 03-21-2013, 5:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Norcalkid

Hmmm, Judging by the line outside Big 5 today I would say demand is still outpacing supply.

Why the heck would you buy ammo from Big 5 ???

kdruff2 · #68 03-21-2013, 5:31 AM

Here's the link: Herter's 223 ammo, $6.99 per box of 20; limit 5 per

https://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoo...on/1084963.uts

Good luck and paying back to the CalGuns good karma bank.

kdruff2 · #69 03-21-2013, 5:43 AM

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Originally Posted by bomb_on_bus

Heres the problem with supply and demand. When the prices start to drop people will run out and buy it up just because its cheaper and they will still think there might be a ban. So supply will go down and prices will go up again. Unless there is a massive influx of ammunition and vendors decide to list a ton of inventory and drop prices. But like the housing market all you have to do it hold back inventory to keep demand up and as long as the demand stays up the prices will stay up. I doubt this will be the case will ammunition prices but it "could" happen. It would require ammunition plants to keep production levels limited and vendors to sell limited amounts in order to justify any sustained price hike. Since all vendors paid up front for ammo the longer the stuff sits on the shelf the longer they get a return on their investment.

Definitely agree that you can't argue against the law of supply and demand. However, you also have to move to the next decision making point - when to sell so as to realize your highest potential profits. Inventory is all paper profit. To realize the gains, you need to sell it.

If folks are truly holding onto inventory to help keep prices inflated as some suggest, the danger in doing that is you may get caught selling at a lower price point once $ starts to come down. I don't think it's a supply problem per se, it's always been about the panic buying.

If I had stuff to sell, I sell NOW while prices are inflated ( and not risk leaving $ on the table). Part of investing in anything. Buying low, and then selling as high as possible before $s come down. Don't be the last out the door because like most irrational buying and selling, prices are going to come down as fast as they have risen. For me, I wonder whether we will see a new bottom price though.

problemchild · #70 03-21-2013, 5:53 AM

All you D supporters got what you voted for-->CHANGE!

Change in gun prices
Change in ammo prices
Change in food prices
Change in gas prices

Ammo prices WONT go down for 4 years and here is why.

The dictatorship & Motherland Security has LOCKED in contracts for a 4.3 years production run on MOST manufacturing of ammo (9mm,40, 223, 308 etc) in the USA. They also went so far as to block MOST offshore ammo from coming into our country. Wonder why we cant get any cheap russian ammo?

Prices will stay high until he is gone. When Billary gets elected after Marxist exec orders amnesty and the D's get 45 million new voters its game OVER! Gun bans, bullet bans , mag bans, lead bans and a Lib on the SC to rule it all OK.

Norcalkid · #71 03-21-2013, 9:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mofojoe

Why the heck would you buy ammo from Big 5 ???

I shot a bunch of 22 on Tuesday. They had some bulk packs coming in Wed and I want to go shooting again before spring break is over. $29/500, Not Walmart pricing but I can live with it. I normally buy from JG sales or reload.

dre147 · #72 03-21-2013, 5:05 PM

still see 7.62x39 is about 200 more than before the madness a case..

nitroxdiver · #73 03-21-2013, 5:50 PM

Disneyland has ammo haha. Sorry, couldn't resist. Attachment 217334

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peppermintman · #74 03-21-2013, 6:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadre

this blows.

I love those hot hoochie mama Asian girls.

OGPhantom · #75 03-21-2013, 10:05 PM

Was in the Bass Pro in Manteca this evening and they had about 80 boxes of 55grain 5.56 (Limit 5) for $10.69 a box. This is the first time I have found ammo at Bass Pro since the panic. Still no 22lr or 22mag yet tho

Just_some_guy · #76 03-21-2013, 11:02 PM

I got lucky and walked out of Walmart last week with 2x 1000 rds of Winchester M22 and a 555 box of 22LR. One of my backorders also came in the next day. It was made 6 weeks ago online and it finally shipped. I'd forgot about it actually. So suddenly, I got 22LR running out of my ears. My CZ rimfire rifle comes outta jail soon.

The ammo is out there, getting bought up, but out there. It will settle down soon and will certainly go through some swings before whatever the new normal is going to be.

I'm surprised at the lack of 9mm though.