Yup!I scored 800 rounds of 124 GR 9MM the other day for a total of $250, I had two discounts for a total of $42 - so in reality it was just shy of $300. It's out here people, you just have to look.
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Yup!I scored 800 rounds of 124 GR 9MM the other day for a total of $250, I had two discounts for a total of $42 - so in reality it was just shy of $300. It's out here people, you just have to look.
I see you on here a lot finding ammo as well! Glad some other people are nabbing it.Yup!
I'll believe it when FS and other shops start offering caselots of 9mm for $9.99/50.
Yup, we will get a "new normal" just like we do after every shortage.That's never happening, ever again. Not unless we get some kind of rapid deflation and/or the price of copper and lead plummet.
That's never happening, ever again. Not unless we get some kind of rapid deflation and/or the price of copper and lead plummet.
Before Covid took off new distributor prices were higher than that with the pending 2020 price increases.... and that was before anyone was 100% sure we were going into retard level lockdown.
We will be lucky if we ever see $250/K.
That's never happening, ever again. Not unless we get some kind of rapid deflation and/or the price of copper and lead plummet.
Before Covid took off new distributor prices were higher than that with the pending 2020 price increases.... and that was before anyone was 100% sure we were going into retard level lockdown.
We will be lucky if we ever see $250/K.
Agreed. Probably not going to happen for a couple of years at best. China just consumes way too much raw materials even during a pandemic, and India, a prior large exporter of these metals, is now a net importer after shutting down a couple large plants over health concerns. Copper prices are projected to only increase for at least a year if not two.That's never happening, ever again. Not unless we get some kind of rapid deflation and/or the price of copper and lead plummet.
Let's instead say that ammo has become like a commodity -- not literally a commodity. If it was possible for speculators to control futures contracts on ammo, the price of ammo would make lumber prices feel like blow-out bargain sale prices.In 1980 mortgage rates were around 20%. We were looking at houses and that put a lot of places out of reach. Then, for about three days, the rate dropped to 12%. My father in law told us to grab that rate because we'd never see a rate as low as that in our lifetimes.
Same thing with ammunition, it's a commodity and it's really difficult to predict the future. That's why people lose money on commodities options.
People seem to have forgotten how cheap ammunition got up to about a year ago. Maybe it will never happen again, but then again, maybe it might.
Not a chance in hell. That country is getting railed by other strains and even the massive numbers they have been posting have been confirmed to be substantially underreported.Agreed. Probably not going to happen for a couple of years at best. China just consumes way too much raw materials even during a pandemic, and India, a prior large exporter of these metals, is now a net importer after shutting down a couple large plants over health concerns. Copper prices are projected to only increase for at least a year if not two.
But, the current increase in raw commodity price does not align with the current increase in ammo prices, so I'm hoping maybe a 10-15% decrease in ammo costs from current prices in 2022. That would actually be a win. Here's hoping India says "F-it" and re-opens copper refining plants.
In 1980 mortgage rates were around 20%. We were looking at houses and that put a lot of places out of reach. Then, for about three days, the rate dropped to 12%. My father in law told us to grab that rate because we'd never see a rate as low as that in our lifetimes.
Same thing with ammunition, it's a commodity and it's really difficult to predict the future. That's why people lose money on commodities options.
People seem to have forgotten how cheap ammunition got up to about a year ago. Maybe it will never happen again, but then again, maybe it might.
Housing is a horrible comparison because of the artificial nature of the product in the level of government influence that influences pricing. There's no government subsidized loans for ammunition. The other part you're forgetting is the demand static demand will be larger than it was in the past. Let's say even 90% of these new gun owners crap right out that's still basically a million more people you have to feed ammo to.... Good luck with that.In 1980 mortgage rates were around 20%. We were looking at houses and that put a lot of places out of reach. Then, for about three days, the rate dropped to 12%. My father in law told us to grab that rate because we'd never see a rate as low as that in our lifetimes.
Same thing with ammunition, it's a commodity and it's really difficult to predict the future. That's why people lose money on commodities options.
People seem to have forgotten how cheap ammunition got up to about a year ago. Maybe it will never happen again, but then again, maybe it might.
Let's instead say that ammo has become like a commodity -- not literally a commodity. If it was possible for speculators to control futures contracts on ammo, the price of ammo would make lumber prices feel like blow-out bargain sale prices.
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If I had anywhere left to put ammo I'd be buying during this lull.Not sure if it's a bad sign to see Federal adding $2 to the price of a box of 9mm. Just last week it was $26.99 now $28.99....
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I came here to post this. They quietly raised prices over the long weekend. How can it be interpreted as anything but a bad sign?Not sure if it's a bad sign to see Federal adding $2 to the price of a box of 9mm. Just last week it was $26.99 now $28.99....
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TrueHow can it be interpreted as anything but a bad sign?