Mike Galway
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Same around here . The couple stores that have some stock are charging $25.00 a box for 9mm , $100.00 per 1000 for large pistol primers . I'm trying to ride this out .
Just came from gun store
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Mike D
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Yesterday, my neighbor, who owns a local gun store said they got an delivery of 60,000 rounds in last week. Pretty much everything but .45 (which we both shoot), said his costs are too high to stock up on. So some of it must be coming from up the chain.
Bender
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Yes, the prices are being driven up by the distributors. Less inventory, same overhead drives the prices upward
Mike Galway
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Got lucky , just scored 1,000 CCI small pistol primers for $40.00 . Their last box , and they don't gouge .
Bender
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Did ya swing by 7 Eleven and buy a lottery ticket?
Mike Galway
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You're right , shoulda bought a lottery ticket . This place is about 75 miles away , and it was a nice day to ride the motorcycle . They're a huge reloading supply store and their shelves were relatively bare .
Bender
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I don't think I've seen prices that low for six months here
Mike Galway
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The closest LGS I usually deal with is charging $100.00 for Tulammo primers . I can go a long time without paying that . The place I went to yesterday is a distributor , they flat out told me this LGS is charging as much as he possibly can , they didn't raise the price to him .
switchback
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Shelves are bare out here. Haven't seen loading components anywhere. But I do have bullets on order from MBC and OregonTrail here in Montana. If I'm frugal I can go a good while with the stuff I have. Of course that depends on how bad this crap gets.
Good luck, stay safe everyone
Good luck, stay safe everyone
Maybe not, my dealer said he's having to pay way higher prices wholesale, and reluctantly passes on the increase. His profit margin is the same, no extra profit. He's been a straight shooter with me, so I kinda believe him. Glad I stocked up last year, and the year before that. Very low on 45acp. though, but I refuse to pay a $Dollar a round for White box ball 45acp. ammo. He's NOT selling the 45 ammo at a dollar a round, he doesn't have any, it's another store.
awmp
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Roszhou, that is good to hear. I have seen some shops selling online for $1.00 a round for 9mm.
spacelordmaster
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I agree with you totally. If people keep buying ammo at those ridiculous prices, it's never going to stop. Stop buying ammo and you will see how fast they bring down the prices. What they are doing is abusive.
Bender
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Never going to happen.
It doesn't with toilet paper, it doesn't with gas, and it won't with bullets
It doesn't with toilet paper, it doesn't with gas, and it won't with bullets
Mike Galway
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This ammo shortage , as in the past , will come to an end . Some of these high prices are to slow down the hoarding , some is just taking advantage of the situation . I can go a long time without paying their high prices . My local range is charging $32.00 per box for 9mm because his supplier made him buy .50 cal. ammo also that he has no real market for . He's also limiting purchases so he can maintain inventory for customers paying for range time and classes . Four of us shoot there on Saturday mornings , last Saturday we were it for an hour . On a side note , my local grocery store had so much TP it was on sale .
