Seems the 223/5.56 Ammo. is drying up quickly at stores. Was told today Ammo. Mfg.s just can't get the bullets. Seems the price of materials is forcing bullet Mfg. to stop production.:(
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Seems the 223/5.56 Ammo. is drying up quickly at stores. Was told today Ammo. Mfg.s just can't get the bullets. Seems the price of materials is forcing bullet Mfg. to stop production.:(
m193 is hard to find right now! I assume its due to the war and not politics but it makes me wonder!
Yep! there seems to be a little shortage of 5.56mm/.223 in this area also.. For the reloaders though, the prices of projectiles seem to be about the same.. I just need to find time to sit down at the bench a little more often.. J.
I have still not got to the reloading point but it is getting close. It seems like everytime I get ammo I am half afraid to shoot it but like I said only half.
boxes of 20 went from 6 to 8 bucks. i have decided to get into reloading but of course i have loads of questions <-pun ;) anyways are there any reloaders here that want provide info?
Has someone heard this from a real person with a name who works for one of the big three (Federal, Winchester or Remington)? Or Hornady? Or Black Hills? If this is true, why don't they raise the price on loaded ammunition even higher to compensate for the higher cost of materials (bullets)? Or can the bullet manufacturers simply not get the materials (copper and lead) at any price?:confused:
I have not had problems locating new WW (Cabelas) or Hornady (Midway) 55 gr. FMJBT w/c bullets in 6,000 lots other than having to pay a higher price than a year ago. But that's just me.
I should have bought stock in the ammo companies, especially ATK.
Having some trouble here as well (CA) but a buddy of mine was able to buy a few boxes of 20's for a little over $6 at wally world - I'm sure they're all gone by now.
Hopefully things will change soon...