Just wait it out?

[Zane1844]

After the recent events ammo has disappeared and skyrocketed in price. Natchez is my favorite place to buy bulk 5.56, last time I bought it, about a month ago, it was $379 plus shipping, the best I could find. Now when I looked at their site a week ago it was out of stock and at $399. Now after these horrible events it is 426 or something, and is still out of stock.

All the places I have looked its damn close to 500 dollars for 1,000 rounds. And different variations of inflated prices, and everything is gone anyway.

So for those that do not reload, or make their own, do you think just waiting for a month or so would be good? Or do you see prices only going up?

[Pariah Carey]

If you absolutely need it for a class or something, a one-time purchase of 500 or 1,000 rounds at an inflated price won't really hurt that much overall. But I wouldn't make a habit of it. You don't want to be sitting on ammo that you bought at 50 cents/round when it's back to selling at 30 per. Me, I see more 22 long in my immediate future. That and 7.62x54r, the last bastion of affordable centerfire ammo (I guess 5.45 too).

Do what you gotta do. It may take longer than a month for the panic to die down, and panic's what it's become in the last 72 hours. Everyone running for the door at the same time.

[Zane1844]

If you absolutely need it for a class or something, a one-time purchase of 500 or 1,000 rounds at an inflated price won't really hurt that much overall. But I wouldn't make a habit of it. You don't want to be sitting on ammo that you bought at 50 cents/round when it's back to selling at 30 per. Me, I see more 22 long in my immediate future. That and 7.62x54r, the last bastion of affordable centerfire ammo (I guess 5.45 too).

Do what you gotta do. It may take longer than a month for the panic to die down, and panic's what it's become in the last 72 hours. Everyone running for the door at the same time.

Yeah I agree. I hope we do not see the day when standard FMJ becomes $1.00 a round. If I can find any deals in the coming months on bulk ammo I will try to get it, I just cannot spend 50 cents a round when a month or two ago I pad 30 cents, guess I have to stop shooting for a while.

[Pariah Carey]

Just moments ago I bought some 7.62x39 from Cabelas, a round I've been in the market for lately. It is the Herter's ammo, which is like their house brand. Cheap Russian stuff but hey it's the 7.62x39. 22 cents a round and free shipping with the promotional code.

[Bimmer]

You don't want to be sitting on ammo that you bought at 50 cents/round when it's back to selling at 30 per.

I just cannot spend 50 cents a round when a month or two ago I pad 30 cents

Damn, I wish I could figure out a way to "short" ammo.

Me, I see more 22 long in my immediate future.

As .223 rises to 10x the price of .22lr, I'm happier and happier with my .22lr conversion.

[Zane1844]

made the question a thread.

[markm]

Damn, I wish I could figure out a way to "short" ammo.

I wish I could short BCGs. Retards act like they're magic beans.

[RWK]

I wish I could short BCGs. Retards act like they're magic beans.

Heh! Yep. And now that BCM raised their prices by $50, I'm waiting for just a bit more before I part out my BCM BCG's. Anyone need a firing pin retaining pin? I've got one for $10. Firing pin will cost you $20...

[RIDE]

Damn, I wish I could figure out a way to "short" ammo.

I wish I could short BCGs. Retards act like they're magic beans.

You can... It's called selling now, and buying when the prices/availability come back down... It's simply a matter of, how sure are you?

[HackerF15E]

Unless someone has a need to go expend their ammo, I recommend for the next month or two just sitting tight.

Too many questions still up in the air with respect to both the short-term and long-term availability of both ammo and components.

Anything that is available for sale right now is at what might either be the "new" sustained market cost, or it could be a massive bubble -- nobody on the planet really knows yet.