556 ammo anybody?

[Pappabear]

What is the deal with the ammo shortage? Is it raw materials? Goberment buying it all? 556, 9mm , 45acp it doesn't matter, not available.

Because its not like you see stuff come available then its gone quickly. Nothing is available or seems to becoming available?

I thought it was boring from panics at first but now I see nothing, teach a brother something.

I take it back I did find some stuff at Midway USA but slim and expensive.

PB

[dissipator_AR]

Panic buying when covid hit and then all of the social unrest that caused everyone and their mother to go buy guns and ammo. Now it's going to be made even worse with ol Shotgun Joe and Kamala Harris in the White House.

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[Arik]

It's from panics. Mostly from seasoned owners. When you have 20k rounds do you say that enough or do you say 1k more can't hurt?! Add to that guys who can spend $30k without batting an eye and there goes your smmo

[ScottsBad]

It's from panics. Mostly from seasoned owners. When you have 20k rounds do you say that enough or do you say 1k more can't hurt?! Add to that guys who can spend $30k without batting an eye and there goes your smmo

$30K for 20K rounds? Uh no, even now, unless you are buying all match or Mk262 one box at a time. Recheck your math. At .70/round 20k rounds would be $14k. That's more than double what I paid, because I've been stacking for a few years. I always buy in bulk when possible too. You just have to buy more than you shoot when its cheap.

[Arik]

$30K for 20K rounds? Uh no, even now, unless you are buying all match or Mk262 one box at a time. Recheck your math. At .70/round 20k rounds would be $14k. That's more than double what I paid, because I've been stacking for a few years. I always buy in bulk when possible too. You just have to buy more than you shoot when its cheap.

You're combining two examples I gave into one.

Example A. Guys who ALREADY have 20k rounds and will buy more.

Example B. Guys who can afford to drop $30k on ammo.

Sometimes they're the guys but that's besides the point

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[kirkland]

I saw 150 rounds of Winchester Super X 3" 00 buck sell for $655 on GB today. Over $4/shell.

[PracticalRifleman]

Government isn’t buying anymore than normal.

I have friends that work in ammo plants. They are facing the same COVID nonsense slowing down production as everybody else. Combine that with hoarders and panic-buyers from COVID, social unrest, and the election and you have the perfect storm.

Currently, buying in bulk isn’t an option unless you’re willing to pay $700-800/1000 for crummy ammo. If you shop around at mom’n’pops you can find small quantities at reasonable prices. Even Academy has large quantities of ammo in stock but is limiting purchases.


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[Arik]

Government isn’t buying anymore than normal.

I have friends that work in ammo plants. They are facing the same COVID nonsense slowing down production as everybody else. Combine that with hoarders and panic-buyers from COVID, social unrest, and the election and you have the perfect storm.

Currently, buying in bulk isn’t an option unless you’re willing to pay $700-800/1000 for crummy ammo. If you shop around at mom’n’pops you can find small quantities at reasonable prices. Even Academy has large quantities of ammo in stock but is limiting purchases.


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Plenty of people willing to pay that. Cheaper Than Dirt has been proving it for over a decade

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[PracticalRifleman]

Plenty of people willing to pay that. Cheaper Than Dirt has been proving it for over a decade

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Capitalism at its finest.


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[Arik]

Capitalism at its finest.


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In this specific case yes and no. This is using people's fear to profit from it. Knowing they'll pay whatever just to have.

A guy at the office next to mine has a G23 and like 3 rounds. He was asking to buy more. Willing to pay boat load just to have some. This is desperation not capitalism. He would probably pay anything

I'm sure there are plenty of people willing to empty their bank accounts, sell all their possessions and take out 12 loans if they were promised a cure for whatever is killing them. There's a point where the price of the product is irrelevant, people will pay through the nose


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