Posted on 05/24/2022 4:27:04 AM PDT by marktwain
In 2020, demand for ammunition grew. Ammunition became difficult to find. Ammunition prices shot up. Record gun sales were recorded in 2020 and 2021. We were in another ammunition supply bubble.
The ammunition bubble may be starting to leak. At the local Walmart, on May 19, 2022, there were about 20 thousand rounds of Federal Automatch in 325 round bulk packs. At $21.16 per 325 rounds, that is 6.51 cents per round, significantly lower than this correspondent has seen for months. The Automatch has generally received good reviews for reliability and accuracy, when used for the ordinary tasks a .22 rimfire is set to perform.
In addition, there were about 7 thousand rounds of CCI standard velocity at $4.83 per 50 rounds, or 9.66 cents per round. There were about a thousand rounds of Winchester Super X in 222 round packs at $18.83, or 8.48 cents per round. Much of the Federal .22 was stored on the bottom shelf, outside the frame of the picture above.
The clerk at the store was very helpful. He said ammunition had been coming in more regularly than had been the case in the last several months.
These prices may appear high in historical terms. When we look at them under the lens of inflation, they appear more reasonable.
In 1960, they would cost 15 cents in 2022 dollars. In 1970, they would cost 9.5 cents. Jumping to 1990, they would cost 5.6 cents. In 2005 the cost had dropped to 4.2 cents. Those prices are from price lists, known today as manufacturers suggested retail prices.
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Six for a quarter at Granddaddy’s store. Early 50s.
Give the deplorables cheap ammo and maybe they will shut up about inflation.
Unless you’re looking for .410 shotgun shells. WTH? Did everyone buy a Taurus Judge during the blm riots?
I’ve noticed it’s going down, but not enough for me to be able to go to the range for a few hours.
I think people who initially bought it up are at capacity now. I know several who have tens of thousands of rounds.
Needed 17WSM 25 grain
I wish the golden goose would lay some
Many calibers are still difficult to find on the shelves.
A couple of my online sources have dropped 5.56 to $9.99 per box.
That reminds me, I gotta buy some 62 grain 5.56 for the AR.
CC
Prices for .223 and 7.62x39 on Ammoseek have been hovering at a low of 34-36 cents for months. Primarily steel-case Russian stuff, which continues to flow into the country.
Don’t forget Walmart’s limit of 3 boxes per customer, per day. Also, you must show your driver’s license to purchase.
I have 2 boxes of 17 HMR bullets that I purchased thinking they were complete cartridges... I need to figure out how to get my money back out of them.
Find a reloader.
That quarter had $5.00 worth of silver in it at today's value. So, .83 per round if he was selling them now.
I’ve got a whole slew of .410. Probably 200-300 rounds. My wife’s aunt gave them to us when her uncle was getting bad dementia.
I’m watching .22. Need to buy a few thousand rounds for a summer camp I run.
There is a couple of center fire cartridges that use a .17 caliber bullet, but most of them are wildcat rounds.
You will have to troll the reloading forums to find somebody who reloads .17 Remington or one of the other wildcat rounds.
Primers seem to be only about 2x pre-2020 prices, rather than 5x like they were a year ago.
The clerk at a Rural King mentioned they had received some .410. They had a good supply of handgun and rifle ammo.
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