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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If I had more safe places to hide them, I’d order more .38 sp, and AR 15 rounds. Love they send in plain box. Hub doesn’t open, so I can load up he thinks I have enough, no such thing. He hates I carry. He is limited to a 12 gauge because of vision.
We may even see hunting ammo again this year.
I have to admit: I laughed.
Glad you got a chuckle. I have 2 boxes of slugs that I purchased thinking I got a good deal for cartridges.
Yeah, that one is still sparse. Remington's ammo plant coming back on line has helped out with the .30-30 supply, but other manufacturers are still leaning hard on the "popular" calibers.
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