Ammo Price

[historian]

I, sadly, started in firearms right before prices started to spike. That being said, what is a "normal" price for .22 and 9mm luger ammo? I know that .22 is finally getting below $0.10 a round and that 9 is running around $0.20/round. Are these good prices? Still too high? What should I be looking for?

Thanks!

 

[poppy]

Don't know about .22's but I have seen 9mm going for .17 cents per round.

 

[Hawkwind2112]

Bulk 22 ammo can still be had around 5 cents per round. However you have to find a retailer that is not price gouging due to the "shortage", as well as find a place that has some in stock. Walmart and Midway USA are a couple of the few places that you can still get 22 ammo at regular prices if you are willing to wait for it. The shipping cost for buying ammo online can be a deal breaker at times.

 

[looney2ns]

Most ammo, besides 22lr, have returned to normal pricing. Actually, I see 9mm cheaper then before it was prior to Sandyhook.

www.wikiarms.com

 

[pudly]

Bulk 9mm brass FMJ was commonly 20 cents/rd pre-Sandy Hook, somewhat less at good sales. Bulk 22s were common at 4 cents/rd at that time.

 

[wtburnette]

Don't know about .22's but I have seen 9mm going for .17 cents per round.

Wow, I haven't seen any good 9mm going for that low of a price. Best I've seen for good brass cased 9mm is .20 cents per round, though it seems .22 - .24 is pretty common. If you're picking up in Walmart, you can find good deals on Perfecta ammo (~$11 per box of 50) or Federal Aluminum cased for (~$10 per 50).

 

[Bfish]

Wow, I haven't seen any good 9mm going for that low of a price. Best I've seen for good brass cased 9mm is .20 cents per round, though it seems .22 - .24 is pretty common. If you're picking up in Walmart, you can find good deals on Perfecta ammo (~$11 per box of 50) or Federal Aluminum cased for (~$10 per 50).

and at wallyworld you get taxed. Online for 200 a case is the best I can find!

 

[nipprdog]

but I have seen 9mm going for .17 cents per round.

Where, and what brand?

 

[Drail]

What people are seeing here is not really a matter of prices "going up". It is a classic case of the actual value (buying power) of the U.S. dollar circling the drain. If the Govt. and the Federal Reserve are allowed to simply print more money with nothing whatsoever to back it the end result is always the same - complete economic collapse. More and more countries today will not accept payment for debts in U. S. dollars - they will now accept only Eurodollars. We are in very serious trouble.

 

[cctwcc]

What people are seeing here is not really a matter of prices "going up". It is a classic case of the actual value (buying power) of the U.S. dollar circling the drain. If the Govt. and the Federal Reserve are allowed to simply print more money with nothing whatsoever to back it the end result is always the same - complete economic collapse. More and more countries today will not accept payment for debts in U. S. dollars - they will now accept only Eurodollars. We are in very serious trouble.

Problem being that our currency is almost as viable at the Eurodollar. Seems our buying power is circling the drain in a sense but we aren't the only one.

 

[Drail]

Indeed. Money MUST be backed by something real and tangible. If it is not people will figure out pretty quickly that it is worthless in trade.

 

[bulldogs42]

You should be able to find some 22LR rounds for about $25 for a 500ct box. The 9mm ammo is around $25 for 100ct box. It then depends on brands and type of bullets.

 

[foszoe]

If i see brass 9mm at 9.99, thar is a buy for me. 11.99 if I feel my stock is low.

For .22lr 25$ for a 500 pack if low, 20$ otherwise

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Pre Sandy Hook I was buying 9mm for $190-200 per case shipped. That's good brass stuff like Blazer or Agulia. Now if I find it for $230, it's about the new normal.

 

[amboy49]

Indeed. Money MUST be backed by something real and tangible. If it is not people will figure out pretty quickly that it is worthless in trade.

I have no reason to follow the Euro/dollar exchange. With that being said - my wife, daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter just traveled to Spain for vacation.

It cost my wife $580 US to get 500 Euros ! So much for the strength of the dollar. With the government printing presses running 24/7 due to the government's attempt to hold down inflation what we are now experiencing is certainly predictable. At a time in my life when I can loan money TO the bank, interest rates on deposits are laughably and depressingly low.

 

[Rooster 308]

My suggestion is to get some 9mm now. 2K rounds will run you 393$ shipped from Freedom Munitions.

What you don't use/need, others will.

 

[Cerberus]

I still have a hard time wrapping my brain around the shortage of .22 ammo. It's been bizarre.

 

[bulletsmith]

I still have a hard time wrapping my brain around the shortage of .22 ammo. It's been bizarre.

Hoarding, at the very least, contributes to the problem.

 

[bulldogs42]

I'm sure there are plenty of us who may end up on the show "Hoarders". At least we're hoarding something that has value though. I took my wife to the gun range for the first time Saturday and she helped reduce some inventory, not to mention had a great time doing it.

 

[Broom_jm]

I'm almost as frustrated by the run-away printing of dollars by the Fed as I am the on-going dilemma with 22 rimfire ammo. Oddly enough, the reasoning behind both is somewhat similar. The Fed is making it incredibly cheap to borrow dollars, which is causing some folks to treat 22 ammo like a more valuable form of currency. Sadly, both policies are likely to fail in dramatic fashion.