In conjunction with shooting yesterday I wanted to pick up some ammo. The price of the stuff definitely surprised me. The cheapest I could find .38 special was over $20/50, 9mm at $12.99/50 and 30-30 at 16.99/20. Didn't go to every store in town but the place is usually pretty competitive. Anyway this got me thinking about ammo prices and availability and doing some looking around.
Prices like cases of 9mm for $209 and .40 for $265 probably cannot be found at the local gun shop.
The price of spam cans of 7.62x54R seem to just keep going up or maybe it is just that the prices in my head are out of date. Anyway if you want some of these for practice or to put away for a rainy day I would look at getting them sooner instead of later.
Folks could say that you should buy lots and lots of common caliber ammo like .22lr, 9mm, .38, .223, 7.62x39, .308 and 12 gauge now because it is not going to get cheaper. Those folks would not be wrong in the strictest sense. It is unlikely that ammo will get cheaper. However this fails to look at the big picture. If you are barely making normal bills and doing the best you can to prepare that advice really isn't all that constructive.
Look at your overall situation. Where does your ammo situation stand in relation to food, water, medicine, sanitation and other such stuff? If you are a bit short on ammo without any more urgent needs then focus there. Don't do anything crazy just work on it as your finances allow. Consider making group buys with friends or family if you can't afford whole cases. Making 2-3 orders over a few months will do a lot of good but shouldn't kill the family budget.
Anyway those are my thoughts about that.
Prices like cases of 9mm for $209 and .40 for $265 probably cannot be found at the local gun shop.
The price of spam cans of 7.62x54R seem to just keep going up or maybe it is just that the prices in my head are out of date. Anyway if you want some of these for practice or to put away for a rainy day I would look at getting them sooner instead of later.
Folks could say that you should buy lots and lots of common caliber ammo like .22lr, 9mm, .38, .223, 7.62x39, .308 and 12 gauge now because it is not going to get cheaper. Those folks would not be wrong in the strictest sense. It is unlikely that ammo will get cheaper. However this fails to look at the big picture. If you are barely making normal bills and doing the best you can to prepare that advice really isn't all that constructive.
Look at your overall situation. Where does your ammo situation stand in relation to food, water, medicine, sanitation and other such stuff? If you are a bit short on ammo without any more urgent needs then focus there. Don't do anything crazy just work on it as your finances allow. Consider making group buys with friends or family if you can't afford whole cases. Making 2-3 orders over a few months will do a lot of good but shouldn't kill the family budget.
Anyway those are my thoughts about that.
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Keeping a large family of shooters in ammo isn't easy, or cheap.
I find myself making smaller orders, and picking up a few boxes here and there.
Not ideal, but it is what it is.
AP
I recommend going to gun-deals.com, and checking their ammo deals section. I've found this is the best way to find the best price on the particular types of ammo you are looking for. They have every deal broken down by manufacturer, case type, primer type, remanufactured or new, plus they will even estimate shipping costs if you plug in your zip and it will spit out a price per round with and without shipping costs. It showed me that SGAmmo.com has a better deal on PMC Bronze .223 than Lucky Gunner, by $30. It even includes in-store prices at Wal-mart, which is a good way to compare the whole 'box here and there' strategy vs. saving and buying a bunch on line at one time.
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