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If we quit paying these ridiculous prices then those deep stacks would remain deep stacks. We are creating our own mess. I like to have my fair share stacked up just as well as the next guy but I am not going to sell a kidney just to put box #99 of 250 savage hunting ammo on the shelf because someone else will buy it if I don't
The next battle is everyone jockeying for reloading supplies. It's painfully obvious we all need to learn the art of reloading.
At this point I’m not pointing fingers at anyone. Mainly I would’t know exactly who to point them at. I understand supply and demand. I understand capitalism. I also acknowledge that there is an element of greed also in the mix. Those that are buying primers at inflated prices ($300/1000) are hedging that prices won’t be going down in the foreseeable future, or just really need them bad now. Those that aren’t jumping into the panic prices, yet, are either sufficiently stocked for the time being, and/or putting their money on prices correcting within an acceptable time frame. My point is, that those who are responsible for the unnecessary spike in price may be doing more harm in the long run than they realize for the sake of making a few bucks now. If ammo and components stay overpriced the cause and effect could be devastating in the long run. No ammo=fewer gun sales=less shooting=ranges closing=gun shops closing= future prices staying high or getting higher. All that leads to a negative effect on the industry and us consumers.
Naw dog.. I'm not late but I still like to buy Hornady ammo for a few rifles then reuse the brass. I'm speaking for the mass of people sick of the shortage and implying that the reloading component availability is going to be worse than finding a box of your fav ammo.
Buckle up cowboys... Errrrr body is going to start reloading.
Buckle up cowboys... Errrrr body is going to start reloading.
I think those paying the inflated prices are a lot of the new reloaders and new gun owners. They didn't know what those things are supposed to cost and so they pay whatever is stamped on them. That is the "normal" price for them. The rest of us turn and walk away because we have never had to pay that price before.
Rosewood
Rosewood
This has all the markers of a classic demand bubble. A couple new external influences. somewhat niche market which means people can game the system a bit. highly specialized, regulated supply chains that can't keep up with the demand swing in the short run. However, demand bubbles eventually pop sending prices crashing down. It happened eventually after the Obama administration spike, correct?
The Canada details are interesting though. The ammo manufacturers are all out telling their story. I would like Bass Pro management to explain why CA stores have unprecedented supply of ammo and components they rarely see at prices they rarely see, if that is in fact true. "Long term contracts" would not explain new products in the market...
The Canada details are interesting though. The ammo manufacturers are all out telling their story. I would like Bass Pro management to explain why CA stores have unprecedented supply of ammo and components they rarely see at prices they rarely see, if that is in fact true. "Long term contracts" would not explain new products in the market...
that may be the plan...there is more than one front to attack...don't mean to move this to the political side.
sure he does...but it is in loaded ammo. It just drives the price up he gets for what he loads. Brass and bullets are starting to get harder for him to find now and has even had to buy new brass to load CM and 7mm-08. That alone drives up the price $5 a box.
sure he does...but it is in loaded ammo. It just drives the price up he gets for what he loads. Brass and bullets are starting to get harder for him to find now and has even had to buy new brass to load CM and 7mm-08. That alone drives up the price $5 a box.
That .30 cent a primer is what the scalpers are charging. I bet that isn't what the ammo companies are paying. Just about 4 weeks ago I picked up 3 boxes of CCI large rifle primers from Academy for $49.99 per 1000, that is .05 cents per primer. That is almost exactly what Academy was charging for them 2 years ago. So I suspect they are paying the same prices for them they did back then.
Rosewood
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Yeah, they were 1.8cent per before Obama. Then settled around 3.5-4 cent for years. But Academy was always a bit high on primers. Only time I bought from there in the past was because they had Federal SP in stock and no one else did. Most other places I could get 1k for about $35.
Rosewood
Rosewood
In 2019 I gave a friend of mine's son 5 boxes of .243 American Whitetail.
He just sold it on the internet for $150 a box! It cost me about $19 a box in 2018.
I have a friend who has connections to the industry. He says the shortage will extend into 2022. I would not buy a gun now if you don't already have ammo for it.
He just sold it on the internet for $150 a box! It cost me about $19 a box in 2018.
I have a friend who has connections to the industry. He says the shortage will extend into 2022. I would not buy a gun now if you don't already have ammo for it.