Ammo shortage end in sight?

[kosmolinekid]

Reloading components are slowly coming back also. I missed the last batch of 45 ACP 230 grn at Widners but got the 185s last month.

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[enfield303t]

Ammo has not been a real problem where I shop however powder is still in short supply in many varieties. I am fortunate that the owner of the local gun shop has been at it for years and is not afraid of buying when he sees a good price offered.

I would bet he had over 2 millions rounds of .22LR when the SHTF, he had several "skids" of it. Well I know he did, he told me so.

Most CF in rifle and handgun are still available, only the slow sellers which are never in abundance are still in short supply.

[AK-103 Dude]

Around here ammo is on the shelves, for some calibers. I can find 9 Para and .45acp along with alot of other pistol calibers. 9 is going for around $20 us per fifty rounds for white box winchester. I snatched up a 50 round box of american eagle .45acp for around $22 us around a month ago but not much since. Its kept me away from the range for a long time. No .22lr to find, only .22 short and blanks. Last time I saw .22lr it was around $45 us at a nice little gun shop. Thats more than I am willing to pay for 500 rounds of squirrel poppers. I bought some wolf m43 7.62x39mm today for $12 for 40 rounds. I really was hoping to get started reloading my own ammo this year but a lack of powder, primers and brass at affordable prices have shelved that.

[enfield303t]

Around here ammo is on the shelves, for some calibers. I can find 9 Para and .45acp along with alot of other pistol calibers. 9 is going for around $20 us per fifty rounds for white box winchester. I snatched up a 50 round box of american eagle .45acp for around $22 us around a month ago but not much since. Its kept me away from the range for a long time. No .22lr to find, only .22 short and blanks. Last time I saw .22lr it was around $45 us at a nice little gun shop. Thats more than I am willing to pay for 500 rounds of squirrel poppers. I bought some wolf m43 7.62x39mm today for $12 for 40 rounds. I really was hoping to get started reloading my own ammo this year but a lack of powder, primers and brass at affordable prices have shelved that.

Wish I could get you some .22LR as it is around 23.00 Canadian/500 and of course there are some brand that have a higher price. Still lots of 22 where I shop and I just ordered a case of 7.62X39 fmj copper washed corrosive for (tax included) 452.00/1440 which works out to around 17cents a round. Being corrosive the only thing you need to do is clean your guns very well when finished. You can't hunt with it but it is good for "fun" shooting.

I think I have well over 20,000 assorted primers as when I saw this coming I stocked up. Powder is still short so now reloading with some that are new to me however that is OK as I have been lucky finding a accurate load.

[WarPig1976]

Wish I could get you some .22LR as it is around 23.00 Canadian/500 and of course there are some brand that have a higher price. Still lots of 22 where I shop and I just ordered a case of 7.62X39 fmj copper washed corrosive for (tax included) 452.00/1440 which works out to around 17cents a round. Being corrosive the only thing you need to do is clean your guns very well when finished. You can't hunt with it but it is good for "fun" shooting.

I think I have well over 20,000 assorted primers as when I saw this coming I stocked up. Powder is still short so now reloading with some that are new to me however that is OK as I have been lucky finding a accurate load.

Still no bulk .22 around here but everything else is back @ slightly higher prices. I guess there shipping all the bulk up to you guys, OH,,,and cheap SVT's..

[kosmolinekid]

.22 who would have thought ? My friend wants to get into reloading now. I told him he should have done so a couple years ago like I told him. Now he can't find powder or any other components. I am also harping on my friends about saving their brass. They say they don't reload but I told them they can always use it for trading. There are some places that will give you credit for your brass. Funny story time ; Years ago when I got into reloading I would scrounge everybody's brass. I would ask of course . Though at the time I didn't own one I went with a guy with an AR. He brought out about a 1000 rounds of .223 all good stuff. This was in the pre- Wolf era . So I picked up almost every case I could find in that hot Desert sun. The time came when I was a proud AR owner, PRE- BAN so I owned the cool ones. I went to check on all that brass I scrounged... My Brothers cats used it as a litter box ! Cat crap and ammonia smelling brass. All junk they also ruined some mint conditioned WWII Cartridge Belts and other web gear.

[enfield303t]

DUH, brain dead, I bought a case of 1440 7.62X39 for $242.00 tax in.... which works out to 17cents a round.

[CINDERS]

I agree with Warpig component prices hurt we as a family all shoot 80gn 224 SMK's $250.ooAU for 500, CCI BR-4 $95.00 - $120.ooAU/1000, CCI BR-2 $95.ooAU/1000, Berger 155.5gn .308 varies but up to $72.ooAU/100, AR 8208 varies but @ $105.ooAU/Kilo, 6.5mm 140gn Berger VLD I have paid when things were short $85.ooAU/100

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Still no .22 .22 mag.

[Aragorn243]

Walmart got a second shipment of 22's, subsonic this time. They lasted about two days.