CMP rasies prices again on ammo??

[Steve M]

This thread Makes me want to go out and just Buy! Buy! Buy! LOL This unchecked paranoid Rumor mongering is the problem. Its the gunshow circuit rumor mill. I think the Firearms industry The Gundealers and the Nra get this crap started most of the time. I am a life member of the NRA and they have called like six times in the last three months. I seen a $2000 AR-15 on the news at a gun shop the other day. The owner was priming the pump with all he had This is the 'Last ONe' cant get no more.Funny thing is i went out to Gunbroker and saw Lots of them not selling at half that Price. it's all about the $$ I really dont think Obama is Dumb enough to go thru a Majority Killing Gun Ban. Even though some in his party want to. There are Way to many other problems going on right now in this country.

P.S. I miss the old Jouster

[Defender3]

I was at Virginia Gun Collectors Association show yesterday and knew I was in trouble when HXP spam cans were marked $120.

[nstoolman1]

It's called supply and demand.
Low or getting low supply and an insane amount of demand = raised or higher prices. Also drives up the delivery time. Jmho

[mark1]

With all due respect to all. CMP started sell Garands at 250 a pop. It was the luck of the draw. You could attach a note requesting a certain manufacture and serial number range and sometimes you got lucky. But now the price has gone up as with everything else.
It is the simple aspect of supply and demand. Shipping costs are eating everyone up. UPS and FedEx are charging a fortune for overnight delivery on firearms. Its $50 just to ship a handgun.
You can bet the gas is going to hit 3.50 + a gallon by this summer. So shipping is again a factor.

As stated before, the CMP is still the best buy on ammo.
Mark1

[Bill F]

Some little guy making money off the government? Good for him. It was called capitalism.

[Bill Hollinger]

"was"

[kcw]

It's my understanding that the regulations which govern the CMP require that its' selling prices at least somewhat reflect the overall market prices so that the CMP doesn't unfairly compete with private enterprise .
Even with the increase the 240 round can, with shipping, comes out to 35 cents a round. Anyone know where you can buy a box of 06' for $7 these days?

[Ben Hartley]

Sheesh, Geraldine and also Lordy, Miss Agnes!

Haven't we beaten this to death yet?

[grin]

Ben Hartley

[smle-man]

The CMP has to make money while they can. Sooner or later the supply of rifles and ammo will be gone and so will the CMP's main source of revenue. What will they do then to keep the shooting programs going?

[JWB217]

The CMP has endowment funds they are placing money in to fund their shooting programs when the rifles and ammunition are long gone.This issue of reselling CMP rifles and ammunition is being fanned by a few people who are worried that A.Somebody might make a profit.B They might not get theirs before somebody else does.C They are little busiboddies intent on sticking their nose in other peoples business.D Target shooters who think the CMP exists to furnish them cheap ammo and rifles to the exclusion of all others.