Ammo prices are climbing again

[RockIsland]

Zero phuks for dealers who gouge us when demand increases, due to a mass shooting, dim POTUS/dim congress threatening gun control legislation, etc...

No dis on manufacturers who do their best to maintain production to meet demand.

It's not gouging, it's free market capitalism.

I've been told that very thing, numerous times right here on this site.

[JAKIII]

It's not gouging, it's free market capitalism.

I've been told that very thing, numerous times right here on this site.

True, I support that.

I don't care when dealers/distributors starve during slow times though... what goes around.

[arjohnson]

It's not gouging, it's free market capitalism.

I've been told that very thing, numerous times right here on this site.

It*s both, good thing is no one forces you to buy it.

[RockIsland]

It*s both, good thing is no one forces you to buy it.

I would never buy ammo at artificially inflated prices from greedy fucks.

[bogey1]

Doesn't sound good.

[Ilikebuckets]

A recent psychological study showed that about 50% of the population has absolutely no conversation going on inside their head. In other words they are not actually "thinking" about anything. And in practical terms I have seen that to be true out there in the world. We see that with ammo, a lot of people react emotionally to world events or whatever and buy and will buy even more if the price is inflated.

People have to recognize these patterns and actually have a long term plan to meet their needs. Democrats are gonna democrat, wars are going to happen, there will be corporate changes, etc. Identify how much reasonable space you have for storage, how much you can budget, how much you will regularly consume in ammo for 3-5 years. Once you know those numbers you can be patient on the sidelines and when deals are good, you buy cheap stack deep. When reloading components are cheap, stack it deep. When there is free shipping, free hazmat, 25% off rebates like Winchester had last month, take advantage of it. Buy in bulk when prices are low. Fill your inventory to your previously created limits. When you use up 25% of it, start looking around for deals to replace inventory at your leisure.

Also reloading your own brass is a no brainer. Even if one takes a lightweight, small scale approach to it with a single stage press you can at least reload some to back fill in your supplies of ammo on the shelf, especially while everyone is running around like the sky is falling and drooling all over themselves at the big box or gun stores trying to get a box of ammo. Even in times of tight supplies for basic cartridges like 556 or 308, there are always some sort of bullet or powder one can make work.

My god, I can*t get my inner voice to shut up. Seriously it*s non stop.

I*m well stocked, but am only getting to the range 4 times a year since Biden took over. Sucks but so it goes.

[arjohnson]

I would never buy ammo at artificially inflated prices from greedy fucks.

Most of my shooting are reloads, luckily I*m still sitting on a lot a pre crazy price reloading supplies such as primers and powder, projectiles I can still get at a decent price.

I shoot very little factory ammo but have plenty just incase.

[WillyK]

My god, I can*t get my inner voice to shut up. Seriously it*s non stop.

No shit, even when I'm reading something I still have a "conversation" running in the background most of the time.

[CallinSIC]

No shit, even when I'm reading something I still have a "conversation" running in the background most of the time.

It*s good to know I*m not the only one.

[Emptymag]

Dead silence in MY head.

Unsure if good or bad.