Should I stock up on more ammo..??

I’ve been shooting for about 6months.. I got the bug and quickly collected a few firearms and go to the range 4 or 5 x’s a month.. About a month ago I started accumulating some extra ammo... mostly 9mm at about .18 cents/round.... I see PSA now has Blazer Brass 9mm at $300/ 1000.. (.30/round)... I see that some cheaper 9mm is still available online(.20cents)...

do you experienced shooters believe that the +.30/round is the new normal..?? At what price would you buy as much as you could get..?.... will .25 cents/round seem like a killer deal in 6months..??

It'll get relatively back to normal eventually. Just give it time.

That said, it will be a bit more expensive to shoot for a while. If you don't already have one, get a quality .22 pistol and continue to enjoy shooting at a much reduced cost.

-Zach

If you don't need the ammo right now I would wait for the prices to come back down.
Prices for guns and ammo spike during a crisis, they will probably return to normal when the crisis is over.

Back when I was on the new side when Obama took office and ammo was hard to find, a local ffl said don't shoot more ammo than you can buy. I have made less store purchases since walmart kind of full-on went to the dark side, so I will expect to pay a little more these days for store purchases, even before this "epidemic. "

It sounds like you did well with planning ahead without knowing it, given the panic now.

Bass Pro and others had brass 9mm around $.20/round, plus takes Active Junky for small rebate. Worth keeping an eye on the deals thread if you're not already...lots of good info there. Price is in the eye of the beholder...if you need it and don't want to reduce usage, it is what it is. When Obama was in office, ammo shortages lasted a few years. This time around, I don't foresee it going that long, but no one knows for sure. Most purchasing this time is not by established shooters (most learned from mistakes under Obama), so out of stocks and prices may improve faster.

The answer is yes, but now may not be the time.

I believe the forum consensus is to keep a minimum of a life time supply on hand.

Not to count what you would need for emergencies, such as the boogaloo, or other contingencies.

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put it in your budget to buy some ammo every month.

you don't need to buy a lot

eventually, you'll have a good supply


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Prices may go down depending on the timeline of the virus. But keep in mind that if this goes on for a bit........and it looks like Trump might lose......or given time does not get re-elected then we haven’t seen anything yet.

If Biden or another Democrat gets elected prices will skyrocket and availability will get much worse imo.

Yes, you should definitely always stock up ammo during the good times. Now is not a good time, however, unless you're sitting on a large stash, you should still buy if you can.

The thing is, good times are fleeting. In 2006, my wife and her father we heading to a sporting goods store. I gave her a hundred dollar bill and asked her to pick up 5 bricks of .22LR (they returned with change!). My father in law asked what I was going to do with all that ammo.

Fast forward a few years, we're now in the Obama administration, and my father in law can't find .22LR. I handed him two of those same bricks and said "I'm going to give it to my father in law." He knew exactly what I was referring to.

Now, when I say the good times are fleeting, I did not see .22LR pricing come back down to the level it was in 2006 until 2019-ish (note: I'm in PRNY, so we had another ammo run after the SAFE act). We're talking 13 years to return to "good times" - that are now gone again for god knows how long.

So, I think my overall advice is to always stock up, but stock up more when it's cheaper. Once you reach the hallowed "lifetime supply" level that we all strive for, then you can pick and choose when to buy ammo.

I also recommend watching Rural King for .50 cal ammo cans. They're not milsurp, they're Chinese-made new - but they work very well. They go on sale for around $9 a can once or twice a year. I usually buy 6-12 a year and make it my goal to fill the cans.

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Originally Posted by PAMedic=F|A=

I believe the forum consensus is to keep a minimum of a life time supply on hand.

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Lol.... sounds about right

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Originally Posted by CallinSIC

I’ve been shooting for about 6months.. I got the bug and quickly collected a few firearms and go to the range 4 or 5 x’s a month.. About a month ago I started accumulating some extra ammo... mostly 9mm at about .18 cents/round.... I see PSA now has Blazer Brass 9mm at $300/ 1000.. (.30/round)... I see that some cheaper 9mm is still available online(.20cents)...

do you experienced shooters believe that the +.30/round is the new normal..?? At what price would you buy as much as you could get..?.... will .25 cents/round seem like a killer deal in 6months..??

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for the short term ammo prices will be inflated. now for how long is anyones guess. you can use sites like ammoseek to check all internet prices. id be cautious about spending a ton of money to stockpile right now

Now isn't the time to stock up, three weeks ago was.

Keep your eyes open for deals and be ready to pounce. Good prices will sell out minutes after it's posted online for the near future.

It'll stabilize soon and prices will hopefully get back to the 15 year low they were at before this latest panic started.

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Originally Posted by RockIsland

Now isn't the time to stock up, three weeks ago was.

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Actually when hussein took office.

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Originally Posted by PAMedic=F|A=

The answer is yes, but now may not be the time.

I believe the forum consensus is to keep a minimum of a life time supply on hand.

Not to count what you would need for emergencies, such as the boogaloo, or other contingencies.

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LOL, I started selling some recently because my lifetime is approaching. But I'm not asking insane prices, just selling it for what I paid. I'm never going to use up what I have.

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LOL, I started selling some recently because my lifetime is approaching. But I'm not asking insane prices, just selling it for what I paid. I'm never going to use up what I have.

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I want my children to live long lives and then meet me in heaven and report that their children are still shooting my ammo.

Wow, thanks for all of the feedback... I think I have a pretty good supply for awhile, but I am concerned that if something crazy happens and sleepy Joe actually wins, that prices could get even worse....

Creepy Uncle Joe won't win. However, Andrew Cuomo might be tasked to take over the nomination soon. I still think he'd lose as well, but the rampant fraud that will be coming regardless, makes me concerned.

A real good time to become a reloader !

if you can travel back in time to last October, i'd say yes.

It's one of those questions with a lot of answers.
Being new to the "struggle", you May need supplies.
If not, HOLD.
Remember this time when the shit levels out.

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A real good time to become a reloader !

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even those supplies are drying up in some places

Pick one gun that you will be your home defense weapon and keep as much ammo as you can for that. Then when prices come back down again prepare for the next media driven hoax by stocking up for your other guns too.

I am curious now......What is the cheapest prices you guys have seen in say the last 10 years.?... seems the Lowest I have paid is about .18 for 9mm and .33 for .223... does is it get much lower?. (without reloading)

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Originally Posted by CallinSIC

I am curious now......What is the cheapest prices you guys have seen in say the last 10 years.?... seems the Lowest I have paid is about .18 for 9mm and .33 for .223... does is it get much lower?. (without reloading)

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Doubtful. The prices before the CV pandemic were at over a 15 year low.

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Originally Posted by CallinSIC

I am curious now......What is the cheapest prices you guys have seen in say the last 10 years.?... seems the Lowest I have paid is about .18 for 9mm and .33 for .223... does is it get much lower?. (without reloading)

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while people didnt like it walmart selling off their inventory let me get brass cased 223/5.56 for .18. 223 steel case was going for as low as .17-18 before all of this. when its on sale at a good price i buy in bulk

When Walmart announced it would stop selling most ammo and started selling off their inventory the shelves were full. Some stuff was also attractively priced in my area just so they could get rid of it. Picked up a couple bricks of .22's for around $18 and some Federal 9mm brass range ammo for about $7 for 50.

It's not there anymore.

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Originally Posted by Iron Sights

When Walmart announced it would stop selling most ammo and started selling off their inventory the shelves were full. Some stuff was also attractively priced in my area just so they could get rid of it. Picked up a couple bricks of .22's for around $18 and some Federal 9mm brass range ammo for about $7 for 50.

It's not there anymore.

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.22 is still fully available, they just run closeouts randomly to bulk up on another brand bulk pack for awhile. I just picked up 2 bricks at walmart last week of winchester for $16.97.
I miss paying a penny a round

Black Friday 2018, Federal Black Pack 1600 rounds of 22lr was stupid cheap....and then never again. IIRC, worked out to about $11-12 per 500 after rebate. Cheapest I've seen since mid 2000s.

I recall buying Wolf Gold .223 for $300/1000 shipped at one point.

Some 9mm 115gr was recently like $160/1000 shipped, but I'm pretty much only buying subsonic now. :)

I have a minimum amount of ammo on hand that I'm comfortable with. I usually have more than that amount. I don't let what I have on hand drop below that amount. When prices are normal, I try to buy in bulk quantities before I get near my minimum. In times like what we're dealing with now, I buy in smaller quantities to keep up with my usage unless I see the price trending upward at an accelerated rate. This is crystal ball stuff, but I go with my gut.

So far I don't see a supply problem like we had in 2013. In 2013, there was a panic that we'd never be able to buy the stuff again and people just kept buying and hoarding. This is different. Most seasoned gun owners have what makes them feel good and what we're seeing is an influx of new buyers and people just topping off their supplies. Supply chains are better stocked than they were 7 years ago.

We don't know what will happen tomorrow. How much ammo do you think you'll need if things where you live get stupid for a few weeks or months? For that, I have more than enough ammo. What happens though if the government gets really stupid and you choose to fight? Do you think that might actually happen? Only you know how much ammo is enough for you.

Another thing I do is to regularly buy some ammo from a local shop that moves tons of ammo every week. It is a little more expensive than buying by price online, but there is definitely a big upside to supporting a LGS that has a good supply line. When ammo got very in 2013, the local shop always took care of me. The prices were higher, but not by enough to make me stop shooting. I always had the ammo I was dialed in to for matches and self defense while maintaining my reserve. I will use cheap ammo that does not beat up my guns for fun plinking but do not tune my self defense or target guns for it.

Just back from Target Master in SEPA. Needed to get a ticket and give phone number to guy at door then go sit in car for about an hour and a half awaiting a call to enter the store. Had 5.56 $350.00 for case of 500. Had .223 500/case for $250.00 I think 55 grain and also .223 77 grain 200/case for $189. Damn near a dollar a round. Had .22LR, too but didn't note price.

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Originally Posted by PAMedic=F|A=

The answer is yes, but now may not be the time.

I believe the forum consensus is to keep a minimum of a life time supply on hand.

Not to count what you would need for emergencies, such as the boogaloo, or other contingencies.

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Now that's the best answer I have ever heard.

I'll trade 3 complete AR15s for a case of ammo.
Willing to add cash on my end as needed.

I have a rule that I ALWAYS buy 2 rounds of ammo for every round I shoot. I have followed this rule since 1968. I have fired many thousands of rounds since then. I followed the same rule when re-loading. I have a lot of ammo. To answer the question: Buy whatever you can easily afford...if you have to sell it in the future, you will probably get back most,if not all, of what you spent.

I'm a data whore, so I can safely say that based on past consumption, no ammo I have is in less than a 4 year supply here.

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Originally Posted by Emptymag

I'll trade 3 complete AR15s for a case of ammo.
Willing to add cash on my end as needed.

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I can only assume that was not intended sarcastically and will generously help you in your time of need. No take backs

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Originally Posted by Gman106

Just back from Target Master in SEPA. Needed to get a ticket and give phone number to guy at door then go sit in car for about an hour and a half awaiting a call to enter the store. Had 5.56 $350.00 for case of 500. Had .223 500/case for $250.00 I think 55 grain and also .223 77 grain 200/case for $189. Damn near a dollar a round. Had .22LR, too but didn't note price.

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good to see they are not price gouging as bad as cheaper then dirt

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I'll trade 3 complete AR15s for a case of ammo.
Willing to add cash on my end as needed.

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id take you up on that if you werent on the other side of the state.

If you don't have enough, I would buy what you need to give you some peace of mind. Cost is irrelevant if you have nothing to protect yourself with. Better to have...at any cost, than to need it...and not have any opportunity to get your hands on it.

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Originally Posted by stainless

LOL, I started selling some recently because my lifetime is approaching. But I'm not asking insane prices, just selling it for what I paid. I'm never going to use up what I have.

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What do you have in .22, .357. .9mm, 16g & .45 acp?