Eating my Words - $10 a box 9mm

[SevenMilePete]

You were right. I was wrong!

It only took about FIVE YEARS but yes, 9mm brass case FMJ can now be found again at $10/box on a retail shelf.

I did not think it would ever happen.
Sale price of $10/box? Sure. Buy in bulk/case quantities to equal $10/50 rds? Sure - but I did not expect to see a retail/big box store sell it for $10 or less ever again.

Unless this is just going to turn out to be a "clearance" thing where they do not intend to restock it, THIS is what I saw at Walmart last night...




I nearly shipped my drawers.

Here are the other "ROLLBACK" 9mm prices...






and another random shelf pic...

how about 22lr???

[imashooter2]

how about 22lr???

All shot up in 2017 along with that 9.

[bigandy1966]

jeez, I was excited, I was about to go to WM and then looked at the date on the posts.


Alas

[WCMG]

(someone is going to be REALLY pissed when they realize how old this thread is!)

It got me... not pissed, but was "WTF, this thread is 4 years old."

[Emptymag]

Hopefully this thread comes full circle - AGAIN.

I saw it for $12/box (online)

Crossing fingers!

[wanneroo]

Yes, I never let Emptymag forget it.

Hahaha!

I think the lowest I got 9mm for during the Trump years was $6.70 or something from Aim Surplus. I have so much 9mm now I don't know what to do with it all. Probably need to buy a Sten gun or something.

I have seen it's now pushing back on the $12 mark which all things considered is not too bad. If it drops below $10, I will probably do like 5-6 years ago and start buying in more even though I don't really need it other than the brass to reload someday.

[Ilikebuckets]

Hopefully this thread comes full circle - AGAIN.

I saw it for $12/box (online)

Crossing fingers!

Hopefully. I have plenty and can wait, but might start stacking again at $200 a case. I don*t think we will see the $160 or so a case that it was in 2019 because of the increase cost of components, shipping and just about everything else that has gone up since then so $200 seems like a good # to me.

Makes me wonder how much Walmart getting out of the ammo business hurt the low prices. They normally had the low price that other stores had to compete with.

[Emptymag]

I don't think I've bought any 9mm since Walmart dropped it.
And I have virtually none on hand. Don't know where I can buy it by the box now (in person) and not get screwed.

[bogey1]

Damn. I just posted a bunch of german 9mm training ammo (plastic) and frangible, on broker for like 22cents a round on up.

[27hand]

I haven't bought any 9mm in a few years.
I'm doing a range day this week.
I should inventory what I have left.

Thing is, I buy only in bulk.
Early on in this thread, it was mentioned that Aluminum cased ammo was underpowered.

In 2000, I was buying .357 sig aluminum cased ammo.for pistol classes I was taking.
I never had a failure to fire or extract. When Blazer stopped making that caliber with AL cases, I bought a .40bbl for the G32 and ran Alum cased .40 for another half dozen classes. No issues. I bought 500 rounds of Alum cased .45acp and it runs ok.

Back to 9mm, I'll be shooting a few hundred and will inventory my stores on what's left. If I'm down to a couple K, I might order more. I see on Ammoseek, some is .20 / round and a bit under if you want steel cased or reman.

I don't reload 9mm but worked some .357sig and 10mms.

I've read somewhere that the US has sent a lot of ammo to Ukraine which could affect production for the private sector if the ammo mfgs prioritize .government contracts. Maybe or maybe not.

Buy cheap.
I should shoot more.