Ammo Prices to Increase By Summer

[Mike Koneski]

The Kinetic Group and Winchester both recently said due to nitrocellulose and copper demands worldwide, the cost of ammo will be increasing by Summer. How much? They didn’t say. Copper will affect rifle and handgun ammo more than shotshells, but nitrocellulose will affect powder prices. The war in Europe is still gobbling up nitrocellulose. Artillery and tank shells use a LOT of powder. As for copper, there is a huge demand worldwide for copper wire and copper parts. So, 9mm is cheap now, buy more. As always, when you see powder, buy it. There are only two manufacturing facilities in the USA that make powder. They are almost maxed out. Are you a grasshopper or an ant?

[Andrew Sacco]

I've been dollar cost averaging stuff over time. Seems this is about as good as the stock market as far as a bet anymore. Ridiculous. Also, my two cents is to BUY BEFORE THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS (and that was my Nostradamus moment).

[John Davis]

Went to Walmart yesterday. Winchester AA’s have jumped from $12 to $13.25 a box. Remington STS’s made a similar percentage increase. I should have loaded up last week. A day late and a $1.25 short. When you run through 1300 shells at a shoot, it starts getting expensive.

[Kevin McCormack]

SHOP, SHOP, SHOP!!! Both our local MD and VA public shooting facilities (e.g. walk-in, non-private clubs) are still selling 12 ga. target loads by Winchester, Federal, Challenger, Fiocchi, etc. for $92-96 per flat depending on load wt. (1 oz. vs. 1 1\8 oz.). Loads in 7/8 oz. are a little scarcer but are in stock on a regular basis at the same prices, depending on location. Same prices for 20 ga. target loads; 28 and .410s are proportionally (much) higher, c. $130-150 flat. Alerts that prices would rise dramatically after the 1st of the year never happened. Buy all you can when you can and shoot them up so you can buy more!

[Pete Lester]

A basic rule of life, the overall cost of living goes up each year. Post pandemic it has gone up much faster than before. It's not just the cost it's the shortages as well. Buy what you can when you can, take advantage of sales and flat rate shipping deals. Share the info on that when you find it. Clay pigeon shooting isn't called the sport of kings for no reason.

[Mike Koneski]

And I thought horse racing was the sport of kings? Silly me.

Is that why so many registered shooters are a Royal Pain in the Arse? Asking for a friend.

[Pete Lester]

And I thought horse racing was the sport of kings? Silly me.

Is that why so many registered shooters are a Royal Pain in the Arse? Asking for a friend.

Horses are in a league of their own.

[John Davis]

Tell me about it.

[Mike Koneski]

Horses are in a league of their own.

“Bankruptcy Starter Kit”!! That’s just funny right there!! :rotf::rotf:

[Andrew Sacco]

Let's see here....I've won over $12,000 betting the big races the past 5 years. I've lost $xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx buying Parkers and ammo. Which makes me happier? You guess

: )

[CraigThompson]

And I thought horse racing was the sport of kings? Silly me.

Is that why so many registered shooters are a Royal Pain in the Arse? Asking for a friend.

I was under the impression live bird shooting was the sport of royalty . I mean the big big boxbird shoot in Madrid isn’t called “The Kings Cup” for nothing .

[Alfred Houde]

I stopped at the Academy Sports in Fredericksburg yesterday. They had some Winchester Super X Upland loads at $10 a box.

The Sportsman's Warehouse in Fredericksburg never impressed me with their ammunition selection unless you like steel shot.

Get those grouse loads now before the prices go up and Virginia rams through the additional 11% tax on firearms and ammunition sales.

[Paul Ehlers]

I stopped at the Academy Sports in Fredericksburg yesterday. They had some Winchester Super X Upland loads at $10 a box.

The Sportsman's Warehouse in Fredericksburg never impressed me with their ammunition selection unless you like steel shot.

Get those grouse loads now before the prices go up and Virginia rams through the additional 11% tax on firearms and ammunition sales.

11% tax on guns and ammo:eek:

I thought Colorado's 6.5% excise tax was bad until I saw what Virgina is doing:shock:

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Walmart still has Federal game loads for 12 and 20 ga at $35/ 100 round box, picked up 2 100 packs today in 20 ga. Shot size is 71/2 and 8s.

[Keith Doty]

And I thought horse racing was the sport of kings? Silly me.

Is that why so many registered shooters are a Royal Pain in the Arse? Asking for a friend.

Customer of mine swears it's cutting horses. "This is how rich folks go broke"

[Bill Murphy]

Suddenly, a 25 bird one day live bird shoot is about the price of a 200 bird one day clay target shoot. I haven't checked my arithmetic, but you get the idea. What's more fun?

[Dean Romig]

And then there's the rampant profiteering all arounds us regardless of the product or commodity...

filled my tank at my usual Sunoco station here in town at $4.20/gal.

Later drove by a filling station a couple of miles away in the same town... $3.65...:shock::eek::banghead:




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[Paul Ehlers]

And then there's the rampant profiteering all arounds us regardless of the product or commodity...

filled my tank at my usual Sunoco station here in town at $4.20/gal.

Later drove by a filling station a couple of miles away in the same town... $3.65...:shock::eek::banghead:




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Helpful hint,

Download the gas buddy app & check it before you buy gas. I drive a Diesel pick-up, and the prices vary so much around here from station to station it could be up to a buck a gallon mistake if you go to the wrong one. I just checked and right now there is a 66-cent spread in my area of between $4.63 & $5.29 for diesel. Regular is a 65-cent spread of $3.34-$3.99

These spreads are the best they have been a in a few days. Last week there were times the spread was slightly over a buck a gallon & that's in about a five-mile radius from my house.

[edgarspencer]

https://www.military.com/feature/2026/04/03/americas-munitions-bottleneck-becoming-national-security-problem.html?ESRC=eb_260406.nl&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb&utm_campaign=20260406

[Bill Murphy]

The article about a possible draft is very interesting, especially the "order of draft by age".

[Rick Ornato]

And then there's the rampant profiteering all arounds us regardless of the product or commodity...

filled my tank at my usual Sunoco station here in town at $4.20/gal.

Later drove by a filling station a couple of miles away in the same town... $3.65...:shock::eek::banghead:




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I haven't filled my tank post covid. I buy $20 at a time unless I'm going somewhere that requires more gas. I'm getting my revenge driving up their paper receipt costs. Last week I had to fill and it cost $175

[Paul Ehlers]

Well--This thread got me off the fence & I just ordered 8lbs of Longshot just to be on the safe side.

Ballistic products have been out of LS for a while now & I've been looking around at the other online sites in the meantime, but their prices were higher than BP has offered when they have it. Then I received a notification from BP that they had 8 pounders back in stock & were offering free hazmat shipping. In the end, I don't know if it's a deal or not, but it came out to $42.00 a pound delivered to my door without having to pay the state 6.5% excise tax on ammo. $42lb seems expensive, but at least I'm good to go for a long time.

[Pete Lester]

Well--This thread got me off the fence & I just ordered 8lbs of Longshot just to be on the safe side.

Ballistic products have been out of LS for a while now & I've been looking around at the other online sites in the meantime, but their prices were higher than BP has offered when they have it. Then I received a notification from BP that they had 8 pounders back in stock & were offering free hazmat shipping. In the end, I don't know if it's a deal or not, but it came out to $42.00 a pound delivered to my door without having to pay the state 6.5% excise tax on ammo. $42lb seems expensive, but at least I'm good to go for a long time.

Buy it when you see it. Take it home and stack it high and deep.