Unbelievable

28 June 2013, 23:43

Texas Killartist

Unbelievable

Went to the local(overpriced) gun shop to get powder for a new rifle I purchased on AR.
At checkout they had bricks of American eagle 22lr. They were priced $ 120.00. I asked if the price was correct ? Yes I was told. Wow

29 June 2013, 00:02

craigster

$125-35 around here (NorCal).

29 June 2013, 01:07

dpcd

When I was a kid, 22 shells were 59 cents for shorts, 69 for longs, and 79 for long rifles. That is for a box of 50. One cent in 1960 is now worth 8 cents. So a box of LRs should cost $6.32. That would be $63.20 per brick of 500 rounds. So they are charging/gouging double.

29 June 2013, 01:08

Stonecreek

There has been no increase in manufacturer, jobber, or wholesaler prices for rimfire ammunition. A retailer who gouges his customers like this is one who would not merit my business.

29 June 2013, 01:10

Labman

It's nothing but price gouging brought on by the shortage. 22's are really hard to find. I've seen them sell for $100 per brick at auctions. For a gunshop to gouge its customers like that is inexcuseable to me. Remember this when deciding where to spend your $$ when things return to normal.

29 June 2013, 01:21

BigNate

I managed to pick up a 325rd box of Federal Match for $20 today. They limited us to one box but some is better than none.

29 June 2013, 02:13

Texas Killartist

I really had no idea. The last time I bought 22lr was for my Godson to shoot w/me at the gun club. 2 bricks burned that day. Total costs--$33.00. That was 2 yrs ago in August. Something is way wrong.

29 June 2013, 03:10

TomP

I ordered a brick of Eley Edge from a local rifle shop (not a chain) for about $160.

29 June 2013, 05:34

ray in Wenatchee

Get used to the new prices, the old prices are not coming back........

29 June 2013, 07:12

craigster

quote:
Originally posted by ray in Wenatchee:
Get used to the new prices, the old prices are not coming back........

Ya got that right.

29 June 2013, 08:54

Rusty

Just bought some 22 LR high velocity from Midwayusa.

$30.00 a brick.

Just checked and they are currently out!

No justice in gouging!

Rusty
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29 June 2013, 18:48

Stonecreek

quote:
Originally posted by ray in Wenatchee:
Get used to the new prices, the old prices are not coming back........

Too bad that ammunition and components aren't traded on the major futures markets. I could make a killing off of the hoard/bust cycle. Ammunition will be back to "normal" prices in a relatively short period of time, and the manufacturers already know this and are planning on a major slow-down in their production and sales.

Oh, wait, ammunition -- or at least its component materials like copper and zinc -- are traded on the futures market. Seems as if metals prices are depressed and headed lower recently. Hmmmm . . .

29 June 2013, 19:47

hawkins

When they passed the gun laws in 1968 I bought
a lot of 22's so I wouldn't have to register.
I'm still shooting them, tought three kids, two
grandkids to shoot in the meantime.
Unless it's like crude oil prices will come
back.

29 June 2013, 21:15

rnovi

quote:
Originally posted by Stonecreek:
There has been no increase in manufacturer, jobber, or wholesaler prices for rimfire ammunition. A retailer who gouges his customers like this is one who would not merit my business.

This. +1

30 June 2013, 03:37

Oddbod

I bought two bricks of Federal at the NRAWC in May: $24 & no tax each.
Unless their need is pressing indeed, anyone daft enough to pay $120 gets what they deserve for helping keep prices high.

30 June 2013, 04:05

Blacktailer

Went to our local gun show last month. Hadn't been to one in a few years. Used to be 50-60 people there at any given time and the vendors probably out numbered the customers. Now there was probably 3-400 people there and the places selling ammo had 6 or 7 lines with 25 people each. Saw 22lr bricks going for $65 to $125.
Yeah, it's nuts.

30 June 2013, 18:30

Raider2k3

Was it sharp shooter? Those guys are crooks.

30 June 2013, 18:50

buckeyeshooter

Last time I bought it, bricks were $7.99 for the blazer

looks like I will not be buying any until my current supply is gone.

30 June 2013, 20:13

duckboat

Many retailers are rightly afraid of offending customers by raising prices so high, but if more did so, the shortages would quickly end. Prices would then come down as the hoarding frenzy slowed down. Raising prices is a lot more efficient than rationing.

30 June 2013, 21:49

Blacktailer

Just finished loading some shells. The powder had a price tag on it. $6.79 from Gemco for a pound of H4831.

30 June 2013, 22:39

Grenadier

Blacktailer - Gemco went out of business in 1986!

01 July 2013, 00:25

Blacktailer

I guess that makes me a hoarder.

01 July 2013, 04:16

Zhurh

Speaking of which; Michael Bane had something to say about HOARDERS on his site last week. That they were much wiser than those who weren't. When you hear & see what is going on with the crazy anti gun anti ammo legislation coming to pass in some states; you have to agree.

I haven't bought any 22 shells since 1989, won't ever run out either.

01 July 2013, 04:36

noylj

There is no such thing as price gouging unless they force you to buy it.
Whinging is not a desirable characteristic.
If they make larger profit, they can buy more inventory.
Learn supply-and-demand and live it.

01 July 2013, 05:14

Bobster

I was selling Federal 325 rd nitrogen filled cans for $26 ea 3 weeks ago (and making money-not gouging). Supply was halted after that and have had no .22's since. Hoarding here has been a big problem along with opportunism. Many of my loyal customers can't even take their grandkid shooting, while some customers brag they have 60-80,000 rounds piled up at home and they are still buying all they can.

01 July 2013, 16:40

scottfromdallas

quote:
Originally posted by noylj:
There is no such thing as price gouging unless they force you to buy it.
Whinging is not a desirable characteristic.
If they make larger profit, they can buy more inventory.
Learn supply-and-demand and live it.

You can view it like that but I won't support my local gun shop anymore because of the last two incidents of price gouging during the Obama administration. I just bought a Ruger Commander, probably paid a few dollars more but I bought it at Cabelas, a company that didn't price gouge during shortages. From now on, that's where my business is going.

01 July 2013, 16:54

df06

I would not buy from a shop like that, anything.

01 July 2013, 18:24

Raider2k3

That's the reason I don't buy from cheaper than Dirt anymore.

01 July 2013, 19:14

McKay

Last time I bought when was Walmart sold the 550 round bricks were just under $9 a brick. Don't recall how many years that was.

01 July 2013, 22:08

k-22hornet

I work part-time in a 'big-box' outdoor store and the prices have not changed.

Now, to defend the smaller shops, keep in mind that the big-box places have lots of different profit centers, such as clothing, shoes, boats, atv, etc., whereas the smaller gun shops really only have guns and ammo to make money on. Since they want to stay in business, and supplies are really tight, they have to raise the prices in order to stay open.

I would not hold this against them. After all, the buyer can always walk away if the price is to high.

02 July 2013, 04:19

butchlambert

I have no sympathy for folks that pay high prices for ammo or components. If you don't like the price, don't buy it.
I just bought a couple bricks of Eley Sport 22RF from Killough Shooting sports for $32.50 a brick. Dan is a rimfire specialist and has one of 3 Eley Ammunition test centers in the World. If you go to his website www.killoughshootingsports.com you will see what he sells. He may show that he is out, but ammo is flowing through all the time. Just get on Dan's list and he will ship when it comes in. No need to cry about it.

03 July 2013, 01:22

Quintus

Things do look to be getting closer to normal. Cabelas in town had 22 shells for three days and have had a shelf full of powders like RL22, 25, and 19 as well as 4831, 4350, and assorted pistol powders for a couple of weeks now. .224 bullets are still tough to come by, but 308 and all other brass except 223Rem seem to be staying on the shelf in some quantities. That said, if anyone has any 25WSSM brass that is always in the way, I'd take it off your hands

03 July 2013, 16:54

vapodog

It takes two to gouge prices.....one to charge an outrageous price.....one that actually pays it and thereby encouraging more of it.

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03 July 2013, 17:57

wwjmbd

I havent seen any gougung yet in Canada, where I buy powder at they raised the price $1 per pound recently and some of the bullets went up $2 per 100 but they are still fairly priced, they have quite a bit less in stock than usual. I bought a 525 rd box of cci blazer 22 lr for $29.99 yesterday at Canadian tire, the normal price here.

Havent been able to get a pound of varget for about 3 months now but got some 4320 to substitue for now.

Im usually jealous of the prices you guys get in the states but not right now! Hope things do get back to normal.

04 July 2013, 23:20

wasbeeman

I bought a brick of cci200 and cci250 primers yesterday and they were $35 each. that seems in line with what I paid last time.

04 July 2013, 23:39

JohnD

Just bought a case of Wolf Match Extra for $695, only up about $30 from two years ago when I bought two cases. Works well for indoor matches and practice outdoors so I can save the Tenex for bigger matches. The only response to gouging is to buy elsewhere. If you pay the high price, it won't come down.

04 July 2013, 23:39

butchlambert

I have used and also have a lot of primers, but I have never heard of the term "brick" used with primers. Would that be a 1000 or 5000?
I am not trying to be a smartass as I can be, I'm just curious.

04 July 2013, 23:41

Doubless

Butch, the term "brick" is pretty popular where I live (close to Houston), and it refers to 1K. A "sleeve" of primers is 5K, or it is down here...

04 July 2013, 23:49

butchlambert

Thank you sir. Remember I'm in North Texas. Maybe I'll get a pass for that. So my 12 sleeves are 60,000 primers?
Thanks