deadibob
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Prices of ammo have been crazy all year. I know demand has far outstripped supply so it's to be expected. I also know that dealers are limited to the inventory they can get in right now and if they are only putting a 35-40% markup on it then many buyers are just flipping it for the profit themselves and the dealer is left with empty shelves. So it is common sense that a store is going to raise the prices and I can't blame them for that.
That being said there are some ridiculous prices out there and I just came across the worst I've seen last Friday when I stopped in a gun store that I've never been in before.
Out of curiosity I looked at ammo, my buddy that was with me wanted some 5.7 fn ammo and they had some but a box of 50 rounds was $99; That however wasn't the worst, they had federal bulk pack 525 rounds of .22lr; The kind I last paid $8.97 for at Walmart. The price was $147.00; Not a typo, one-hundred and forty seven dollars.
Has anyone seen higher prices on .22lr than that? Or anything else for that matter? I'm just glad there really isn't anything I need at the moment. I guess I could use some more .243 win and 10mm brass or a few hundred .243 bullets. Not that I need them, I'm just not at my usual comfortable inventory level.
That being said there are some ridiculous prices out there and I just came across the worst I've seen last Friday when I stopped in a gun store that I've never been in before.
Out of curiosity I looked at ammo, my buddy that was with me wanted some 5.7 fn ammo and they had some but a box of 50 rounds was $99; That however wasn't the worst, they had federal bulk pack 525 rounds of .22lr; The kind I last paid $8.97 for at Walmart. The price was $147.00; Not a typo, one-hundred and forty seven dollars.
Has anyone seen higher prices on .22lr than that? Or anything else for that matter? I'm just glad there really isn't anything I need at the moment. I guess I could use some more .243 win and 10mm brass or a few hundred .243 bullets. Not that I need them, I'm just not at my usual comfortable inventory level.