5.56 / 223 bulk what can we expect for prices
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Randoengholio8
CGN Regular
- Location
- Calgary, Alberta
I imagine it will be tough to find for .70$/ soon enough. Stack it deep.
Price gouging at the distributor/retail level, factories have said they were still selling at the same.
rifleman762
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Alberta
Price signals distribute scarce resources to where they're needed the most. Would you rather $40/100 and a 1-year waiting list or $70/100 and you can buy it if you need it?
If the market clearing price is $70 and retailers sell for $40 then everyone joins the waiting list, hoping to flip their $40 into $70. Same if it's ammo or toilet paper or bottled water. Setting a price lower than the intersection of the supply and demand curves causes a shortage. If you don't want shortages, prices have to float.
I don't buy much from Cabela's, not for any particular reason, other than proximity. What I have been doing is watching their online ammunition supply quite regularly since last spring as a simple gauge of supply and demand. They are quite good at keeping their online inventory accurate, and they don't leave a bunch of empty SKU's up if they are sold out. Their inventory has been sliding down hill fast. This week I couldn't find a single box of 44 mag ammo, and finding reasonably priced hunting 223 ammo is quickly ending too. 2021 will be a rough year for those who have not stacked deep, and will take at least a year after our American friends stop 'panic' buying for the restocking to begin. The end of the world is nigh.
The cabelas around my area runs out of hunting shotgun shells 2 weeks into waterfowl season. I disagree that they carry decent inventory on anything shooting related.
There are two factors of the current high price of ammo: high demand and increased cost of raw materials over the last year. While the first factor is temporary, the latter one will remain. It's not the ammo which costs more, it's a $ which costs less by the day. In such economical climate - buy everything which does not depreciate. Ammo is like a gold. It will only go up.
The canadian dollar has also gone up but that hasn’t factored into the price. I don’t understand how PMC or euro 5.56 costs more as they are produced outside the usa. I spend thousands on ammo a year and will be avoiding some of the price gougers. Im glad i stacked it deep.
All guns and ammo factories that we deal with have had noticeable cost increases to the distributors that of course pass this on to dealers. The average price increases have been in the 5 - 8% range. Since the distributors paid more they then pass this on to the retailers who have also had to pay the higher amount even after some confirmed orders were promised at lower prices. This is often the case with high volume demand calibers like 9mm, 40 S&W, 357 mag, 44 mag, 223 (5.56),308 win and most rimfire. The only reason we were (and still are) protected for the most part from the pogoing prices is that we have carried substantial over stock in most ammo calibers from about 16 months ago when we were offered an all or nothing deal on two tractor trailers loads of guns, ammo and accessories. At that time the prices offered to us were very good compared to the then offerings from most distributors but we were certainly exposed financially due to the size of our purchase. Even within our own owners group there was significant concerns about the amount of product we had tied up in what was then a flat sales market. Now we look like we couldn't have chosen a better time to go long on guns and ammunition...lets just call it luck (when preparation and opportunity come together). Phil.
Significant shipments of ammo have arrived and the rest comes in sporadically, no ETA. No Frontier but a fair bit other Hornady choices in 55 and 75 grain. Phil.
SustainingGopher
CGN Regular
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- An airport
Skies the limit on ammo prices these days. The popular calibers like 9mm and 5.56 all shot up over the last few months. Dark times ahead, hopefully you tucked some away for a rainy day.
