ammo is getting expensive.....

[eltorro]

just got back from a trip to Cabelas.
Ammo is on the brink of.... well.....

the regular Federal blue box is down to 8-9 $ !!! I don't use it, but,,,,
at the same time CCI changed the label on the boxes and that thing apparently is very expensive... Stingers 22 is 6$ and change and all the new ammo is up some awful %.

good thing wallmart has some on sale.... get it while you can, guys, because things look like they are going to get ugly expensive in our business.

 

[happiness is a warm gun]

The newer stock just reflects the rise in world prices for lead and brass.

 

[spi]

The newer stock just reflects the rise in world prices for lead and brass.

Brass especially.

 

[fogducker]

all the more reason to get into reloading

 

[sidney]

Brass especially.

How much are scrap shops paying for a Kg or Lb of brass?

 

[spi]

How much are scrap shops paying for a Kg or Lb of brass?

Depends on what you have. Yellow brass will get you between $0.80 - $1/lb for clean turnings or solids in small quantities (like around 100lbs). If you had a ton of it, you could probably get $1.50 - $2/lb.

 

[Strangeday]

I'm gonna have to keep my brass from now on then. I usually just but factory ammo by the case as it a business expense. I've never kept the brass, just toss it at the range.

 

[spi]

I mainly just save to reload. 100 lbs of brass is a lot of brass to keep kicking around unless you have space to store it.

 

[none]

I figured if i collected enough range brass i could always make myself a small cannon.

 

[sunray]

"...just toss it..." That'd be throwing money out the window. Even if you can write it off. Unless it's milsurp berdan primed.
"...100 lbs of brass is a lot of brass..." 100 pounds is a lot of brass for a warehouse too.
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