Hit Bass Pro for some 9x19mm.
200 round box: $64.99.
100 round box:$29.99.
50 round box: $15.99.
That's $0.32495, $0.2999 and $0.3198 per round respectively.
You just have to think to do the math while you're in the aisle.
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What math? Two 100s cheaper than one 200? No hesitation whatsoever, but still inflated over where they should be.
ReplyDeleteThe math to notice that reflexively grabbing the bigger box on the assumption that you get a discount on bulk is screwing you.
DeleteI have it cemented in my head that $13 for 50 is the right price for 9x19, so we're not too far off my expectations. I can remember it being about half that, but I lived in Iowa then...
At least you can find 9x19mm. I haven't seen any 7.62 NATO or 30-40 Krag for sale in quite a while. Maybe with the War on Terrorism over, we can get civilian ammunition again? Naaah---that's crazy talk.
ReplyDelete7.62x51mm is around here. .380, 9x19, .40 S&W, .45 ACP and 10mm ACP abound. 5.56x45 and 7.62x51 are readily available. Common sporting rounds are not hard to find. Esoteric shit like .30-40 was never easy to come by, Willard had a policy of buying every box every time he found some. Same goes for .300 Savage.
DeleteIt's not the Warren Tarah that caused the ammo situation. It's the panics and neckbearding the common rounds. Those are selling so strongly that the ammo makers lose more changing the machines over to the, formerly, annual runs of low-volume chamberings than they will gain from selling it.
When and if I'm in funds again, I may invest in some reloading gear and try reloading my own ammo. I will admit I've not been to a gun show in some time. Last time I went, about all I could find was .223.
DeleteAlong that line where I am .38 Special is rare and expensive while 9mm is available at reasonable prices. I also see plenty of .308 Winchester and some 7.62 NATO, but I reload both calibers so I rarely buy any. Fortunately reloading components are more available, although. 38 brass was hard to come by.
DeleteThe problem with reloading larely has been finding primers. They've been hard to get and when you can find them they are 3-4x the price they used to be. $90+ a thousand, where they used to be under $30. Then you usually have to pay a big Haz-Mat fee on top of that. Same for powder, although it has been more readily available than primers, but shipping is expensive.
DeleteStill, often if you need obscure ammo, it is often the easiest way to get it.
I made a big investment a while back in bullet casting equipment as well as bullet powder coating (to reduce lead fouling and allow higher velocity loads with cast bullets). That's more for bulk range ammo of course, and also more for handguns than for rifle ammo.
-swj