What’s Happening to Ammo Prices?

It’s been several years since ammo prices were dramatically impacted by the great ammo shortage. A lot of people were hoarding ammo like crazy and as a result, the prices of ammo skyrocketed and the availability of ammo was severely impacted. It was very hard to find ammo, even the common rounds such as 9mm. If you were looking for an odd round of ammo, you were basically s o l. There was very little chance that you were going to find that round. And it wasn’t limited to ammo either, the reloading sector was devastated also. Especially primers. It was impossible to find primers and if you did find one, you were going to pay 100x more than what you were used to paying. It was some crazy times we lived in and thank God it’s over. Kind of. The availability is back but that could be because the prices are still high and nobody wants to continue to pay for ammo when it’s this expensive. Either way, ammo is back but you’re going to pay more than what you're used to paying.
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[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@philmullineaux5405]

During bush 2, I bought about 50k rounds. I never paid over 3 dollars for 9, 12ga, 223, 762.54, 762.39, anything else u can think of, etc. Unless I was buying target ammo for 22, I never spent over 1 dollar. I bought 2 first gen saigas in 223 and 762.39, for 250 each. U could buy ANY rifle, new out of the case ex military surplus, for 50 bucks. What Obama did to ammo in this country, is criminal. And because the cost of ammo went nuclear, the cheapest ammo now is basically 762.54 so to buy lots of it and range shoot, ur mosin rifle is now going to cost u 500 dollars. I doubt u can buy a new AK, for under 600.

[@jeffnieradka677]

Be 4 Obama be came prez 22lr was 2.99 per 500

[@frankedgar6694]

Our store in Grapevine and Grand Prairie are well stocked. Prices are moderately high.

[@jamesbasaldua100]

They are still to high sir.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Yeah BPS still has high prices. Hopefully that changes

[@lanejohnson7656]

@@jamesbasaldua100 Baring a miracle prices aren’t going to get better anytime soon.

[@danswindowtinting2387]

Prices will be going up even more, especially when federal sales company to Czech

[@seraph1926]

Golden days are over man. $10 boxes of 9mm, $7 boxes of 556. They're never going that low again

[@dawsonschmidt3714]

Time to let ' em sit on the shelf. I have food and gas to buy.😮

[@FloridaPatriot]

Exactly 👍

[@bidenisasnake9932]

Ammo prices drove me away from shooting. Providing food and a roof for the family to sleep under Won that battle.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Yeah I hear ya bro. I haven’t been shooting like I used to either. Maybe 500 rounds every few months where as I used to shoot 500 rounds every other day pre-2019

[@estradamurcielgo175]

Same

[@garygarber9229]

Price increases like that are GOUGING!

[@russhayes4882]

Ammo prices are stupid everywhere and I don't know why price gouging at its best !

[@FloridaPatriot]

👍

[@philmullineaux5405]

@@russhayes4882 u can guess. In one word, government, particularly Obama. He crippled how ammo and gun manufacturers can make money. Drive by the huge Remington factory in Arkansas, it almost looks like a ghost town. To stay afloat, they have to do this.

[@michaelpayne8102]

The store price is too high, I’ll shop online and find the better deals.

[@FloridaPatriot]

💯

[@lifevlog6216]

Ammoseek

[@HOMELESSG0D]

@@lifevlog6216 ammoseek sucks I find better deals looking myself

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

So you want 3 of the .22 for a pinny

[@dragonaut4208]

The availability is there, but the quality control is way down.

[@FloridaPatriot]

QA down? Did something happen I didn’t hear of recently?

[@VladGruetz2]

Do tell... Haven't heard any issues but haven't been slinging new ammo in a long time... still using my old stuff... I mean by old, 15yrs old or older..

[@emacstac]

As someone who has been in the ammo industry for over a decade, there is so much that affect the price of ammo that most folks don't think about. That being said, the reason why you have larger packs that are more, is because they are newer production. The Manufacturer NOT the retailer has raised their price due to this being an election year in anticipation for the consumer runs on ammo as it gets closer. 5:00 the reason why 22lr got so expensive is because Obama used his executive authority to hold up SHIPPING CONTAINERS full of it at ports, and didn't allow it to be distributed. This caused the domestic manufacturers to ramp up production, but supply could never meet demand. Most retailers that bought high, had to cost average their old stuff as their was no other option. Ammo prices also change with the cost of metals, powder, the availability to actually get the components. Until the importing of russian ammo comes back, the prices of the individual components go down - your freedom seeds really aren't going to be going down from here. 13:00 You're correct - this will be the new norm until the above happens. Gun show vendors, the fella selling a box for $13, he is making $.50 - $1.00 per box at most unless he purchased many pallets of it. The other part of this is, you need to consider where in the US you are getting your ammo from as well. Prices in California will be higher than prices in say Nebraska

[@FloridaPatriot]

Thank you for your comment. Appreciate you!

[@lanejohnson7656]

@@emacstac I bought 14 5,000 cases of PMC sidewinder 22lr during Obozo’s first term for under $110 per case shipped to my door. My 10/22 was extremely finicky on ammo in stock configuration and absolutely loved the PMC.

[@emacstac]

@@lanejohnson7656 You were extremely lucky to get that much at all, let alone at that price.

[@lanejohnson7656]

@@emacstac Not really.. I bought it over a period of a month..

[@arlissyoung8899]

As someone older and a reloader for well over 40 years one thing that proved to be true is the Gun / Ammo community is the biggest back stabbing, cut their own families throat community I have ever seen in all my life. There's proof of God's Word being true. For the LOVE of money is the root to all evil. There's nothing this community want to do to cut throats and stab people in the back for the love of money. I have seen one poor sap pay $140.00 dollars for a box of 45 ACP and 9mm. The Japper behind the counter told the poor sap it was supply and demand. As the poor sap crawled away bleeding from his rectum back to his car all I could do is think how bad this poor sap got raped. In this same store a worker told me they paid their distributors {Big Money} to keep them supplied. In other words the distributor, was getting Cash in the pocket to cut others off to keep them with Ammo at this price. This is only one of many stories of the back stabbing and throat cutting of this community. I seen $400.00 to 600.00 dollar handguns going for two times the price. Another store, I was told point blank, there was a line of people waiting for them to open. The worker went down and pulled every sticker off all the ARs they had. As the poor saps came running in and asked for prices the worker looked at the stickers and dubbled the price and sold them ALL. Then he told me, many of these guns will come back in 4 to 6 months because the people don't want or need them and they will buy them back for $200.00 400.00 dollars depending on the Rifle. This is the true reason for many of the prices people face, it's not that the prices are going up, only the LOVE of money. I have seen this happen many, many times over the years and knowing Gun Shop owners and the workers there's a great number of stories just like this that I can tell. Buy as you see fit and please, as for me they want get my hard earned money. There's nothing they have I can't live without.

[@ErickaC-mc7vg]

Bass Pro/Cabela's have ridiculously high ammo prices. Most big box stores have high ammo prices. I used to buy ammo on a regular basis from my local Cabela's here in Fort Worth, but it has been a long time since I have even been there since the ammo gouge started. I bought a bunch of ammo from Walmart when they couldn't gouge because they were considered a grocery store, but since then they started gouging like all the rest. There is ammo everywhere, but it seems most places got so used to gouging they don't want to stop. I only buy online now when there is a good sale or maybe free shipping on any of the cartridges I use. There are deals out there you just have to always be on the lookout and be ready to buy when they present themselves.

[@DarknessNation]

you think that is bad..... here in california they put in another 11 percent sales tax.

[@lanejohnson7656]

@@ErickaC-mc7vg 2017-2018 when Trump was running his big mouth about multiple infringements I was giggling as I tripped over cases of ammo on sale at Cabela’s in Wichita Kansas. I was buying 9mm, 5.56 and 308 at pre Obozo ammo shortage prices. It was like manufacturers and stores expected a run on ammo that never came because most people were to busy chanting “WINNING” like a pack of retarded chihuahuas on crack and ignoring Trump laying in bed with the likes of Pelosi and Feinstein..

[@mikenstien1861]

Yes, but Mom and Pop Shops are pretty much up there with the Big chains. However I recently bought some brass cased 7.69x39 at my LGS which bass pro didn't have. I'm more concerned about powder, primers, and projectiles!

[@upholdthesecond92]

32 cents a round for 9mm is way high.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Highway robbery 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@lacuzon39000]

I stop shopping at bass pro shop when they told me at the cashier register I could not buy so many boxes of ammunition because I wasn’t a “ member “ .

[@dustinpribble1546]

Ammo isnt back for long.... the govt just signed a contract with the largest nitro cellulose manufacturer in America to buy 95% of their production for every batch made from now until the Ukraine war

[@FloridaPatriot]

😠

[@ttgsushi5767]

Won’t affect us

[@dustinpribble1546]

@ttgsushi5767 how does only having 5% availability of gun powder not impact u?

[@ttgsushi5767]

@@dustinpribble1546 because it’s fake news. Keep living in fear

[@lanejohnson7656]

@@dustinpribble1546 This your first ammo shortage? Ever crossed your mind to plan ahead? Why didn’t you stockpile ammo in 2017-2018 when Trump was running his big mouth about multiple infringements when ammo was plentiful and even on sale? I didn’t even need any during that time but I was still tripping over cases of ammo on sale in the isles laughing because the cult was to busy chanting “WINNING”. It was like the manufactures and stores expected a run on ammo with all his infringements talk that never happened.. lol. I was buying 5.56 and 9mm for Obozo’s first term prices..

[@seniorp9444]

It’s still hard to find 410 anywhere and if you do find any prices are double or triple what it was 5 years ago.

[@FloridaPatriot]

💯

[@az0970449]

found a few in maine 25 $ a box crazy

[@henryrifleownerpa1813]

12.67 @walmart for .410 hard to believe. Bensalem Pa

[@az0970449]

@@henryrifleownerpa1813 thanks i have plenty that was at my local store also i wouldnt go to walmart if you paid me lol white trash big time !!

[@charleslyon1179]

Don't buy local, buy bulk. Much cheaper to buy online. A lot of places have free shipping if you look for them.

[@samgarcia8267]

Where at? Drop a link

[@terryparker1694]

Not for long.

[@lifevlog6216]

@@samgarcia8267use ammoseek bro. I filter by caliber, free shipping, and total cost. You can compare different sites all at once. Good luck!

[@Ravespillo]

Thanks for breaking it down to the per round price, saves me a lot of pausing calculating and it's a more interesting price to track over time.

[@FloridaPatriot]

🫡

[@lynnkramer1211]

I've found what I need online. I let the UPS guy bring it to me. I save wear and tear on my vehicles and I get the lowest prices. I don't fight the shopping cart commandos and I don't get distracted by the pretty cammo girls.

[@FloridaPatriot]

😂

[@terryparker1694]

Not for long. UPS is stopping delivery of ammunition except to ffl holders and background checks will be mandatory according to their website. All ammunition sales will be reported to local law enforcement as well.

[@floridagunrat1625]

Before Obama got elected, I was buying the federal 550 ct. Boxes for $8.96 ea. And before covid, I was buying the Remington bucket of bullets for $64.00 ea. We all remember 9mm at $7.99 a box, too! A friend of mine who owns a reloading/bullet casting business just told me that he is paying $4000.00 per ton for lead. Metal prices have skyrocketed since the Obama years, and of course dont forget the issues with primer availability. I havent bought centerfire rifle ammo in years, as I reload my own. The price of bullets has gone from $7. - $8.00 a box to around $30.00/box. Powder was in the $20./pound range and now is around $60./pound. When I was young, .45 acp, 30-06, and .308 were the most common rounds, with lots of people shooting other big bores like 41 mag, 44mag, and 45-70. I saw 41mag lead reloads at the last gunshow selling for over $40./50. Its no wonder why 40 S&W and larger, heavy bullet rounds are losing favor. Who can afford to spend a Saturday at the range shooting several hundred rounds? It sure does take a lot of fun out of our recreational shooting and hamper training.

[@mattw3296]

Our government is spending billions of dollars that it doesn't have. Actually nobody has that money because it doesn't exist - or it didn't exist until they created it. The total number of dollars that exists has doubled since 2018 & that's the real cause of inflation. The prices of everything will continue to go up until our government stops spending money that doesn't exist.

[@zachdevine871]

Yep, getting super expensive. Especially for rifle rounds. You can easily shoot 2-300$ worth of 5.56 in a range trip.

[@therifleman5611]

And we all know who to blame for these high prices. Let's go Brandon

[@scottscheuerman8714]

I don’t know why people keep voting in the democrats party they are communists

[@donaldcarey114]

@@therifleman5611 He's just a puppet - Obama, Soros & Co. are his Masters.

[@mrmilo5203]

I’ve been getting my ammo online at TargetSportsUSA for about 3 years now. Can barely remember the last time I bought any off the shelf. Thanks for the content FP 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

[@FloridaPatriot]

MrMilo 💪🏼 appreciate ya bro. And yes I agree anout targetsportsusa. Sometimes they have good deals.

[@CMDR_Shokwave]

I get all my ammo there, as well. Pay for the annual membership and prices crush any store any time, and shipping is included in the membership cost - cases and boxes. Buy a few cases and get that money back, no problem.

[@mrmilo5203]

@@CMDR_Shokwave EXACTLY !!!!!

[@mikenstien1861]

I still want to patronize my LGS, because if you need someone freedom seeds "Yesterday", your LGS will be where you find it...

[@CMDR_Shokwave]

@mikenstien1861 I agree it is good to shop local, but for ammo, I make sure to plan well ahead. LGS gets my range time and random shit that is not too overpriced, also transfers from online gun shopping - because CZ.

[@AstanaxKnight]

I haven't bought any factory ammo since the primers came back and I started reloading. Even the 45 Long Colt that I shoot is cheaper reloading than buying a box of 50 for $60-$70.

[@FloridaPatriot]

👍

[@thomasperina2990]

Hello Fellow Patriots and Friends: Andre, thank you for taking the time + travel take this video & demonstrate that ammo prices in your area. IMHO Andre Florida is beginning to catch up to the NE. As I've stated in our personal text messages + on your channel the only thing that is going down up here in the NE is our standard of living. Many years ago I was lucky enough to purchase 308 HP, 175 grain sniper rounds for $ 1.00 a round. I was also able to aquire a few cases of M 855 green tip & a few rounds of 223 & 556. A 9MM. 147 grain HP HYDROSHOCK wasn't that bad around $ .26 a round & now in dome places up here over $ 2.00 a round. A friend up here has a 380 & you really must settle for what you can get at over $ 2.00 a round. As we have spoken about all of these out of sight prices are this administration's moto of suck it up buttercup me & my family are doing fine = ASSHOLE!!! ,( FJB ) !!! Andre, thanks again, stay safe, & God Bless. TMP from N.J. 😊

[@FloridaPatriot]

Yes sir. These prices are insane. What’s even crazier is that the guy shows prices are now cheaper than retail stores. It’s like we’re living in the twilight zone. Well then again, it is Biden’s economy 🤦🏻‍♂️ 😂

[@h2o100c]

Weird that ammo is 40% higher than anywhere online with free shipping

[@FloridaPatriot]

Some crazy times we live in 😂

[@samcolt1079]

IF YOU WERE SMART YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMMING. MOST DID.

[@FloridaPatriot]

💯

[@bdkj3e]

Just because I saw it coming doesn't mean I was able to afford to stockpile any.

[@GoldenGun1994]

I saw it coming but didn't have the money to do anything about it.

[@AlexWilliamsIII]

Ammo is sort of back and at better than C19 prices, but many calibers are still hard to find at any price. In Jan 2020 a local store was selling 1000 9mm bulk pack for about $160-$170. So while . 30 is better than it has been, it's still twice 2019 prices.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Sounds about right. Do you think this is the new normal now?

[@dp3797]

I work at a farm store in Central Nevada, our 9 mm 115 grain and 124 grain is $14.99 regular price for 50 rounds. When we have sales, it’s usually $12.49 to $12.99 for 50 rounds. And we have sales pretty regular. And as of right now we have great supply of ammo.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Would that be Farm & Fleet or Runnings..??

[@dp3797]

@@LuvBorderCollies we sell farm stuff, like hay and animal food for the most part. And then we have a little bit of other things.

[@projectturbocoupe4897]

It wasn’t all that long ago that 525 round boxes of 22 LR were $13.49.

[@FloridaPatriot]

👍

[@BtRct]

I remember when it was $5 a box for 500 rounds and I’m only 36.

[@ericbunch7801]

I haven't purchased 22 LR this century lol last time I bought it it was 5.99 for a brick of 500 y2k made alot stock up ion ammo in 1999

[@anthonyt4981]

we know who to thank for inflation. Supply wasn’t the biggest issue recently. mostly just economy bleeding into the cost of products

[@FloridaPatriot]

💯

[@eddiespaghetti54321]

Winchester white box has no business being that fucking expensive. Winchester is easily the worst ammo brand I’ve ever bought from even their more expensive defensive ammo always has some sort of issue like case deformities and improperly seated bullets.

[@FloridaPatriot]

💯

[@jmf1976jmf]

I do not think I have ever bought ammo at Cabela's or Bass pro shops in my life, this reminds me why?

[@FloridaPatriot]

💯

[@LuvBorderCollies]

I only bought a couple boxs of 223 steel case FMJ since they were dirt cheap. BUT red lights flashed when I couldn't find where it was made. Still haven't shot and glad because of so many complaints. Same with the Turk ammo in white boxes at Walmart not that long ago. They were reputed even worse and Walmart removed them quickly.

[@J_Bwn]

I’ll just keep sitting on what I’ve got. I feel bad for anyone buying ammo these days

[@b.p.stimemachines2327]

Isn’t it sad that we live in a world where the price of 22 long rifle and birdshot costs it used to not matter just go pick some up and go to the woods and have some fun now you have to price everything out

[@FloridaPatriot]

💯

[@Dslats]

THEY ARE PRICE GOUGING STILL.

[@estradamurcielgo175]

The govt just signed a contract with the largest nitro cellulose manufacturer in America to buy 95% of their production for every batch made from now until the Ukraine war

[@coloradoguns]

Sportsman warehouse has a sale on ammo. Federal 22lr 36 GR CPHP 450 bottles for $29.99 and 325 packs for $21.99 Those other prices were definetly high , but what isn’t now and days 😅

[@FloridaPatriot]

👍

[@girardorlandi2472]

Blazer 124 grain at Rural King until July 4 11.99/box of 50 no limit!

[@FloridaPatriot]

👍

[@rmiller334]

What caliber?

[@girardorlandi2472]

@@rmiller334 9mm

[@cobratai820]

@@rmiller334 9mm

[@Puma1Sunfire1]

I keep getting reminded why I buy bulk and wait for ammo sales of AAC

[@BtRct]

Just like car prices, ammo prices are set by demand. If they sit on shelves like cars sit on lots, they are forced to eventually lower their prices to sell them. I don’t plink as much as I used to.

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@mudpuddle8805]

What is causing the high prices? The government isnt putting a special tax on ammo. The bullet, shell, primer and powder are the same old stuff that we have always used. Someone is making a huge profit, is it the stores or the manufacturers? Who should I direct my negative thoughts at?

[@FloridaPatriot]

Probably both

[@papalou190]

I would say start hand loading. But the components for reloading pricey. But I still do it because it’s my alone time therapy 😂

[@FloridaPatriot]

😂

[@davidgardner863]

Do you use jacketed bullets? I cast my own lead bullets. You don’t need expensive jacketed bullets to punch holes in paper if you’re target shooting.

[@ryanfoxon9115]

Yeah I have to say I want to buy more ammo, but the prices are too high. I remember getting boxes of .223 on sale for 5.99 (at Dicks, I think they were wanting to sell all thier ammo becuase of the anti gun ceo at the time.. 2018 I think?) Now it’s close to $0.70 a round? Which is more than double than the $0.30 - 0.35 it was back then. I’m poor. Everything is too expensive. I can’t afford a home and can barely afford rent. I wish I could have prepared more but it is what it is.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Yeah I hear you bro. Everything is so damn expensive nowadays

[@Blueknight1960]

If you're looking for cheaper ammo prices, bass pro shops and the like are not the place to go.

[@FloridaPatriot]

👍

[@AK907CRAIG]

While everyone's complaining about their local ammunition prices, just send your ammunition to Alaskan, if you do you'll increase your profit selling it even at twice the average price.

[@FloridaPatriot]

😮

[@galenyoung7917]

With the value of the dollar going down the drain things will be getting a lot worse

[@user-qq7uu4gk3j]

Freedom Munitions, You will get the best price! These are way high

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@texasrider5621]

Price is still too high just before Covid hit. I paid $189 for 1000 rounds of full metal jacket 9 mm.

[@FloridaPatriot]

😮

[@SP-gz5jx]

Due to the price gouging that occurred, I don’t target shoot or sight my gun in unless absolutely necessary. I no longer use as much ammo and don’t plan on doing so. In fact, I may stop hunting altogether due to the crazy ammo prices. Hunting is a luxury, not a necessity and to cut back on the high food and utilities costs my hunting luxury is curtailed a LOT.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Many of us are in the same boat as you 👍

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

.22lr was about $.05/ round for decent stuff before the plandemic. Here in SE NC, availability and pricing aren't that great. It's better than it was at the worst time, but nowhere near what it was before COVID. It's been even worse with reloading components.

[@timpowell1463]

Twice the price it used to be.

[@JettBlast]

Buying online is cheaper by shopping around, which is the best way I have noticed...

[@FloridaPatriot]

💯

[@TheCommunistBear]

Everyone talking about the normal stuffs pricing.. no one is asking where all the muzzleloader caps are 😭😭

[@bekkerbosbeer3453]

In South Africa we pay about 10 to 20 dollars more for the same ammo

[@FloridaPatriot]

😮

[@brucegardner7630]

The prices of ammo at BASS PRO SHOP IN BALTIMORE MD are pretty much the same as Florida, but Bass Pro Shop is still price gouging. I try to find any discounts that I can. And also, your right about the 5.56 ammunition used to be $8.99 per 20 up here in Baltimore MD

[@FloridaPatriot]

I think they bought ammo at a contract price and that’s what they’re selling it at now. Because during the first year of the plandemic, ammo everywhere is skyrocketing but BPS and Academy prices were staying the same for a few months. Then it started to creep up. Now everyone’s prices are coming down but their prices are still high. That’s what makes me wonder if they bought this batch of ammo at a high price therefore it has to be sold at a high price 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@skim2958]

Those prices are a rip-off. You can get Federal 22lr 325 rounds for $17 right now online.

[@mdell4959]

SG ammo has 1000 rounds of 9mm for $229 free shipping. Great customer service

[@FloridaPatriot]

🤯

[@WheelgunsOnWheels]

Good to see ammo on shelves again and halfway decent pricing. Since you skipped .38 special I can report it running between 18 and 24 bucks per box of 50 which is very close to pre pandemic prices.

[@FloridaPatriot]

👍 thanks

[@crushthequarter6863]

In 2018 - 9mm was about 10.99 per 50 and 22LR was 21.99 for 500 rds in my area.

[@FloridaPatriot]

It was a little bit cheaper than that here in fl

[@Rick-tb4so]

There are no bargains.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Not at BPS no. But online yes 👍

[@mitchnerem6759]

Still too high.. I remember paying .19 per round of 9mm 115g prior to the plandemic

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@carnaud]

308 Lucky Gunner, PMC … $1.04 per round in bulk.

[@GlorytoGod549]

762x39 went up and stayed up, but hopefully more manufacturers will get into that market and keep the prices from getting worse, or maybe even go down a little bit.

[@FloridaPatriot]

🤞

[@b.p.stimemachines2327]

I feel like they lowered the prices a little bit to a pieces, but they knew that they already had us at higher prices so they just increased production through us a tiny bone and they’re still cashing it on us

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@Nathan.44-40]

Thanks for the Run-down! Any box store is going to be expensive because they need to pay all the workers benefits! Ordering Online from example = freedom-munitions will save you tons of 💰 even with tax/shipping! 💪🇺🇸

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@jasonbrodess5242]

About 25-30 years ago, I remember 22lr being around $8 -$15 per 500 rnd. brick, depending on the brand, and where you bought it. Before Covid, and the ammo shortage, around $20 ish. Been around $40 ish around here, up until about a year ago, when prices started to come down a little bit, to around $30, or so. Most 9mm runs between $12 and 18 in this area, usually $15-16, though. Its usually cheaper to buy it in online nowadays, if you can get free shipping.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Yeah online is the place to go nowadays. And some of the gun shows but it’s really hit and miss though.

[@healthywealthywise]

Ladies & Gentlemen, imagine the price you pay (high or low) BUT have to add 11% more to the price. Insane, right? Thats what we have to pay here in California. Governor Newscum was happy to sign that bill and it started July 1st. Also, for those that are not aware, in order to buy ammo here were have to have a quick-check background check EVERY time you buy AND we are charged an additional $1.00 to have it done. Yes, really.

[@FloridaPatriot]

F Gavin Gruesome!!! 😡

[@marktaylor5565]

Let it sit on the shelf till it rots if you have it buy it but it’s way to high

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@LuvBorderCollies]

Ammo has a very long shelf life. If the seller does not need the cash flow, they can sit for years. Seen it in person in LGS with a bunch of Weatherby ammo. Every time the retail price went up the owner would add a new price sticker. The boxes were towards the front door on the north side, so they were not bleached by the sun. But they were very bleached, it was so obvious. Who knows how old they were? I never asked him and he's passed now.

[@chasenk00019]

As far as box stores go Academy, and local mom and pops, everyone else is super price gouging in Louisiana.

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@32plug]

I compared your prices to our prices in Ohio. Our local outdoor shop, Vance’s Outdoors comparably averages out to 2 dollars less. Your right! Do your research

[@FloridaPatriot]

Yes sir. Could save yourself a nice little fortune by doing a little bit of research 👍

[@mattw3296]

This is not the new normal, these prices are extremely low right now & they will never be lower. Cars that cost $30k in 2019, now cost $70k. Houses that cost $150k in 2019, now cost $270k. There are twice as many total dollars now than there were in 2019, so each dollar is worth less. Wages have not kept up with inflation, so we are all poorer now.

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@bdkj3e]

Thank you for getting it, soooooo many people don't understand inflation and end up blaming the companies for things the gov caused.

[@409_Texas]

I think ammo is a few dollars cheaper in Texas

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@brucebarr2003]

Ammo is still way too high especially centerfire rifle ammo

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@3rdjohnson432]

Academy sports is the NEW BASS PRO FOR AMMO

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@chesterdilley1274]

Before COVID at my Palmetto State Armory store in Ridgeland South Carolina a box of Blazer Brass 9mm 115 grain fmj was selling for $9.00 a box. That's my benchmark and I am still waiting for prices to come back down to that level.

[@christophersteele1951]

50% increase is across the board... living is expensive!!

[@FloridaPatriot]

Ain’t that truth

[@christophersteele1951]

@@FloridaPatriot I'm in Florida as well, northern part, your prices are very comparable to mine! I love shooting, but my wallet hates it

[@teesimpson3872]

Pre-pandemic/pre-Ukraine, you could find 9mm for $7.99-$9.99 per box (40 S&W was just $1 more per box and 45 ACP was $12.99-$13.99), in the store and online. 5.56/.223 was $7.99 per box, and 7.62x39 was $4.99 per box for steel cased ammo. Now you have to search around online for 7.62x39, because you can rarely find it on the shelves here, in the Midwest (IL/IN border). I know for sure that Cabela’s in Hammond hasn’t had any 7.62x39 on the shelves in years since the Ukraine war began. Big box store prices are ridiculous compared to online bulk prices w/ free shipping. Let it sit on the shelves and collect dust! I think they’re counting on all the new shooters who suddenly realized the importance of their 2A rights during the pandemic rush, who don’t know any better.

[@DreDay13]

Thank you FP for these videos

[@FloridaPatriot]

Yes sir 🫡

[@jayztoob]

Prices up 50% in four years is what I expected. However, I don't think I've ever bought ammo at BPS because they charge way too much. WAY too much! Another thing, I don't know anyone who buys Federal, for any price, because of the complete lack of quality control. There are plenty of American-owned ammo manufacturers out there. Thanks for this great report.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Thank you for the comment. Much appreciated 👍

[@blue03r6]

Prices are ridiculous everywhere. I have 50 rnd boxes of 9mm from 2018 that ar marked 7.99

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@richardcaplinger3622]

You can get the Remington 22lr bucket at walmart for $98.00 . Screw that $119 at cableas.

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@lukaskohler2599]

In Austria, 50 rounds of 9mm (geco) costs €12.50 and 308 from S&B 50 rounds costs €48

[@sakrat2012]

not buying ammo, way too expensive!

[@FloridaPatriot]

At least not from BPS. Shop around though. You’ll find better deals

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you for the video.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Thank you for watching the video! Appreciate you!!!

[@markwhite6782]

After hearing about 1) Primer shortages 2) Powder shortages 3) Copper shortages 4) Lead shortages and 5) Brass shortages you kind of get the picture someone's feeding you a line of BS to get those prices up. Hey, there hasn't been an ammo box shortage yet.....

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@LuvBorderCollies]

Its a problem when you have a global supply network. One specific chemical for primer compound screws up the production of every cartridge. With WW2 on the horizon that'll be the least of your worries.

Price gouging will always be present.

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@toastedfish996]

Just don’t go to bass pro for ammo they suck, there are still amazing prices all around where a live and I am from CT of all places. I pay 37¢ for 7.62x39 .50¢ for .556 and $1 for M2 ball

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@codeguy112]

Can’t get squat in New York. And even if you could find ammo you need to mortgage your house to pay for it.

[@FloridaPatriot]

😡

[@JoeSmith-fu9yx]

Those guys are gouging, I just check a few prices against targetsports and even if you’re not a member and have to pay shipping they are still on average 15% cheaper shipped. That 45 was nearly double 😂

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@estradamurcielgo175]

The govt just signed a contract with the largest nitro cellulose manufacturer in America to buy 95% of their production for every batch made from now until the Ukraine war

[@JoeSmith-fu9yx]

@@estradamurcielgo175 that doesn’t explain the current price situation though, this just means it’s possibly going to get worse. I love looking at my inventory knowing I can withstand these prices for at least a year maybe more.

[@j.frankrackley7111]

Prices are about the same here in Georgia and as far as I'm concerned it's highway robbery. I'm 68 years old and not that many years ago I was paying around $12.00 a 500 round brick for 22's and around $9.99 for a 20 round box of 30-06. I don't go out shooting anywhere near as much as I did 20 years ago. Reloading is not much of an option anymore with the shortage of primers and powder then when you can run across either the prices versus buying preloaded ammunition is about the same. I'd like to add after seeing so many speak of buying ammo online, I also buy some of my ammo online but if you can't catch the seller's free shipping sales that's not much of a bargain either. I recently purchased 5 boxes of 22 rat shot {shotshells as listed} at $7.99 per box of 20 rounds. Shipping was $22.39 and tax $4.36 bringing the total to $66.70 for 100 rounds. If I'm not mistakened that comes to a total of about $1.50 per round. My wife and I need to acquire a taste for rats and copperheads at those prices.

[@googleeyeseyes4033]

No they are not, at the very same stores, bass pro and cabelas, the ammo continues to shrink in overall volume.

[@FloridaPatriot]

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[@johnnyringo765]

You forgot shotgun ammo.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Ugh! I’ll hit it next time. And there was a lot of SG ammo too 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@kevinramsey3490]

Our pistol ammo is quite a bit cheaper here (Ky). I bought a lot of 9mm HST 124 gr. +p for $32.99/50 and 45acp 230 gr +p HST for $36.99. I bought a few boxes of.40 165 gr HST for $36.99 too. Our rifle ammo is crazy too.

[@FloridaPatriot]

😮

[@johnmetz1158]

The shelves are stocked well,But you still can't get what you are looking for at times, Prices are still way to high

[@FloridaPatriot]

Very true. Prices are horrible in must places which is contributing to better availability in the stores. Eventually the prices must come down to help move the ammo out of the stores

[@johnmetz1158]

@@FloridaPatriot Now that the ammo makes, and retailers know we are willing to pay out that much, I don't think prices will be going down anytime soon, Greed is what fuels this country

[@mendelevium3761]

I think you know why the shelves are full again. It can sit there until it rots at those prices.

[@terribletomvu37]

Pre-Covid, 1000 rounds $190 something dollars. Currently $240-250 for same amount in my state. No it has not gone down.

[@jeebz72]

$0.30 a round for Winchester white box 9mm?? No thanks.

[@Humbleone398]

Missouri is outrageous. 15 shotgun sheels 3' magnums cost me 28.00 #7 turkey loads .😢😢

[@sharon-zg5kb]

Yes, I agree the prices are too high, done on purpose so you don't have them on hand when needed, but at least it is on the shelves to buy. If the gun powder gets any harder to get the prices will go even higher. Remember the last 3 years we all complained about high prices on everything well look at the same items now and the prices aren't going to be lowered in the future. The main goal is the reason why you buy ammo protection and hunting both sounds very important to me at any price during these times.

[@mikek8089]

In my neck of the woods, ammo is plentiful. The prices are questionable. The problem here is reloading components. Primers are easily found, but powder is near impossible to find!🙄

[@FloridaPatriot]

Same here. But primers are hard to find for a decent price.

[@lowcountrydawg2525]

You can get ammo cheaper online at multiple vendors.

[@FloridaPatriot]

Bingo 💯

[@therifleman5611]

I can get 9 mm Blazer 115 grains, a case which is 1,000 rounds for 250 bucks, with tax that would be 267.50 12.50 a box 50 rounds

[@FloridaPatriot]

Same price as the gun show. But somehow BPS still thinks pandemic pricing is ok somehow 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@rickmilam9022]

Way to high...bordering on ridiculous

[@FloridaPatriot]

Exactly

[@DeadLikeMe-ir9ix]

Winchester white box quality control is poor. It was $12 for 500 rounds of 22.