Possibly Good Ammo News - Cheaper Metals

[ProGunOne]

It doesn't seem that long ago we were tripping over it by the case at the gun shows for $89.00/1,000.

[4thIDvet]

Originally Posted by Bolt2bounce

The only way prices are going to drop is for the end user (us) to stop spending large $$ on them at the high price, they will get sick of sitting on their stock piles and prices will go down... and metal prices are not as much a factor as fuel prices are.. The manufactures are screwing us, just like the oil co... It is on purpose btw...There is no reason for 308 to be selling for $700 a case when 30-06 is selling for $350 a case. yeah the war is a factor, Not to mention shipping charges... which are sky high, Guys ! Stop buying your ammo at rip off prices! Invest your ammo money in a hi return cd/ bank account and wait for the surplus to return... B2B

Gas prices are falling because people are doing less unnecessary driving. I hope those oil speculators that booted the damn prices up have to go on welfare.

[Nanuk]

I really don't mind. I just keep investing in heavy metals.....

[tracern1]

I agree it is supply and demand. As long as people are willing to keep paying the prices they are asking for ammo. The vendors will not drop the price, why should they?? They are out to make a buck aren't they??

[nkluksda]

Not quite how a free market works. Say all manufacturers collude to keep the price high - except one. All it takes is one to realize that they can get more total profit by selling higher volume with a slightly lower margin. That breaks a cartel. The dreaded cartel or monopoly turns out to be a very difficult critter to keep (without significant government help, that is). OPEC, for all their open collusion, couldn't stop oil producers from exceeding their quotas, which impacts the supply/demand curve and drops prices. They still can't. And they can't stop those who aren't members.

Now when the government steps in to 'help' with regulation or oversight, all free market principles are out the window...

[sparky923]

Originally Posted by AK47SU

or I wish you were (sorry i needed 15 posts to msg a gun smith on here arg!

Wow, me too.

[MUSIBIKE]

No, I do not see ammo coming down any time soon.

Still a lot of wishful thinking going on here.

CD rates are a way to loose value on your money. Plus, you are locked in at these pitifully LOW rates! And, the stock market is a tumble of marbles now. If I had invested $10,000 more dollars in ammo last year, I could make a better profit now.

[hcpookie]

Originally Posted by MUSIBIKE

Still a lot of wishful thinking going on here.

'NO SHIT SHERLOCK'!!! that's what I was saying with "wouldn't it be nice..."

The overall economy just really sucks right now. I would call this a DEPRESSION, I don't care what the spin doctors in the news are calling it.

I didn't really think about the gas prices coming down because of consumer demand, because up until a few weeks ago, every news source I could find was saying that consumer demand had not dropped. Now *very* suddenly the pendulum has swung the other way and all of a sudden car sales are bottoming out, fuel consumption is way down, and of course the tourism/travel industries are hurting.

The ripples are spreading, I think. Was it Greenspan or his replacement that a few weeks ago that said the housing market will probably get worse in the next 24 months before it recovers? That at least is what the financiers are thinking, so I'm hunkering down.

I'm also paying off my CC bills and trying REALLY REALLY hard to keep from putting things on the card. I have a little extra bonus every day due to the fact that my new commute to DC - a 3 hour drive - reimburses me at the government rate. So at least I get that. After all my expenses, I figure I can save up about 1000 per month if I am lucky and can be REALLY frugal. So far I've saved about half that, so I am still trying to make adjustments. I am also going to sell my boat because I just never get to use it any more, and it doesn't make sense to pay for the marina fee since I am never there.

You guys who need more ammo should seriously consider investing in reloading equipment. It is right now as cheap or cheaper to reload vs. buying "cheap" ammo. I'm also planning to shoot my shotguns more because ammo is relatively cheap and so is reloading. Except "hunting" slugs.

Now time for me to go reload some more rounds!!!

[Frogman]

I went to the Hernando County Sportsmens Club Machine Gun Shoot Saturday, It was sad compared to other shoots, about 1/3 of the guy's were shooting reloads, no 100 Rd bursts from the belt feds, all the brass was horded. The best shooting was the Mini gun lighting up a junk car. I doubt there were 350 people there when the usual is 600 -900 people. I guess
there worried about Gustav.

[Tom5390]

Even if metal prices go down, one thing to concider is the current politcal climate with Russia after it's Georgia invasion. If the US were to put a trade imbargo on Russian ammo the current price on a case of 7.62x39 will seem like the good 'ol days.