Possibly Good Ammo News - Cheaper Metals

[hcpookie]

Metal prices are down around 20% since the start of Summer!

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Also down are prices for metals such as aluminum, zinc, and copper. The commodity almost everyone follows – oil – is off nearly 20 percent as well, dropping Friday to its lowest level since May 1.

I for one think the ammo suppliers will not want to reduce their bottom line so I personally don't see ammunition making such a drastic "market correction". HOWEVER wouldn't it be nice if AK ammo went back down to around $100-125 a box? Personally I think that's a good place for it. I don't think we'll see $60/box AK ammo ever again. Hopefully I'm wrong!

[AK47SU]

I think your having a pipe dream!

[AK47SU]

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

[JRIVEN00]

I think we'll see lower prices soon . .50+ a shot, in plain English is a BITCH!!! I feel like I'm drinking

[upgrayedd]

my fingers are crossed. i hope that metal prices keep falling.

[iNuhBaD]

The materials price isn't technicall falling... It's an issue that the US DOLLAR is RISING in value again... Regaining some of its international strength.

The problem is that AMMO MANUFACTURERS have nearly TRIPLED THE COST of their ammunition since 2003, and I was informed by a few friends in the Ammunition industry that regardless of how much the METALS PRICES fall, they're not planning on REDUCING THE AMMO PRICES ANY MORE THAN 15% TO 20%!!!

SO, if the metals prices return to ~2004 to ~2005 levels in the next 1-2 years, that means (in THEORY) the ammo manufacturers should drop their ammo prices by over 50%!!!

HOWEVER, I've already heard that regardless of how strong the dollar gets, and how low the metals prices drop, they're not planning on reducing their prices any more than ~20% AT MOST!!! So, even though in the future they may be paying less for their materials, they're still going to CHARGE CONSUMERS a good 25% to 30% on top of what they used to charge for ammunition. Sort of a means of recouping some of their losses they encountered when metals prices started to skyrocket!

IMHO, that REALLY SUCKS!!! The only way you're going to see your shooting costs reduce as the metals prices go down is to load your own ammo... The COMPONENTS will cost less, but it seems that manufacturers will still be charging more for Factory Loaded ammunition...

I, for one, do not like the idea of paying for something that costs more than the sum of its parts!

[MUSIBIKE]

A lot of wishful thinking going on here.

[4thIDvet]

I'm not doubting that metal prices are dropping but it is not showing up here in our small town in Florida.
Seems everyone and there brother is going through the trash looking for metal to turn in. $$$$$$
My guess is the Chinese are all at the Olympics and have stopped building for a few months. As soon as the Olympics are over it is back to work and metal prices will shoot up again.
Factor in the rounds I am seeing fired in Georgia and not good. Too many people out there busting caps all over the world for the ammo suppliers to slow down and drop prices.
Supply and demand.

[j427x]

darn!!! and i was selling scrap to fund my ar-15/m4 project--lucky i am nearly finished!!

if ammo would go down about 60%--i would start re-stocking my shelves!!!

[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