Holy crap! I may just have to start bow hunting during rifle season.

[JLS]

It makes no sense for nosler to sell at $40 a box when Chad is going to buy every box he can and resell at $100.

There are probably some folks watching GunBroker so they know where to set prices.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

In the vein of macro economics - is ammo perfectly elastic or does it violate it? The demand of a perfectly elastic good is (I assume negatively) impacted by even small changes in price. Ammo keeps going up and people just keep buying more for various reasons. Is ammo elastic or inelastic?

(I'm not an economist)

A Refresher on Price Elasticity

You can’t form a pricing strategy without it.

hbr.org

Fly in the ointment is that ammo is made by batch.

For instance, might be a hard to find .280 ackley right now, but that's because no one has done a run in 2 years. In 6 months they might do one and then that ammo might sit on the shelves for years.

Every where I've been this year had gobs of .308...

 

[Southern Elk]

Shouldn’t have sold your reloading stuff! Lol

A reloading kit doesn’t do you any good if you don’t have the components.

 

[beginnerhunter]

Fly in the ointment is that ammo is made by batch.

For instance, might be a hard to find .280 ackley right now, but that's because no one has done a run in 2 years. In 6 months they might do one and then that ammo might sit on the shelves for years.

Every where I've been this year had gobs of .308...

As a .308 owner used to being laughed at for the poor ballistics, at least I can still find ammo at "reasonable" prices. Even nosler ammo.
Shotgun ammo is another story. I pulled an old box of hevi bismuth off my shelf the other day with a sticker on it said $36.99. That same ammo is $64 now. At least BOSS is still affordable (for now).

 

[noisy]

As consumers the only thing we can do to combat inflation is to consume less and make sure that you personally represent a net loss to the company. I'm doing that in all areas of spending these days. Example the local brewery raised the price of a pint from $5 to $7 (!). So I only drink one instead of two. Net loss for the business.

 

[Southern Elk]

Go buy some core loks for $35.00, go practice, and kill an elk. These custom rounds are a bunch of bs. Better yet go handload.

My rifle likes core lokt. I’ve heard good things about the new core lokt tipped ammo.

 

[beginnerhunter]

Also everything increases demand:

Pandemic? Better buy ammo
Dems win an election? Better buy ammo
Mass shooting? Better buy ammo
Russia invades Ukraine? Better buy ammo
Canada clamps down on guns? Better buy ammo
Masked singer is Lindsay Lohan? U know what to do
GOP wins an election? Better buy ammo just in case

 

[Bullshot]

As consumers the only thing we can do to combat inflation is to consume less and make sure that you personally represent a net loss to the company. I'm doing that in all areas of spending these days. Example the local brewery raised the price of a pint from $5 to $7 (!). So I only drink one instead of two. Net loss for the business.

sounds like a net loss for you too, at least if you like drinking beer there.

Thats the point, everything seems in a race to the bottom. Less for more, but ultimately less for everyone!

 

[noisy]

sounds like a net loss for you too, at least if you like drinking beer there.

Thats the point, everything seems in a race to the bottom. Less for more, but ultimately less for everyone!

It is in a way. It requires discipline. I drink a glass of water instead while conversing with my friends as usual. Then drink a second beer at home if I want one. A cheap one! I dunno what else to do, if you have a better strategy than just continuing to spend into oblivion I'd like to hear it. I'm convinced a lot of these businesses are just jacking up prices because they can. You have to draw the line somewhere.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

sounds like a net loss for you too, at least if you like drinking beer there.

Thats the point, everything seems in a race to the bottom. Less for more, but ultimately less for everyone!

Paying the cost of chasing 3% GDP growth... a lot of economists were screaming about this for years

 

[wyoelkfan15]

Just as an add on, it's affecting my bird shot as well.

 

[Shangobango]

Before I get slammed, this is 4 different types of powder for different cartridges and also muzzleloading.… but I am working to secure my future regardless of where the situation with factory ammo goes.

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If that wasn’t one shipment that is rookie level hoarding lol.

 

[Bullshot]

If that wasn’t one shipment that is rookie level hoarding lol.

One order. I do have some others stashed

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Before I get slammed, this is 4 different types of powder for different cartridges and also muzzleloading.… but I am working to secure my future regardless of where the situation with factory ammo goes.

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Looks like a good start.

 

[Southern Elk]

What really makes me mad is that I feel like I can’t just go out and shoot anymore. I have to hoard ammo and only shoot while hunting.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I’ve been being a good boy for a couple years and not buying any powder/primers/bullets that I’ve already got a multi year supply of but if you guys keep making threads like this I may revert to purchasing anything I “might” want someday.

 

[Ought Six]

These prices are getting outrageous! View attachment 255065

These prices are getting outrageous! View attachment 255065

You ever bought arrows? They ain’t cheap Lol just kidding, yeah prices of everything sucks right now…

 

[Shangobango]

What really makes me mad is that I feel like I can’t just go out and shoot anymore. I have to hoard ammo and only shoot while hunting.

Yup. I really enjoy shooting my hunting rifles. Also just makes me a better and more confident shooter. It is hard to justify going and burning through a box of cartridges right now on the range, especially the harder to find or pricey stuff.

Been burning through a lot of .22 LR and cheap .308 ammo and haven’t been shooting my .280’s or my .35 Remington much at all besides a couple shots to confirm zero here and there.

 

[Addicting]

A reloading kit doesn’t do you any good if you don’t have the components.

They were available the whole time if you were creative. It was available here for the most part. I shipped or loaded for quite a few members till I got burnt by one.

 

[Bullshot]

Yup. I really enjoy shooting my hunting rifles. Also just makes me a better and more confident shooter. It is hard to justify going and burning through a box of cartridges right now on the range, especially the harder to find or pricey stuff.

Been burning through a lot of .22 LR and cheap .308 ammo and haven’t been shooting my .280’s or my .35 Remington much at all besides a couple shots to confirm zero here and there.

going through a box each of 450 Marlin and 444 was a mentally painful experience. made me forget the recoil.