Whats up with 223/556 Ammo Prices?

[NorCalK9.com]

Wpa is wolf steel cased ammo. My ak's in 556 and my m&p15 sport spits it out very nicely.

[Standard]

Makes me not feel bad for buying 30-06 for $.50/round.
Looking forward to starting reloading.

[Capybara]

I don't think that there are too many "deals" on 5.56 or .223 anymore unfortunately. If I could shoot steel cased, I would be all over that. I may join one or two of the clubs that allow it but the money I would save by being able to shoot the cheap ammo would be taken up by the expensive new membership fees? I guess after year one, it might make it worth it.

Getting a 5.45 upper looks tempting, that ammo is so cheap!

[Standard]

I don't think that there are too many "deals" on 5.56 or .223 anymore unfortunately. If I could shoot steel cased, I would be all over that. I may join one or two of the clubs that allow it but the money I would save by being able to shoot the cheap ammo would be taken up by the expensive new membership fees? I guess after year one, it might make it worth it.

Getting a 5.45 upper looks tempting, that ammo is so cheap!

But its also steel cased
Norcal sure has some advantages.

[triggs75]

One of the best instock deals right now, I bought 2 a month ago when it was 169.99 per 500


http://www.glensoutdoors.com/Federal...0-p/xm193f.htm

Thank you very much for the link. Ordered and had a tracking number 30 minutes later.

Chad

[760knox]

So who's down for a 223/556 Ammo group buy?!

[peter95]

yup, just buying more and more now before it gets even higher..... It wont stop

[bigdawg86]

Realistically speaking... what's the point of all the panic?

[BroncoBob]

I was at Tracy Rifle and Pistol a several weeks back and Mike mentioned that they were told by his distributor that Lake City was raising their prices.

[chris]

Realistically speaking... what's the point of all the panic?

it's just people thinking that Obama will ban all ammo or something really stupid. it didn't happen after he was elected in 08 and i seriously doubt it that it will happen if he is re-elected.

[captbilly]

Why do people think Obama is anti gun?

I have not bought recently but I did see a huge decrease in ammo prices over the past couple of years. It seems like somewhere, somehow, people are convincing themselves that after each election we are likely to see a big crackdown in guns and ammo availability.

I am unaware of any anti gun legislation that Obama has attempted to get through Congress yet this idea that Obama is anti gun just won't go away. In any case, it is Congress not the President who would need to pass any anti gun legislation. Honestly much of the assault weapons ban and other anti gun legislation was/is nonsense, but we obviously need some way of keeping guns out of the hands of crazy people. Although I would say that there are many other things that a crazy person could use to kill people if he/she were hell bent on doing so. One of the problems inherent in a highly technological society is that we have the means to direct energy at a rate that humans alone cannot. But unlike our technology, which is so far unthinking, humans are highly emotional and highly unstable. In the USAF I was monitored constantly for any sign of unstable behavior (as part of the PRP, for people handling nuclear weapons), and I can see some sort of similar program for people handling anything that could pose a significant threat to the public.

yeah that is what i thought. people are so paranoid that the president is going to ban ammo. well he hasn't and a seriously doubt he alone ever could. so it's just stupid that people are thinking that after the election we won't be able to buy ammo.

yes i know that Obama is antigun but this panic buying is just stupid.




Sh*t who the F has money like that to spend on ammo.

[ir0nclash86]

So who's down for a 223/556 Ammo group buy?!

As long as we can get it for .30 cents a round shipped, I can buy a couple thousand of some 55gr.

[bender152]

Realistically speaking... what's the point of all the panic?

In 2008, people were scared Obama was going to take everyone's guns away, so they stockpiled everything - ammo, AR's, rifles, pistols, etc.

.223/5.56 ammo commonly sold for $0.40 to $0.50 per round and even at those prices, was still difficult to find.

in 2012, people remembered how bad it was in 2008 and are buying ammo so that they:

1. Have something to shoot when supply gets lean
2. Don't get bent over on ammo prices when supply gets lean

$0.35 per round sucks, but it sure as hell is better than $0.45 per round.

[AeroEngi]

So who's down for a 223/556 Ammo group buy?!

Count me in!

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[Yemff]

I am unaware of any anti gun legislation that Obama has attempted to get through Congress yet this idea that Obama is anti gun just won't go away.

More extreme legislation always comes 2nd term