Soon Come? Cheaper Ammo

[Warrior King]

Ok the good news as of today is that China's economy has officially slowed down which means less demand in China for commodities used in ammo and maybe saving down the road here.

If the surplus price is pegged to some discount value to new manufactured ammo the price of surplus should fall faster otherwise some people will buy regular ammo rather than the old magnetic stuff.

It was rumored that some sellers were delaying purchasing new surplus ammo because the price was expected to fall. Question is will this news be the tipping point in terms of the global commodities markets and what we have to pay for the copper and lead?

According to NY times

A nationwide real estate downturn, stalling exports and declining consumer confidence have produced what a Chinese cabinet adviser, quoted on the official government Web site on Thursday, characterized as a “sharp slowdown in the economy....China’s unexpected economic difficulties are starting to unnerve investors in world markets, especially commodity markets, as China is the world’s largest consumer of most raw materials and the second-largest consumer of oil.

A deepening slowdown would ripple across the world economy.

I'm no fan of the Chinese government, although I take no pleasure in the misfortune of the common people. Hoping this downturn will continue and translate into better prices here. Maybe if we all hold our breath and wait for the expected price drop and not buy any ammo the price will actually fall.

[760knox]

thanks for the info!

[mosinnagantm9130]

Can we even import ammo from China?

[7.62x54R]

Can we even import ammo from China?

I don't think he is talking about buying ammo from china. But the material price will drop due to the lessened demand for raw material and in turn make ammo cheaper.

And no ammo cannot be bought from china. Not since 1994

[Warrior King]

thanks for the info!

Two weeks would be great. You are welcome.

[Warrior King]

I don't think he is talking about buying ammo from china. But the material price will drop due to the lessened demand for raw material and in turn make ammo cheaper.

And no ammo cannot be bought from china. Not since 1994

yes exactly less global demand means cheaper prices for finished goods here that are based on basic commodities like copper and lead, particularly sort of comparatively non value added things like bullets and cases.

We live in a world where the lowest almost illiterate gold miner in Brazil can now track up to the minute commodity international gold market prices on his cell phone when he goes into town to sells his gold dust every month in the remote Amazon. This stuff does matter.

[rojocorsa]

In the middle of the ammo buying election craze?

[freonr22]

China shut thousands of factories several years ago. Part of their strategy is bluffing

[Arisaka]

Dang. I want some Norinco 7.62x39. For cheap.

[FourTenJaeger]

We could get lots of fun commie stuff from China if the US Wasn't suffering from ''Red fever'' And would lift the import bans.

Cheap Ammo, Cheap firearms. I've never heard complaints about a Chinese AK.

[TS77]

In the middle of the ammo buying election craze?

Yeah, I wouldn't bank on ammo prices coming down. Suppliers *might* be able to get it cheaper, but they sure won't be selling it cheaper if there's an ammo rush like '08.

But maybe they'll have negating effects, and prices will stay the same. I need to get a magic-8 ball