$30 a box for .25 auto?

[Curmudgeon]

What's up with .25 auto? I was going to buy Gold for an investment but now I'm thinking I should have stocked up on .25

[bearandoldman]

What's up with .25 auto? I was going to buy Gold for an investment but now I'm thinking I should have stocked up on .25

Last summer in tis area a local dealer was sellin .380ACP for $50.00/box, he was about the only one that had any. Samll production lots of some of the lesser used cartidges will drive the price up.

[greener]

$30/50 hurts but it isn't as bad as .45 colt, SD .38 +P rounds and some of the others I've seen. I've seen folks buying .380's when they couldn't find ammo at any price.

[teejay]

I foolishly gave my son's impending father-in-law about 10 boxes of .45acp because I thought I didn't need them anymore. Then I got a Springfield "Mil Spec," and nearly collapsed when I found out how much a box costs now!! Someone's getting rich TJ

[greener]

Ouch. I'm sure he appreciates your generosity.

reloading is beginning to approach the purchase price of a couple years ago.

[ruger22]

The main reason I am strictly .22 these days.......

[greener]

I'm reloading centerfire, but I don't nearly as much as I do .22. Both fun and price.

SWMBO found a Wally World receipt that had $92 in .22 ammo on it. I may survive it.

[Hakaman]

I seen reman'd 380 today for $18.50/box.

[blue68f100]

I haven't seen 25 auto in years. 32's and 380's are around but still high due to short demand. My local gun range has a pretty decent stock now and has lifted their 2 box limit on ammo.

I've loaded over 2000 rounds of 9mm in the last 4 days and have another 1k to go. My current/replacement cost is around $12.50/100. Which is about the price Walmart charges for WW white box of 50. I shoot Range safe ammo due to the indoor range, no exposed lead which makes it a little more expensive. I shoot any where from 2k-4k/year through my P229. One thing reloading has done is allow me to shoot through ammo shortage.

[Bullseye]

The prices on reloading components have increased significantly too. Not nearly as good of a bargain as it once was.

R,
Bullseye

[blue68f100]

That's no lie. It use to be I could load 357mag for 0.03/round now it's 4x + that price. Primers use to be 0.01 apiece now their 0.03+. Powder is about the only thing that did not sky rocket during this last round of shortage. Bullets went through the roof due to mfg cost directly related to energy. I decided to double my reload stock this spring since prices were back down. I normally have at least 1 yr of supplies in adv. I jumped it up to 2 yrs since prices were down and primers were is some what of supply. So I will not have to buy supplies next year. But if the price is still down I buy at least 1 yr again.

I have started stocking 22LF, which I did not have any at all when I bought my MKIII. I now have over 5k and keep adding when I find them.

[Hakaman]

Isn't this a sign of the times, everything is going up. It is still cheaper then the store bought, and it gives me something to do in the hobby.
H

[greener]

Isn't this a sign of the times, everything is going up. It is still cheaper then the store bought, and it gives me something to do in the hobby.
H

No cheaper because you shoot up all the savings and then some. Still, knocking out a couple hundred rounds is relaxing and you get to feel more in control of the shooting process. Besides, you can tell the non-reloaders how much you are saving.

I'm all for it. I'd hate to admit that the person who told me I ought to try reloading was right. So I won't.

[bgreenea3]

[Hakaman]

I'm all for it. I'd hate to admit that the person who told me I ought to try reloading was right. So I won't.

You know, Greener, you ought to try reloading.
Haka