Why are hand gun and rifle ammunition prices going up recently

Question

Why are hand gun and rifle ammunition prices going up recently

Answer 1

The price of materials (lead, copper, brass, etc...) has increased due to rising demand from China and India for these materials (mainly for non-military manufacturing) raising the cost of raw materials for manufacturing ammo. Then there's the  fact the price of oil has raised the cost of transporting the finished product to stores which gets passed on to the consumer. Plus the Iraq War is using up lots of ammunition in military calibers meaning that non-military agencies don't have access to US military surplus ammunition and have to go to the commercial market to get their ammo. That means increased demand and factories making more of those rounds (and less of other calibers) to try to meet the market demands.

Answer 2

I read it's because the price of metals such as lead are going up.

Answer 3

Whenever you have a war or conflict the price of ammunition goes up.  It's strange because a lot of the ammunition, such as Wolf I'm sure is not used in warfare, but since the other ammunition goes out of the country the demand for other ammunition is going to increase.  Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Inflation.  The US dollar is declining in value world wide.  Several reasons; but don't want to start my rant.  You can safely say that all goods (not just ammo, food and gasoline) will continue to rise until the US economy stops declining.  Look into realoading your own rounds.  Lee Precision is one of the more popular brands.  There are other brands.

Answer 5

Gas goes up, and so does everything else. They gotta ship them on trucks so the price climbs. I also heard that the war in Iraq and Afghanistan is driving up the price due to the soldiers needing them.  

Answer 6

The price of lead had more than doubled. The price has recently dropped a bit so prices may come down some.

Answer 7

Inflation and increasing cost of raw materials like oil and metals.

Answer 8

Basic law of supply and demand.  Price of all commoditites (raw materials)  has increased drastically; plus transportation and extraction costs.  Demand is up also; as long as there are people we will be fighting and warring and killing each other as it is our basic nature.  I don't want to upset you but feel you should know that you ain't seen nuthin yet as prices are going to continue to climb.  Two years ago I bought some 308 ammo for fifty bucks a thousand rounds (if I bought 5,000 rounds it was set on my doorstep for fifty bucks a thousand).  Now, two years later the same stuff is $557.00 for the same thousand rounds!!!! At this rate I am going to have to look at getting a bow and some reusable arrows.

Answer 9

a couple of reasons, first, china is buying up metals at an unheard of rate, lead, copper, brass etc whihc drives the price up. The war. Most ammo manufacturers are concemtrating on trying to fill the military needs ( politicians have cut military budgets so much over the last several years that they did not have the stockpiles of ammo on hand that they needed) so they are not producing a lot of commercial ammo, which means there is a shortage, which means they can charge higher amounts for it. And the devalued U.S. dollar means you get purchasing power and it takes more money to make up the difference. All these and more add up to outrageous prices for ammo.

Shoot safe

Answer 10

They blame it on the escalating gasoline prices, but it is probably a combination of inflation and fear of who will be sitting in the Oval Office next.

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Answer 11

Well how about Greed, Price Gouging, Inflated Pricing, Profiteering, Special Interests...** " Bring back the 60's instead of the 08's...* Its all one Big Scam perpetrated by Corporations and Big Business to put the S-c-r-e-w-s to the American People.* You name it anywhere from Food, Gas, Oil, Electric,     Natural Gas, Diesel Fuel, Home Heating Oil...* etc... The list goes on & on.* Its the Wolves chasing the Sheep people around in the pasture.** The Weakening  U.S. Dollar $ thanks to our Politicians, Congress, and our inept President, and NAFTA.**