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**Need For Speed** · 08-09-2007, 08:46 PM

a good friend of mine said buy what you can, prices on ammo/components going up 25-30% in September....

petey1 · 08-09-2007, 10:34 PM

I read several letters from the major companies saying that the Sept. 1st increase would be from 5 to 25%. This was CCI, Winchester, Federal, and Remington. Go to Natchezss.com to read the letters.

titus_1133 · 08-09-2007, 11:04 PM

I have wondered if this is a yearly scare tactic for people to stock up. Any ideas? (i'm still planning on stocking up)

fredj338 · 08-09-2007, 11:18 PM

SCrew stock pileing ammo, start handloading! Never be at the mercy of the ammo manuf. again.

Prometheus · 08-09-2007, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fredj338

SCrew stock pileing ammo, start handloading! Never be at the mercy of the ammo manuf. again.

I don't know when you last bought reloading supplies, but they are also going up proportionately.

If you somehow think that reloading is going save you any of these increases (percentage / proportionately) your sadly mistaken.

fredj338 · 08-10-2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

I don't know when you last bought reloading supplies, but they are also going up proportionately.
If you somehow think that reloading is going save you any of these increases (percentage / proportionately) your sadly mistaken.

Repeat after me, handloaded ammo is ALWAYS cheaper than factory ammo.

No, not mistaken at all. Sure the cost of components are going up &but, you can "invest" in enough components to mauf. 1000s of rounds for 1/4 to 1/2 as much as factroy ammo. I also don't see a proportional increase between components & ammo. The other upside is your handloaded ammo is almost always of better quality than WWB or UMC or Wolf. My point is you are better off investing in a quality handloading setup than ammo. For 2K of any cf pistol ammo, you can buy a good reloading setup. Then it's 1/2 price ammo baby!

MikeS. · 08-10-2007, 09:40 PM

Did they why a 25% increase in Sept.?

hotpig · 08-11-2007, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeS.

Did they why a 25% increase in Sept.?

Increased costs. This is the second of three scheduled increases for 2007.

KarolinaKid · 08-14-2007, 09:18 PM

9mm for 6.98 per box if you buy 10 boxes.
45 ACP 11.98 per box if you buy 10 boxes.

40 S&W on sale too, but can't recall the price.

It's the Remington Green box stuff (230 FMJ in 45).

About the same price as the Blazer Brass is at Wal-Mart when they have it.

Mephis · 08-14-2007, 09:45 PM

Well I found a way to avoid the price hike! Get a .22!

08-09-2007, 08:46 PM	#1
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08-14-2007, 09:18 PM	#9
KarolinaKid XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TN (In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina...) Posts: 1,232	Dicks running ammo sale again. 9mm for 6.98 per box if you buy 10 boxes. 45 ACP 11.98 per box if you buy 10 boxes. 40 S&W on sale too, but can't recall the price. It's the Remington Green box stuff (230 FMJ in 45). About the same price as the Blazer Brass is at Wal-Mart when they have it. __________________ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - Sir George Bernard Shaw

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Mephis XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 587	Well I found a way to avoid the price hike! Get a .22! __________________ All guns lost in tragic boating accident until 08 president is decided.

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08-09-2007, 10:34 PM	#2
petey1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 677	I read several letters from the major companies saying that the Sept. 1st increase would be from 5 to 25%. This was CCI, Winchester, Federal, and Remington. Go to Natchezss.com to read the letters.

08-09-2007, 11:04 PM	#3
titus_1133 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yerington, NV Posts: 232	I have wondered if this is a yearly scare tactic for people to stock up. Any ideas? (i'm still planning on stocking up)

08-09-2007, 11:18 PM	#4
fredj338 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,449	SCrew stock pileing ammo, start handloading! Never be at the mercy of the ammo manuf. again.