Got an Email about Ammo Prices.

AKsrule · June 28th, 2006, 02:09 PM

Not sure what I think , but passing it along.

reference-- http://www.atk.com/ProductsSolutions...o_overview.asp

Don't shoot the Messenger please

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From: Ammoman.com
To: List member
Subject: Scary news out of ATK on ammo situation.

ATK runs the Lake City ammo plant for the Govt.
They also own Federal , CCI, SPEER, LAWMAN AND BLOUNT.

Deliveries will be hard to come by and they will carry hefty price increases.You probably already have noticed.

We will be raising the prices on the USGI Lake City green tip 62 grain ammo quite a bit, and the Federal 50 grain hollow point ammo.
All price increases come direct from the manufacturer and have to be passed on.These price increases will be posted any day, so order now if interested.

We also got another load of the Federal 45 and 9mm in stock.We expect a large load of the 40 so no worries there.

Many other calibers have sales posted so click the item you are interested in and scroll through the listings.

We update the
website twice a day.
THE PRICE YOU SEE ON ALL AMMOMAN PRODUCTS IS, THE PRICE YOU PAY TO YOUR DOOR.

Freedz · June 28th, 2006, 02:40 PM

That sucks. How come ammo (7.62x39 specificly) is getting harder to find and more expensive?

MattLarson · June 28th, 2006, 03:45 PM

My understanding is that the .gov is buying lots of 7.62x39 to equip the Iraqi army and police.

Matt

DarthMuffin · June 28th, 2006, 11:02 PM

The mid-east situation is a big reason, but part of the expense is also metal prices. Copper prices especially have gone through the roof. It's expected to come down a bit by the end of the year, but not to where it was a few years ago.

There's a limited supply of copper (we've mined 50% of easily available stuff already) and not enough to go around to industrialize every other nation to the extent the US is. I expect it just to get worse...

Gas prices are another reason. Ammo is heavy and it costs extra money now to get the ore out of the ground and to the refinery, the metal to the bullet maker, and the bullets to you. All of that gets passed on to the consumer.

AKsrule · June 29th, 2006, 12:57 AM

So in a couple years we'll be shooting Plastic Bullets out of
our Plastic Guns?

229DAK · June 30th, 2006, 02:08 PM

Ammo shortages and price increases suck!

AutoFan · June 30th, 2006, 04:50 PM

I don't know, I've been hearing about these higher prices and lower availability for months now, the prices haven't gone up yet, and aside from the cheap 7.62x39, I haven't seen less available.

June 28th, 2006, 02:09 PM	#1
AKsrule Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 832	Got an Email about Ammo Prices. Not sure what I think , but passing it along. reference-- http://www.atk.com/ProductsSolutions...o_overview.asp Don't shoot the Messenger please --------------------- From: Ammoman.com To: List member Subject: Scary news out of ATK on ammo situation. ATK runs the Lake City ammo plant for the Govt. They also own Federal , CCI, SPEER, LAWMAN AND BLOUNT. Deliveries will be hard to come by and they will carry hefty price increases.You probably already have noticed. We will be raising the prices on the USGI Lake City green tip 62 grain ammo quite a bit, and the Federal 50 grain hollow point ammo. All price increases come direct from the manufacturer and have to be passed on.These price increases will be posted any day, so order now if interested. We also got another load of the Federal 45 and 9mm in stock.We expect a large load of the 40 so no worries there. Many other calibers have sales posted so click the item you are interested in and scroll through the listings. We update the website twice a day. THE PRICE YOU SEE ON ALL AMMOMAN PRODUCTS IS, THE PRICE YOU PAY TO YOUR DOOR. __________________ ------- -SIG , it's What's for Dinner- know your rights! http://www.handgunlaw.us "If I walk in the woods, I feel much more comfortable carrying a gun. What if you meet a bear in the woods that's going to attack you? You shoot it." {Bernhard Goetz}

June 29th, 2006, 12:57 AM	#5
AKsrule Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 832	So in a couple years we'll be shooting Plastic Bullets out of our Plastic Guns? __________________ ------- -SIG , it's What's for Dinner- know your rights! http://www.handgunlaw.us "If I walk in the woods, I feel much more comfortable carrying a gun. What if you meet a bear in the woods that's going to attack you? You shoot it." {Bernhard Goetz}

June 30th, 2006, 02:08 PM	#6
229DAK Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NoVA Posts: 29	Ammo shortages and price increases suck! __________________ Sig P220ST; P229DAK/.40; P229TT/9mm, P228 (CPO) & P239/9mm; S&W 617; Ruger MK-II/Pac-Lite; Stag AR15 Middie; M1 Garand & M1903A3; Armory SSR-85C-2/AK47; Yugo M59 SKS; NRA Life Member & Eagle Scout. “The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men” – Henry David Thoreau

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June 28th, 2006, 02:40 PM	#2
Freedz Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Western PA Posts: 329	That sucks. How come ammo (7.62x39 specificly) is getting harder to find and more expensive?

June 28th, 2006, 03:45 PM	#3
MattLarson Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,856	My understanding is that the .gov is buying lots of 7.62x39 to equip the Iraqi army and police. Matt

June 28th, 2006, 11:02 PM	#4
DarthMuffin Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 101	The mid-east situation is a big reason, but part of the expense is also metal prices. Copper prices especially have gone through the roof. It's expected to come down a bit by the end of the year, but not to where it was a few years ago. There's a limited supply of copper (we've mined 50% of easily available stuff already) and not enough to go around to industrialize every other nation to the extent the US is. I expect it just to get worse... Gas prices are another reason. Ammo is heavy and it costs extra money now to get the ore out of the ground and to the refinery, the metal to the bullet maker, and the bullets to you. All of that gets passed on to the consumer.

June 30th, 2006, 04:50 PM	#7
AutoFan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Sunshine State Posts: 1,143	I don't know, I've been hearing about these higher prices and lower availability for months now, the prices haven't gone up yet, and aside from the cheap 7.62x39, I haven't seen less available.