WTT-1000 rounds of Hornady 147 ELDM factory ammo for beach front home in Hawaii. FIRM no lowballs!!!
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I've got 7,700 rounds of those 143's that I paid just over $1/round for according to that auction it's worth $31,000 more than I paid for it so stereotype away.
So what percentage markup should be acceptable, and who gets to decide?So rtB,
Is that hypothetical?
Or are you in the ammo supply chain business and know this to be true?
I’m like theGerman and would really like to know who is and who isn’t making the extreme markups at the retail level.
The problem is partially due to the amount of ammo a lot of us shoot. We go through a lot more than the average joe due to training matches etc. We need a fairly regular supply so as not to get into the “stash” so to speak. Hell most LRP matches require 250-300 rounds. Training for carbine or handgun can easily be twice that.
Let me tell you about pricing “fairly”, my wife and I run a little gun shop, since all this shit has went down and ammo is a motherfucker to get from any of our distributors, yes cost of ammo has went up, so have our prices, but we’ve kept them what you call “fair”, but that fair only seems to go one way, we haven’t taken a pay check in months, just so we could keep our prices where some fuckin cocksucker wouldn’t get on the internet and bad mouth the fuck out of us, so when this shit is all through, we’ll still have customers. I understand we’re just a 2 1/2 person operation, and the big box stores are mainly the ones y’all are bitching about, but they also have mouths to feed, sometimes hundreds of them, so think about some shit before you go running someone down because their ammo is to high and your sad cause you can’t buy it all up, maybe just 1 person is happy that ctd has 1 box of 50 dollar 9mm left so he can protect his family.My point is simply that even though I have no control over how ammo is priced, I do have a choice where I spend my money.
I’ve run my own business for 44 years and there have been times when I could have taken advantage of supply issues. There was never a possibility there wouldn’t be anymore of that item. It was just a matter of time. I’d call my clients and let them know there was a shortage and give everyone a chance to buy equitable portions at “normal” prices. Personally, my hats off to those that price their ammo “fairly” even though I don’t get there in time.
I’ll just choose to purchase ammo from them in the future. A bit of loyalty. That’s all
Again I will point out that the writing was on the wall for months and there was a window to stock up ahead of time. A person paying attention (that had lived through other frenzies) would have foreseen the fact that for the near future at least, things weren't going to be normal and they WOULDN'T be able to refill 500rds at a time as it was shot up.Who says Im not?
Hell, I had to put a TA50 cabinet into a seperate room just for ammo a few years back.
My point was, people who shoot 3-4 times a week generally use their ammo and then replenish so they're not up against a hard number to run out against.
For example, for 5.56, I'd buy cheaper 223 steel for training. Both for round count and the malfunctions it would give. If I shot 500 rounds of it that week, I'd replace it with another 500 round case, usually a second 500 round case and then my normal 1k of legit M193 that got stacked in a room. Rinse/repeat. Now I can't, and have to make a decision on, do I still shoot (I do) and eventually run into the possibility of hitting an 'end', or let everything diminish and sit around waiting on ammo.
I also have guys willing to put in alot of work to get capable and now are running into, where the fuck do they get ammo to train with? There are some workarounds I'm looking into and when we do train its generally low round counts and focusing on movement, technique and situational 'what do you do' kind of things, but this is just absurd.
I have another 'padded' feature in that I can reload a metric ton of 5.56 right now with whats on hand to stave off from me dipping into the M193 for training. But, people buying anything they can get their hands on, yet most not being able to even manipulate the weapon before I'd come and take it out of their hand, are a big part of the problem.
My biggest issue is those faggots buying anything they can in hopes of sitting on it and selling it for 10x what they bought it for. I'd have zero issue with making their ammo, my ammo.
Again I will point out that the writing was on the wall for months and there was a window to stock up ahead of time. A person paying attention (that had lived through other frenzies) would have foreseen the fact that for the near future at least, things weren't going to be normal and they WOULDN'T be able to refill 500rds at a time as it was shot up.
Failure to see that and thus plan ahead is no ones fault but your own. It's pretty elitist of you to claim that those who are lesser shooters then yourself don't deserve to stock up for themselves.
As to the people buying ammo to flip, I agree they are a problem but that has been an issue in every frenzy and a person that planned ahead would not be affected by their actions.
99% of ammo bought in the last 4-6 months will never be shot by the people that bought it. I'm also willing to bet, that within that same demographic, those people now have more ammo on hand, than they do actual pulls of the trigger if you combine any shooting theyve ever done in their life.
Let me ask you this: have you ever seen, what people who end up in combat that basically have never shot a gun before look like, and how that works out for them 99.999% of the time? It's really close to those morons I keep running into that say 'oh, Im safe, I have a gun in the house if something happens or someone breaks in', yet they've never shot it/shot like 1 mag through it, and couldn't get their shit together to hit anything or to even fire the gun correctly on a range let alone when its time to go at it at 3am in their underwear, out of a dead sleep.
I'm not saying they don't 'deserve' ammo. They're just a total fucking waste in regards to buying it and just need to stop.
As a question,
Training aside, let's say ammunition for actually if you have to use your weapon(s) to protect your life / property / neighborhood etc.
The great masses seem to say that you should have thousands of rounds of essentially ball ammo / FMJ / greentip fmj for the SHTF.
Would you think that perhaps a much lesser amount of really high quality effective ammunition of the hunting and self defense and "special use" type might be a slightly better investment, especially considering the cost of "bulk" ammo is pretty high right now. Also that you might simply not be able to do a whole lot of moving once you go above the 500 or so rounds per outing on your person / pack etc?
(And yes, I probably need to do way more training myself).
Let me tell you about pricing “fairly”, my wife and I run a little gun shop, since all this shit has went down and ammo is a motherfucker to get from any of our distributors, yes cost of ammo has went up, so have our prices, but we’ve kept them what you call “fair”, but that fair only seems to go one way, we haven’t taken a pay check in months, just so we could keep our prices where some fuckin cocksucker wouldn’t get on the internet and bad mouth the fuck out of us, so when this shit is all through, we’ll still have customers. I understand we’re just a 2 1/2 person operation, and the big box stores are mainly the ones y’all are bitching about, but they also have mouths to feed, sometimes hundreds of them, so think about some shit before you go running someone down because their ammo is to high and your sad cause you can’t buy it all up, maybe just 1 person is happy that ctd has 1 box of 50 dollar 9mm left so he can protect his family.
I’m not upset, I’m just setting the record straight, everyone wants capitalism until it’s time to do capitalist shit!!Jesus, how insecure can you get over a keyboard. Read the initial post and don’t get your fucking thong too far up your ass, this isn’t about your mom and pop gun shop. The one person who could legitimately respond with an actual intelligent answer can’t use the right tense of *you’re. Fucking![]()
Still waiting for a response...So what percentage markup should be acceptable, and who gets to decide?
Still waiting for a response...
Not a single thing you wrote has ANY bearing on whether others should buy ammo or not. Their level of training or experience as a shooter is immaterial.99% of ammo bought in the last 4-6 months will never be shot by the people that bought it. I'm also willing to bet, that within that same demographic, those people now have more ammo on hand, than they do actual pulls of the trigger if you combine any shooting theyve ever done in their life.
Let me ask you this: have you ever seen, what people who end up in combat that basically have never shot a gun before look like, and how that works out for them 99.999% of the time? It's really close to those morons I keep running into that say 'oh, Im safe, I have a gun in the house if something happens or someone breaks in', yet they've never shot it/shot like 1 mag through it, and couldn't get their shit together to hit anything or to even fire the gun correctly on a range let alone when its time to go at it at 3am in their underwear, out of a dead sleep.
I'm not saying they don't 'deserve' ammo. They're just a total fucking waste in regards to buying it and just need to stop.
Did you really think @TheGerman didnt stock up?Not a single thing you wrote has ANY bearing on whether others should buy ammo or not. Their level of training or experience as a shooter is immaterial.
It still boils down to your elitist feeling that you are somehow more entitled to the ammo then other lesser gun owners.
That they should stop buying so that you can continue life as you have become accustomed to.
As I said, it showed poor planning on your part that you failed to stock up to meet your needs when you had a chance and are now simply whinning about the unfairness of it all.
Not a single thing you wrote has ANY bearing on whether others should buy ammo or not. Their level of training or experience as a shooter is immaterial.
It still boils down to your elitist feeling that you are somehow more entitled to the ammo then other lesser gun owners.
That they should stop buying so that you can continue life as you have become accustomed to.
As I said, it showed poor planning on your part that you failed to stock up to meet your needs when you had a chance and are now simply whinning about the unfairness of it all.
You're still not getting this part.
I have enough ammo to retake Paris.
It has nothing to do with my stock. I literally outlined EXACTLY why this thread exists.
You're still not getting this part.
I have enough ammo to retake Paris.
It has nothing to do with my stock. I literally outlined EXACTLY why this thread exists.
No offense to you, but I’m betting Paris could be taken with a minimal usage of ammo
Ok, maybe its a bad example.
But I somehow always go straight to retaking Paris.
Apparent;y not enough, as he is in here whining about all the people buying up the ammo he NEEDS.Did you really think @TheGerman didnt stock up?
Yet here you are in it complaining about how you are more deserving to buy the ammo that other "lesser" shooters are preventing you from getting. That they should stop so that YOU can buy it.You're still not getting this part.
I have enough ammo to retake Paris.
It has nothing to do with my stock. I literally outlined EXACTLY why this thread exists.
My point is that gouging doesn't exist because you can't define it. If I want to charge $1,000,000/1000 .22lr that's my choice. If you don't think that's a reasonable price, then , wait for it... DON'T BUY MY STUFF...! You have no right to buy what I have. Fight me.Technically it’s the consumer’s choice. They decide if you profit at all. No sale, no profit. It also depends on how competitive the gun/ammo shop wants to be. Some places can afford to be more affordable and thus, receive more business. Isn’t that the joy of capitalism in the first place?
At the end of the fucking day, if there is an increase in expense, there should be a margin increase to compensate for the loss of revenue, HOWEVER, if there is no loss of revenue/profit, and say you sell what you would normally in 3 weeks vs. 3 months and are out of stock for the remaining 9 weeks, then there is no reason to increase prices. That is what the OP is trying to say if I’m understanding correctly. There doesn’t seem to be any available evidence that there has been any production cost increases, thus, it seems as if SOME companies and private sellers are price gouging due to the simple fact that no one can keep their shelves stocked based on the increase in rate of sales. Unless I’m fucking missing something?
Good for you if you want to raise your prices to take advantage of low stock, but don’t fucking holler when no one wants your over priced shit. If you’re truly paying more out of pocket to get the same amount of ammo you have been getting from distributors, then increase your margin to compensate, but don’t be a dick and fuck the average consumer and current shitty times if your expense hasn’t been increased. The main point of the original post was missed by a vast majority of people who are bitching on this post. “I nEeD to PuT fOOd oN tHE TaBlee”, be capitalistic and get into mask sales or fucking hand sanitizer. I don’t believe this post was targeted at people trying to make a living by adjusting price to compensate for cost. BIG difference in gouging vs adjusting.
There isn't such a thing a price gouging in a free market. There are markets in this country that are controlled but ammo is not one of them. Do you want the government to step in and put limits on what you can sell your product for? Or how much you can buy, Komrade?
I love to shoot and have invested in supplies to keep on the shelf for times like these. My experience with gun/ammo panics started way back in the early 90's when Clinton was elected.
If Biden wins, it is going to take at least 4 years for this thing to subside. If you are patient, you will be able to find things at reasonable prices.
My point is that gouging doesn't exist because you can't define it.
can I borrow some, ill pay you back when the price settles out
I had 2 boxes of 147g ELD Match from Sportsman's physically in my hand...but then I was like..WTF....2 bucks a round. Forget it. I don't need a top-off that badly.The AMMO SHORTAGE OF 2020is kind of weird/funny unless you are shooting competitively for a living. Those folks are probably sponsored and have all they need. I got an alert at 2:47 this morning that Bass Pro had 6.5 CM 147 ELD Match so I run to get cc info and order before it’s out of stock. I just had to laugh at myself !
That's awesome actually. I did the math on some Norma 223 77g SMK's. 540 today, in August (yes..August) 420. Yet, I found some 308 Lake City 2 weeks ago for only slightly higher than it was in the past. Out of curiosity, I looked at 30 carbine today...pre-Obama it was cheap (240-250 IRRC for 1000) Then it jumped to about 300-350/1000. Buds had it on sale for 389. Not too terribly bad considering the state we're in. It's the Korean stuff. I think Outdoor Limited had it for 330 or 350 in August too. So it's at least Korean Mil-Spec. It gets good reviews as well.Not everyone is gouging. My son just scored 200 rds of 6.5 CM for $179. Not Match but AmGunner which pre apocalypse was $149. This was at a local farm supply that previously had empty shelves.
Most states would disagree with you as they have laws named as such. The thing is, AMMO does not apply
only posting taxes because it came up first, here is an example for you
.How to Spot and Report Price Gouging | Office of the Attorney General
Price gouging is illegal, and the Office of the Attorney General has authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging after a disaster has been declared by the governor or president. The attorney general has issued stern warnings about price gouging to businesses in times of...www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
Technically it’s the consumer’s choice. They decide if you profit at all. No sale, no profit. It also depends on how competitive the gun/ammo shop wants to be. Some places can afford to be more affordable and thus, receive more business. Isn’t that the joy of capitalism in the first place?
At the end of the fucking day, if there is an increase in expense, there should be a margin increase to compensate for the loss of revenue, HOWEVER, if there is no loss of revenue/profit, and say you sell what you would normally in 3 weeks vs. 3 months and are out of stock for the remaining 9 weeks, then there is no reason to increase prices. That is what the OP is trying to say if I’m understanding correctly. There doesn’t seem to be any available evidence that there has been any production cost increases, thus, it seems as if SOME companies and private sellers are price gouging due to the simple fact that no one can keep their shelves stocked based on the increase in rate of sales. Unless I’m fucking missing something?
Good for you if you want to raise your prices to take advantage of low stock, but don’t fucking holler when no one wants your over priced shit. If you’re truly paying more out of pocket to get the same amount of ammo you have been getting from distributors, then increase your margin to compensate, but don’t be a dick and fuck the average consumer and current shitty times if your expense hasn’t been increased. The main point of the original post was missed by a vast majority of people who are bitching on this post. “I nEeD to PuT fOOd oN tHE TaBlee”, be capitalistic and get into mask sales or fucking hand sanitizer. I don’t believe this post was targeted at people trying to make a living by adjusting price to compensate for cost. BIG difference in gouging vs adjusting.
Take your "FNG" and shove it where the sun don't shine. I might be new to the forum but I am FAR from new to shooting or life.FNG!! Germans got more experience in this shit then you could get in 10 lifetimes!!![]()
I remain undeterred... This doesn't define gouging in the slightest. Per the language above, I still say you cannot define "exorbitant" or "excessive" . Who gets to decide how much profit is too much? Are they the same people who get to decide what your maximum salary should be...?
Alabama’s price gouging law is known as the Alabama Unconscionable Pricing Act it is triggered in a state of emergency.
Here are some basic facts about the law:
- What is considered price gouging: 25% or more price increase
- When price gouging laws apply: During a state of emergency
- Products or services the law applies to: All
- Lookback period for price comparisons: 30 days prior to declared state of emergency
- Penalty: Civil penalty of $1,000 per violation; maximum $25,000
My point about the salary is that is YOUR personal profit. The point is that nobody should be able to arbitrarily limit your salary (its between you and your employer) and nobody should be able to limit the profit somebody selling something makes (that's between a buyer and seller). I have no doubt that various states get quite precise in their definition of gouging. I say gouging does not exist because I can sell anything I want for whatever price I want.My bad, Texas was a horrible example as those dumb asses are leaving it up to opinion. Texas, shame on you, and shame on me for using the first search link without diving in too deep.
If you search this out yourself state by state you will find the answer, I think you really just don't want to know. Your kings and queens get to decide as always in government matters. Your employer decides your salary so not sure that comment has an relevance at all to the discussion.
How about Alabama (the last state I would expect to put math to it LOL)
Is looking back 30 days prior to declared state of emergency (must have a declared state of emergency), find that price, add 25%, see today's price is more than 25% greater, precise enough?
Sure you could continue to question that, you can question the selection of the % used, in which case you need to go ask your governor.
Again not applicable to AMMO
My point about the salary is that is YOUR personal profit. The point is that nobody should be able to arbitrarily limit your salary (its between you and your employer) and nobody should be able to limit the profit somebody selling something makes (that's between a buyer and seller). I have no doubt that various states get quite precise in their definition of gouging. I say gouging does not exist because I can sell anything I want for whatever price I want.