03-17-2013, 09:32 PM
My biggest interest is "who raised the prices?" I have a local outdoor store who is still selling ammunition as it arrives.
Their prices are up slightly on ammo, but premium .223 like Hornady loads are only very slightly more than they were in November, and .22 is still only minimally up, when they get it. They've had cases of .22 over the last few months. They sold Blazer 500 round bricks for $20 a few weeks ago. That leads me to believe that the factory prices haven't gone up much, but that some stores are really jacking the prices, perhaps because their distributors are doing the same. That local store has earned my respect.
I will remember who jacked prices crazily when things come back to normal. I have no problem with profits, but this whole thing seems a bit contrived.
Their prices are up slightly on ammo, but premium .223 like Hornady loads are only very slightly more than they were in November, and .22 is still only minimally up, when they get it. They've had cases of .22 over the last few months. They sold Blazer 500 round bricks for $20 a few weeks ago. That leads me to believe that the factory prices haven't gone up much, but that some stores are really jacking the prices, perhaps because their distributors are doing the same. That local store has earned my respect.
I will remember who jacked prices crazily when things come back to normal. I have no problem with profits, but this whole thing seems a bit contrived.
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