It’s no secret that ammunition prices have been on the rise for some time now. But ammo prices have skyrocketed since last November, when Americans started buying up everything in the supply chain. Walk into your local WalMart and you are not likely to find any pistol or .223 ammunition. Traditional hunting calibers, such as .270 and .30-06, are pretty scarce too.
With demand up and supply gone, some stores are starting to price ammunition at levels that I would have considered completely crazy just a year ago.
One major catalog retailer sent out a flyer recently. All of the ammunition was very expensive (compared to what I am used to paying), but two things caught my eye as being really outrageous.
The first was the Wolf Military Classic 7.62×39 124 gr hp. After seeing what was reported on this load in gellatin over at StoppingPower.net, I picked this cartridge to load into my own Eastern-Bloc surplus guns. Less than a year ago, I was able to pick up 1,000 rounds of this ammo for $189. If I recall correctly, that price even included shipping. In the current catalog, try $499.97 per 1,000!
With the promise of increasing your loading rate by at least 50% on most progressive presses, RCBS has introduced a new electric bullet feeder.
Barnes has introduced their new Barnes Buster line of bullets designed specifically for hog, moose, bison and bear hunting. The Buster bullets are “heavy-for-caliber” handgun and lever gun bullets that are designed to penetrate these notoriously tough animals.
