Ammo Prices Set to Rise 'Substantially'

newsweek.com ^ | Dec. 7, 2023 | Anders Anglesey

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Vista Outdoor, a parent company to many firearms businesses, told Newsweek that it will substantially increase its ammunition prices due to "an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder."

The Minnesota-based company confirmed the authenticity of a December 1 letter sent to customers that it would go ahead with an across-the-board increase of its ammunition and gunpowder prices on January 1.

"Due to world events our suppliers have notified us of unprecedented demand for and an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder, and thus has increased our prices substantially," Vice President of Sales, Sporting Products Brett Nelson said in the letter. "We must therefore raise our pricing to help offset those increases."

Companies that will increase their prices include Remington, Alliant Powder, CCI, Federal, SEVI-Shot and Speer. The following increases include:

[PROCON]

Everyone well stocked up?

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[Cowgirl of Justice]

The only liberal I know smugly assured me that ‘we don’t want to take your guns’ -

I set her straight.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Our distributors already are short on 5.56 and .223. It’s still out there but the price is going up.

[Chad C. Mulligan]

I’ve been saying it for two decades: “Forget gold and silver. Your best precious metal investments are lead and brass.”

[dpetty121263]

Reloading brass is getting hard to come by now..

[Georgia Girl 2]

Good thing we stocked up years ago. 😏

[algore]

all my guns were lost in a tragic boating accident, the only thing I have left is a cannon.

I tried to buy powder for that several years ago and there was only one store that sold it, even worse It was far away and I had to take a boat to get there.

If I wanted to stock up on ammo before the price increase with the aim of selling for profit next year what sizes should I buy ?

[Monterrosa-24]

I’m okay with primers and slugs but I’d better pick up another couple of cans of powder. I loved Dupont SR 7625 for pistol loads in 38 Special, 45 ACP, and 41 magnum but that clean powder is now discontinued. Why??? I’m still in mourning.

[VTenigma]

Going to have to start dredging all the lakes and streams for all that lost ammo.

[DarthVader]

Did you pistol whip her?

[mabarker1]

I posted that a while back and was almost immediately labeled as going out to kill people for foot.

I swear that nobody reads AND comprehends what I say.

It happens at home with Me talking too. They don’t listen to what I actually say but what they “think” I said.

And yes, I am speaking English.

[Liz]

.......due to “an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder”.....
an across-the-board increase of ammo and gunpowder prices is set for January 1.

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Biden and the Democrats are OK with arming foreign countries but grabbing guns from Americans is an obsession w/ them. The same “Congress” that gleefully tramples 2A rights, is hell bent on supplying weapons to foreign countries.

Not content w/ the mega billions already in his pocket, Zelensky now says
he wants US tax dollars to Ukraine “according to the Israeli model”......here’s what he means:

Congressional Research Service
US Foreign aid to Israel
60 page detailed report

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL33222/44

The concerned Israeli lobby made sure Congress is required by law to ensure that U.S. military aid in the Middle East region doesn’t damage Israel’s military superiority over its neighbors. That requirement enjoys broad bipartisan support and has served as a benchmark for ensuring Israel receives robust U.S. support.

[Liz]

Confiscating guns from Americans trying to protect their families is an obsession w/ Biden
as Dems gladly arm foreign countries w/ massive amts of weaponry every chance they get.

There’s Biden’s 2023 arms handout to Israel:
<><>57,000 155mm artillery shells
<><>more than 5,000 Mk82 unguided or “dumb” bombs,
<><>more than 5,400 Mk84 2,000 pound warhead bombs,
<><>around 1,000 GBU-39 small diameter bombs,
<><>approximately 3,000 JDAMs, which turn unguided bombs into guided “smart” bombs,
<><>BLU-109 bunker busters w/ 2,000 pound warheads designed to penetrate concrete shelters.

There’s Obama’s $38 billion deal that covers fiscal years 2019-2028 that includes:
<><>-annual US payments to Israel of $3.3 billion in “military financing,”
<><>-$500 million a year for Israel’s missile defense operations in the Negev, a foreign aid first,
<><>-A phasing-out of Israel’s decades-long “special arrangement”
<><>ie. Israel used 26.3% of US aid on its own global defense industry (not on US-made weapons).
<><>-Eliminates Israel using some 13% of US aid to buy military fuel.
<><>-will allow Israel to update “the lion’s share” of its fighter aircraft,
<><>includes purchasing additional F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
<><>Israel is to initially receive thirty-three F-35 aircraft,
<><>the first two F-35’s will be delivered in December.

The (a) weaponry build-up from Obama 2018 into 2028, (b) follows the $30 billion weaponry deal Israel signed in 2007, which expires at the end of fiscal 2018, and (c) a systematic buildup of Israeli arms, like this one in 2015 (one of many).

https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/israel-joint-direct-attack-munition-tail-kits-and-munitions

ISRAEL – JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION TAIL KITS AND MUNITIONS
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Media/Public Contact
pm-cpa@state.gov
Transmittal No 15-36

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2015
As required by US law, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale to Israel on May 18, 2015: Joint Direct Attack Munition Tail Kits, munitions, and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.879 billion.

The Government of Israel has requested:
<><>14,500 KMU-556C/B Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) tail kits
<><>consisting of 10,000 for Mk-84;
<><>500 for Mk-83;
<><>and,4,000 for Mk-82;
<><>3,500 Mk-82 bombs; 4,500 Mk-83 bombs;
<><>50 BLU-113 bombs;
<><>4,100 GBU-39 Small Diameter bombs;
<><>1,500 Mk-83 Paveway kits;
<><>700 BLU-109 Paveway kits;
<><>3,000 AGM-114K/R Hellfire Missiles,
<><>250 AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles;
<><>and 500 DSU-38A/B Detector Laser Illuminated Target kits for JDAMs.

The proposed sale of this equipment will provide Israel
<><>the ability to support its self-defense needs
<><>enable Israel to maintain operational capability of its existing systems
<><>and will enhance Israel’s interoperability with the United States.

Israel already has these munitions in its inventory, and will have no difficulty absorbing the additional munitions into its armed forces.

All questions regarding this proposed Foreign Military Sale should be directed to the State Department’s Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, pm-cpa@state.gov.

[bigfootbob]

Trying. I’m sick of this. Bastards have a monopoly on ammo.

They own CCI, Federal and Remington and it wouldn’t surprise me if VSTO, was behind the fire at Hornady’s in October. “You have a nice manufacturing facility there, we’d like to buy it, before anything bad could happen…”

[fretzer]

>If I wanted to stock up on ammo before the price increase with the aim of selling for profit next year what sizes should I buy ?

All calibers from .17 all the way up.

[metmom]

Creating a shortage to justify scamming people and jacking the prices.

[2nd Amendment]

Yeh I lost a lot in another boating accident. They only ones I managed to save were private sale ones

[baclava]

Powder and primers prices are already astronomical, $70-90 for 1000 primers, over $50 for a pound of power, cheaper to still buy bulk ammo.

$259 for 1000rds of 9mm, today

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Nope - just pointed out how banks were closing accounts of arms dealers, taxing ammo and coming out with all kinds of laws and additional background checks when there was never a word about taking the guns from the murderous criminals in Chicago, NY, Baltimore, DC, LA and New Orleans, just from legal gun owners.

She shut her mouth.