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Average price for 9mm Ammo?

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#1 ·
Hey all,

So I will be getting my first handgun here in a week or two, and I wondering what you guys pay on average for 9mm ammunition? I'm talking about target practice, not rounds you would carry with.

One of my best friends brought his Sig p6 over with a few 50-round boxes of Fiocchi for about $18 a box, is this typical?

Thanks for all the help.

Bob
 
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#2 ·
If all of the planets are in alignment and the wind is blowing in the right direction, Wal-Mart sells 100 rounds of WWB (Winchester "White Box") 9mm for $20.00. Of course the problem is, as I am sure you already know, actually finding a Wal-Mart that has any of this stuff on the shelf!

Good luck and welcome to the forum!

Scott
 
#3 ·
$10-14 per 100... Reloads!
:smt033

JeffWard
 
#4 ·
HAHA, if you can find the stuff, last box I bought was bout 2 months ago, I happened to get there when the shipment got there 18.95 for a 50rnd box of PMC JHP. I bought 5 boxes out of the 100 boxes that showed, to leave some for my fellow shooters and brothers in arms. I have a little respect to not take ALL the ammo, unlike some other people who seem to have an unlimited check book.
 
#5 ·
unlike some other people who seem to have an unlimited check book.
yeah that must be nice for them to go in and drop $500 just so THEY can make sure THEY have enough to tide THEMSELVES over but screw everyone else.

Anywho to stay on topic. Walmart when available Winchester White box for $20. and if its all they got ill pick of Remington UMC for just under $10 for 50.

BTW. Welcome to the Forum
 
#7 ·
Sometimes Walmart will also carry Blazer Brass 9mm, for about $8.97-$9.47 a box of 50. Of the two Walmarts within 10 miles of my house, one carries the Blazer Brass (when you're lucky enough to catch it in-stock, of course), and one does not. The next nearest one (in a small town) also carries it, but several other stores in larger towns I've recently visited do not offer it at all.

Decent stuff at a good price, if you can find it.
 
#8 ·
Some gun shops in SE Michigan are selling a box of 50 for $20 (and that is regular FMJ not hollow point)..They claim that it is costing them that much and that they hate to pass it to the customers..But I definitrly doubt their story.
 
#11 ·
Average Price Of 9mm ammo??

What's average these days? I've paid as much as around $15.00 a 50 round box for Blazer Metal Case FMJ, and actually found Winchester White Box at WallyWorld Friday for $19.87/100 round box. The a-hole just ahead of me bought up 5 boxes at that price, I was left to buy the single 100 round box, and a 50 round box of WWB for $9.77.

I saw some last evening on Ohio Swap Giant of the 100 round boxes of WWB for $30.00 per box. I sent the seller an e-mail giving him hell for buying the stuff, likely at the same price I paid, and then turning around to sell it for a $10.00 per box profit. In my opinion, shooters shouldn't be screwing their fellow shooters.

I tend to believe the smaller retailers story about cost to them versus sale prices, they don't have the volume buying power of a WalMart. I've seen several documentaries over the years showing how WalMart negotiates their buying, they basically tell the manufacturer what they'll pay rather than the manufacturer stating their price per unit of anything.
 
#15 ·
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I tend to believe the smaller retailers story about cost to them versus sale prices, they don't have the volume buying power of a WalMart. I've seen several documentaries over the years showing how WalMart negotiates their buying, they basically tell the manufacturer what they'll pay rather than the manufacturer stating their price per unit of anything.
I agree. If a gunshop is getting regular ammo shipments right now, they are probably paying a premium to get it, and of course they are going to pass that cost on to the customers. The alternative is not to have ammo at all, and that can not only tick-off your regular ammo customers, it will start to impact your gun sales, too (saw a couple trying to buy a .380 the other day at a big-box sporting goods store; the clerk didn't have any ammo for the gun, and they walked out without buying). Walmart literally buys goods by the trainload, and has contracts of varying lengths for most items, so THEY aren't caught up in price spikes. When this all shakes out, I expect Walmart prices will jump a bit too, as the ammo manufacturers refuse to sell at anywhere near the old wholesale prices and lose money. The price increases will hit Walmart too, it's just is going to take longer (maybe a LOT longer).
 
#22 ·
Local dealer $11.95 for 100 rds Americn Eagle / $24.95 for 200 rds Winchester White Box...
Are these recent prices? If so, you should go buy all you can afford. Those are the cheapest prices in the country for AE and WWB 9mm.

Prices in the rest of the country are about double that - and that's if you can find them.
 
#23 ·
Local dealer $11.95 for 100 rds Americn Eagle / $24.95 for 200 rds Winchester White Box...
as of when though? Any prices more then 2 weeks ago are void:smt088 but based on that price i'm guessing it has been several months since you bought.