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What's up with .25 auto? I was going to buy Gold for an investment but now I'm thinking I should have stocked up on .25

Curmudgeon wrote:What's up with .25 auto? I was going to buy Gold for an investment but now I'm thinking I should have stocked up on .25

Last summer in tis area a local dealer was sellin .380ACP for $50.00/box, he was about the only one that had any. Samll production lots of some of the lesser used cartidges will drive the price up.

$30/50 hurts but it isn't as bad as .45 colt, SD .38 +P rounds and some of the others I've seen. I've seen folks buying .380's when they couldn't find ammo at any price.

I foolishly gave my son's impending father-in-law about 10 boxes of .45acp because I thought I didn't need them anymore. Then I got a Springfield "Mil Spec," and nearly collapsed when I found out how much a box costs now!! Someone's getting rich TJ

Ouch. I'm sure he appreciates your generosity.

reloading is beginning to approach the purchase price of a couple years ago.

The main reason I am strictly .22 these days.......

I'm reloading centerfire, but I don't nearly as much as I do .22. Both fun and price.

SWMBO found a Wally World receipt that had $92 in .22 ammo on it. I may survive it.

I seen reman'd 380 today for $18.50/box.

I haven't seen 25 auto in years. 32's and 380's are around but still high due to short demand. My local gun range has a pretty decent stock now and has lifted their 2 box limit on ammo.

I've loaded over 2000 rounds of 9mm in the last 4 days and have another 1k to go. My current/replacement cost is around $12.50/100. Which is about the price Walmart charges for WW white box of 50. I shoot Range safe ammo due to the indoor range, no exposed lead which makes it a little more expensive. I shoot any where from 2k-4k/year through my P229. One thing reloading has done is allow me to shoot through ammo shortage.

The prices on reloading components have increased significantly too. Not nearly as good of a bargain as it once was.

R,
Bullseye

That's no lie. It use to be I could load 357mag for 0.03/round now it's 4x + that price. Primers use to be 0.01 apiece now their 0.03+. Powder is about the only thing that did not sky rocket during this last round of shortage. Bullets went through the roof due to mfg cost directly related to energy. I decided to double my reload stock this spring since prices were back down. I normally have at least 1 yr of supplies in adv. I jumped it up to 2 yrs since prices were down and primers were is some what of supply. So I will not have to buy supplies next year. But if the price is still down I buy at least 1 yr again.

I have started stocking 22LF, which I did not have any at all when I bought my MKIII. I now have over 5k and keep adding when I find them.

Isn't this a sign of the times, everything is going up. It is still cheaper then the store bought, and it gives me something to do in the hobby.
H

Hakaman wrote:Isn't this a sign of the times, everything is going up. It is still cheaper then the store bought, and it gives me something to do in the hobby.
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No cheaper because you shoot up all the savings and then some. Still, knocking out a couple hundred rounds is relaxing and you get to feel more in control of the shooting process. Besides, you can tell the non-reloaders how much you are saving.

I'm all for it. I'd hate to admit that the person who told me I ought to try reloading was right. So I won't.

I'm all for it. I'd hate to admit that the person who told me I ought to try reloading was right. So I won't.

You know, Greener, you ought to try reloading.
Haka