ORIGINAL: SHills
Stock up w/ all you can... Remington ammo just went up 10% @ the distributor level and all the others will follow suit. There are several things causing this. High demand for copper, brass and lead overseas, fuel costs to transport product from the factory to the distributors and then to the dealers and the war. These are just what I'm aware of.
Ammo prices went up 5 times last year and Remington is the first go up again this year...
Buy now and be prepared.
Primers if you haven't noticed have almost been impossible to get. I'm referring to small and large pistol/rifle in federal and cci. Shotshell primers have not been a problem however. #11 cci primers are avail again.
I don't expect prices to drop...
Steve
I am not buying it. If what you said was true then all boxes of ammo would go up the same amount. There is no more raw material in aregular box of ammo versus a premium box of ammo. So why would a regular box go up $5, but premium went up $20. It is an old fashion screwing. Plain and simple. They just have a good excuse. OH OH it is the war. Horse Puckey. Tom.