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Arms and ammo situation
Posted by David Hardy · 18 March 2020 03:44 PM
I was just down at Ace Hardware, which here sells ammo. The cashier said there was a big run on ammo. An FFL just told me that the wholesale price of a new AR went up 25-30%, meaning that dealer wholesale is now where the retail price was a few weeks ago. That is also true of much ammo.
In my neck of the woods (south west Oregon) Bi-Mart is a local discount store kind of like Wal Mart only a lot smaller and nicer.
They've been having sales on 5.56 and .223 in bulk (150 rounds per box) for about 25% off regular price, which ends up to be $39-$43 depending on brand and type.
Other ammo is on sale now and then, but the bet deal so far is the 5.56.