Panic at the Gunstore--The How, When, and Why of Gun Panics

March 01, 2021, 06:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by sig 226:
LGS is selling .223 for $1.50 a round.. smoking crack they are.

There are many types of 223 ammo, with various market rates.

For 55 grain FMJ that's a ludicrous price.

For a quality plastic-tipped varmint round or a lead-tipped general round, it's a little high for the current market conditions. Depending how much one is willing to search, the going rate on the low end is $1 to $1.25 on ammoseek. Some products are around $1.50.

For match-grade ammo, that's towards the low end on ammoseek. Many distributors are listing match rounds in the $1.50 to $2.00 ballpark.

Yeah, prices are high, and probably will be for some time. I'm not saying it's right, but it's the current state of affairs. And has been for about a year. Ammo listed at reasonable prices sells out in short order. The stuff with stratospheric prices hangs out for awhile.

April 11, 2021, 08:14 PM

sig 226

quote:
Originally posted by fritz:
quote:
Originally posted by sig 226:
LGS is selling .223 for $1.50 a round.. smoking crack they are.

There are many types of 223 ammo, with various market rates.

For 55 grain FMJ that's a ludicrous price.

For a quality plastic-tipped varmint round or a lead-tipped general round, it's a little high for the current market conditions. Depending how much one is willing to search, the going rate on the low end is $1 to $1.25 on ammoseek. Some products are around $1.50.

For match-grade ammo, that's towards the low end on ammoseek. Many distributors are listing match rounds in the $1.50 to $2.00 ballpark.

Yeah, prices are high, and probably will be for some time. I'm not saying it's right, but it's the current state of affairs. And has been for about a year. Ammo listed at reasonable prices sells out in short order. The stuff with stratospheric prices hangs out for awhile.

It was 55gr FMJ.

January 05, 2026, 02:10 PM

vthoky

[Reviving the old thread, having re-read the original post]

The Inciting Incident being the fear of what may come to Virginia with its incoming "leadership," I find myself buying. I'm not in a panic, but I'm "stocking up fairly rapidly" on a couple of the things that I want. If the rumors come to bear, then I'm ahead of at least some of it. If they don't, then I'm in good shape anyway.

Among my peers, I've seen a bit of the 100-50-25 Theory happening. I didn't know there was a name for it before now, but I've recognized that it exists.

Thank you for the article, LDD.

January 05, 2026, 04:02 PM

sig 226

quote:
Originally posted by vthoky:
[Reviving the old thread, having re-read the original post]

The Inciting Incident being the fear of what may come to Virginia with its incoming "leadership," I find myself buying. I'm not in a panic, but I'm "stocking up fairly rapidly" on a couple of the things that I want. If the rumors come to bear, then I'm ahead of at least some of it. If they don't, then I'm in good shape anyway.

Among my peers, I've seen a bit of the 100-50-25 Theory happening. I didn't know there was a name for it before now, but I've recognized that it exists.

Thank you for the article, LDD.

Agreed and same here.. not panicking but buying more than I shoot now..

January 05, 2026, 04:50 PM

Fenris

Banning new sales is bad enough, my greater concern is banning ownership.

January 06, 2026, 01:36 PM

c1steve

quote:
Originally posted by Fenris:
Banning new sales is bad enough, my greater concern is banning ownership.

That is why I am hoarding my .223 for now, and shooting my precision AR-22 instead.

January 25, 2026, 10:04 PM

Vaftocr

quote:
Originally posted by sig 226:
quote:
Originally posted by vthoky:
[Reviving the old thread, having re-read the original post]

The Inciting Incident being the fear of what may come to Virginia with its incoming "leadership," I find myself buying. I'm not in a panic, but I'm "stocking up fairly rapidly" on a couple of the things that I want. If the rumors come to bear, then I'm ahead of at least some of it. If they don't, then I'm in good shape anyway.

Among my peers, I've seen a bit of the 100-50-25 Theory happening. I didn't know there was a name for it before now, but I've recognized that it exists.

Thank you for the article, LDD.

Agreed and same here.. not panicking but buying more than I shoot now..

That’s hard to do. The more I go to the range, the more I want to. I find that I can enjoy the range more when I can shoot without the cost going through the roof. Typically I bring 3 guns to the range. The only constant is the Sig P322 . I’ll shoot 50-100 of the other 2 and 400 through the .22. This keeps it fun and manageable. In years past I never even thought about a .22. Today I bought a .22 Savage rifle on a whim. My next pistol will be a Ruger Mark IV. I can stay at the range longer with the .22. I still stock up on other rounds when I see a sale. I hope ammo goes down but I don’t see it turning around soon. I’m fine with any defense rounds it’s just the range rounds that are hard to keep up with. $13 for a box of .9mm is rough.