GM joins the gougers

[HoughMade]

If it's high velocity, personally I wouldn't blink at paying that. It's higher than it used to be, but CCI is good stuff. If it's standard velocity, it would seem a tad high.

 

[gregkl]

No such thing as ammo gouging.

Gander Mountain has always been on the high end of the price curve. What you are seeing is the new high end of "normal." Why do you think the price of gas/milk/everything goes up based on the market (including inflation) but ammo will stay the same?

True with the exception of shotgun shells. I buy the Rio brand and they are less than anything I have found anywhere else.

 

[wildhair]

If it's high velocity, personally I wouldn't blink at paying that. It's higher than it used to be, but CCI is good stuff. If it's standard velocity, it would seem a tad high.

No, it was standard. But like you said CCI is good stuff. My semiautomatic seems to likes it.

 

[teddy12b]

Just wait it out. There is .223 and 7.62 sitting on the shelves of wally world now and 2 months ago it would of been snatched up.. Supply will catch up and prices will drop.

+1

This thread was solved in the 7th post. The supply is coming back. If you remember all the freaked out gun buyers a couple months ago saying that the days of AR-15 rifle kits under $1K were over (exageration) and now you look at the ad PSA put out for a hammer forged kit wtih the premium bolt carrier group for under $600. The supply has caught up in the AR-15 world, now we're just waiting on the ammo to get back to where it should be. 22lr ammo will be back at $20 per 550 round brick at walmart again give or take a dollar or two.

 

[Orsetto Lavatore]

They had about ten thousand boxes of crazy fudd rifle ammo, like 270 WSM and 6.5 creedmore, when i was in last week.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Gander has always been high on their ammo.

 

[cmkaehr]

I had a gm employee tell me that 64.99 was a "really good price" for a white box winchester 100 round of .45acp.

 

[gregkl]

I had a gm employee tell me that 64.99 was a "really good price" for a white box winchester 100 round of .45acp.

That's funny. The last time I bought that, I paid $28. Now I reload.

 

[DRob]

"Now I reload."

I don't think there's ever been a better time to start reloading. The initial equipment expense can be recovered quicker than ever if you are a high volume shooter. Of course that means nothing to a guy looking for rimfire ammo.

GM has not joined the gougers. They just set the example. However, as previously mentioned, neither could do what they do without eager buyers.

 

[ViperJock]

I had a gm employee tell me that 64.99 was a "really good price" for a white box winchester 100 round of .45acp.

The GM in Fort Wayne recently hand a grand re opening for their new gun dept. the Speer Lawman 124g 9mm was cheaper than the WWB. The Speer was like $16/50 if I recall.

 

[DRob]

The GM in Fort Wayne recently hand a grand re opening for their new gun dept. the Speer Lawman 124g 9mm was cheaper than the WWB. The Speer was like $16/50 if I recall.

At $16/50 I'd buy it all if I had a 9MM or not (I don't). But then I'd be wanting to sell it for $24 or more and that would make me a gouger!

 

[other dave]

GM joins the gougers.
I thought they were one of the founding fathers of the gougers!

 

[lucky4034]

Ok, how is what Gander Mountain doing gouging?

They set a price, you don't have to pay it.

Where are you getting cheap .22 now?

Walmart :P

 

[ViperJock]

At $16/50 I'd buy it all if I had a 9MM or not (I don't). But then I'd be wanting to sell it for $24 or more and that would make me a gouger!

I bought my limit. Then I went back a week later and bought my limit again. Have a class coming up and not enough time to load for it. It was ouchy, but such is life.

 

[IndyTom]

I've seen .22LR at Walmart recently for roughly the same price as it was at GM. $7.99 for 100xCCI standard velocity at GM and $7.49 for 100xCCI hollow point.

 

[cmkaehr]

The GM in Fort Wayne recently hand a grand re opening for their new gun dept. the Speer Lawman 124g 9mm was cheaper than the WWB. The Speer was like $16/50 if I recall.

That's where I saw the .45 for 64.99. At the re-opening it was still priced at 64.99
I didn't price any other calibers that day though, so they might be reasonable on some stuff

 

[Hohn]

GM might be on the high side, but it's the only place I found that had any .22 LR in stock, so I got a 1000 rds. It was about $107.00. Bought some at a LGS but the limit was 2 boxes of 50 LR for $5 each, and $9 for the Stingers. I haven't see any .22 at WalMart all summer, but I found Win. 380 of 100 for $38. Heck I drove all the way to Martinsville to buy some .25.

And I'll say it again: expensive and available beats cheap and sold out every time.