Will the Ukraine/Russia situation affect 7.62x39/5.45x39/7.62x54r prices?

[guitarslinger21]

Will the Ukraine/Russia situation affect ammo/gun/accessory/optic prices?

I was thinking, my rifles were partially picked for their access to a steady stream of cheap ammo.

If Russia doesn't back off, I'm guessing we could see some trade embargoes coming. Also, Ukraine is probably going to hold onto its ammo, as well to defend itself.

I think this could be a problem for AK/Mosin shooters.

It could also nix the distribution deal with the Kalashnikov concern.

(I probably should have posted this in the ammo section, but in the back of my mind, I'm thinking it will affect gun and accessory prices as well)

 

[jaybird_123]

Dammit, I hope not. I just recently became an AK owner.

 

[Leadeye]

The stuff coming from Russia will be gone, but not everything comes from there. Anything gun related will get banned first, a win-win for obie as far as he's concerned.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

I'm guessing if Russian ammo gets cut off, we may still be able to get Romanian, Bulgarian, or Yugoslavian surplus.

 

[Trooper]

Most of the Russian stuff was sold off a decade ago. Now we are getting Warsaw Pact stuff.

Russia does not have military as big as they used to. And they emptied their warehouses of old stuff to raise money.

Right now the Soviet weapons systems are the cheap stuff. A few years back it was FALs. Maybe we need to get the Mexicans to make low cost weapons and ammo then smuggle them into the US.

 

[Tombs]

Most of the Russian stuff was sold off a decade ago. Now we are getting Warsaw Pact stuff.

Russia does not have military as big as they used to. And they emptied their warehouses of old stuff to raise money.

Right now the Soviet weapons systems are the cheap stuff. A few years back it was FALs. Maybe we need to get the Mexicans to make low cost weapons and ammo then smuggle them into the US.

*cough* Aguila *cough*

 

[Manatee]

This thread has to qualify as the most cynical I've seen in a while from the compassionate conservatives.

 

[Trooper]

*cough* Aguila *cough*

I was thinking of the $17.50 that I saw being made in Albania in the mid '90s. Or the weapons being made by Afghanistan gunsmiths using only foot powered lathes.

Labor is cheap, we should be able to get full auto AKs for under $100 if smuggled in.

 

[Tombs]

I was thinking of the $17.50 that I saw being made in Albania in the mid '90s. Or the weapons being made by Afghanistan gunsmiths using only foot powered lathes.

Labor is cheap, we should be able to get full auto AKs for under $100 if smuggled in.

I don't believe cost in production affects import prices much...

It's just a matter of what people are willing to pay. Izhmash raised their prices for that reason.

 

[Trooper]

I don't believe cost in production affects import prices much...

It's just a matter of what people are willing to pay. Izhmash raised their prices for that reason.

I am thinking of illegal guns coming into the US via smuggling thus profit margins about 500x the cost of manufacture. Still Mexicans work for next to nothing, as cheap as those in Afghanistan. Why not have cheap ammo and weapons?

 

[guitarslinger21]

This thread has to qualify as the most cynical I've seen in a while from the compassionate conservatives.

I'm just saying the detrimental effects of an embargo will be incidental. How is that being cynical? Barry doesn't want an all out war, so, as gun owners, we'll sadly experience the effects of this symbolic gesture. It just happens to be convenient for the gun grabbers.

 

[ghostdncr]

Anyone been tracking ammo prices online? I don't keep a running spreadsheet, but I swear everything's jumped $.05-.10/round in the past week or so. I guess ammo has gotten a lot like gasoline now, in that any perceived disturbance in the supply chain will drive the price up.

 

[jmiller676]

Anyone been tracking ammo prices online? I don't keep a running spreadsheet, but I swear everything's jumped $.05-.10/round in the past week or so. I guess ammo has gotten a lot like gasoline now, in that any perceived disturbance in the supply chain will drive the price up.

Not sure about that...but not saying it couldn't happen.

GunBot 762x39 rifle ammo

 

[Street Howitzer]

This thread has to qualify as the most cynical I've seen in a while from the compassionate conservatives.

 

[indykid]

How is this for optimistic: Putin spent a ton of money on the Olympics. Is spending money with this show of force. What better way to pay for this than to send a few tons of ammo to the USA. It would also **** off King Barack at the same time!

 

[indyk]

3 days old
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/ammunition-reloading/336224-5-45-7-62-ukraine.html

 

[guitarslinger21]

How was I trolling? I just have a lot of my hobby wrapped up in Russian calibers. I thought the threat of a cutoff warranted discussion.

I guess I shouldn't post, then.

 

[Mudcat]

I just ordered 2 more spam cans to be on the safe side earlier today, it never hurts to have lots of ammo. Aim is showing 5.45x39 out of stock currently. It may or it may not cause a shortage, but I will not take that chance.

 

[Street Howitzer]

How was I trolling? I just have a lot of my hobby wrapped up in Russian calibers. I thought the threat of a cutoff warranted discussion.

I guess I shouldn't post, then.

you aren't the troll. Manatee is the troll. I'm just encouraging you to ignore him.

 

[snorko]

I just ordered 2 more spam cans to be on the safe side earlier today, it never hurts to have lots of ammo. Aim is showing 5.45x39 out of stock currently. It may or it may not cause a shortage, but I will not take that chance.

I ordered a couple cases for the spring & summer shooting season. Plenty in stock and as low as $209/1,000.