Thread: Ammo prices

Originally Posted by cambo

HF don't import. GC does. But there are at least 5 ammo importers that I know of. Most are wholesale only though so don't sell to Joe public.

The 2 big chain stores however do buy from these distributors, and set their own retail prices

The question is for how long will the likes of Pains and NZ ammunition be around. The big guys also apply pressure . for example look what happened to Aoraki when they imported the PMC ammo and the suppliers then got leaned on. Make no mistake that GC & F&G are only interested in selling packets of loaded ammo at $5 a round. Not saying its crap ammo and that's fine if you are only shooting 2 boxes a year but it doesn't cater for a big part of the market.

The concern should be the lack of components for reloaders and there is not really anyone championing this market at the moment and importing directly. You cant for example buy 223 or .308 projectiles in bulk like you can in the USA from the likes of Hornady.

Originally Posted by omark

The question is for how long will the likes of Pains and NZ ammunition be around. The big guys also apply pressure . for example look what happened to Aoraki when they imported the PMC ammo and the suppliers then got leaned on. Make no mistake that GC & F&G are only interested in selling packets of loaded ammo at $5 a round. Not saying its crap ammo and that's fine if you are only shooting 2 boxes a year but it doesn't cater for a big part of the market.

The concern should be the lack of components for reloaders and there is not really anyone championing this market at the moment and importing directly. You cant for example buy 223 or .308 projectiles in bulk like you can in the USA from the likes of Hornady.

Hornady do do bulk pacs in z
147eldm come in 2000 pks if you ask.
.224 55grain soft points can come in 6000pks as well as various others and in stock.

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Seen the Oz mob are importing large rifle primers from India that are supposedly surplus from a US Arsenal contract?

Reports on FB reloading groups are interesting, some say excellent, some say crap.

Keep in mind that nations like Korea and the Philippines have government arsenals which produce ammunition from start to finish.

There will always be a 'surplus' market when poorly paid government employees or the armed forces are involved.

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

Hornady do do bulk pacs in z
147eldm come in 2000 pks if you ask.
.224 55grain soft points can come in 6000pks as well as various others and in stock.

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They do that here inOZ to but get the calculator out and hay presto it's the same bloody price as buying it in 100 count box's the thieving pr I cks