Wise man. A yr ago they wanted $70 for a box of 38 special wadcutters and I walked out. Prices will come down,down,down.

@jimd2101

3 жыл бұрын

What state are you in..? I'm in Rhode island and the ammo is $30 a box for 50 rounds of 38....and I think that's high

@oklahomahank2378

Жыл бұрын

Learn to reload. .38 is expensive compared to 9mm because so much less is sold. Most people who shoot .38 / .357 / .44 reload for it.

That just went in one ear and out the to 99% of the people who watched this.

@steverm3438

3 жыл бұрын

yep....having too much ammo is like having a car too fast or too much money or boobs too big

@Simon-talks

3 жыл бұрын

I'm storing gasoline in my waterbed

@fortunateson2

3 жыл бұрын

@@Simon-talks hope you don't sleep with your gun under the pillow

@german2507

3 жыл бұрын

@@fortunateson2 😬

I’ve been a little unplugged from this stuff for a while. I just listened to the video on aftermarket mags and now this one. This is really just what should be common sense. I stopped buying ammo a while ago and I don’t fool with aftermarket mags. And I don’t have training. I appreciate this channel keeping people straight or at least trying to. Keep this shit up, Yeager is an unsung hero. 🇺🇸

Really disappointed, thought James was going to do a tactical Bob Ross painting !

We have the same door chime. At first I was like WHO'S AT THE DOOR?! Haha

A natural byproduct of video game logic. "I have 50,000 rounds" great. That weighs twelve tons and you have three magazines.

@johnserosanguineous1886

3 жыл бұрын

Turn the difficulty down to very easy. Boom ammo is weightless now.

@allenc4909

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@9mmARman

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know anything about video games, but I have over 100k rounds and a minimum of 30 mags for every gun I own, over 100 mags for my 5.56 ARs. Some people prepare, most don't.

@oaksparoakspar3144

3 жыл бұрын

5.56 weighs about 1.94lbs per 100 rounds. 50,000 rounds is just 500 times 1.94lbs. That is 970lbs - not 12 tons. Not 1 ton. Less than 50% of a single ton. Now, considering that you are talking 50 cases at 1,000 rounds per case (42 if you are loose packing 50cal cans, 84 in 30cal cans at 1200 and 600 rounds respectively) - you are not going to carry that around with you unless you are rocking a very heavy duty tactical shopping cart. Of course, since that is about 30 hours of continual firing at any rate you are likely to sustain your firearm at (and, honestly, even that rate would ruin most with heat build up over time) - you probably won't need to carry that much. That said, 30 hours of continual firing is 15 minutes at the range continually firing every week for just over 4 years - so 50K is not a ridiculous amount for a regular shooter. More than I need, but I'm not that heavy of a shooter.

@willywonka6252

3 жыл бұрын

@@9mmARman and now you on the list . 😁 But seriously your the smart one here with the way the world is going. We break out in a civil war type situation the ammo you have is all you have. There's no resupply coming

Panic buying and hoarding is a big part of the problem. Not sure why the Russians have managed to keep up with demand much better than domestic ammunition makers, and hold prices down on 7.62x39. Good reason to own an AK47

If a Firearms Trainer hasn't bought ammo in the last 2 years, how much has James "stashed" away?

@BSX_VR

3 жыл бұрын

He has an ammo factory under his house

I have lived through a number of these times. I buy only when shelves are full and prices are low and wait out these times. I still shoot the same now as I did a few years ago.

Thank you. Makes sense to me. I have a modest stash of ammo. I don’t touch the stash, if I go shoot I buy what I need for that day.

@anomaly72443

3 жыл бұрын

You should buy to replace what you used on a shooting day; rotating older ammo out for new.

@sandstormtexas9810

3 жыл бұрын

@@anomaly72443 good point.

Well I’m not buying any because I can’t find any. Glad I have some stashed and enough to train.

James is correct *********HOLD THE LINE************** Don't buy ammo. Make their warehouses fill up with ammo until prices come down

To be honest, I bought ammo I didn't necessarily "need" years before the plandemic. I wasn't panic buying, I'm just an addict.

@TheDkb427

3 жыл бұрын

Me too brother. Me too. We're in it together lol

Great advice,I saw 50 dollars for a box of 50 38 spl,i walked out of there

I’ve bought very little this year and I have cut back on my range time. I have decided I will not pay these crazy price gouging prices that are on ammunition now

@p.p.8624

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not price gouging. It’s called supply and demand. Basic economics, smh.

@THRILLHO__

2 жыл бұрын

@@p.p.8624 Not to mention the inflation.

I've seen a guy shooting a Beretta M9 running pmc ammo and his guns extractor blew out. Casing had a crack right above the rim of the cartridge. Not sure what caused this.

Due to the higher prices, just been training with .22LR, sitting on everything else I have. Part of the problem is that we'll never get cooperation from the masses for various reasons. There's no telling how long this circular problem will continue. I share your sentiment, but the number of regular/serious shooters is so small, impact is negligible, and that tiny percentage of gun owners is the group that youtubers such as yourself actually reach.

@pin_high

3 жыл бұрын

I burned down more .22LR in 2020 than I have in the last decade, combined. The weapon manipulation reps are the same, the mechanics are the same, but at a fraction of the cost. With proper training habits, the recoil management factor isn't too much an issue when you go back to the standard caliber. But I agree, without cooperation from the masses his proposal has no teeth.

@cjbecker1683

3 жыл бұрын

Our son is after me to go shooting this coming weekend with his AR pick from the safe......little does he know he will be shooting a new SW M&P 15-22 pistol waiting for him. I figure just the ammo savings will pay for the gun over time 😉

@mikes8948

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjbecker1683 I bought the CMMG conversion and it works for me, but maybe I should've spent a few dollars more and done the same thing you did while I had the excuse!

@cjbecker1683

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikes8948 I made the mistake of taking my son to the gun shop in January & that M&P was there while my 2nd mistake was him holding it. I called back later & told they owner to hold it, he chuckled as he figured as much. I've yet to shoot it & for being a lot of plastic just hopeful it's got years of use going forward. Picked up a cheap reflex sight & hand stop rail off Amazon it should be a good time 👍

@mikes8948

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjbecker1683 I'm betting you'll both be happy with it.

This approach only makes sense if we are allowed to buy ammo at all by the time supply catches up. Many people panic buying are more worried about possible future restrictions than they are about lagging supply.

I have my stash with enough extra to train for a few classes but I am with you. We control, for the most part the prices and availability. Thanks James.

Well said sir . Much appreciated. Happy trails and God bless.

Thank you for sharing. Very informative. 😃

I have 'some' so I have stopped buying for these exact reasons. Guns and ammo do appear to be slowly coming back and the prices seem to be slowly regulating as well

I haven’t bought Ammo in over 2 years. I did sell some ammo to a couple of friends that are new to guns and needed some.

i have not purchased any ammo in over a year.

Great advice. This is also not a really great time to buy a new gun. Same probability of QC issues.

I got pneumonia in 2019 so I wasn't able to shoot that whole year. Add to that I refuse to get a background check to buy ammo so I made sure my needs were met before that law went into affect. Been to the range a couple times this year still have plenty left.

Preach it, I have my stash and and have stopped shooting for fun. I won't tap into my emergency ammo stash.

Two years ago, I was paying .20/round of 9mm. My local gunshop is now unable to get any to sell. I've seen ammo as high as $1/round, now it's down to .60/round, so prices are coming down, but not fast enough. I belong to an outdoor range and usually go twice a month. My wife and I shoot 100-200 rounds each time we go. Not at .60 a pop. I'm not seeing an overcrowding there or at the indoor range we sometimes shoot. What are people doing with all these bullets, eating them?

I have seen 50 rounds of 9MM anywhere from $25 per box to as high as $70 per box which I won't pay. Bass Pro is still selling at $17.50 per box for 50 rounds for Winchester 115gr 9MM FMJ. I did buy some of that recently.

@JAD1DAD

2 жыл бұрын

Make sure it's not the ammo they have just recalled.

Thanks James!

Not shooting for fun until I can replace what I am shooting. No IPSC/USPSA or CMP matches. However, my son shoots competitively in Skeet, Sporting, FITASC, American Field Sporting, etc. and was being recruited for college and has now signed for the fall. So, he needs to shoot, but we have cut back to 12 ga. only, but between practice and competitions we are still going through quite a lot of ammo....its a full time job to keep him in ammo to shoot. At least once the college season starts the team is doing the ammo sourcing....I just hope it opens up at some point so I can restart shooting with him and we can restart pistol and rifle competitions.

Haven't bought any since fall 2020. Even then, it was for the new 12 gauge and for Christmas gifts for others. When (if) prices get back to normal, I will certainly and to reserves but that will not happen with these prices and the poor QC.

Just bought an M&P 9mm , gun shop was having a special , threw in 100 rounds 124 gr . And I’m in Ca. of all places .

I don't smoke. I don't really drink. I don't gamble. Ammo is my vice. I can't stop.

I know guys that have more than 10,000rds of 9mm and still buy. It is irritating because I run around town several times a week and can only come up with 40-50rds. Here and there. I just want to go out shooting with my kids. But everyone buys it all just to bury it in their closets.

I really hope people take this video to heart. The only ammo I’ve purchased in over a year was for my annual carry ammo replacement, and to replace what I used for class in Camden. Happy Memorial Day.

I'm glad I started reloading I stocked up on supplies for what I shoot. I had to stop shooting my 223 for the last few months but now that I can actually find some components for that again I can actually shoot again

I have not bought ammo in around 2 years. I loaded up my supply when prices were down. I bought during sales, especially reloading supplies.

January of 2020 I bought a case of Hornady M193 , and case 135g 9mm . I also bought 200 rounds of 69g MKHP and 200 rounds of 147g HST . I did not buy any 556 or 9mm until last month . I picked up 200 round battle pack of 556 and 9mm. I have been buying 6mm ARC . I just pick up couple boxes here and there every couple months . Wish I had more but it went from 19.99 a box to 36.99 . Luckily i stopped buying it when it was at 29.99. Wish i had more but oh well. I have enough 6ARC fo cover my needs ..

I agree Sir! It's still hard to get a small amount needed stock pile for emergencies and get the amount you need for a proper training class! Especially with a family that comes with other expenses! I agree with the video though! Stay safe and God bless.

I agree. I'm a first time gun owner. I applied for my FOID card a YEAR ago and I STILL have yet to shoot my guns because I've been waiting for ammo at reasonable prices. I ordered some last month and it still hasn't arrived... it's summer... I want to try out my new guns and practice. So yes.... PLEASE stop buying ammo for a month! I won an expert marksmanship ribbon in the military but that was over 30 years ago. I need some practice.

I've bought most of my ammo during the last year. I bought all my guns during the last year. Deal with it. Starting from scratch here, I'm fully invested in this. I started in February 2020. Prices were "normal" then. I wish I had purchased a ton back then. Things are going to get better no matter what people do. The market will auto correct and stabilize. It just takes time.

Been saying this for a while now. I thought it was coming back a few months ago and started buying again but stopped in the last month or so. I have a strict policy that if I can’t replace, I don’t shoot. I’ve been doing a lot of dry firing and BB/Airsoft supplemental training for now. I know it’s not the same but it’s something.

@travisbreaux2463

3 жыл бұрын

@@DaveSmith-cp5kj Wile I do agree to an extent, no one ever truly plays like their life depends on it, but I do believe it has its merits in training, you just have to be cognizant of it’s limitations. 👍✌️

Indeed. Last box of ammo I bought was in October of 2020, a box of Winchester .303 British (goddamn $2/round) for the Enfield I saw for $200 (and in excellent condition, very accurate, too). After that, I decided to reload for .303 Brit, and lucked out in getting a box of 1,000 match grade large rifle primers, a pound of 760 ball, and some Sierra 180gn soft points. Before that, I think my last ammo purchase was around November 2019, a 1,100 round box of Federal CPHP .22LR (which I still have about 600 rounds about 1.5 years later). I can't even remember the last time I bought 5.56x45... Must've been around July of 2019, back when Federal 5.56 was $0.27/round. Yeah, less than 30 cents a round, guys. Stop paying these stupid prices for ammo! If you stop buying from price-gougers, they will be forced to lower their price if they ever want to move their inventory, but we all gotta do our part. If you keep buying at ridiculous prices, the price will never go down!

I have a 9mm pistol. How much ammo must I keep on hand all the time? I usually go to the range maybe once every four to six weeks

Great point.... 100% agree. Thanks for all you do.

.416 Rigby @ $8/round being "cheap" is exactly why I got into reloading. Anything "magnum" is at minimum 5x the price of the components.

I tell myself everyday I wake up “ I don’t NEED more ammo”

@endusererror

3 жыл бұрын

But you WANT more ammo! lol I have an ok supply, but not comfortable by my standards, until the price per round drops to under $0.46 per I'm not buying. When it does though, click click boom and off to range!

@losupnext2966

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I’m with you 😂 but the range keeps calling my name haha 😁

@TheDkb427

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you do. We NEEDS da AMMO!!!! Haha

I have 1000+ of everything I have guns for. Normally I would have gone through it all, but I haven’t been shooting because I can’t afford to replenish it.

@makingtechsense126

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I have some. I can't really go shooting since I can't afford to replace it. I'm not hording thousands of rounds. I just have what I think I need for emergencies.

@davidgibbons620

3 жыл бұрын

@Brian Pitpurka 22lr is pricey if you can find it in any store but you can purchase it easily online 12 to 16 cents a round. I don't know if you consider that too much but it's the best value out there right now if you just want to keep shooting. I picked up a budget 22 carbine and pistol recently just so I could afford regular range time that lasts more than 10 minutes. I have similar reserves to you in my "proper" guns, I was skipping regular range visits because I didn't want to shoot more than 40 rounds total but those 40 (or 20) plus 200 rounds of 22 makes it worth the drive.

@drdwgmd14

3 жыл бұрын

@@___meph___4547 that is a lie

@Brennan_the_smith

3 жыл бұрын

@@___meph___4547 bull i have not seen anything but the rare box belted mags and an occasional box of target load shotgun shells. No handgun and no common rifle or shotgun rounds

@deussanguinius4263

3 жыл бұрын

@@Brennan_the_smith I picked up 2900 rounds of 22lr 200 rounds of 9mm and 100 rounds of 38 special last week. All the people crying shortage are resellers or trying to stop others from purchasing.

Is it just me😄or can anyone else hear the Tennessee whiskey?🤣 Sounds a little like Red Skelton 😆 Yeager prolly sittin on 20k rnds.🤣🤣

@mrbesse22

3 жыл бұрын

Def been sipping on something

@mark6384

3 жыл бұрын

I vaguely remember him mentioning that. Seems especially bad on this video, hope he gets some rest if that helps.

@9mmARman

3 жыл бұрын

20,000 rounds? That's normal for me and my friends. Yeager has CONEX BOXES full of ammo on site, so he could stop buying ammo for a decade and still shoot every day.

I bought 9 mm by the thousands back when Federal had a rebate going about two years ago and it was about .14 each so I have been walking away and just looking for the unusual collector piece! 22 should be no more than a buffalo and 9 about three buffalos, 38 four, 357 moving over 1600 fps - five!

Agree. It should help prices restabilize as well.

i bought a few rounds to replace what i shot when i sighted in a rifle this past weekend. i haven’t been giving into the fear and buying it every time i see it. i have a stashed for emergencies.

I saw 9mm for $75 … 50 rounds… I stopped… laughed . Just walked out of the store 😐

There was an example of quality control ammo at fighting pistol in pa last month. Flared out the barrel of a guys g19.

Hey James, me and the guys I know watched this, and we've all agreed to take June off from buying ammo. We all shoot pretty regularly, none of us are "hoarding" , but we've all got enough for SHTF and to practice for now. We'll each urge others we know to do the same. Curious to see if it has an affect.👍

I haven't bought ammo since Nov '19. I found it on sale in the couple calibers that I more frequently use. I've been telling folks this for a year.

The only ammo I've bought since march of 2020 is 100 rounds of .243 winchester. Needed it for my BA shredder build thanks to CRS Firearms idea of defeating body armor. I'm still working on the rifle build but i had a feeling i wouldn't find the ammo again for years.

How do they know they are new gun owners? It doesn’t ask you anywhere on the forms and sales clerks don’t ask… so how do they know?

Unlike a few months ago, every place I check now has almost every caliber I need, except they’re charging two to four times the old price. So I don’t see how retailers can continue to claim that there is a “shortage” of ammo. I won’t be buying any ammo until the prices drop.

I've always bought ammo a few boxes or a case when it's plentiful and at non-panic prices. A little bit here and there adds up. I can train and practice any time without paying insane prices or searching for ammo.

Well Mr. Yeager, you are making good sense. It was also interesting the good things you had to say about wolf that is mostly russian in origin and I think the other you said was was PMC. If the prices are jacked up so high, people must paying those prices. I have not purchased any new ammo for some time and it was wolf ammo back at the end of 2019 and beginning 2020, that has performed quite well in my glock and my AR15 6.5 G. I have made a promise that I will not buy any ultrapriced ammo and will wait for pricing to go down. I have some federal 333 rd box auto .22 lr purchased from the time of the previous crisis that has given a certain number of weak loads and failures to go off. I have purchased mainly components for reloading and so from what you said, my reloads could be more reliable that some factory. Remington ammo has just gone on line and I could see them having problems. If the situation ever returns to normal I will lay in quite a bit, enough to last me for another 15 years of recreational shooting and training. That will be about how many useful years that I am likely to have left on earth. I shoot weekly and once I get some things done that will be upped being the plan.

I have a stash. I buy ammo if I need to replace some in the training stash but I'm trying very hard to avoid to avoid that. I still have ammo for training, I'm just shooting less, using a .22 sub cal, and planning how I'm going to shoot every round.

Working at a gun shop/indoor range, I see this litteraly on a daily basis. I couldn't agree more with James, especially when he mentioned the "new" ammo brands. Where I am at we have noticed the "panic" surge is slowing down so hopefully this continues and prices can go back to normal...

How many rounds per gun should a stash consist of

The last box i bought was in December and it was for my new gun. Before that it was last march

Way ahead of you, James. I completely agree. I only purchased what I needed. I basically had to buy my stuff all over again due to selling it years ago while dealing with an illness. I'm on a buying freeze at the moment as far as ammo goes.

I wish I was part of the problem and had ammo at all. I still need enough to fill my plate carrier

601 sportcenter have told me no matter what the bullet grab more gun sales there is a 12% cost increase the ammo prices are never gonna go down the price gauges will become the standard

Could I consider 6 full mags for each pistol I own (own 4) plus 5 spare boxes of 50 9mm fmj enough? Don't have long guns btw

@JamesYeagerofTacticalResponse

3 жыл бұрын

Get some TRAINING.

I do not buy ammo during shortages. I have a decent supply and when these scares happen it forces the prices up. I do not want to feed the industry to stabilize at higher prices.

I have not bought ammo for a couple of years. People thought I was nuts for buying what I did buy.

My problem is I was buy the ammo I was gonna use that day and no stock pile unfortunately. Then I got a different caliber and no ammo. Now Ive reversed that to late unfortunately. Rarely find anything anymore so I don't even really bother.

I’m just about to get my first gun. I assume I have no Choice but to buy @ the ammo price it is now. I can buy more later just enough for home defense.

I live in the Charleston South Carolina area. I've had no issues getting ammo. We have Precision one ammo company and I can get it directly from them. PSA and Sportsman warehouse has it an $22 for 50 rounds of 9mm. I am new this year after a few decades of not owning, but I did get my CWP and own a Ruger security 9 compact and a PSA AR15 freedom that's got a Holosun HS403B red dot, sure fire light and Magpul addons.. I had no trouble finding 5.56 or.223. I do want to take classes, but not sure where around here to go

havent bought ammo since Dec 2019.... been using my reserves - thank goodness i stocked up in advance thanks to james' advice

Truth. Good point Mr. Yeager

I stopped buying months ago. I am training with 22LR and dry fire training with a SIRT and Mantis Blackbeard system. But I know most will have to lay off buying for a few months for this to return.

We need to form a Ammo Alliance.. nationwide.. stop buying ammo all together until their where houses and shelves are overflowing. Let them drown in it. Then we set the prices! We have that power. We just need to organize

@willywonka6252

3 жыл бұрын

And what if Biden gets his gun laws passed in the next few months while we aren't buying and don't have ammo ?

Over the past 15 months I have only purchased ammo once. A few months back an online dealer had some IMI surplus 5.56mm and "Hollow Point" 9mm and I bought some. I figured I would wait a couple months before shopping for ammo that I like and can depend on. I was doing this anyway.

Your problem with this theory is, Let’s say everybody stops buying for a month or let’s even say two months and all the shops got stocked back up with ammo and the prices come back down to normal, at least today’s market normal, when that happens, everybody is going to run out and buy up ammo again because they don’t want to be back in the situation they’re in now and then guess what, we’re right back where we started from.

@JamesYeagerofTacticalResponse

3 жыл бұрын

Wow...

Why would they stop buying ammo when they can just go sell it on Gunbroker for twice or maybe 3 times the price. The majority of the problem is that the stores are not even putting ammo on the shelves because they put it in auction sites too.

I AGREE AMEN THANK YOU!!!

Agreed. I stopped buying about a month ago after getting what I need for range time and some defensive rounds. I won’t buy anymore until it’s back at reasonable pricing and availability.

I'm one of the new gun buyers. I'm also guilty of buying ammo when not using it. I will not buy any this month. Good advice. Love the channel.

Everything he'd said is 💯 percent true. We do this to ourselves. All I've bought in years is a few shotgun rounds to hunt with and thanks to greed I can't even do that

I agree I have what I call enough for me, These prices NO THANKS.

Makes very good sense James. Thanks as always.

I used to work with my brother-in-law, and it was kind of sad to see him spend every single lunch break going to the stores in the area trying to find ammo, then purchasing as much as possible when he could find some.

@willywonka6252

3 жыл бұрын

You won't be crying when SHTF and he has ammo

The big problem now is speculators who are reselling on various websites. Stop paying silly prices and the price will come down. Stop hoarding components like primers casings and powder as well.

I haven't bought in months. I bought some every week in 2020 (at nice prices), but wont pay the 2021 prices.

Yep

I am a new gun owner as of this year and I bought about a 1000 rounds when I 1st got my guns and that's a 1000 rounds between 2 different calibre's

Last time i bought ammo was bout 3 years ago. Then i bought a 45 colt other day. Prices and stock are insane right now. Found a little but it cost me.

@Mawgai

3 жыл бұрын

just wait it out man

“A day late and a dollar short”! By now I fear the bean counters have more than enough data to justify their price gouging and determine the next plateau of ammo prices. These people are smart and prepared at all times to test the market for every half cent they can increase profits from. And consumers in America are the worst kind of blind sheep! We are far too easily manipulated in this country. The corporate overlords developed and established an entire science for marketing that includes fear based strategies to the old ‘new and improved’ strategies all the way up to peer pressure tactics etc. etc. They have masterfully studied and perfected these strategies in order to manipulate us with the sole intent of testing our willingness to pay more! Especially if/when they are successful at convincing us that the supply is short and the future uncertain.

I really hope this gets out to a ton of people. I haven't bought ammo in months. I refuse to pay these ridiculous prices.

I just bought a reloader today. I saw so many Fudds coming to buy primers and powder at the store. Since a box of primers was limited one a person for a box of 1000, the guy came over with his wife and 4 kids. Dude, you don’t 6000 primers. It will take you forever to use all those. People reselling, dipshit consumers and hoarders. the problem is compounded by all the new gun buyers as well.

@doitnowpleease5853

3 жыл бұрын

If ammo manufacturers would produce a LOT of primers..reloaders would build a lot of ammo..thereby reducing overall factory cartridge demand.

Bass Pro have a box of (5) 3 1/2 inch mag shotgun shells for 69.99... I almost fell over from laughing while walking out the store.

Agree I keep telling people the ammo will come down.

Everything I have bought this year has gone down range. I'm still dipping in my stash some to get the most out of a day but. Only shooting what's bought now