stupid shell prices

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Shotshell prices have been going up for a while.....started the last two years around here. If you can get promo shells for $5-$6/box, my recommendation is BUY 'EM!!!! You ain't gonna see those prices for very much longer!

Prices started to skyrocket a couple of years ago....China was on a building boom and was buying anything and everything on the scrap metal market (sound familiar?) including lead, copper, brass, and other metals. The Olympics were being held in Beijing, and they had the whole world to impress.

Shot went (literally) from $14-$15/25lbs to over $50 for a bag! .30/30 shells were running around $30/box, and .30-06 ammo was around $45-$50/box of 20. This was not the Superduperkiller ammo that the companies want you to buy......this was the 'standard' soft point hunting ammo that cost $7.99/box at most places just a year before.

Prices have come down a little bit....last box of .30/30 ammo I examined at the local Gander Mountain was around $15/box, and promo shotshells are running between $8-$10/box. Clay pigeons took a hit, too....used to buy 'em on sale for around $5/box; now they are near $10. Shot is running around $30/25lbs, and that is the bottom of the line stuff.

My advice? If you find a good deal, don't think twice and scoop it up...........