I have not bought 303 150 & 174 grain bullets and 8mm 150 grain and up for a while. I seems just two years ago either would have cost $22-27/100 from Remington and Hornady. Now it seems these prices are running $30-37 dollars per hundred even though other some other components and 22 rimfire have come down.
The price of Copper is actually down ($ 3.10) and we get just about 0.05% percent interest in savings.
How can these prices rise this high? Where are the increases occurring. The manufacturers, their raw material costs? I find this is true even of Prvi Partizan. Who is cleaning up financially in this market?
I have seen this occuring in other markets where costs should not be rising.
I don't buy components much any more because its getting more expensive to reload than to buy ready made ammunition. Are the shortages artificial to keep price margins high or is this to eliminate reloading as a hobby?
The price of Copper is actually down ($ 3.10) and we get just about 0.05% percent interest in savings.
How can these prices rise this high? Where are the increases occurring. The manufacturers, their raw material costs? I find this is true even of Prvi Partizan. Who is cleaning up financially in this market?
I have seen this occuring in other markets where costs should not be rising.
I don't buy components much any more because its getting more expensive to reload than to buy ready made ammunition. Are the shortages artificial to keep price margins high or is this to eliminate reloading as a hobby?