BECAUSE IT'S BEING BANNED!!!!! You Silly Goose... [Flower][panic][Flower]
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The biggest problem with the ban is that it will take a shit ton of ammo supply out of the market, thus driving the price of ALL 5.56mm/.223 up. Simple "supply/demand" economics. Also there's the "slippery slope" argument ... if they can arbitrarily ban this ammo because it's "capable of penetrating body armor" then they can probably ban ALL rifle ammo under the same rubric.
I blame the pistol brace guys. :D
Looks like prices are in between .50 and .60 per round online. (Jason's guns, Armlist, Gunbroker) If it keeps climbing I might have to sell off some of the stock and use the money to buy some decent bullets to load in my thousands of round of brass. Something with better performance and penetration than m855. (like some Barnes TSX or Sierra match)
Take that Dicks add for $49.98 for the 150rd green box found in who knows which M855 thread here, perhaps this one, go over to Gander Mountain and buy as many as you want for $.33/rd plus tax.
As I recall, the dicks ad is good through 2-21.
I understand the issue with the ban; I was just intrigued by the comments of those who bought some because they had zero on hand. If I used that logic, I'd go broke in record time.