Ammo and Gun Update - Price Drops on .22 LR and 5.56 - M4 Rifles Back in Stock

East Coast Gun Show Pricing Seen Today 6/16/2013

Ammo

.22 Long Rifle Bricks of 500 Rds - $75  down from $100

5.56 Green tip Federal in ammo can of 400 rounds - $299 down from $399

5.45 x 39 mm AK74  surplus corrosive Russian  Case of 2160 - $399 - Was unavailable for months
Internet Price for the items is approximately the same.  Buds

 5.45 x 39 mm AK74  New  Russian - non corrosive - 750 rounds - $220 - Was unavailable for months.  Gunbot Prices

7.62x39 AK ammo - Wolf 500 rounds HP - non corrosive - $160

.38 Special Hornady FTX 25 rds $25 up from $17 in December 2012 but now available where it wasn't two months ago.

Tokarev Pistol
7.62 x 25 corrosive available again - Romanian - .30 per round - small amounts.
7.62 x 25 non-corrosive available again - .80 to $1 per round - boxes of 50
Cheaper online  

9x18 Makarov  - 50 rounds FMJ imported $30 - this is the risk of only having imported ammo options for a caliber though there is domestic production it has never been cheap - 8 months ago you could find this online for $10 a box.

Luger/Nato
9mm (9x19)  Still hard to find.  No pricing found.  Gunbot pricing online shows nothing below .35 per round and most are over .50 and up much of the defensive ammo reaching over a dollar fifty.  This is a sad state of affairs for the most popular handgun round.  This is ugly.
 

40 S&W - Available  - Pricing varied but averaged .60 per round FMJ and $1.25 + for defensive rounds.

.308 Match - Prices are ridiculous  - $1.45 - $2 per round
No .308 Surplus seen

BTW - Zinc Coated BB shortage seen at some Wally World Locations.  The trickle down effect of ammo shortages has put many more users into using BB guns and shortages have begun.  Co2 cartridges are also thinning out in availability. 

Guns

M4 Variant weapons are back in stock with heavy availability.  Prices are still up but have come down considerably from their highs.

Colt Model 6920 current $1395.  In December prices for this model were $1250 and in February and March prices were up to $2500 at online auctions.

Other M4 variants were down in price from highs.  Most are just around $900 - $1000 unless pimped up with ninja gear.  Mags for these are still rare and quality is missing.  I saw no Pmags. 

Bennelli HK Shogun used $900

WASR AK 7.62 x 39 $899 prices are down from the $1200 highs in February but still up $300 from November 2012.

Romanian Folders 7.62 x 39 new $950.  

Mini 14 Stainless Police turn in seen for $899.  These had dried up completely right after the panic and prices online were over $1200 to more than $1500 new.  20 rounds mags used for $30

Shotguns in bulk were seen and pricing was only slightly higher than previously.  Still a good deal.

Sig P229 Police turn in w/two mags seen in quantity for $475.

Glocks are back.  All models are back in stock after a long shortage due to demand.  Prices were back to normal.  Glock 19 Gen 3 new $550.

No HK Pistols anywhere to be found.  Fears of a import ban must have these in high demand.

Magazines

HK P30 magazines only found online - none at shows though some gun shops have shown them recently.  Local gun shop pricing around $50 per mag.  Online pricing running $34-$40 but usually out of stock and if available usually a limit of two is set to sell to more customers.  Online auction pricing is down from $110 per mag to $80-90 for 9mm and $60-70 for .40 S&W.

Glock Mags - back in business at shows and online though 9mm still has some shortages and unavailability.   Many of the mags seen online are the 10 round versions.  Botach  Pricing at shows still high at $40 each while online around $30 though again you may see an out of stock listing next to that sweet price.  I prefer to pay around $22-25.

Springfield Armory XD Mags - there has been no shortage and therefore minimal price increases.  They must have had rail cars of that stuff here before the panic set in because I never saw a shortage for them no matter where I went.  So if you were looking for a gun and to be able to get magazines that may have been the proper choice two or three months ago.

Sig Sauer - Prices were way up for P229 mags $95 each and are still not available in quantity.  If you have a new P229 E2 I have found you can use an E2 P226 mag in place.  It locks in and works but of course doesn't fit flush.  Wait and you will probably see P229 again soon.  P226 mags are plentiful and after market are cheap and readily available.  P238 are pricey and probably will stay that way.  You can use  Colt Mustang replacement aftermarket mags but don't rely on them for defense since I have seen issues with the Sigs regarding feeding.

Makarov - $20 each.  They are now collectible and only get surplus since I would not trust after market at this point.

CZ 52 - $25-35 each if found.  Buy them online if you can find them.

Tokarev Pistol - Online Polish $14-20 and hard to find anywhere else.

AR15 - Pmags are back at old prices online but there were none at a local gun show.  Other surplus and no name brands are out there at slightly elevated prices.   I'll keep an eye out.    For other options check out.
Brownells
Impact Guns
AIM Surplus
Midway

AK74 - Pay what you have to if you need them and get Russian or East German if you have a choice.  Prices were $50 each and may be down slightly now.  Check out Atlantic.

AK47 - Still not a massive resupply of them though I expect polymer will begin to show up again at increased prices closer to $20 each versus the $12-18 before.  Tapco is back in stock at Midway.

CZ75  - availability online is good and pricing is back to normal from what I can see.  Check out Midway.