I thought about this as an alternative to physical precious metals holdings. Would buying ammo and waiting to sell it later at a higher price be a good idea? It seems the frenzy has died down a bit, but could easily pick up very soon. Plus, ammo seems to have much better liquidity, because a major recession won't prompt people to buy precious metals if they can't buy stuff with it.
Investing in Ammo?
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Currently ammo prices are pretty high. If Obama does not grab guns, the scare will pass and demand will go down. Buy when you find a good price.
Speculation is driving the price up. What if the gun grabbers ban all non-stamped ammo and make it illegal to own or sell? Your stash could only be sold on the black market...
Speculation is driving the price up. What if the gun grabbers ban all non-stamped ammo and make it illegal to own or sell? Your stash could only be sold on the black market...
Perhaps, but they seem to frown upon physical gold/silver going around too for some reason. Also, that's a rather extreme measure, it could also be a tax or restriction or even something with a grandfather clause that would exempt bullets manufactured before the passing of the bill.
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Why would you sell it
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And for a very nice profit.
If they ban firearms and/or ammo I consider it a violation of the 2nd and would not comply anyhow.....
Why would you sell it
To make a profit, assuming you had enough for self defense already.
(Of course, it could be an investment not for making profit, but avoiding having to pay higher prices down the road)
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Ammo as an investment? It will degrade over time and reselling it for what the stores are asking for it is difficult so you would need a very high apreciation in the retail price before you could even break even. Is there even a resale market in ammo?
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Wait till prices on bulk (500rd and 1000rd cases) ammo drops at least 30%, but preferably ~40%, and then that's the time to invest.
For example, on ammoman.com, 7.62x39 in a 1,000 round case = $279... wait till it's definitely under $200 till you buy.
Then, buy a massive amount. If the price drop I just mentioned occurs, I'll be doing the same thing, but not until then, and only then.
For example, on ammoman.com, 7.62x39 in a 1,000 round case = $279... wait till it's definitely under $200 till you buy.
Then, buy a massive amount. If the price drop I just mentioned occurs, I'll be doing the same thing, but not until then, and only then.
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This is false.
Ammo degrades VERY SLOWLY. Meaning, you're more likely to have your personally possessed silver bullion severely tarnish than having your ammo degrade in any noteworthy manner whatsoever. Yes, there is a resale market in ammo, especially right now, and almost guaranteed in the future. There are plenty of ammo only retailers that can back me up on this. The robbery thing is just dumb. Why even add that to your post? Not bustin' your balls, just sayin...
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Okay. I noticed good deals on Classic Arms (www.classicarms.us) but it's Wolf ammo, so IDK if I should get that or pony up a bit more for something else. Also, is there one type that's better than another? You mentioned 7.62x39 but I think .308 could be a bit better. Not sure if it really matters though.
Load your own. Sell SOME of it
Might be a good idea, I'll look at that reloading thread again.
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We are in an ammo bubble right now! 
Resale might be difficult, unless you have enough to set up a table at a gun show...
Resale might be difficult, unless you have enough to set up a table at a gun show...
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We are in an ammo bubble right now!
Resale might be difficult, unless you have enough to set up a table at a gun show...
I still can't get .22 ammo here in Lubbock. The stores have it on the day they get a delivery, and no more afterwards.
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Invest in Silver Ammo, in the cast of Currency meltdown, or Werewolf infestation, either way you'll be set
I don't see them going down for a while. And they went down a bit since Obama got elected.
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I was just using 7.62x39 (with is what AK-47 variants and SKSs shoot) as an example. It's a very common ammo, just like 5.56 NATO and 7.62 NATO [.308].
Any of those would be worth investing in, as well as 9mm for handguns, and possibly .40 and .45ACP.
For 7.62x39, Wolf, Golden Tiger, Brown Bear/Silver Bear/Golden Bear are good ones to invest in, considering the gun that it'd most likely be shot in (AK/SKS) which were designed to shoot dirty, combloc steel cased ammo.
But, if you're investing in any of the others, it'd be best to not get dirty/cheap combloc ammo. Instead get American made ammo for those.
The ammo prices on Classic Arms aren't very good. Maybe the best you can find right now, but good in comparison to just a few months ago, let alone a couple years ago. Don't get Wolf .308 unless it's for your own personal practice. It's steel case is hard on the extractors of most of the guns it'd be shot out of (American made).
