The prices of ammunition are about to climb – this is why

By Jim Strong

Here is an article with occasional consonance based on the recent declaration of SG ammunition on prices and ammunition prices, ending with their full declaration:

Munition buyers may want to prepare. SG AMMO, a popular ammunition retailer, has just published a detailed update on recent American prices on imported ammunition, and it is quite clear that prices are about to climb considerably.

In their declaration, the SG ammunition stresses that the new prices announced by the United States government this week are higher than expected and will probably have serious impacts on the ammunition market. They expect not only higher prices, but also problems for certain imported brands. According to SG ammunition, the beneficiary margins in ammunition sales are already thin, generally oscillating approximately 5% per case. This does not leave much room to absorb additional costs without transmitting them to consumers.

SG ammunition stressed that price changes will not occur overnight. Adjustments will occur manually, the article by article and could take a week to one month to deploy completely. Prices can gradually increase rather than once, depending on the type of ammunition and the remaining stock.

Some calibers will be stronger than others. The biggest jumps are expected in popular FMJ range loads like 7.62 × 39, 5.56 mm, 9 mm,. 308 Winchester and others, as well as more European and Soviet niche calibers like 7.62x54r and 9 × 18 Makarov. Rimfire ammunition like .22 LR and typical hunting calibers, which are mainly produced at the national level, should be less affected.

SG ammunition highlighted some specific examples. The South Korea PMC faces a price of 25%, adding about $ 100 per thousand characteristics of 5.56 ammunition, probably assessing them in competition with American manufacturers. Prvi Partizan from Serbia received a rate of 37%, which, according to SG, could force them entirely on the American market within six months. Likewise, Bosnian Igman ammunition now have a price of 36%, considerably increasing the costs for calibers like 7.62 × 39. The Czech manufacturer Sellier & Bellot was affected by a tariff of 20%, increasing prices by around $ 40 for a thousand 9 mm basic cartridges. Even Magtech du Brazil, facing the smallest price at 10%, will see significant price increases.

The SG ammunition expect these prices to push many marks imported out of the market or in the pricing territory that few consumers will accept. Meanwhile, interior ammunition manufacturers could slowly increase their own prices to match these new market conditions, which means that prices at all levels will increase in the coming months and next year.

Their point to remember? If you plan to buy ammunition, do it earlier than late could save money.

Here is the full declaration of SG ammunition:

First of all, I mean that everything written here should be considered my opinion, depending on what I have seen so far concerning the prices on imported and conditional ammunition at the rates that remain in place.

My opinion is not supposed to be on the political level, nor attribute the blame or say what is good, bad, well, bad, just or unfair to anyone, or what is best for our country in the long term. This opinion simply concerns the supply chain in the ammunition sector and how prices affect your ability to obtain the ammunition that you are used to obtaining and the way it increases your cost for these products when you buy ammunition here in Sgammo and elsewhere in the firearms industry.

On Wednesday evening, the new Large Balayage Prices of the United States imports were announced. In my opinion, they were higher than expected and will have a major effect on the price and supply of ammunition in the United States.

In short, this will increase consumer prices dramatically and completely reduce the offer in certain brands over time. From today, Friday, April 4, I will have to start adjust my retail prices up to compensate for the higher replacement costs on goods likely to be bought later to replace what is sold now. Although all the efforts that are reasonable are made to minimize and delay the impact on our customers, we work in the end in a company where 5% of beneficiary margins on cases of ammunition is the “ normal ” margin, which means that if I sell a case of $ 200 to $ 250 of ammunition, after I cannot sell an element of the sale of $ 10, and years. Sgammo price increases forced by the prices will all be carried out manually the article by article after examining the options.

There is no magic button here for me to grow which increases every prices at the same time, the process will take at least a week to a month to fully implement, and it will be a slow and unequal process on increased products and when. The increases can be increasing, which means that with the current inventory that we have in stock, we do not adjust ourselves at the same time. For example, if the price is 20% for an increased cost of $ 40 out of a 9 mm in Europe, we can only increase $ 20, then make the $ 20 other later. Alternatively, we can make a complete adjustment at a time, or perhaps no immediate adjustment. For the moment, we have just started and most of the products remain at prices to which they have so far been this year.

To give additional clarifications on my opinion on what the calibers would be better to buy, the calibers that I see the most affected by this, in approximate impact order are your typical FMJ range in 7.62 × 39, 5.56 mm / 223 Rem, 9 mm Luger, 308 Winchester / 7.62 × 51, 38 Special, 380 Mag, and slug. European European and metric and metric calibers lower European and Soviets like 7.62x54r, 8 mm Mauser, 8x56r, 7.65 × 53, 7.5 × 55, 6.5 × 55, 9 × 18 Makarov, 7.62 × 25 and 7.62x38r where production is very limited to the United States and almost all supplies are done by 2 factories in Europe. Regarding the calibers, I see the least effective, it would be rim calibers like 22LR, 22 Mag, 5 p.m. MR and hunting calibers with expansion points like your typical victory 243, 270 victory, 30-06, 300 Mag victories, etc., and where almost all the production is national anyway.

Example 1 – The South Korea PMC has been affected by a price of 25% and is a major supplier of the most popular options for 5.56 / 223 ammunition, as well as 9 mm and many other calibers. This rate increases the cost to 1000 rounds by 5.56 per $ 100 and 1000 rounds 9 mm around $ 50. At this stage, they simply cannot compete on the market against the manufacture of the United States and would probably slowly release the market over the next year, the most popular products dry first. In addition, PMC’s parent company, Poongsan Corporation, provides American ammunition manufacturers with a large part of the copper strip used to make ammunition, which will increase the costs of American manufacturers.

Example 2 – PRVI Partizan in Serbia was affected by a price of 37% and is a key supplier of metric rifle calibers, economic fist ammunition and 5.56 FMJ ammunition. This rate of 37%, if it is maintained, will completely force them to bankruptcy and you will see this manufacturer leave the American market completely in the next 6 months.

Example 3 – Igman in Bosnia, a key supplier of 7.62 × 39 and 7.62 × 51 ammunition was affected by a rate of 36%, which increases the cost of 1000 rounds by 7.62 × 39 per $ 180. No one will import it at all if this cost is added.

Example 4 -, Sellier & Bellot in the EU (Czech Republic) was affected by a tariff of 20%. This leads to the cost of their 9 mm base FMJ ammunition up $ 40 per 1000 and affects other products in the same way, and at this stage, they cannot compete on the market on many popular products.

Example 5 – Magtech in Brazil was hit by the smallest price at 10%, but still substantial to increase prices of 9 mm up around $ 20 per 1000 rounds.

In my opinion, unless the prices are reversed or reduced to much lower levels, the most likely course to know where we are is that many import ammunition brands are chased from its activities in 6 months to a year or are forced to charge unrealistic prices that very few consumers will pay, reducing their volume to a non -substantial point.

At the same time, American manufacturing probably increases prices from 3% to 8% once a quarter of 2025 and at the beginning of 2026, which increases prices to equal import competitors on the most popular calibers like 9 mm, 45 auto and 5.56 / 223 and more, where the profit margins have undergone manufacturing costs due to manufacturing costs.

What you do is your business, but it will have an undeniable effect on forced price increases in our store and all other ammunition and retailers’ websites of all types, and I am in my opinion that the purchase today will save you in the long term.

Thank you, Sam Gabbert, owner of Sgammo