Recently I purchased .45 acp for 350 INR each round. Just out of curiosity I checked price of same SnB ammo on some US websites. I was shocked to see that it was at most 60 INR. Lets assume even double the price, still 350 INR is like 7 times the original price. I am curious to know why such inflated price? And is there going to be any remedy for this in near future?
I am sure this must be the case for other type of imported ammo also, feel free to add your inputs/experience/workaround.
Inflated price of imported ammo
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Re: Inflated price of imported ammo
Gun dealers know that a person who can afford a .45 pistol will not mind spending
high price for the cartridges and it's also demand and supply, only a limited quantity can be imported and good ammo is always in demand so they would like to get maximum out of the situation
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Re: Inflated price of imported ammo
tax transportation storage profit etc
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Re: Inflated price of imported ammo
Gun dealers are the last node in this very long supply chain. I dont think they are responsible for so much price difference.hornet22 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:17 pmGun dealers know that a person who can afford a .45 pistol will not mind spendinghigh price for the cartridges and it's also demand and supply, only a limited quantity can be imported and good ammo is always in demand so they would like to get maximum out of the situation
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Re: Inflated price of imported ammo
The only way to solve this problem is to start local manufacturing of ammo by private companies.