Thread: What is going on with .17 ammo?

In the last year and a bit I've seen 17 HMR go from 50c a round to almost 90c now. I get that America is having a shortage, but aren't our orders from overseas manufacturers separate to the American orders?

At this point there's no reason to buy a .17 HMR when you can get .17 WSM for less money from the right supplier. Of course going through broncos/guncity you're paying $550 for 500 compared to another supplier being $350 for 500 of the same ammo.

Is this the importers fleecing us because they can use overseas markets as an excuse? Or because our market is so small that they can set artificial prices like Beretta shotguns, and when someone comes along with legitimate pricing they get threatened by whatever conglomerate is controlling the market here.

From a miffed shooter.