Have been looking for .32-20 ammo to feed an S&W K-frame and in anticipation of acquiring a Marlin 1894. The stuff is priced at over $0.80/round. What the heck? When did it become so expensive?

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I'd say we had about 25 years of relatively 'cheap' factory ammunition, but things went South, and prices went skyward, during the Crisis − aka, 'Election' − of 2008.

In many ways, it's like the 1970s all over again. Ammo prices are just one example, and I don't see them returning to 'normal' any time soon.

I think incomes will have to catch up for that to happen, and in terms of ammo-buying-capacity, that took at least a decade last time around.

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was back in 2001, the good ol' days, and it was 40+bucks then! 25/20 just as bad.