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Monthly Report · May 2026

Ammo prices kept easing in May. Here are the numbers to quote.

Live listing data refreshed July 30, 2026, 8:38 AM ET · By SendRounds · True cost = price + est. shipping, tax excluded

SendRounds Ammo Index
61
Good buyer conditions

Live index · updated Jul 30, 2026 08:39 ET

Tax is excluded because it depends on your state.

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The Buy Score is 61 this month. Score range: 0-100. Higher is better for buyers. It uses price, deals, freshness, and availability. Ammo Index definition.

4 numbers that matter this month

Each number is ready to cite.

Short quote. Supporting stat. Chart. Citation. Clean link. Each number says whether it is live or stored history.

Index desk · No. 1

"The Ammo Index is 61. SendRounds calls that good buyer conditions."

61 Buy Score Live index · updated Jul 30, 2026 08:39 ET
▼ 4 pts score
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Good buyer conditions. Score uses price, deals, freshness, and availability across 13 retailers.

What the number means: definition. A 0-100 buyer-condition score from current price, deal depth, listing freshness, and availability. Higher is better for buyers. 60-74 is Good buyer conditions.

publisher citation

SendRounds Ammo Index registered 61 in May 2026. Live index · updated Jul 30, 2026 08:39 ET. Good buyer conditions. Data by SendRounds: https://sendrounds.com/reports/2026-05#ammo-index

SendRounds Data Desk · sendrounds.com/reports/2026-05#ammo-index
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Handgun · No. 2

"9mm: $0.16/rd lowest, $0.52/rd typical."

$0.16/rd lowest, $0.52/rd typical Live true-cost range Live listings · updated Jul 30, 2026 08:35 ET
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Live 9mm range: $0.16/rd lowest, $0.52/rd typical. Stored history is labeled separately and currently runs through February 2026.

What the number means: definition. Lowest means the cheapest single live in-stock listing. Typical means median live true cost across tracked listings. Cheapest is never presented as the market rate. Uses stored true_cost_per_round: listed price plus the SendRounds shipping estimate when reliable. If no reliable shipping estimate exists, it falls back to listed price per round. Tax is excluded because every buyer's state is different.

publisher citation

9mm live true-cost range was $0.16/rd lowest, $0.52/rd typical in May 2026. Live listings · updated Jul 30, 2026 08:35 ET. Data by SendRounds: https://sendrounds.com/reports/2026-05#9mm-true-cost

SendRounds Data Desk · sendrounds.com/reports/2026-05#9mm-true-cost
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Rifle spread · No. 3

"5.56 NATO costs 4 cents a round more than .223 Rem on current live listings."

$0.04/rd Lowest true-cost spread Live listings · updated Jul 30, 2026 08:35 ET
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5.56 NATO 20 .223 Rem 16 sendrounds.com

5.56 costs $0.04/rd more than .223 on the lowest live listings. 5.56 NATO: $0.20/rd lowest, $0.67/rd typical. .223 Rem: $0.16/rd lowest, $0.88/rd typical.

What the number means: definition. Uses stored true_cost_per_round: listed price plus the SendRounds shipping estimate when reliable. If no reliable shipping estimate exists, it falls back to listed price per round. Tax is excluded because every buyer's state is different. Spread compares lowest live true cost for each caliber.

publisher citation

The 5.56/.223 true-cost spread was $0.04/rd in May 2026. Live listings · updated Jul 30, 2026 08:35 ET. Data by SendRounds: https://sendrounds.com/reports/2026-05#556-223-spread

SendRounds Data Desk · sendrounds.com/reports/2026-05#556-223-spread
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Rifle · No. 4

".308 Win: $0.50/rd lowest, $1.89/rd typical."

$0.50/rd lowest, $1.89/rd typical Live true-cost range Live listings · updated Jul 30, 2026 08:35 ET
→ live range
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Live .308 Win range: $0.50/rd lowest, $1.89/rd typical. Stored history is labeled separately and currently runs through February 2026.

What the number means: definition. Lowest means the cheapest single live in-stock listing. Typical means median live true cost across tracked listings. Cheapest is never presented as the market rate. Uses stored true_cost_per_round: listed price plus the SendRounds shipping estimate when reliable. If no reliable shipping estimate exists, it falls back to listed price per round. Tax is excluded because every buyer's state is different.

publisher citation

.308 Win live true-cost range was $0.50/rd lowest, $1.89/rd typical in May 2026. Live listings · updated Jul 30, 2026 08:35 ET. Data by SendRounds: https://sendrounds.com/reports/2026-05#308-true-cost

SendRounds Data Desk · sendrounds.com/reports/2026-05#308-true-cost
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Reference table

True cost by caliber

This is a SendRounds-owned page, so the cheapest source can be named here. Publisher embeds stay retailer-neutral.

Live data as of July 30, 2026, 8:38 AM ET
Caliber Lowest true cost Typical MoM stored history Latest vs prior month YoY stored history Latest vs last year Cheapest source
9mm $0.16/rd $0.52/rd ▲ 11.0% Feb 2026 vs Jan 2026 ▲ 1.4% Feb 2026 vs Feb 2025 TargetSportsUSA
.223 $0.16/rd $0.88/rd → no history No exact MoM basis → no history No exact YoY basis TargetSportsUSA
.40 S&W $0.11/rd $0.69/rd → no history No exact MoM basis → no history No exact YoY basis Widener's
.45 ACP $0.21/rd $0.80/rd ▼ 28.0% Feb 2026 vs Jan 2026 ▼ 15.3% Feb 2026 vs Feb 2025 TargetSportsUSA
.308 $0.50/rd $1.89/rd ▼ 3.9% Jan 2026 vs Dec 2025 ▼ 6.2% Jan 2026 vs Jan 2025 Ammunition Depot
5.56 $0.20/rd $0.67/rd ▼ 2.4% Feb 2026 vs Jan 2026 ▼ 4.8% Feb 2026 vs Feb 2025 TargetSportsUSA
.38 Spl $0.40/rd $0.80/rd → no history No exact MoM basis ▲ 7.0% Jul 2025 vs Jul 2024 Widener's
10mm $0.37/rd $0.91/rd ▲ 43.9% Nov 2025 vs Oct 2025 ▲ 4.5% Nov 2025 vs Nov 2024 Freedom Munitions
30-06 $0.97/rd $2.11/rd ▼ 48.5% Apr 2025 vs Mar 2025 → no history No exact YoY basis Lucky Gunner
.357 Mag $0.50/rd $0.95/rd → no history No exact MoM basis → no history No exact YoY basis Lucky Gunner

Price + shipping basis: true cost. Lowest and typical: lowest vs typical. Stored-history comparisons are through February 2026. Deltas: MoM/YoY. N retailers: tracked retailer count.

Reference chart

9mm price history through February 2026

The stored Arctic Shift history runs through February 2026; newer months are being added from live tracking.

Feature chart

9mm price history

How far is 9mm from the old floor?

Historical 9mm monthly price
$0.23/rd
Stored history · through February 2026

Stored Arctic Shift history is bounded through February 2026. Newer months are being added from live tracking. Current live 9mm range is $0.16/rd lowest, $0.52/rd typical.

The old 2019 floor is still the reference point buyers remember. This chart shows how close 9mm is getting.

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Source: Archived r/gundeals price history plus live SendRounds listing data. Definition: Stored-history deltas currently run through February 2026. MoM compares the latest stored historical month to the exact previous month. YoY compares to the same calendar month one year earlier. If that exact point is missing, the report says no history. Lowest means the cheapest single live in-stock listing. Typical means median live true cost across tracked listings. Cheapest is never presented as the market rate.

Methodology + freshness

Definitions used on this page

Every number is either a live listing value or a historical comparison. The labels say which one.

True cost per round

Uses stored true_cost_per_round: listed price plus the SendRounds shipping estimate when reliable. If no reliable shipping estimate exists, it falls back to listed price per round. Tax is excluded because every buyer's state is different.

Lowest vs typical

Lowest means the cheapest single live in-stock listing. Typical means median live true cost across tracked listings. Cheapest is never presented as the market rate.

MoM and YoY deltas

Stored-history deltas currently run through February 2026. MoM compares the latest stored historical month to the exact previous month. YoY compares to the same calendar month one year earlier. If that exact point is missing, the report says no history.

Ammo Index / Buy Score

A 0-100 buyer-condition score from current price, deal depth, listing freshness, and availability. Higher is better for buyers. 60-74 is Good buyer conditions.

Market Pressure

Sourced events that could move ammo price or availability. It does not move Buy Score unless prices, deals, freshness, or availability move.

Tracked retailers

13 active retailers from the latest index snapshot. This is the tracked retailer set, not the number carrying a specific caliber. Publisher embeds stay retailer-neutral; owned SendRounds pages may name the cheapest source.

Updated timestamp

Live update stamps come from the latest observed product refresh for the surfaced number, or from the latest Ammo Index snapshot. Stored-history charts are labeled through February 2026.

  • Live prices use active in-stock retailer listings.
  • True cost uses stored true_cost_per_round when reliable; otherwise it falls back to listed price per round.
  • Tax is excluded because it depends on the buyer state.
  • Lowest means cheapest single live listing; typical means median live true cost.
  • Stored Arctic Shift history currently runs through February 2026; newer months are being added from live tracking.
  • Stored-history MoM compares the latest historical month to the exact previous month.
  • YoY compares to the same month one year earlier when that point exists.
  • 13 retailers means the active tracked-retailer set from the latest index snapshot.
  • Publisher embeds are retailer-neutral. Retailer names stay on SendRounds-owned pages.

Data by SendRounds. Free to cite with a link back.