Ammo Price Index
A monthly price-per-round benchmark for ordinary training ammunition across major calibers. Compare the current market, open any caliber for its history, and cite the published figures with a stable source.
- 9
- calibers tracked
- 431
- qualifying listings
- August 2026
- latest published month
Latest snapshot
Current training-ammo prices
Each row uses the same inclusion rules so the calibers remain comparable. Open a row for its complete monthly series and reusable chart.
| Caliber | Price / round | Monthly change | 12-month range | Listings | Open history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9mm LugerMonthly pricing for ordinary 9mm Luger training and practice ammunition. | $0.298 | — | $0.298–$0.298 | 132 | History |
| 5.56 NATOMonthly pricing for ordinary 5.56x45mm NATO training and practice ammunition. | $0.614 | — | $0.614–$0.614 | 58 | History |
| .223 RemingtonMonthly pricing for ordinary .223 Remington training and practice ammunition. | $0.578 | — | $0.578–$0.578 | 50 | History |
| .308 Winchester / 7.62 NATOMonthly pricing for ordinary .308 Winchester and 7.62 NATO training ammunition. | $1.225 | — | $1.225–$1.225 | 35 | History |
| .300 AAC BlackoutMonthly pricing for ordinary .300 Blackout training ammunition, excluding explicit subsonic and 190+ grain heavy loads. | $0.83 | — | $0.83–$0.83 | 36 | History |
| .22 LRMonthly pricing for ordinary .22 Long Rifle training and practice ammunition. | $0.08 | — | $0.08–$0.08 | 11 | History |
| 7.62x39mmMonthly pricing for ordinary 7.62x39mm training and practice ammunition. | $0.74 | — | $0.74–$0.74 | 26 | History |
| .45 ACPMonthly pricing for ordinary .45 ACP training and practice ammunition. | $0.566 | — | $0.566–$0.566 | 53 | History |
| .380 ACPMonthly pricing for ordinary .380 ACP training and practice ammunition. | $0.389 | — | $0.389–$0.389 | 30 | History |
Methodology
What the index measures
Qualifying in-stock training-ammunition offers are converted to price per round, deduplicated within each retailer, and summarized as the median of each retailer's median offer. Every caliber must have at least five accepted offers from at least two retailers. Advertised item prices exclude shipping and tax.
The published figure is labeled Median of retailer median advertised prices per round. It represents ordinary training and practice ammunition only; defensive, hunting, match, subsonic, remanufactured, and specialty loads do not enter the benchmark.
Every observation carries its month and sample size. A new monthly snapshot extends the series without rewriting earlier published values.
Pack counts are parsed from explicit title fields such as “50 rounds” or “case of 1,000.” Ambiguous packages, shipping, tax, rebates, member pricing, and cart-only discounts are not included.
Citation and reuse
Built to be cited
Cite the latest edition as Rifle Configurator Ammo Price Index, August 2026, with a link to this page or the relevant caliber detail. Charts may be reused in commercial and non-commercial work with the included source link intact.
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Retailer feeds behind August 2026
The first edition uses the audited feed timestamps below. Future editions omit stale or unreadable feeds. A failed refresh may use an existing cache only when its own timestamp is still fresh, and publication still requires at least two fresh retailer feeds to pass every caliber coverage gate.
| Source | Feed updated | Rows scanned | Qualifying listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpticsPlanet product feed | 509,196 | 176 | |
| Classic Firearms product feed | 46,572 | 109 | |
| KYGUNCO product feed | 109,276 | 146 |
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