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US Shooters Hit By Soaring Bullet Prices

Demand for metals triggers ammo price hikes

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted May 20, 2008 2:57 AM CDT

(Newser) – Gun users across the US are having to tighten their ammo belts as bullet prices soar, Reuters reports. Sky-high worldwide demand for copper, lead and zinc means the price of most bullets has shot up two to three times in the last couple of years....   Read full story »

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