2021 Ammo Price Increases: Federal, CCI, Speer, Remington
January 5, 2021
International Sportsman obtained a letter to dealers from Vista Outdoor President Jason Vanderbrink, which announces a price increase on Federal, Remington, CCI, and Speer ammunition of 3-15 percent. We have reached out to Vista Outdoor to confirm. You can read the letter below:
Dear Customer:
Thank you for your business and for your continued support of American manufacturing. We have hired hundreds of people over the last 12 months and invested millions of dollars to produce more ammunition to meet our customer and consumer needs. During this year we have seen significant increases in raw material prices such as copper, zinc, and lead. Additionally, increases in labor and health care have exceeded our projections as the COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all.
Effective 4/1/2021 Federal, Remington, CCI, and SPEER ammunition will take a price increase of 3-15% across all products from our last price list. Unless you notify us to cancel an order, we will reprice all existing and future orders shipped on or after 4/1/2021 to the new 4/1 prices.
You will receive your finalized price list no later than February 19th.
Thank you for your continued support of our brands and our American workforce.
Jason R. Vanderbrink
President Ammunition
Vista Outdoors stock is up 170 percent as of the middle of December. Vanderbrink created a response video to rumors about ammo production in 2020.
Jeremy Mallette is co-founder of International Sportsman. An avid hunter and outdoorsman, he has spent more than a decade in the outdoor industry, from hiking and camping to silencers and hunting. His father taught him to shoot at age six, and he received his first firearm at age eight — a 1942 Colt Commando .38 special revolver. He enjoys yearly trips to Kansas for pheasant hunting, spending time with his children at the deer lease, and collecting unique firearms.