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20 gauge Ammo Price History — From $0.36/rd, November 2026

Cheapest right now: $0.360/rd · Lower quartile: $0.560/rd · 26 retailers tracked

By load type: Defensive/premium $1.60/rd

Last updated November 11, 2026

As of November 11, 2026, 20 gauge ammunition shows a median observed price of $0.888 per round across 26 tracked retailers, with most in-stock listings between $0.560 and $3.26 per round (30-day window, 11,597 daily-best observations across 484 products). By purpose, premium/defensive (JHP, hunting, match) has a median of $1.60 per round.

Historical price observations from tracked retailers. How we measure this.

Cheapest Right Now

$0.337/rd

$16.86 per box of 50

30-Day Price Summary

middle 50% (p25–p75)median7-day lowrange (low–high)
MetricPrice Per RoundPer Box of 50
Lowest Observed$0.337$16.86
25th Percentile$0.560$27.98
Median$0.888$44.40
75th Percentile$1.24$61.98
Highest Observed$6.17$308.33

Based on 11597 observations over 31 days across 26 retailers · 484 products tracked

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current 20 gauge ammo price per round?
As of November 2026, the midpoint across all listed 20 gauge products is $0.888/rd, across 26 tracked retailers. The cheapest observed listing is $0.337/rd. A quarter of listings price at or below $0.560/rd. Prices are updated daily from 484+ product listings.
What is a good price per round for 20 gauge?
Over the past 30 days, the midpoint across all listed 20 gauge products is $0.888/rd, and the 25th-percentile observed price is $0.560/rd. IronScout reports observed market prices only and does not rate individual prices.
Are 20 gauge ammo prices going up or down?
Based on 11597 price observations over 31 days, the midpoint across all listed 20 gauge products is $0.888/rd, and the cheapest observed price is $0.337/rd. IronScout tracks observed prices — not predictions. Set up free price alerts to be notified of significant changes.

Data Methodology

IronScout collects observed in-stock prices from tracked online retailers daily. Price statistics are calculated using the daily-best observed price per product per day — meaning the lowest price seen for each distinct product on each calendar day.

  • Only in-stock products are included in calculations
  • Median and percentile values use SQL PERCENTILE_CONT over daily-best prices
  • Coverage varies by retailer and data source
  • Historical data is append-only and never modified after collection
Observed 30-day price distribution

IronScout provides observed price and availability data for 20 gauge ammo prices ammunition across tracked online retailers. Data reflects historical price observations and does not include purchase recommendations.

Observed 30-Day Price Range (Per Round): median: $0.888, lowest: $0.337, 95th-percentile high: $3.256, sample size: 11597.

Lowest observed price in the trailing 7-day window: $0.360.

Prices last updated November 11, 2026 · 484 listings tracked across 26 retailers · 31 days with data in the 30-day window

How we calculate this

SQL PERCENTILE_CONT over daily-best per-product-per-day observed in-stock prices

  • Daily-best is MIN(price_per_round) per (caliber, product, UTC day).
  • Only in-stock observations included.
  • Coverage varies by retailer and source.

What the 20 gauge price data shows

Looking at the append-only price history: relative to October 2026 (median $0.910), the current median has fallen 2.4%. These comparisons describe observed movement in the recorded data; they are not a projection of future prices.

The spread between lower- and higher-priced listings (about $0.680 per round here) reflects differences in pack size, bullet type, and brand within the 20 Gauge category: bulk cases and basic range loads sit toward the lower end of the range, while small packs and specialty loads sit toward the upper end. The numbers describe what is currently listed, not any single product.

All prices are observed daily-best per-round figures from tracked online retailers, in stock at the time of observation. Coverage varies by retailer and source, and in-store or local pricing is not included. The underlying history is append-only, so past observations are never overwritten. This page reports what the data shows and does not advise any action.

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Frozen monthly price levels

8 frozen months for 20 gauge, March 2026 to October 2026. Each month is computed on its own from that month's observations and then locked; it is a level, not a change from the month before. No calendar month between them is missing a published snapshot. Points are shown unconnected: the set of tracked retailers behind each month was not comparable to the month before it, so no line is drawn between them.

Each month shows two medians: range / practice loads (FMJ-class) and premium / defensive loads (hollow points, hunting and match). A single median across both would depend on how many of each kind the tracked retailers listed that month, so it is not shown. A dash means that kind had fewer than 15 observations in the month, or the month has no split. Samples counts every observation in the month, including loads in neither kind.

$1.54$1.79$2.03Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26
Range / practice medianPremium / defensive median
20 gauge frozen monthly price levels
MonthRange / practice median $/rdPremium / defensive median $/rdRetailersSamples
March 2026—$2.0073052
April 2026—$2.0032942
May 2026—$2.0033070
June 2026—$1.7593245
July 2026—$1.60197153
August 2026—$1.571914620
September 2026—$1.571713653
October 2026—$1.602613131

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