Cheapest right now: $0.280/rd · Lower quartile: $0.520/rd · 20 retailers tracked
Last updated August 13, 2026
As of August 13, 2026, .38 Special ammunition shows a median observed price of $0.679 per round across 20 tracked retailers, with most in-stock listings between $0.520 and $1.75 per round (30-day window, 8,646 daily-best observations across 363 products). By purpose, range/practice (FMJ-class) ammunition has a median of $0.505 per round and premium/defensive (JHP, hunting, match) has a median of $1.00 per round.
Observed price data from tracked retailers, updated daily. How we measure this.
Lowest
$0.280/rd
Lower Quartile
$0.520/rd
a quarter price at or below
Midpoint
$0.679/rd
across products
Highest
$2.85/rd
Range / Practice Midpoint
$0.505/rd
FMJ-class loads
Defensive / Premium Midpoint
$1.00/rd
JHP, match, hunting
| Metric | Price Per Round | Per Box of 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest Observed | $0.280 | $13.99 |
| 25th Percentile | $0.520 | $26.00 |
| Median | $0.679 | $33.95 |
| 75th Percentile | $1.09 | $54.73 |
| Highest Observed | $2.85 | $142.38 |
Based on 8646 observations over 31 days across 20 retailers · 363 products tracked
IronScout provides observed price and availability data for .38 Special 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: 0.679, lowest: 0.280, highest: 2.848, sample size: 8646.
Lowest observed price in the trailing 7-day window: 0.280.
Prices last updated August 13, 2026 · 363 listings tracked across 20 retailers · 31 days with data in the 30-day window
SQL PERCENTILE_CONT over daily-best per-product-per-day observed in-stock prices
IronScout monitors .38 Special prices across 20 online retailersand updates this page daily. Prices shown are observed in-stock prices — not cached or stale data. The “lowest” price reflects the lowest per-round price observed in the trailing 30-day window.
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