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.40 S&W Ammo Price History — From $0.26/rd, September 2026

Cheapest right now: $0.260/rd · Lower quartile: $0.400/rd · 21 retailers tracked

By load type: Range/practice $0.384/rd · Defensive/premium $0.950/rd

Last updated September 26, 2026

As of September 26, 2026, .40 S&W ammunition shows a median observed price of $0.580 per round across 21 tracked retailers, with most in-stock listings between $0.400 and $1.75 per round (30-day window, 13,067 daily-best observations across 504 products). By purpose, range/practice (FMJ-class) ammunition has a median of $0.384 per round and premium/defensive (JHP, hunting, match) has a median of $0.950 per round.

Observed price data from tracked retailers, updated daily. How we measure this.

Cheapest Right Now

$0.260/rd

$13.00 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$0.260$13.00
25th Percentile$0.400$20.00
Median$0.580$29.00
75th Percentile$1.15$57.48
Highest Observed$3.03$151.50

Based on 13067 observations over 31 days across 21 retailers · 504 products tracked

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current .40 S&W ammo price per round?
As of September 2026, range/practice .40 S&W runs about $0.384/rd at the midpoint, across 21 tracked retailers. The cheapest observed listing is $0.260/rd. A quarter of listings price at or below $0.400/rd. Across all load types, including defensive and match, the midpoint is $0.580/rd. Prices are updated daily from 504+ product listings.
What is a good price per round for .40 S&W?
Over the past 30 days, range/practice .40 S&W runs about $0.384/rd at the midpoint, and the 25th-percentile observed price is $0.400/rd. Across all load types, including defensive and match, the midpoint is $0.580/rd. IronScout reports observed market prices only and does not rate individual prices.
Are .40 S&W ammo prices going up or down?
Based on 13067 price observations over 31 days, range/practice .40 S&W runs about $0.384/rd at the midpoint, and the cheapest observed price is $0.260/rd. Across all load types, including defensive and match, the midpoint is $0.580/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 .40 S&W 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: 0.580, lowest: 0.260, highest: 3.030, sample size: 13067.

Lowest observed price in the trailing 7-day window: 0.260.

Prices last updated September 26, 2026 · 504 listings tracked across 21 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.

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Frozen monthly price levels

6 frozen months for .40 S&W, March 2026 to August 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.

$0.298$1.02$1.75Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26
.40 S&W frozen monthly price levels
MonthMedian $/rd25th–75th percentileRetailersSamples
March 2026$0.740$0.399 – $1.3984107
April 2026$1.15$0.570 – $1.6543768
May 2026$1.15$0.580 – $1.6543937
June 2026$1.00$0.500 – $1.6095789
July 2026$0.640$0.398 – $1.302011177
August 2026$0.559$0.399 – $1.102014950

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