Lower quartile: $0.583/rd · 30 retailers tracked
By load type: Range/practice $0.564/rd · Defensive/premium $1.20/rd
Last updated November 11, 2026
As of November 11, 2026, 5.56 NATO ammunition shows a median observed price of $0.799 per round across 30 tracked retailers (30-day window, 17,760 daily-best observations across 873 products). By purpose, range/practice (FMJ-class) ammunition has a median of $0.564 per round and premium/defensive (JHP, hunting, match) has a median of $1.20 per round.
Historical price observations from tracked retailers. How we measure this.
| Metric | Price Per Round | Per Box of 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest Observed | — | — |
| 25th Percentile | $0.583 | $29.16 |
| Median | $0.799 | $39.98 |
| 75th Percentile | $1.35 | $67.47 |
| Highest Observed | — | — |
Based on 17760 observations over 31 days across 30 retailers · 873 products tracked
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.
IronScout provides observed price and availability data for 5.56 NATO ammo prices ammunition across tracked online retailers. Data reflects historical price observations and does not include purchase recommendations.
Observed 30-Day Price (Per Round): median: $0.799, sample size: 17760.
Prices last updated November 11, 2026 · 873 listings tracked across 30 retailers · 31 days with data in the 30-day window
SQL PERCENTILE_CONT over daily-best per-product-per-day observed in-stock prices
Looking at the append-only price history: relative to October 2026 (median $0.799), the current median has held roughly flat. 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 $0.766 per round here) reflects differences in pack size, bullet type, and brand within the 5.56 NATO 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.
8 frozen months for 5.56 NATO, 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 joined only where the set of tracked retailers stayed comparable between one month and the next; elsewhere they are shown unconnected.
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.
| Month | Range / practice median $/rd | Premium / defensive median $/rd | Retailers | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | $0.529 | $1.25 | 8 | 9477 |
| April 2026 | $0.600 | $1.35 | 4 | 5709 |
| May 2026 | $0.600 | $1.40 | 4 | 5876 |
| June 2026 | $0.562 | $1.34 | 9 | 8972 |
| July 2026 | $0.545 | $1.20 | 21 | 19406 |
| August 2026 | $0.550 | $1.15 | 22 | 25461 |
| September 2026 | $0.570 | $1.25 | 21 | 21083 |
| October 2026 | $0.557 | $1.20 | 30 | 20916 |