5.56 NATO vs .300 Blackout - Price, Recoil & Ballistics Compared

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Current Prices

Metric5.56 NATO.300 Blackout
Lowest Price$0.194/rd$0.400/rd
Midpoint (per product)$1.200/rd$1.586/rd
Range / practice midpoint$0.575/rd$0.900/rd
Defensive / premium midpoint$1.347/rd$1.700/rd
Highest Price$4.000/rd$3.599/rd
Products Tracked459124
Retailers99

Prices reflect 30-day observed in-stock data across tracked online retailers. Updated daily.

5.56 NATO

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 Range (Per Round): median: 1.200, lowest: 0.194, highest: 4.000, sample size: 8894.

Lowest observed price in the trailing 7-day window: 0.170.

Prices last updated June 28, 2026 · 459 listings tracked across 9 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.

.300 Blackout

IronScout provides observed price and availability data for .300 Blackout 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: 1.586, lowest: 0.400, highest: 3.599, sample size: 2431.

Lowest observed price in the trailing 7-day window: 0.400.

Prices last updated June 28, 2026 · 124 listings tracked across 9 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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