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Price IntelligenceLast updated July 23, 2026

12 Gauge Ammo Prices in 2026: What's Actually Happening

TL;DR

As of July 23, 2026, 12 Gauge ammunition shows a median observed price of $0.900 per round across 19 tracked retailers, with most in-stock listings between $0.164 and $3.398 per round (30-day window, 14870 daily-best observations). The lowest price observed in the trailing 7 days was $0.164 per round. Compared with June 2026, the median has risen 2.8%.

Median $/rd
$0.900
Observed range
$0.164$7.133
Tracked retailers
19
Window
30d

12 Gauge cost per round

Observed daily-best price per round across tracked online retailers, broken out by where each price sits in the distribution of current listings.

12 Gauge observed price per round by distribution band, updated July 23, 2026.
Distribution bandPrice / round
Lowest observed$0.164
Lower quartile (25th percentile)$0.560
Median (typical)$0.900
Upper quartile (75th percentile)$1.498
Highest observed$7.133

Based on 14870 daily-best observations across 1058 products and 19 retailers over 31 of the last 30 days.

Recent trend

Current median compared with frozen monthly snapshots from the append-only price history.

12 Gauge median price-per-round change versus prior monthly snapshots.
ComparisonThen (median $/rd)Now (median $/rd)Change
Vs prior month (June 2026)$0.875$0.900Rising +2.8%
Vs ~3 months ago (April 2026)$0.880$0.900Rising +2.2%
12 Gauge monthly observed price-per-round history.
MonthMedian $/rdLow $/rdHigh $/rd
April 2026$0.880$0.130$6.600
May 2026$0.880$0.130$6.600
June 2026$0.875$0.348$6.800

What the 12 Gauge price data shows

Across the trailing 30 days, 12 Gauge ammunition has a median observed price of $0.900 per round. The middle of the market — the 25th through 75th percentile of daily-best prices — runs from $0.560 to $1.498 per round, while the full observed range spans $0.164 to $7.133. These figures come from 1058 distinct products listed by 19 tracked retailers, with data on 31 of the last 30 days.

Looking at the append-only price history: relative to June 2026 (median $0.875), the current median has risen 2.8%; and against April 2026 (median $0.880), it has risen 2.2%. 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 $0.938 per round here) reflects differences in pack size, bullet type, and brand within the 12 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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