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Price IntelligenceLast updated June 9, 2026

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

TL;DR

As of June 9, 2026, 12 Gauge ammunition shows a median observed price of $0.880 per round across 4 tracked retailers, with current listings ranging from $0.320 to $7.000 per round (30-day window, 7703 daily-best observations). The lowest price observed in the trailing 7 days was $0.352 per round. Compared with May 2026, the median has held roughly flat.

Median $/rd
$0.880
Observed range
$0.320$7.000
Tracked retailers
4
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 June 9, 2026.
Distribution bandPrice / round
Lowest observed$0.320
Lower quartile (25th percentile)$0.580
Median (typical)$0.880
Upper quartile (75th percentile)$1.350
Highest observed$7.000

Based on 7703 daily-best observations across 336 products and 4 retailers over 30 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 (May 2026)$0.880$0.880Flat (0.0%)
Vs ~3 months ago (April 2026)$0.880$0.880Flat (0.0%)
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

What the 12 Gauge price data shows

Across the trailing 30 days, 12 Gauge ammunition has a median observed price of $0.880 per round. The middle of the market — the 25th through 75th percentile of daily-best prices — runs from $0.580 to $1.350 per round, while the full observed range spans $0.320 to $7.000. These figures come from 336 distinct products listed by 4 tracked retailers, with data on 30 of the last 30 days.

Looking at the append-only price history: relative to May 2026 (median $0.880), the current median has held roughly flat; and against April 2026 (median $0.880), it 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 $0.770 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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