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Price IntelligenceLast updated July 23, 2026

.38 Special Ammo Prices in 2026: What's Actually Happening

TL;DR

As of July 23, 2026, .38 Special ammunition shows a median observed price of $0.760 per round across 19 tracked retailers, with most in-stock listings between $0.177 and $1.765 per round (30-day window, 4872 daily-best observations). The lowest price observed in the trailing 7 days was $0.227 per round. Compared with June 2026, the median has fallen 24.0%.

Median $/rd
$0.760
Observed range
$0.177$2.848
Tracked retailers
19
Window
30d

.38 Special 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.

.38 Special observed price per round by distribution band, updated July 23, 2026.
Distribution bandPrice / round
Lowest observed$0.177
Lower quartile (25th percentile)$0.530
Median (typical)$0.760
Upper quartile (75th percentile)$1.149
Highest observed$2.848

Based on 4872 daily-best observations across 331 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.

.38 Special median price-per-round change versus prior monthly snapshots.
ComparisonThen (median $/rd)Now (median $/rd)Change
Vs prior month (June 2026)$1.000$0.760Falling -24.0%
Vs ~3 months ago (April 2026)$0.899$0.760Falling -15.5%
.38 Special monthly observed price-per-round history.
MonthMedian $/rdLow $/rdHigh $/rd
April 2026$0.899$0.132$2.848
May 2026$1.000$0.395$2.848
June 2026$1.000$0.400$2.848

What the .38 Special price data shows

Across the trailing 30 days, .38 Special ammunition has a median observed price of $0.760 per round. The middle of the market — the 25th through 75th percentile of daily-best prices — runs from $0.530 to $1.149 per round, while the full observed range spans $0.177 to $2.848. These figures come from 331 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 $1.000), the current median has fallen 24.0%; and against April 2026 (median $0.899), it has fallen 15.5%. 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 $0.620 per round here) reflects differences in pack size, bullet type, and brand within the .38 Special 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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