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Price IntelligenceLast updated September 19, 2026

.40 S&W Ammo Prices in 2026: What's Actually Happening

TL;DR

As of September 19, 2026, .40 S&W ammunition shows a median observed price of $0.559 per round across 20 tracked retailers, with most in-stock listings between $0.400 and $1.75 per round (30-day window, 14,417 daily-best observations). By purpose, range/practice (FMJ-class) ammunition has a median of $0.386 per round and premium/defensive (JHP, hunting, match) has a median of $0.844 per round. The lowest price observed in the trailing 7 days was $0.260 per round. Compared with August 2026, the median has held roughly flat.

Median $/rd
$0.559
Observed range
$0.260$3.03
Tracked retailers
20
Window
30d

.40 S&W 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.

.40 S&W observed price per round by distribution band, updated September 19, 2026.
Distribution bandPrice / round
Lowest observed$0.260
A quarter price at or below$0.400
Typical price$0.559
A quarter price at or above$1.10
Highest observed$3.03

Based on 14417 daily-best observations across 539 products and 20 retailers over 31 of the last 30 days.

Recent trend

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

.40 S&W median price-per-round change versus prior monthly snapshots.
ComparisonThen (median $/rd)Now (median $/rd)Change
Vs prior month (August 2026)$0.559$0.559Flat (+0.1%)
Vs ~3 months ago$0.559
.40 S&W monthly observed price-per-round history.
MonthMedian $/rdLow $/rdHigh $/rd
March 2026$0.740$0.165$2.60
April 2026$1.15$0.263$7.80
May 2026$1.15$0.263$8.40
June 2026$1.00$0.290$3.50
July 2026$0.640$0.130$3.40
August 2026$0.559$0.260$2.70

What the .40 S&W price data shows

Across the trailing 30 days, .40 S&W ammunition has a median observed price of $0.559 per round. The middle of the market — the 25th through 75th percentile of daily-best prices — runs from $0.400 to $1.10 per round. The full observed range spans $0.260 to $3.03. These figures come from 539 distinct products listed by 20 tracked retailers, with data on 31 of the last 30 days.

Looking at the append-only price history: relative to August 2026 (median $0.559), 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 $0.702 per round here) reflects differences in pack size, bullet type, and brand within the .40 S&W 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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