It Costs $3.20 Each Time You Shoot This Rifle

For avid hunters or sportsmen, finding rounds for their rifles at the right price is important. While it’s true that ammunition prices fluctuate throughout the country, in every store, and even between different brands, there are still some throughlines to aid consumers in getting the best deal for their chosen calibers.

Ammo Prices Now is an ammunition price tracking website where the team at 24/7 Wall St. used to identify the March 2025 price of 26 different rifle calibers and ranked them by price per round, from lowest to highest. We’ve also included the average price for ammunition, but those date ranges vary across our data set. However, this data has created a rough guide to every price point for every round, ranging from $0.02 per round to over $3.00!

This previously published article has been updated with the current ammunition prices for the firearms listed. Rankings have been changed based on lowest currently available ammunition prices as of March 21, 2025)

Why Is This Important?

Finding affordable ways to maintain doing what you love, your job, or supporting your family is important to anyone. In the current economic climate, being able to afford the lifestyle you want to live can be difficult but is not altogether impossible.

Here are the most affordable rifle rounds from least to most expensive. 

26. 22 LR Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.06 per round
• Avg. low price between 2023 – 2024: $0.08 per round

25. 22 WMR Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.19 per round
• Avg. low price between 2020 – 2024: $0.28 per round

24. 17 HMR Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.24 per round
• Avg. low price between 2021 – 2024: $0.29 per round

23. 223 Rem Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.27 per round
• Avg. low price between 2020 – 2024: $0.46 per round

22. 5.56 NATO Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.39 per round
• Avg. low price between 2021 – 2024: $0.43 per round

21. 17 WSM Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.44 per round
• Avg. low price between 2020 – 2024: $0.64 per round

20. 7.62×39 Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.48 per round
• Avg. low price between 2020 – 2024: $0.45 per round

19. 300 BLK Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.50 per round
• Avg. low price between 2020 – 2024: $0.72 per round

18. 5.45×39 Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.55 per round
• Avg. low price between 2020 – 2024: $0.52 per round

17. 7.62x54R Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.64 per round
• Avg. low price between 2020 – 2024: $0.67 per round

16. 308 Win Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.68 per round
• Avg. low price between  2020 – 2024: $0.68 per round

15. 6.5mm Creedmoor Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.70 per round
• Avg. low price between 2021 – 2024: $1.23 per round

14. 243 Win Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.75 per round
• Avg. low price between 2021 – 2024: $1.23 per round

13. 30-06 Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.82 per round
• Avg. low price between 2021 – 2024: $0.99 per round

12. 22-250 Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.84 per round
• Avg. low price: $0.85 per round

11. 6.5mm Grendel Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.84 per round
• Avg. low price between 2024 – 2024: $0.81 per round

10. 6.8mm Remington Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.85 per round
• Avg. low price between 2024 – 2024: $0.82 per round

9. 7mm Rem Mag Caliber

• The Lowest price currently available: $0.89 per round
• Avg. low price between 2021 – 2024: $1.51 per round

8. 30-30 Win Caliber

• The lowest price currently available: $0.97 per round
• Avg. low price between 2021 – 2024: $1.39 per round

7. 8mm Mauser Caliber

• The Lowest price currently available: $0.97 per round
• Avg. low price in 2024: $0.89 per round

6. 300 Win Mag Caliber

• The Lowest price currently available: $1.00 per round
• Avg. low price in 2024: $1.13 per round

5. 6mm ARC Caliber

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• The Lowest price currently available: $1.25 per round
• Avg. low price in 2024: $1.01 per round

4. 45-70 Caliber

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• The Lowest price currently available: $1.38 per round
• Avg. low price in 2024: $1.78 per round

3. 7mm PRC Caliber

• The Lowest price currently available: $2.15 per round
• Avg. low price in 2024: $1.67 per round

2. 240 Weatherby Caliber

• The Lowest price currently available: $2.98 per round
• Avg. low price in 2024: $2.48 per round

1. 50 BMG Caliber

• The Lowest price currently available: $3.49 per round
• Avg. low price for 2024: $3.20 per round