I have noticed a big drop in the supply of .223 / .556 lately.
I sure a lot of it is in the middle east.
Intersting how a war can make a readily available caliber hard to find.
The best .223 ammo deal I have found is $6.44 for 20 rounds of Remington fmj 55gr at WalMart. Some stores are sold out. $0.32 a shot is not cheap. Remington golden bullet can be had for about $12 for a 525 round box. $0.02 a round is cheap enough that I can let my boys shoot all they want.