I checked with our company buyer at my work this morning and he confirmed brass and copper prices have held steady all year (we buy tons of various raw metals all the time). If ammo component makers are claiming raw material increases to bump up prices lately, they are just full of it and being greedy. If they are actually paying more, they are getting soaked and buying from the wrong suppliers. On another note, I can't believe the House voting is still undecided - the lags are all Dem districts (big surprise there).