What is a good deal on .223 ammo these days? How is $370/1000rounds of remanufactured .223 or $440/1000 of new .223 sound. It is brass, not steel. This price is the total after adding up the cost of ammo, shipping, and taxes. Does anyone have links to anywhere cheaper? Thanks.
.223 Ammo
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Even that seems pricey to me for varmint ammo. I didn't know it was up so high now days...been a while since I went groundhog hunting.
Seems a reloading setup is more than justified now days especially. It'll save you some serious cash (50% on a lot of calibers, easy).
Seems a reloading setup is more than justified now days especially. It'll save you some serious cash (50% on a lot of calibers, easy).
Cannonball888
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That's the best I've heard of at this time especially if it's ss109 or m855.
maroast
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$0.37 a pull sounds pretty food these days... Is that remanufactured NATO 5.56?
Titan6
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The ammo you can find I imagine.....
Blackbeard
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My ballpark estimate is about 40 cents per round is a decent deal.
FiREhAwk
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great deal, and even better to your door.
84B20
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I purchased 500 rds. Brown Bear® .223 62 - gr. HP Ammo from Sportsman's Guide for $177.46, delivered, that is on backorder until April 29th. You might want to give them a call to be put on the list. Search for Product: WX2-126255.
At Buds-
1000 rounds of PMC Bronze 55gr. FMJ Boat-Tail for $424.50
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=411536280
1000 rounds of PMC Bronze 55gr. FMJ Boat-Tail for $424.50
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=411536280
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I can reload 55gr Vmax in .223 for less than $0.18 per round of match grade ammo made to specs that maximizes the accuracy potential in my rifles.
I really feel bad for folks that cannot shoot or only shoot maybe a box of 20rs once a month or so thru their rifles...yikes. I start getting withdrawl symptoms of not shooting by Wednesday afternoon after my weekly saturday morning/early afternoon shooting range time.
I haven't bought .223/5.56 ammo in over 2 years now. I read the writing on the wall a few years ago and started stocking up and I wish I did even more stocking up than I did.
If you are late getting to the table for buying ammo, seriously consider getting a basic single stage setup and try reloading after you've studied up and read a few manuals...it will save you money over time, you can refill your ammo easily based on consumption of components, and you can make really better ammo than you can buy from the factory.
I've figured out how to make M193 ball clone ammo, ditto M55 and M196 tracer loads. I've also found that making mil spec reloaded ammo is kind of a waste of time cause the mil specs doesn't lend itself to the best results in a variety of rifles...I digress. learn to reload or learn to hoard otherwise you will be subject to these market variances and will suffer accordingly...
I really feel bad for folks that cannot shoot or only shoot maybe a box of 20rs once a month or so thru their rifles...yikes. I start getting withdrawl symptoms of not shooting by Wednesday afternoon after my weekly saturday morning/early afternoon shooting range time.
I haven't bought .223/5.56 ammo in over 2 years now. I read the writing on the wall a few years ago and started stocking up and I wish I did even more stocking up than I did.
If you are late getting to the table for buying ammo, seriously consider getting a basic single stage setup and try reloading after you've studied up and read a few manuals...it will save you money over time, you can refill your ammo easily based on consumption of components, and you can make really better ammo than you can buy from the factory.
I've figured out how to make M193 ball clone ammo, ditto M55 and M196 tracer loads. I've also found that making mil spec reloaded ammo is kind of a waste of time cause the mil specs doesn't lend itself to the best results in a variety of rifles...I digress. learn to reload or learn to hoard otherwise you will be subject to these market variances and will suffer accordingly...
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Cannonball888, you wrote:
"That's the best I've heard of at this time especially if it's ss109 or m855."
SS109 is a Belgian designed bullet weighing 62gr with a steel cone under the copper jacket at the tip.
M855 is the current mil designation for the standard issue ball ammo for the US armed forces. M855 ball is loaded with the SS109 bullet over a large (above SAAMI specs for .223 ammo) charge of WC844 powder (commercially known as H335) and a small rifle primer all manufactured at the Lake City Arsenal in NE Missouri, which is currently being run by ATK (Federal Ammo) as they won the bid to make the ammo for the US Armed Forces.
M855 usually has a green lacquer tip to designate it as current ball ammo and not to be used in the older M16A1 series rifles (whixh should use M193 ball, 55gr bullets) still in use by Nat Guard and Air Force servicemen/women (only in emergencies as the 1/12" barrel twists don't properly stabilize the SS109 bullet).
"That's the best I've heard of at this time especially if it's ss109 or m855."
SS109 is a Belgian designed bullet weighing 62gr with a steel cone under the copper jacket at the tip.
M855 is the current mil designation for the standard issue ball ammo for the US armed forces. M855 ball is loaded with the SS109 bullet over a large (above SAAMI specs for .223 ammo) charge of WC844 powder (commercially known as H335) and a small rifle primer all manufactured at the Lake City Arsenal in NE Missouri, which is currently being run by ATK (Federal Ammo) as they won the bid to make the ammo for the US Armed Forces.
M855 usually has a green lacquer tip to designate it as current ball ammo and not to be used in the older M16A1 series rifles (whixh should use M193 ball, 55gr bullets) still in use by Nat Guard and Air Force servicemen/women (only in emergencies as the 1/12" barrel twists don't properly stabilize the SS109 bullet).
I am pretty sure the Active Duty Air Force has transitioned to all M4s we only have M16s for a reserve force consisting of the general base population. Also our mags our loaded 2 M855s to 1 M193 but that is just our unit I cannot speak for the rest of the Air Force.
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