Has ammo cost or availablity made you change your rifle choices?

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I'm with RNB65 on this one. When Wolf was reasonable, we'd plow through the x39 like no tomorrow with my friend's AK. Gradually the SKS saw more action, now my CZ Carbine is the shining star. Same fun, more accuracy and way less ammo useage. I've even gone from using a scope and red dot to the stock iron sights.

I had to do a training class last weekend and the cost of .45 nearly bankrupted me.
 
Somewhat.

I recently acquired a suppressor for my .22LR guns, so I've been shooting subsonic .22LR a lot more. Fun, quiet, and cheap. What's not to love?

I've also been raiding nearby shooting establishments for their brass, and have several hundred cases in various calibers that I've been depriming, tumbling, and generally prepping -- I don't have resizing dies in anything but .30-06, so I've just been accumulating them for now. I'm looking to do a bulk buy from Powder Valley of a bunch of primers (small/large rifle and pistol) and powder (IMR 4064 works well in .223, .308, .30-06, and others, while Unique or other powders work well in pistols) in the near future. My XD-45 can handle cast bullets, so I'll look into buying a bunch of those too (don't have casting equipment, storage room, or a safe place to use it in my small apartment). With more components, I'll be perfectly happy with shooting more ammo...otherwise, it's just saving up more right now.

/Have Lee Challenger press, will shoot.
 
hehe. I reload using a rinky dink lee loader that is powered by a 2x4 block of wood and elbow grease (seriously, no kidding).

i get match grade accuracy out of my finn m39.

at 18 cents a round. that's not so bad.

kev
 
Yes. I'll be buying a set Vaqueros and a Marlin rifle for my wife, who is starting to shoot CAS. I thought about letting her use my .38/.357 weapons, and getting myself some new .45 colts, but decided to stay with the .357 due to cost of ammo and cost of .45 reloading supplies. Cheaper to just reload for the .357 for the whole family. Outside of cowboy shooting I'll be using my .22's. Wish I'd stocked up while the stocking was good.
 
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Shooting The Ak 7.62x39 Less Conserving The Ammo I Have. Started Shooting 8mm Mauser Alot Its Cheap At Least For Now Had To Buy Some Mausers To Shoot It In.theres One Problem I Cant Stop Buying The Mausers. I Think Ive Got Mauser Fever.
 
I've been reading that .223 ammo is getting expensive, so I'm going to meet a guy tomorrow evening to look at an AR he has for sale.

JohnBT - the B stands for backward I guess
 
.223 ammo is definately getting expensive.....cheapest I've been able to find factory loads is at Wally World for $6.44/20 and they hardly ever have any on hand.

Just got in a case of Wolf .223 yesterday. Took it to the range and blew threw 200 rnds without a hitch....may order a couple more cases.
 
Reloading for the majority of centerfire cartridges is within a penny or two a round so not necessary to cut out one caliber and shoot more of another. Components costs have gone up but not quite as fast as factory ammo. I stock up on components cause don't know what is going to happen when your lady and mine, Hillary, gets herself in office and she and Bill will be running the show.
 
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I just posted on another thread.gov bought 426 million rds last year this year 1.5 billion.you wonder why cost is up.componants are going up and some are short.look up==news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_bi_ge ammunition supply====:uhoh::banghead:
 
The price of ammo made my Rossi .357 carbine an easy sell to the wife. Honey I already load that caliber, it will save use money. Bill
 
I've been reading that .223 ammo is getting expensive
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Thats no joke. Its still not as expensive as, say, .30-06, but its getting up there.

The best deals I've found lately on brass cased .223 are Remington UMC at Walmart and Monarch at Academy. I've been trying to avoid buying the steel cased stuff, but if prices go up much more, I might have to.
 
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