Federal selling ammo direct. (In Stock)

I just placed an order, slightly smaller, but I'm glad to have it. It's still cheaper then I'm seeing around here. The only 9mm I know of here is HP's at $38 for a 50rd box.

I’ve ordered from them before, and have one currently being processed.
They do say shipping is running about two weeks behind.

Well, they certainly aren't undercutting their retailers.

But, if you can't find what you want cheaper somewhere else then do what you have to do.

I guess the question of whether or not it's worth reloading 9mm ammo is a little easier to answer now.

Seems they are sold out at the moment.

I just stopped going to the range for now. I refuse to pay those prices.

The lack of is the reason I ordered a new 9mm die set from Lee.

Do you think that Federal sold direct to gauge the market or to cut out the middle man?

Fine Figure of a Man said:

I guess the question of whether or not it's worth reloading 9mm ammo is a little easier to answer now.

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I started reloading 9mm in January just for the hell of it. Glad I did now. It’ll cost me 11 to 12 cents a round for the next 5000 I load. One of the few markets I have ever timed right.

Hi...
Other an occasional box of factory ammuntion to use as a baseline for a new gun or caliber, I haven't bought factory ammunition in decades except for rimfire and shotgun shells.
I reload for every caliber I own in handguns and rifles and try to maintain adequate for my needs supplies of primers, bullets and powders.
My son and I shoot every weekend and the round count goes into the high hundreds almost every range trip and sometimes well over a thousand rounds. Last weekend I shot over 500 rounds of .44Spl, .45Colt, .41Magnum and .44Magnum myself. My son shot many hundreds of rounds of 9mm, 10mm, .40S&W and .357Magnum as well as the big bore revolver cartridges.
We shot for over three hours at one club, took a lunch break and then shot for another three hours or so at another club where we have memberships.

Retirement is a tough job but somebody's got to do it.

Reload

Reloading is a common answer and I have been doing it for years but for many, it is a costly investment, and obtaining the needed supplies can be very difficult in today's world.
I left a big box store yesterday and they had a lot of 22mag, some 22lr, tons of 40 and 10mm, among other odd calibers. On e of the clerks I was talking with has sold customers ammo first and then a gun to put it in.

“Just start reloading.”


Nice idea but it requires a good sized bench or table, free time, peace and quiet, not to mention the expensive tools and supplies, and a big learning curve. Oh, did I mention free time?

I tooled up and played around a bit, but that time bit is still elusive with kids at home. Maybe one day.

Mosin77 said:

“Just start reloading.”


Nice idea but it requires a good sized bench or table, free time, peace and quiet, not to mention the expensive tools and supplies, and a big learning curve. Oh, did I mention free time?

I tooled up and played around a bit, but that time bit is still elusive with kids at home. Maybe one day.

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This. Sorry, but I have so many priorities in my life that I just can't, at this time, get into reloading. Maybe when I retire I might get into it but until that time, I rely on off-the-shelf ammo. But right now, I hardly have time to go to the range...

Reloading is quite enjoyable. It also produces more consistent accurate rounds!

Why do all ammo buying threads end up with reloading comments?

Do you guys really think those of us who favor factory ammo are ignorant to reloading?

One has to question the constant drum beat of the reloading crowd, especially when components are suffering from shortages and price mark ups.

lf it’s such a great option then maybe you should keep quiet and let us commercial ammo buying fools suffer the in peace.

thanks for the link OP, it’s bookmarked and will be monitored for deals.

You can tell who is a reloader & who is not at the range.
Non reloaders unload their guns set up their targets shoot a few rounds then set & watch others shoot.
Reloaders set up their stuff & start going through their supply of ammo like normal & make sure to pick up all the brass before leaving.

AK Hunter said:

You can tell who is a reloader & who is not at the range.
Non reloaders unload their guns set up their targets shoot a few rounds then set & watch others shoot.
Reloaders set up their stuff & start going through their supply of ammo like normal & make sure to pick up all the brass before leaving.

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The old lyman and new (er) Lee hand tools do work. Lee dies come with a dipper and show what powders work with that sized dipper and you can prime with the tool IIRC without buying a separate priming tool ( albeit slower)

Failing that there is always the old Lee "Whack-a-mole" style reloaders ( just add non marring hammer) When I started out I used one on the back porch steps to load quite a bit of .45 ACP that worked just fine. Did not take tomany sessions and boxes of ammo to break even and start saving on every box.

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Are primers any more available than factory ammo?

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Are primers any more available than factory ammo?

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No, right now the only primers to be found are shotgun primers & after muzzle loading season I expect those will be gone too.
At my local shop he gets a case of 9mm about every month but it's all gone the same day he receives it. He has a one box limit.
He can't get primers at all.

huntsman said:

Why do all ammo buying threads end up with reloading comments?

Do you guys really think those of us who favor factory ammo are ignorant to reloading?

One has to question the constant drum beat of the reloading crowd, especially when components are suffering from shortages and price mark ups.

lf it’s such a great option then maybe you should keep quiet and let us commercial ammo buying fools suffer the in peace.

thanks for the link OP, it’s bookmarked and will be monitored for deals.

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It has been getting annoying lately on all the firearms forums; guys post links to sites that have in-stock ammo, and BOOM! Someone immediately chimes in and tells us to reload.

Hint: If someone links to a website that's selling ammo, he (or she) does NOT intend for the thread to turn into a discussion about reloading, rather they're merely performing a service for those who might be in need of some factory ammo quickly.

I know this, once this passes and it will, I am buying a couple cases of 9mm. I didn’t plan for this like I should have, mainly because I am a revolver guy with plenty of reloading components for rimmed cartridges. However, I realized I was down to about 1,000 rounds of 9mm when I took my semi-auto crazy wife to the range.
Pay attention to my inventory is the lesson learned I guess.

I've only been reloading pistol rounds for a few years, but I certainly didn't get into it to save money. Well, sort of. I got into it when my dad got me into Black Powder Cased Rifle competitions in Arizona back in 2007. I shot an Uberti 1885 Winchester high wall clone and rules stipulated that you had to use black powder loads. You can't get those at Walmart, or even Sportsman's Warehouse. Those run about $2.50 a round with shipping, and I needed about 60 for each monthly match.

So once I got set up to load those, then I got a .45 Colt in 2013 and wanted to develop my own bear loads using cast bullets. So then I learn to cast. Loading pistol rounds is much easier and simpler than loading BP rounds using vegetable wads and brass drop tubes.

Then I got a 10mm and started loading for it, and then .40 S&W. I found my hand loads were far more accurate than factory loads, and I enjoy getting little groups.

I started shooting GSSF matches and got a 9mm. I spent hours working up a dozen or more loads and bench testing each load to determine which was the best blend of accuracy and recoil for match use. I discovered that my hand loads were only marginally more accurate than the Federal Brass 9mm from Walmart, so I gave up reloading for it.

But I had a decent supply of various bullets and cases, so when the virus hit and ammo started disappearing, I started stocking up on components for 9mm and .40 S&W.

I'm glad I did as I haven't seen 9mm on a store shelf for months. I have enough components to last a couple of years.

But I don't go into ammo threads and advocate that others reload. First, it creates more demand for components that are now already hard to come by. And second, it takes a lot of up front investment and months of learning and researching to get it down. By the time someone invests a few hundred dollars and all that time and energy, the crisis may be over and they are stuck with equipment they really don't enjoy using in the first place.

I like reloading and enjoy playing with different loads and components, but not everyone does, and I certainly don't judge anyone for not wanting to get into reloading. Actually, I prefer you don't.

huntsman said:

Why do all ammo buying threads end up with reloading comments?

Do you guys really think those of us who favor factory ammo are ignorant to reloading?

One has to question the constant drum beat of the reloading crowd, especially when components are suffering from shortages and price mark ups.

lf it’s such a great option then maybe you should keep quiet and let us commercial ammo buying fools suffer the in peace.

thanks for the link OP, it’s bookmarked and will be monitored for deals.

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All the comments about reloading during the Obama shortage years, when I was down to my last few boxes of ammo in several calibers, is what convinced me to give it a try. And like other's, I didn't think it was a good time back then with a baby on the way and massive home improvement projects taking up my time and limited space due to the home projects, but I bit the bullet so to say and carved out an hour here and there.

Right now I sure am glad I spent the last several years learning the ropes and stocking up on components, even upgrading to a progressive press over the winter. So I'm thankful to the guys that recommended reloaded all those years ago as a hedge bet against ammo shortages.