Actual Count of Bulk Ammo??

[vtail]

Ignition Override:

I ordered 2,000 rounds from the CMP in January or February and received it sometime in April. I own a counting scale, and I think I ended up with something like 2,060 or so.

By the way, I tumbled every single round in walnut shells at least 12 hours followed by corn cob at least 12 hours.

I don't think i had to discard a single round for excess corrosion.

 

[Joist]

Early this year I caught Dick's Sporting Goods with several Remington 'Buckets o' Bullets,' I snagged 2,800 rnds (supposedly) of 22 lr.
Because I'm mindful of the sufferings of my fellow shooters I divvied the buckets into baggies of 500 and 400 in order to share them out. One of the buckets was spot on and the other came up 51 rounds short.

I called the nice folks in Lonoke, AR, told them my troubles and they shipped me a 225-rnd box for my trouble.

 

[Bruno2]

Way to go Joist! Thats the way to make counting bulk ammo pay off.

 

[Ignition Override]

vtail: Thanks. I've never bought M2 Ball in this manner. Some of mine is in the sealed cans (192/240 rds.).
Do some of those loose rounds have enough corrosion which could noticeably worsen in three-five years?
Have never bought a tumbler.

Most of my ammo is being kept for retirement in a few years, or to prepare for high import duties, maybe shortages (UN Small Arms Treaty 'problems').

 

[TenDriver]

I've bought HXP from the CMP and come in both over and under the advertised 200. Right now I think I'm ahead about 4 rounds. I can't say I'd complain if I was under by 4 or 5 rounds either. Good price and good people.

 

[vtail]

Ignition Override:

If yours are like the 10 cans I received, you won't need to worry about corrosion at all.

I only tumbled mine because I had the tumbler just sitting there and everyone knows that shiny ammo shoots better than dull ammo.