Just checking the THR market. If you noticed my other post, I'm currently planning a new ammunition plant. I wonder how many people would try discount ammunition if it was built to industry standards?
Quantity. . . I can always find Blackhills or Federal Gold Medal for Camp Perry and lets be honest 99% of everyone who shoots precision reloads their own "sweet stuff". So cater to the masses like myself that LOVE to shoot and shoot alot!! I will be your first paying customer if you do it in any of the calibers I own
PS: .308, 40 S&W, 9mm, .357 Mag..just to name a few
I would happily throw anything at my SKS or other guns I don't give a crap about.
I have a .244 REM that only likes Light Loads. So if you made some 80 grain or lighter 6mm rounds at a nice price. I'd buy from you.
I think if you catered to the hard to find ammo market you'd make ok money. I can't find light 6mm loads anywhere here. So if you had the right price etc. You'd have me as a customer. I usually have to wait for the local gunshow for a guy based in San Antonio to bring me some.
I figure most people who would buy ammunition are on gun boards so with the mod's permission I am testing the waters so to speak to see if a business decision would be pheasable.
As long as it is quality brass (that I can reload) with reasonable bullet weights, bring it on.
I do not bench-rest shoot, just off-hand stuff. I don't need MOA or better, more like pie plate at 100 yards. BUT, it has to be good strong brass that I can re-load, be available in bulk, and be reasonably priced (sure, I am not asking for much). Right now, I try, whenever possible, to get Lake City brass. Good strong stuff.
I would be among your best customers. Right now, I am shooting mostly Blazer Brass and Aluminum ammo. Functions fine. Wouldn't mind a change of pace though.
For me, since you'd be a new manufacturer and I'm paranoid, I'd want you to have some sort of "if my ammo blows your gun up, I'm gonna stand behind my product and replace your gun and/or face"
Once I knew it was GTG, all i'd be looking for is a good price and bulk discounts. You know, save us both money by loose packing 1k rnds at a time kinda thing, in addition to a discount solely for buying multiple thousands at a time.
You might think about using aluminum cases. I've no idea what the cost difference would be and I've never had a problem with CCI Blazers. Also ponder using cast bullets for pistol ammo. It will save a lot of $$$.
The overwhelming majority I feel have the "Walmart" mentality. Whatever is cheapest!
None of those options really apply to me. I buy practice ammo in bulk so I do like it to be economical. I rarely buy less than a case at a time. I'm not looking for great accuracy, 2-4 MOA is fine for me. What I am looking for is reliability.
I've been mostly shooting CCI Blazer, Winchester White Box and S&B.
I'd love someone to make some affordable .303 Brit. Maybe the quantities purchased don't make it profitable like 5.56.
Once the price of a case of factory ammo hits 2X the cost of components to reload a case, it tips the scale to reloads.
I used to love the Wolf/Monarch/BrownBear steel case ammo and aluminum Blazer when it was $110-140/1000 for .45ACP and $80-100/1000 for 9mm. But now that prices have close to doubled, I'm back to shooting nearly 100% reloads.
At current prices, costs me about $80-90/1000 for components shooting hard cast lead bullets, but fortunately I saw the prices going up after gas got expensive again so I stocked up about a two year supply of components at the old prices while I was shooting up the last of my cheap ammo.
Since I shoot steel pates, quantity is more important than quality beyond basic reliability/safety QA/QC issues.
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