Buying Pistol Ammo in Bulk

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Fellow High Roaders,

I am looking forward to getting into the pistol shooting game upon my return to the states and have always preferred to buy consumables en masse. Considering my age (19) I would prefer to order them online in bulk. I browsed around AIM surplus a bit and found Wolf 9mm for $150.00 per 1k rds, which seemed decent, but I don't plan on only having 9mm, although I plan on acquiring one at some point.

My question is this: Buying in bulk from online retailers, for delivery to a private residence, where would be the better sites for comparison shopping?

9mm seems to be in abundance (MilSurp) but what about .45 ACP and .40 S&W?

I realize a lot of the cheaper stuff is FMJ, and thats fine. For carry purposes I won't be using FMJ, but for practice/plinking, cheaper would be better.

Any site offer severe discounts for buying over, say, 3k rounds at a time? 5k? I wouldn't mind stocking up at one point or another. I have almost zero experience in this matter, so any info is appreciated.

I have heard stories about various shipping companies just leaving the ammo on the doorstep, but I'm not too worried about that at the time.

Thanks,
SPC John V.
 
Honestly, with 9mm I wouldnt go with wolf. Why pay $0.15 a round for wolf, when you can go to walmart and get only pay $0.20 per round for winchester. Even better, check out georgiaarms.com or mastercast.net, they sell reloaded ammo, and they even buy your used brass to credit towards the ammo.
 
Here's a different idea: Look for a local small potatoes shop that sells reloads. I found a local shop that literally stocks like 20 guns total, but he sells reloads.

9mm: $5.50 per 50, and you get $.02 back for each brass you return.

.380 was like $8, I think. Don't have any .45 or .40, so didn't price them.

BTW, two of the indoor ranges in my area won't let you shoot Wolf or other military surplus, so make sure you can use it where you shoot before you buy!
 
www.ammoman.com does free shipping, and they have 10,000rds of wolf for $1650 shipped to your door. also you are 19 and not 21 so technically you are not allowed to buy handgun ammo.

1k rds of ammo is not considered bulk btw. bulk shipping yes but bulk as in getting a discount because it is 1k rds no.
 
And once again, we come into the "old enough to serve, not old enough to X".

Yeah. My roommate when I return to the rear is over the age, so no big deal there. He's ordering it. I swear ;)

And I wasn't saying I would necessarily use Wolf, I was just giving an example. I would prefer to use WWB, and buy local, but you can't always get what you prefer. Ideally, I will be reloading my own ammo eventually, as my fiance's father does so, and is willing to teach. But I do not live in an ideal world at the moment, so I'm looking around at my options.

And 1k rounds IS bulk, for me anyway. Spending over $1k on ammo is a little out of my price range at this point. But the local reloads option is an idea.

So, the main sites are, as I've gathered;

1. AIM Surplus
2. AmmoMan
3. Georgia-Arms

Any other big sources worth mentioning? Any offer free shipping for over a certain amount? Just curious in it all.

Also, any particular reason why MilSurp is not wanted at some ranges?

I appreciate all your help.

SPC John V.
 
Also, any particular reason why MilSurp is not wanted at some ranges
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Here's a post from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Ammunition

It is focusing on rifle ammo, but the concerns are the same. Sounds like some Wolf is ok, some bad for the range, so to be safe, they prohibit it all. I think the steel is just hard on their facilities.

Steel-jacketed bullets
Not only the cases of Wolf rifle ammo are steel. Most of Wolf's rifle cartridges use steel jacketed bullets, though they look like copper jacketed. The copper exterior of the bullet is only about .005 inch thick, (about twice the thickness of a sheet of paper) with a steel jacket underneath about 1/32 inch thick. Only the cartridges in the yellow and black boxes, which have become almost unavailable as of 2/08, have real copper jackets. The core of the steel jacketeted bullets, sometimes marked "bimetal", are lead. Some rifle ranges have started magnet testing shooter's ammunition to determine if bullets are steel jacketed. The steel is said to be more likely to ricochet, and also to cause sparks on impact, which can be a problem when shooting in dry grassland, or forest areas.
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I'll throw in a recommendation for Georgia Arms. I've shot their .45 ACP, and .38 Special with zero problems so far, and they've got pretty decent pricing. I typically only order 500-1000 rounds at a time, so I don't know about discounts for bigger orders, but their customer service is fast, courteous, and on the ball when you call or email with a question or problem.
 
I've had good luck with Georgia Arms as well. I ordered a bunch of their 9mm 124+p Gold Dot HP because it was a lot cheaper than other sources. Initially I intended to use it as a lower cost practice round that would replicate my primary carry ammo's profile and velocity, but after shooting a few hundred rounds of it, I would be perfectly comfortable using it as primary carry ammo.
 
Check www.mastercast.net. This is a reloading service that I find to be inexpensive, reliable and prompt -- unlike other such services I have tried. I have fired about 5,000 of their rounds, mostly .38sp, but am also currently shooting their 9mm hardcast truncated cone in my Browning Hi Power. They have quite a selection to choose from.

You can save a bundle by sending them your spent brass in exchange. If you choose to do this, do it USPS Priority Mail. I send them a thousand cases that way for eight bucks and change. Any other way I know of costs more than twenty bucks.

Come home soldier. I have six battle stars on my Vietnam Service Ribbon, so I've seen that elephant.
Cordially, Jack
 
No, that sight did not help, I appriciate the help though, but Im looking for the 41 AE ammo, this sight has everything but that, thanks from Andy
 
Possum: 9mm is not handgun ammo. It is multipurpose ammunition. There are any number of 9mm rifles out there, just like .22lr is not "handgun ammunition".
 
Get an inexpensive Lee turret press and reload my friend. That's where the money savings is. And it's fun.
I never knew what I was missing till I took up reloading a year ago.
 
Question on the Wolf ammo.

Most of the dealers posted here supply Wolf ammo. I've used their 7.62x39 in my SKS before, and didn't have any problems, as I wasn't shooting for accuracy. And I have not used them for handguns, but am curious. In all likely hood this would all be in a backyard range (w/ proper backstop of course), so it being allowed at a range wouldn't really be an issue.

What is the main difference between the different types of Wolf?
I'm seeing;
Military Classic
Lacquer Coated
FMJ

I had heard something about the Lacquer Coating causing troubles, but is this something to worry about in handguns only, or does it apply to the more rugged SKS and AK models as well?

I don't want to buy 1k of practice ammo for my firearms only to find out it was a bad buy.

Thank you for all of the resources. I will most assuredly use mastercast.net and georgia-arms.com. The exchange policy with master cast seems like a good deal.

Wow...I just know this is going to lead me to be the broke guy in the barracks again.

"Hey, you wanna go drinking tonight?"
"Sorry, man, I'm broke."
"Whadaya mean you're broke?! We got paid last night!"
"I know. I blew it all on 7.62x39 and 9mm."
:scrutiny:

EDIT: Not "IN" the barracks. Living off post when we get back. But you know what I mean.
 
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