Forgive Me For I Have Sinned

[Moondoggie]

Must pay penance!

I'm at about the 80% point on studying and planning my next gun purchase....the remaining 20% entailing acumulating enough "positive huss" points with SWMBO to avoid a severe fanging when the box "follows me home".

It's gonna be an AR, flat top, 20" HB, 1 in 9, telescoping stock, holosight, etc. Bushmaster. Gonna do the 3 gun thing, and this will complete 3 guns. My local friendly FFL is just waiting for me to drag out the checkbook.

Sooooo...I traipse on down to a very small (40 tables) local gun show last weekend and the only thing I can find to buy is 600 rds of S. African 5.56 55gr for $100. OMG!! I have ammo and no rifle to fire it in!!!!

Am I doomed for eternity, or is there a way out of this???

 

[R.H. Lee]

I traipse on down to a very small (40 tables) local gun show last weekend and the only thing I can find to buy is 600 rds of S. African 5.56 55gr for $100. OMG!! I have ammo and no rifle to fire it in!!!!

Now you're committed. There's no turning back. You just can't throw $100 away, ya know.

 

[enfield]

"If you build it, he will come"

 

[TexasRifleman]

What I wanna know is where did you find that SA ammo? Was it in the battle packs? That's the Holy Grail of AR shooters, I been looking for the stuff for months. You must buy an AR now, you have the ammo we all dream of.

 

[Moondoggie]

Battle packs??? By any chance do you mean 30 rd tapered buff-colored boxes that hold the ammo loose and all pointing the same way?

The dealer had more and was selling it @ $20 per 120 rds...perhaps I should go find him. I knew $0.06/rd was a great deal, but since I didn't have a rifle yet I figured 600 was enough for a start.

I just knew I should have bought more/all of it! Dang!!

 

[NMshooter]

Sure you want that heavy barrel?

Admittedly the difference between 20" HBAR and 20" A2 is only one pound.

Wish I could find ammo deals like that.

 

[Moondoggie]

I'm still pondering the HBAR aspect...

I'm in pretty good shape, so I don't think the weight will bother me. I'm also never gonna be a top tier 3-gun competitor, so I'm not too worried about the weight slowing me down on the shorter range stuff. Besides the 3 gun use, I want to be able to use it out to longer ranges when I want by changing optics. I don't plan to ever put iron sights on this rifle...I have others for that.

Also, I can always upgrade or buy another upper receiver if I feel the need. This first one is very much entry level oriented.

 

[Covey Rise]

Check Your Math

$100 divided by 600 rounds comes out to $0.166 per round which is nothing great. You can get xm193 for $80.00 per 500 any day of the week. I shoot wolf for $0.10 a round delivered from sportmansguide.com and I buy my xm193 from wholesalehunter.com

good luck on the new hobbie,

 

[Black Snowman]

You must have the "light" version of the disease. I have 25 test rounds hand loaded of 243 WSSM 70 gr Sierra MatchKing ammo (which means I had to buy the dies, shell holder, bullets and brass 1st) ready to go for my Oly Arms 243 WSSM upper that I already have a lower waiting around for. But . . . I swear I'll be good an put that WHOLE tax return into the loans . . . honest. . . . . really. . . . . . I can do it! I'm that strong willed!



Not buying it are you?

 

[Daniel L]

Double tap.

 

[Daniel L]

$100 divided by 600 rounds comes out to $0.166 per round which is nothing great. You can get xm193 for $80.00 per 500 any day of the week. I shoot wolf for $0.10 a round delivered from sportmansguide.com and I buy my xm193 from wholesalehunter.com

good luck on the new hobbie,

Show me one place that has XM193 in stock for that price.. I wish it were that easy.

 

[Wildalaska]

least ya didnt buy Wolf, ya get credit for that..

WildevensafricanisbetterAlaska

 

[Covey Rise]

link for xm193, price has gone up a little

http://www.dealerease.net/catalog/subcategory.asp?scid=11&ret_id=373508

Last time I bought it from these guys it was $70 per 500.

Here is a cool little ammo price finder.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=16&t=222888