What's your current $ limit per round of ammunition?

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Greetings all. Everyone realizes ammo costs are up and availabilty, especially in certain calibers, is low. I recentley have made a couple of purchases and have come up with personal per round cost limits. Please note, this thread is geared towards factory assembled cartridges. Reloading is a great solution, but off topic for this thread. Anyway, here we go. Onless otherwise noted, rounds are FMJ, brass-cased and boxer-primed. For simplicities sake, prices do not include sales tax or shipping.

Pistol

1. 9x19mm(115gr.)-.16

2. .40S&W(165-180gr.)-.22

3. .45ACP(230gr.)-.24

4. .223/5.56NATO(55-62gr.)-.30 for 07 Prvi Patizan, Fiochi,and perhaps Aquila and PMC. A cent or two more for XM193 or Q3131/A.

.5 .308Win/7.62x51NATO(147ish gr.)- wishful thinking unless I come across a good deal.(buying some brass/bullets, though.)

6. 7.62x39(Russian commercial)- .16


Most of the older milsurp rifle calibers and Eastern Bloc pistol rounds I have a decent little supply of. I do feel the need to buy at least several more bricks of GP11 and some Greek HXP 30/06, though.

So, where are my fellow THR members at? Perspectives on other calibers would be greatley appreciated as well.

-jagd
 
As a 19-year-old kid in average financial condition for my age, I refuse to pay more than 25 cents a round - for anything. The idea of chucking more than a quarter downrange with every shot is kind of ridiculous to me.

I'm holding out for the next importation of 7.62x54R (been looking around recently for surplus ammo and it's mighty scarce, and no way am I paying $20/box for ammo for a $60 gun) , and I just bought a case of Romanian 7.62x25 for my CZ for about 130 bucks shipped.

I'm also shooting a lot of .22 right now. My Savage 64F is a tack driver, so it's actually my primary shooter.
 
I reload .40 for about 10 cents a round
I am considering reloading 7.62x39 for (hopefully) under 15 cents per round.

I wont list my guns, but I don't have any guns that cost more than 1000 rounds of the ammo that it shoots.
 
Here's what I've paid recently

9x19 - .14 WWB
.223 - .18 Lake city mil surp (5.56 actually)
7.65x39 - .19 Wolf
.40 - .20 Blazer Brass
.45 - .23 Georgia ammo
 
I as well have redeveloped my love for the .22LR. And not only for the low cost of the ammo. It will be interesting to see how the lack of surplus ammo effects the sale of all the Mosins and Mausers. I gather there is plenty of surp out there, it seems as if the ATF may be dragging their heals on approving import permits, hopefully that will change soon.

W.E.G, have you considered posting any of your MRE taste tests on THR? I'm sure many members here would find them entertaining.

-jag
 
W.E.G, have you considered posting any of your MRE taste tests on THR? I'm sure many members here would find them entertaining.
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Definitely.

Look for them this fall and winter.

MRE in sealed case with good orange sticker before inspection date: $5

MRE in sealed case with good orange sticker within one year after inspection date: $4

Any other MRE. http://youtube.com/watch?v=g-OVRheHsMw
 
I don't and won't set limits on price on an individual caliber basis. Of the calibers you list, I only buy 40 S&W and .223. If I had to come up with a number today, I'd say $1.00 per round of 357 mag, $1.25 per round for 41 mag and $2.00 per round for 480 Ruger. The number is irrevalent since you have little choice when the price goes up other than not shooting that caliber. I bought a box of target 22lr shells this week for $16.00 (Lapua Midas L for those that care). That hurt. I sure hope my one 22 rifle doesn't like them. :)
 
Price Per Round

The only thing I buy that always hurts is Hornady 160 gr .30-30 LeverEvolution.

It's $18 a box of 20 here, so $0.90 per round. I've paid as much as $1.10 per round.

I buy a box maybe once a month. That same money will usually buy me two boxes of 50 Blazer Brass in .40 S&W, a brick of .22LR with enuf left over to get some CCI Stingers, a box of 100 WWB 9x19mm plus a box of subsonic .22LR, and so on.

Currently spending about $0.30 on .223, give or take a penny or two (Federal JHP, 200 count, is $0.29).

If .223 goes over $0.33 I start looking around for better pricing.
 
$2.80/round is my max right now. That is what it is costing me for my 12ga Sabot ammunition for deer hunting.
 
My limit for carry ammo is $0.50 per round, I reload practice ammo.

Currently all quality FMJ factory practice ammo is above what I will pay.
 
Lemme see...

Free wheelweight supply...Check
50/50 Solder at $6.20 a pound...check
Bullet moulds and a Lyman sixer/lubricator that are older than dirt...check
Bullet lube at $3.25 a stick/1,000 rounds...check
200-grain .45 caliber SWCs/35 bullets per pound...check
Unique and primers discounted in bulk purchase...check

Total cost per round...about 4.7 cents, not including electricity for the lead pots and keroseme to pre-heat the moulds.

Ammo prices...What? Me worry? :D
 
The cost of factory ammo passed my limit some time back.
The last 9mm WWB I bought was $4.38/box of 50.
I have a simple rule that if it costs a dollar a box more than I can load it I don't buy it.
Now store bought ammo costs about three times more than I can reload it, so I haven't bought any in some time, except 12 ga #4 and 00 Buckshot shells.

I can't imagine paying $15+ for a box of 9mm, 45, 38, etc.:eek:
 
I never pay more than $4.00 per round for .458 Win Mag., and rarely more than $1.50 per round for the .30's.

To be honest I reload most of my hunting ammo, so while I've paid those prices it's not very often. My time is worth something though, so I wouldn't bother with stuff under $1 per round.

.50 Beowulf runs $1.50 to $2 per round, I do buy that on a regular basis because I haven't worked up a good handload for it. For pistol practice ammo in .40 and 9mm I think it always runs under .20 per round, for .223 practice ammo around .35 per round. But those aren't really limits, only guidelines.
 
many of the prices listed on the common calibers are at the bottom of the availability chart now anyway. with the 20% increase coming monday, you may not be buying ammo anymore.
It's tiem to realize that if you want it you must buy it now, cause in a few years (2-3) you wont be able to get it at any price. BUY BUY BUY. or just sell off your guns and dont shoot.
 
Please note, this thread is geared towards factory assembled cartridges. Reloading is a great solution, but off topic for this thread.
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Several thoughts.

At 56, I can see that, as much as you may wish otherwise, the cost of everything goes up, and sometimes at a much faster rate than one thinks possible. I have lived through the Jimmy Carter years when inflation was proceeding at an incredible rate. The company that I worked for at the time sometimes had multiple price increases monthly.

21% prime interest. 15 % unemployment. Inflation at 20-30% a year or more (way more). Think it can't happen? I lived it. So did everyone else reading this that's my age or older.

If you think you're going to beat inflation by looking around for better deals, hang onto your hat. I've got news for you pal. Your ideas of cheap stuff are probably over.

Get into reloading or get a second job if you want to keep your life style. This is what kills me about the threads in the reloading forum when they talk about the cost to get started. I just chuckle and think about what it costs to NOT get started.

You'll wait a lifetime for everything to go back to where it was a few years ago.
 
I'm not convinced that even reloading is "safe" - if ammo prices keep up, a whole lotta "serious" gun guys are going to start making rushes on powders, primers and brass, which will then presumably cause component prices to shoot through the roof too. It may still be cheaper than buying factory - but not much.
 
I reload most of my bolt action fodder, I buy bulk for pistol and semis, whatever's cheapest. I buy the target ammo my .22s like for the cheapest I can find them. I don't really sety limits for price per round,
I just shop around and find what I want at the cheapest price. I recently paid $3.50 a round for some .375 H&H I found on sale. :eek:
 
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