Wish I needed ammo.....9mm $3.99 a box

[Topgun]

Wild Sports ad in today's Sacramento Bee. I can NOT use any more. Ammo closet (9mm division) filled front to back with stacks 6 deep and 5 high. Just no more 9mm room.

Need ad for the discount.

:banghead:

 

[2speed]

What does "need" have to do with it?

 

[Destructo6]

Would a woman pass up a similar deal on shoes? I think not. Buy and be merry.

BTW, were you saying the boxes were stacked to 5' or just five boxes high?

 

[El Rojo]

Who is selling it? Let us know!!!

 

[Bowlcut]

LOL when bass pro had that sale i bought 1000 rounds....and didnt even own a 9mm weapon at all. just helped spur myself on to get the high point carbine. see get ya 1000 rounds, and a high point carbine for about 300 dollars, ive had about 3-4 months fun with it now

 

[4v50 Gary]

Bowlcut - now that's shopping! Now you can justify purchasing a 9mm or use it for barter. Heck, I've used ammo for gifts including a wedding gift. Needless to say, the bride wasn't impressed but the groom was.

 

[Soap]

Now class, what does Professor Cooper say about having too much? "One can ____."

 

[Bowlcut]

i walked out of bass pro with a ton of ammo in my arms...and darrin wouldnt help carry it either, nor would rodney....what friends huh . that was like 85 bucks.

week or so later walked into gun shop ready to buy the new hipoint on the wall for 200. As i was walking past it on the wall to the ar-15's to kinda make my mouth water i saw another carbine on the wall. This one had a bsa red dot already on it which i wanted to get anyway. price tag...179. wow. So grabbed it and was out the door for right at 200 dollars .

Ammo for gifts...done that once or twice. Did for dad, and a holster as well. He liked alot.

Given the shelf life of ammo, i wouldnt worry about having too much and my propensity to shoot it all up helps too

 

[Kahr carrier]

Thats a great price for 9MM what brand is it???

 

[10-Ring]

$3.99? Man, there's always room for 9mm!

 

[Topgun]

The store is Wild Sports

Gotta have the Thursday coupon in the paper. The brand is Blazer, of course.

My 5x6 stack is also 5 wide. I do NOT need more. I don't shoot the 9 much anymore. An if I run out, it means there was an AWFUL lot of em after me. Gun wud melt first.

The way King Shrub is handling the country, it should be $1.99 before long.

But.....then........who NEEDS jobs? I'm sure all THR'ers are billionaires and will be getting big tax cuts. uh huh uh huh.

Said before.....Afghanistan was just our Sudetenland.

Coors..........nuttin like killin kids to jumpstart an economy.

 

[Kenneth Lew]

Time to buy 40,000 this time.

 

[blue86buick]

Bowlcut: I've done almost the same thing. "Hmm, I don't own any ___ guns, but that's a hell of a price. I'm sure someone will let me borrow their gun at the range to shoot a box or two. I'll buy ___ boxes."

Not too long later...(next payday)..."I've got tons of ___, but no gun for it. That's not right, I can't keep borrowing guns. Better fix that!"

 

[Sactown]

Guns and Gear in Sacramento, CA was selling PMC 115grain 9mm for 4.97 a box. The stuff shoots great in my CZ75BSA. I bought 1,000 rnds. Is the blazer the ammo with the aluminum case? I've heard that the case can be hard on your extractor.

 

[Topgun]

Sactown

45R thinks the same thing. I don't know.

I do know that I have never had any problems with it and it is coated with some of the most slippery stuff I have ever seen. In fact, when you load Blazers, it is hard to hold em. They are slippery!

Aluminum can be an abrasive when it oxidizes. So I guess a case could be made for some wear when the pistol goes into battery. But I have never seen it or had any problems. Also it looks like that coating prevents oxidation until after the case is fired. All my Blazer stock is like new.

Extractors aren't expensive even if you ever DO need a new one.

Perhaps Harley Nolden would know.

 

[45R]

http://www.allexperts.com/previousqv.asp?QuestionID=1021526


Question Please list these metals in order from softest to hardest.Thanks
brass,bronze,aluminum,T6 aluminum,titainium, stainless steel and mild steel.
And on what type of scale are metals rated?
Answer Hello Mike!
Boy, this smells like a homework question! I hope I can get the answer to you in time!

In General- and I have to qualify that by saying I'm considering the metals to be in the annealed condition, the aluminum is 1100 alloy, the T6 (not annealed, but age hardened) aluminum is a 2000 or 7000 series alloy, and the titanium is 6Al-4V alloy rather than the commercially pure stuff (6-4 is a lot more common than CP)- the order would be aluminum, brass, bronze, T6 aluminum, mild steel, stainless steel, and titanium. If the metals are in their hardest conditions, from heat treating or cold work, the order would be aluminum, brass, T6 aluminum, bronze, titanium, mild steel, and stainless steel (cutlery grades).

I assume your second question relates to hardness scales that would cover all of these materials. The Rockwell hardness scales are the most commonly used in the States, and I believe Vickers hardness is most commonly used in Europe. The trick part to this question is that the Rockwell C scale (150 Kg load, diamond Brale indentor) is used for the harder materials, the titanium, stainless steel, and the mild steel. The Rockwell B scale (100 Kg load, 1/16" ball indentor) would be used for the softer aluminum, brass, and bronze. The Rockwell A scale, 60Kg load and Diamond Brale indentor, could be used for all of the metals listed.

If you have any more questions, please write back!

Lee Gearhart

 

[45R]

Topgun-
I learned most of my metallurgy when I got into knives T6 Al is some pretty hardcore stuff it has the potential of being hard on extractors and the chamber of the pistol. For a .50 cents to a buck a box more for Winchester White Box or Dynamite Nobel I'd just say its cheap insurance in keeping my extractor and chamber healthy, brass for potentially reloading and repair money in my pocket vs the gunsmith. Not to mention a downed gun.

CCI does coat these babies with some slippery stuff but I preference over other ammo previals. I have talked to ROs that say that stuff is hard on the gun but I havent seen any evidence of it. I'd like to see some scientfic study done but there are plenty of ammo choices on the market. None of my guns see CCI.


Thats my view

HTH

45R

 

[blue86buick]

Blazer

I use it in my .380, for a few reasons. First, because w/o mail ordering (just haven't done it yet) it's the cheapest I can get around here. I can get brass-case for $1 more, but I'd prefer to save the dollar. Second, I don't reload, so the brass casings don't do me any good. And sure I can leave them for people who DO reload..but that gets me to number 3...when I shoot brass case, I try to save my brass for when I start reloading, and consequently, every shot I have to watch where my brass flies. If I lose one (or more), even if I pick up 30 others that aren't mine, those missing brass will drive me nuts. So, I get Blazer, and I'm happy.

 

[Topgun]

45R......Just for beans I asked in another thread.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29845

Not scientific, but interesting. I would view a RO opinion with a bit of skepticism as they have a vested interest (in a remote way) to encourage the use of ......brass. When they sweep the empties for reloading or sale to reloaders, they have to pick out the Blazers to save the primer punches from smackin into the Berdan cases.

Still some Berdans out there, but the main ones are the Blazers.

But, after all, it is YOUR gun and you should shoot what YOU (and it) like.

I have never had a problem with Blazer but could have one tomorrow.

 

[45R]

But, after all, it is YOUR gun and you should shoot what YOU (and it) like.

Thats right brother!!!

As far as the ROs. I take what they say with a grain of salt because I know that some of them have a preference to what ammo they use at the range. IMHO guns shoot and eject brass for a reason. I dont have a problem with shooting Blazer casings in the wheel guns but I'll stick to brass for my autoloaders

Take care and see you at the next shoot


45R