Underwood is way higher $$$ than LAX.
$500 Ammo buying spree
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Underwood is way higher $$$ than LAX.
Jim1392
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I have plenty of 22 so the order would be.
9MM
380
32
9MM
380
32
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I just paid $478.00 includes shipping for 500 rounds of .223 remanufacture 55 gr. Hornady Orange BT Bullets.
$500 ammo shopping spree? 
gregintenn
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Or 3 boxes of 380.
Grayfox
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You got that right!
I'm good on most calibers. However, I could use some .30-30s. $500 might get me two, maybe three boxes.
If it was available, and I had the $500 for it, I would absolutely get about $100 worth of 300 BLK Subsonic.
Fishslayer
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.45ACP HST
SweetMK
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My sister asked my nephew and I this exact question,, in 1973,,,
"I am going to K-Mart today to buy your Christmas presents,,
what $20 worth of ammo do each of you want as a gift this year?"
I would bet we got more than the $500 gets today,,
IIRC,, I got 3 bricks of 22LR,, a brick of 22 shorts,, and a carton of Winston's,,
What would that cost today,,??
"I am going to K-Mart today to buy your Christmas presents,,
what $20 worth of ammo do each of you want as a gift this year?"
I would bet we got more than the $500 gets today,,
IIRC,, I got 3 bricks of 22LR,, a brick of 22 shorts,, and a carton of Winston's,,
What would that cost today,,??
beaverislander
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I have some of those and seeing your post got me to thinking.... I just got a Henry 357, that could be an interesting combination.
Back to the subject, I'd get 5.56 and 357 Magnum.
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AManWearingAHat
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My sister asked my nephew and I this exact question,, in 1973,,,
"I am going to K-Mart today to buy your Christmas presents,,
what $20 worth of ammo do each of you want as a gift this year?"
I would bet we got more than the $500 gets today,,
IIRC,, I got 3 bricks of 22LR,, a brick of 22 shorts,, and a carton of Winston's,,
What would that cost today,,??
At say 17 dollars a brick average for cheap .22 when times are normal, plus say 60 bucks for a Carton of smokes leaves you at $128 dollars.
Your $20 in 1973 is worth about $120 dollars today. So the real cost is about the same.
In todays situation? Here's your 3 small rifle primers and 20 round box of Winchester White Box .223. Before Tax.
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Green Frog
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$500 to spend on ammo today? With what I've got stored or stashed right now, I'd spend the $500 on gold... I've got enough ammo to defend it, and gold is only ridiculous now, as opposed to aim that is totally insane!!
I try to never let my ammo supply get to the point of desperation, and have been pretty successful so far.
Froggie
I try to never let my ammo supply get to the point of desperation, and have been pretty successful so far.
Froggie
THE PILGRIM
Member
Equal amounts of 38 Special and 9MM.
I could still get a decent amount of .455 Webley for that....
10mm, .38/200 for my Enfield, .455 Webley and 7.62 Nagant revolver
Riverboys
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I just finished a cross country ski trip, VT to NW Montana, via I 70 out and I 90 back.
I found most stores had little pistol ammo, except in Montana, where I picked up 500 rounds of 9mm and a few hundred .223.
.22lr was scarce or off the charts expensive.
One shop in Iowa had a surprising amount variety of pistol ammo; 38 super, 9mm, 45 acp, .32 acp sp 32 S&W 357 Sig. and a few others.
Most shops had only 9mm, 40 S&W.
I saw almost zero .38 spl and one box of .375 mag - for $70.
Prices ranged from fair - 50 9mm - $14.95 to ridiculous.
One shop in Erie PA, had a wide variety of large caliber hunting ammo, .357 H&H magnum,, 257 Weatherby etc.
Shot gun ammo, 12 GA 20 GA and 28 Ga are in stock in many places and zero .410.
High prices, rationed stock for the most part and lots of dry trips.
I'm thinking of buying a 20 ga shotgun - and getting back into archery.
I found most stores had little pistol ammo, except in Montana, where I picked up 500 rounds of 9mm and a few hundred .223.
.22lr was scarce or off the charts expensive.
One shop in Iowa had a surprising amount variety of pistol ammo; 38 super, 9mm, 45 acp, .32 acp sp 32 S&W 357 Sig. and a few others.
Most shops had only 9mm, 40 S&W.
I saw almost zero .38 spl and one box of .375 mag - for $70.
Prices ranged from fair - 50 9mm - $14.95 to ridiculous.
One shop in Erie PA, had a wide variety of large caliber hunting ammo, .357 H&H magnum,, 257 Weatherby etc.
Shot gun ammo, 12 GA 20 GA and 28 Ga are in stock in many places and zero .410.
High prices, rationed stock for the most part and lots of dry trips.
I'm thinking of buying a 20 ga shotgun - and getting back into archery.
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