Ky6906fan
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I just bought two cases of 9mm for $199.99 and then some mix match 38/357 from Centerfire Systems in KY.
9mm prices are coming down
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I see Prvi wadcutters on the shelf periodically but they were more than I wanted to spend. If they are loaded in a true WC case I might give them another look if they come down a little.
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So what are the good websites that offer cheap ammo with free shipping?
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The Magtech wadcutters I bought last week came in cases that have a crease about 2/3 the way down the case. I am assuming that makes them wadcutter cases.
Is the crease there to keep the bullet from moving when being fired in something like a S&W 52? In a revolver the bullet moves forward if it jumps the crimp, not that a wadcutter target load generates enough recoil to cause crimp jump.
If you are considering the Magtech wadcutters don't let the appearance of the brass in this photo discourage you, in real life it looks clean. Bad lighting, not dirty brass.
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I always wondered about that "crimp line" around the body of the brass used for wadcutter loads.
The idea that it is to prevent seating the bullet too deep makes sense - until you stop and consider the fact that wadcutter bullets are already being pushed down into the case until the nose of the bullet is more or less flush with the case mouth anyway.
How could you accidentally push them any further into the case with a seating die? When you think about it, once the die contacts the case mouth, that is pretty much the limit of how far you can possibly seat them - isn't it?
Just one of those things I've always be curious about...
I really need to load up some wadcutters for the M52 I bought last year, I just can't seem to find the time.
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fiasconva
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kbm6893, start with ammoseek.com.
I'll second that recommendation. Ammoseek seems to be about the best ammo search engine I've found on the 'net.
Just bought Remington UMC 9mm for $11.99/box locally. I like that I didn't have to deal with shipping costs.
Bought a couple of cases of it, as I don't think it'll get much lower price than $11.99/box for Remington target stuff. Deals are out there if you look around, and now's the time to buy ammo when it's plentiful and relatively cheap.
Bought a couple of cases of it, as I don't think it'll get much lower price than $11.99/box for Remington target stuff. Deals are out there if you look around, and now's the time to buy ammo when it's plentiful and relatively cheap.
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The last case of 9mm ammo I bought was from Dick's Sporting Goods and cost me $99. The .38 Special I bought was $108 and the 45 Auto was $112. That was the last sale on Remington or Winchester ammo they ever did that cheap. Then it was off to the races. I wax reloading at the time but at those prices I put those cases away for hard times. (I still have them)
I'm seeing slight decreases in 9mm ammo but not much and not wide spread. Now the SD ammo is sold in 20 round boxes for the same price 50 round boxes were sold for not all that long ago.
No disrespect intended, but:
Two questions:
1) Please define "case" in this context. A "case" of 500 9mm for $99 sounds pretty darned good. But a real "case" of 1000 9mm for $99 sounds like the deal of the century!
2) When did you make this great buy? If it was 10 years ago, it is irrelevant in today's market. If it was a month ago then that is a completely different story, and we all want to get in on that deal.
FWIW, we all have our reminiscences of deals we got in days gone by, but most of us are more interested in what kind of deals are available to us TODAY - in the current market.
What the prices were years ago is irrelevant to what is available, and the prices we'll have to pay for it, in TODAY'S market.
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"cases" of 9mm for $199? Are those 500-round "cases" (.$40 per round) or are they REAL 1000-round "cases" ($.20 per round)?
If you are finding 1000-round cases for under $200 then I want in on some of that action...
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ArchAngelCD
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Yes, the prices I quoted are for 1,000 rounds. Now that I think of it, it was in 2009 and not only 8/9 years ago like I was originally thinking. (but still lol)
Just bought Winchester RED45 for $23 a box at Outdoor Limited, free shipping (first-time purchaser). Best I've seen in a few years.
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To those waiting for $10/50 round box, what junk are you prepared to buy at that price? From what I read on here and elsewhere, too much of the plinking ammo has been downloaded to the point it is on the brink of failure in a properly sprung 9mm pistol or carbine.
The darn inflation has hit everyone. Ammunition manufacturers have felt it also. Costs for brass, lead, powder and supplies plus labor have gone up. I see locally CCI/SPEER has had a sign in front of their plant for a couple of years looking to hire workers starting pay over $20/hour.
All of these factors mean ammunition will not get down to pre-covid prices. Unfortunately.
Ed
All of these factors mean ammunition will not get down to pre-covid prices. Unfortunately.
Ed
A minute ago I paid $195/750 rd case on my doorstep. Exactly $.26/rd with tax/"discreet overbox" adding $.02/rd to the price. SS paid me at midnight apparently even though payday is 3rd Wednesday. Who says the .gov can't do anything right. Joe
I guess given the age of some members it is easy to become negative about life today and ammunition in particular. Despite the doom and gloom predictions past panic history have shown that ammunition supply rebounds and prices to pre-panic prices.
How many remember the Great Obama .22 Ammunition Panic? .22 totally disappeared from store shelves with people paying $100.00+ for a single brick of .22 L.R. I remember that as the panic subsided going to a Gunshow and overhearing one dealer whining to someone that the reason his ammo was so priced so high was because he paid $80.00 for a brick. Now .22 is so plentiful that stores are running it on sale.
I am getting emails regularly advertising what a great price they have on their ammo and the price will never be lower. Like the guy with the $80.00 a brick .22 they are trying to offload the stuff that they brought when prices were higher to avoid taking a loss. Inflation and cost of materials may help to keep prices from pre-Covid prices. But on the other hand as most Americans have come to realize that were flim-flammed about COVID the level of panic has almost totally disappeared.
It is widely predicted that we will have a recession as soon as later this year. A recession along with continued high inflation and interest rates may continue to reduce demand. Barring another manufactured "crisis" this along with the simple law of supply and demand will continue to drive prices lower.
How many remember the Great Obama .22 Ammunition Panic? .22 totally disappeared from store shelves with people paying $100.00+ for a single brick of .22 L.R. I remember that as the panic subsided going to a Gunshow and overhearing one dealer whining to someone that the reason his ammo was so priced so high was because he paid $80.00 for a brick. Now .22 is so plentiful that stores are running it on sale.
I am getting emails regularly advertising what a great price they have on their ammo and the price will never be lower. Like the guy with the $80.00 a brick .22 they are trying to offload the stuff that they brought when prices were higher to avoid taking a loss. Inflation and cost of materials may help to keep prices from pre-Covid prices. But on the other hand as most Americans have come to realize that were flim-flammed about COVID the level of panic has almost totally disappeared.
It is widely predicted that we will have a recession as soon as later this year. A recession along with continued high inflation and interest rates may continue to reduce demand. Barring another manufactured "crisis" this along with the simple law of supply and demand will continue to drive prices lower.
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I have received emails for $240.00/k for 9mm FMJ with free shipping. Advertisements and supply on store shelves suggest to me that retail prices have not dropped low enough to spark customer demand.
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