Cpo1944
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I would think .22 LR @ .05 per round is good.That is what I paid at Gander Mountain fora bucket of 1400 rounds of Rem golden bullets. I reload all my center fire stuff all except .45 ACP
How Much for Ammo is TOO MUCH?
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I am sorry, I only read the title of your post. If it is practice ammo, what are you practicing for? I don't shoot much .223, but I can still hit a man size target a crossed my living room. If it is self defense ammo, what is your life worth? Hard to make a judgement.
spclayne
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I don't consider 223 a good home defense round, but that's just my opinion, especially across the living room type engagement.
BillK01
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I have been an insurance agent for 23 years and own an insurance agency. I've never heard such a thing....ever. How much ammo or reloading equipment you own isn't even a question on a homeowners application and an insurance inspection company typically only does an exterior inspection once a policy is written unless the house value is over $500k then an interior inspection is requested also to help verify estimated rebuilding cost - not count your ammo (they have better things to do). At least here in PA.
Oh yea...back on topic.... 50 cents a round is my limit. But I also have about 4000 rounds squirreled away.
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Majorlk
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All things are relative ... I shoot roughly 15k a year, these days. Back in the late 70s and early 80s it was close to 50k+. I have much more than a year's supply of ammo at any one time.
I told my insurance agent this and he laughed. I had to explain what "hoarding ammo" was and he laughed harder. Says he's never heard of this happening, the rate increase, or even anyone checking on such things.
The average shooter/reloader will seldom come close to the limits set by the National Fire Code.
gdnagle
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Right now .50 cents a round seem to be the norm for 5.56 but you can get .223 a lot cheaper. I will wait for the free shipping before I order not worth to add $20 shipping brings price to high for my blood. If I could find .22 ammo around here I would be shooting the 15-22 but haven't seen it for months now.
As for ammo hoarding, ammo hoarding is the #1 cause for boat sinking's and all the gun loses on this forum, boats can't handle the extra weight, guys must not have been sailors, not me tsunami got mine thought hoarding ammo would keep the house from floating away it didn't.
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SmokeStack Lightning
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When I bought my T the dealer threw in 100rds of 5.56 and the cost on the box (Remington) was $49.99.
.50 per rd seems the best I can do w/brass. Bought 500 greens @ .60 per rd, delivered.
Cabelas cut loose with some 5.56 two days ago and it was .50 w/brass American Eagle.
Seems .50 per rd is the best I can do these days. Maybe it'll get better, maybe not??
.50 per rd seems the best I can do w/brass. Bought 500 greens @ .60 per rd, delivered.
Cabelas cut loose with some 5.56 two days ago and it was .50 w/brass American Eagle.
Seems .50 per rd is the best I can do these days. Maybe it'll get better, maybe not??
sbeatty1983
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It costs me $.21 each to load my own bullets. much cheaper than buying.
Gunslinger808
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NEVER too much ammo!
That battle cry is why I can still shoot every week, yet haven't bought any ammo in over Two years.
i saw the writing on the wall and stocked up, at this rate I've still got another year or so before I begin to worry about any caliber I shoot.
Of course, should prices come down to acceptable levels again, I'll melt the numbers off my debit card!
That battle cry is why I can still shoot every week, yet haven't bought any ammo in over Two years.
i saw the writing on the wall and stocked up, at this rate I've still got another year or so before I begin to worry about any caliber I shoot.
Of course, should prices come down to acceptable levels again, I'll melt the numbers off my debit card!
Gunsnwater
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Walmart says 3 boxes is the limit. I got to to agree, you all only need 3 boxes 
oligoodday
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Ooopppsss.... $1 a round is too much!
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Vinney47
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It's a rare instance that .223 isn't a good self/home defense round. Although considered a "varmint" round by a great many (while good at that I believe it's a huge mis-categorization), at it's core it is designed as an anti-personnel round. Several times the energy and tissue damage of handgun rounds with less penetration through walls, easier on your ears with less recoil than a shotgun (which still requires aiming at living room distances as there is no spread at that distance from muzzle) and the standard mag for AR-15 style is 30 rounds.
Just for the record, it does not matter what certifications you have. Ammo and components that are stored do not have to be declared on a homeowners policy and therefore does not mean anything in this context. Store and reload all you want, the insurance companies will do whatever they want anyway, whatever we do as private citizens will not matter in the end. Be ready for the dangers ahead and forget about the hype.
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Man, some of these responses really got off topic. The question is around the price of ammo, not quantity.
.40 for brass is tops for me.
.40 for brass is tops for me.
Between the rumors, the tragedies, and the gun control freaks, ammo has become hard to get - but it's all BS. Ammo is only hard to get because there are wars ongoing, that always tightens ammo availability, and the government does buy it's share for law enforcement, too. But not to subjugate the American people - that's an idiotic rumor. But it does cause people to hoard ammo, buy, buy, buy. Eventually, the shortage will end and ammo will become easy to obtain again.
Meanwhile, I do agree that there is no such thing as too much ammo or too many guns. So, okay, if you're able to obtain thousands of rounds of ammo, and you shoot hundreds of rounds annually, does that make you a hoarder? I don't have the answer to that, but every active shooter I know keeps a stockpile of ammunition for each of his guns. That gets to be hard to do if you have twenty different calibers. It's pretty easy if you stick to .38/.357, 9mm, .45 ACP, and .22 LR for your handguns, and maybe .40 S&W, and 7.62 NATO and 5.56NATO for your mil-spec rifles. When you factor in your shotguns and hunting rifles the mix gets a little more complex. So, as I said, you cannot have too much ammunition.
***GRJ***
Meanwhile, I do agree that there is no such thing as too much ammo or too many guns. So, okay, if you're able to obtain thousands of rounds of ammo, and you shoot hundreds of rounds annually, does that make you a hoarder? I don't have the answer to that, but every active shooter I know keeps a stockpile of ammunition for each of his guns. That gets to be hard to do if you have twenty different calibers. It's pretty easy if you stick to .38/.357, 9mm, .45 ACP, and .22 LR for your handguns, and maybe .40 S&W, and 7.62 NATO and 5.56NATO for your mil-spec rifles. When you factor in your shotguns and hunting rifles the mix gets a little more complex. So, as I said, you cannot have too much ammunition.
***GRJ***
BillyJack is right - we got off topic. If the question is how much money is too much to pay for ammunition then I have two answers.
If you NEED the ammo, almost no amount is too much - if you can afford it. I hate to get price gauged during an ammunition shortage so I'm rather circumspect about how much I'll pay but that's also because of what I said earlier - I don't NEED ammunition, I always have plenty. So (1), if you can afford it then higher prices don't matter too much and (2) if you need it, higher prices don't matter too much. Otherwise, don't allow yourself to get ripped off.
***GRJ***
If you NEED the ammo, almost no amount is too much - if you can afford it. I hate to get price gauged during an ammunition shortage so I'm rather circumspect about how much I'll pay but that's also because of what I said earlier - I don't NEED ammunition, I always have plenty. So (1), if you can afford it then higher prices don't matter too much and (2) if you need it, higher prices don't matter too much. Otherwise, don't allow yourself to get ripped off.
***GRJ***
DelFuego
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These are my limits:
.35 per round for .223
.22 per round for 9mm
.06 per round for .22
SW_shooter
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I'm always wrestling with the issue of how much is too much to pay, until I find some available and then I get crazy and buy it. I have tried telling myself that .10/round of .22lr is my comfort zone unless I'm feeling wealthy that day. For .223 or 5.56 I try to limit it to .50/rnd at the most. Again, it all depends on the day and how my bills look and how my bank account looks. Some days I'm cheaper/stingier/tighter than other days when I might bust out another $20 and buy the stuff if I see it.
Go with your own comfort level and bank balance is my advice.
Go with your own comfort level and bank balance is my advice.
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SmokeStack Lightning
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MidwayUSA has some 5.56 & 2.23 IN STOCK.
Cheapest for brass is @ .50. Limit of 5 boxes.
Check the Ammo thread for links
Cheapest for brass is @ .50. Limit of 5 boxes.
Check the Ammo thread for links
