My ammo findings... CCI vs. Federal

[Bflaker]

twice the price is not that big of a deal for something 4x better. if all you care about is pulling the trigger and not landing where you aim then sure federal is good at that. and lets not pretend 7 cents a round is expensive. look at 9mm, .40, .45, .223 and .308 ammo then you can complain about price.

I have to agree. I own guns in 4 out of the 5 calibers you listed, so I know what its like to burn through 40 cents per round ammo. I don't shoot that much, but I burned through $400 of .223 ammo this past year like it was nothin. The main reason I bought a 15-22 is so I can shoot a lot, and not spend a lot. Even 6 cents a round is cheap to me.