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9MM AMMO
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I've looked all around online and I've never found prices good enough on 9mm to go through the trouble ordering it. (Being a Mass subject, I have to ship it to a friend in another state.)
I just buy the WWB at Walmart - 100 for $15.
I just buy the WWB at Walmart - 100 for $15.
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Please allow me to preach for a moment:
Just don't go to Mall*Wart or Dick's! We oughtta be supporting the local guys, my friend! I'd rather pay an extra 50 cents to keep the shops open where you get service, advice, and reliability.
The cheapest I've found is $7.50 for Independance brand at Tombstone in Brookfield.
Sorry, but I can't resist an open opportunity to rant against Walmart for any reason...
Just don't go to Mall*Wart or Dick's! We oughtta be supporting the local guys, my friend! I'd rather pay an extra 50 cents to keep the shops open where you get service, advice, and reliability.
The cheapest I've found is $7.50 for Independance brand at Tombstone in Brookfield.
Sorry, but I can't resist an open opportunity to rant against Walmart for any reason...
vaccaroja
dicks sporting goods runs a sale about every other week...a case of 500 rounds costs about $80 after taxes...its the best deal around
dicks sporting goods runs a sale about every other week...a case of 500 rounds costs about $80 after taxes...its the best deal around
+1 to that, but they sell out pretty quick.
WWB in 100-round packs is still a good buy at Wally World - the Dicks out here is lame-city when it comes to ammo - only Ultimax available in quantity. As far as buying from "Big Box" - to each his own. Dealers are my prefered stop, however I refuse to pay for ammo that's priced close to gouging....The same WWB only in 50ct at my local FFL is 12-bucks - 24 cents a pop....ludicrous.
Why won't you ship it to yourself here in Mass? It is not illegal to buy ammo through mail order nor is it illegal to have it shipped into Mass. Some distributors will not ship to Mass for fear of the sales tax grabbing (former) attorney general, but many do.
Check out the Gun Laws section or search and see many, many posts to this point. Hit the web!
i agree 100% i dont believe in buying price gouging ammo. Ive been there before. Even though local shops give you advice, service, ect, they are not always giving you the best deal for your money when it counts.
yeah me too. seriously.. and please post the law where it says its legal to ship ammo to MASS. i would like to see that with a refferenced legally documented page. if it were legal a lot of us would have been buying long ago. its not because of sales tax its because the law is no ammo is to be shipped to MASS period. If i am incorrect please refference chapter and section. I have been looking for a long time, and yet to find some one who will ship to MASS. could there be a reason for this?![[hmmm]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/009.gif "Hmm [hmmm]")
i am not trying to ![[flame]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/032.gif "Flame [flame]")
you for saying that.. i just want to know.
i am not trying to you for saying that.. i just want to know.
If it was just only $.50,I would support local dealers..Unfortunately,it's usually a lot more than that.I'll buy my stuff where it's the cheapest,be it in NH,WalMart, or online.
Yup...I'd be willing to pay slightly more for my ammo at my FFL, but it seems that it's an area where they tend to mark-up like crazy. The big push for me was in my recent purchase of some Speer .38 Special GDHP 135's. Dealers around here are stocking 20-count boxes for anywhere from $14.95 and up to $18.95. I just had 1,000 rounds in factory fresh 50-count boxes delivered to my door for $239.00....
![[grin]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/041.gif "Grin [grin]")
Do the math. An FFL can likely get a better deal than that, still make a profit, pass some savings on to me and continue to earn my trust and bottom line....It makes no sense. To the OP - check your local Dicks or Wally World if you're just looking for FMJ plinker. You can also appeal to your local FFL to cut you a deal on quantity purchase. You might get lucky. My attempt to do so got me a "deal" of $200.00 per thousand on WWB. No thanks, but you may do better. If you want more high performance 9mm, a similar deal to the one I had with the Speer Gold Dot can be had from a licensed ammo dealer on another board...
Good luck!
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If Walmart decides they don't want the competition from local gun shops in a certain area anymore they will sell their shooting products at a loss for about a year or two and then jack up the price when the little guys are gone. I'm not saying they are doing that here and now but that is how they are known to operate. I have a real problem giving my money to a blood sucking pack of thieves like those un-American vampires at Mallwart. Sorry to ram my own idea of morality down your throats like that but I have strong feelings on the subject and it's hard to restrain myself. I'm a working man and a union member and this globalistic shit only exploits hard working people who deserve more dignity and a better life.
Whew!
Whew!
Rusty - I don't think you're ramming morality. You're entitled to feel the way you do and I respect it....There's times when I leave Wal Mart feeling like I need a shower, but that feeling holds true to smaller venues as well...Greed is not isolated to the big box boys...
yeah me too. seriously.. and please post the law where it says its legal to ship ammo to MASS. i would like to see that with a refferenced legally documented page. if it were legal a lot of us would have been buying long ago. its not because of sales tax its because the law is no ammo is to be shipped to MASS period. If i am incorrect please refference chapter and section. I have been looking for a long time, and yet to find some one who will ship to MASS. could there be a reason for this?
There are prior threads that go into this in detail. The issue is G. L. (2004 ed.) ch. 140, sec. 122B, which provides (in part): "No person shall sell ammunition in the commonwealth unless duly licensed. . . ." The contention of the Attorney General was that the statute limited ammo sales licenses to persons with brick-and-mortar places of business in the Commonwealth; the countervailing argument is that section 122B cannot be applied extraterritorially to out-of-state vendors. However, since only such a vendor would have standing to challenge such an application, and since the challenge would have to be brought in a Massachusetts state court, no vendor has been willing to take it on.
Note that elsewhere, "ammunition" is defined to include reloading components.
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I buy my ammo in case lots and I always use good dealers. I walk in, say hello, chew the fat, look stuff over, grab what I want and have them ring it up.
And you know what? When the total appears on the register, it's lower than the retail price 9 times out of 10.
Why? Because I continue to do my business with them.
There is very little profit in guns. People are too willing to travel to save $$ on a big purchase like that. Dealers really make their $$ on the ammo and supplies. That is where good loyal customers can get a 'deal'.
Is it as cheap as a big box? I doubt it. But can you call up a big box and ask them to special order you some .500 Magnum on just your word? Can you call them and have them stick that last of a hot product on 'hold' because you will be in the area later to look at it? Every dealer I've done business with has done this for me at one time or another. For that, I'd gladly shell out another $100 or so a year I might save at another location.
And you know what? When the total appears on the register, it's lower than the retail price 9 times out of 10.
Why? Because I continue to do my business with them.
There is very little profit in guns. People are too willing to travel to save $$ on a big purchase like that. Dealers really make their $$ on the ammo and supplies. That is where good loyal customers can get a 'deal'.
Is it as cheap as a big box? I doubt it. But can you call up a big box and ask them to special order you some .500 Magnum on just your word? Can you call them and have them stick that last of a hot product on 'hold' because you will be in the area later to look at it? Every dealer I've done business with has done this for me at one time or another. For that, I'd gladly shell out another $100 or so a year I might save at another location.
1st off, there are shops selling 20 rd defensive ammo boxes for almost the same price that Four Seasons sells the SAME AMMO in 50 rd boxes. Oh yeah, the difference is that the 20 rd box is a nice looking plastic box (which definitely cost money) vs. the 50 rd paper box.
Caveat emptor!!
Caveat emptor!!
You guys talking about buying ammo mail order really need to do a search, you will find all the answers have been posted before, there is even a Sticky on it IIRC.
So Rusty I suppose you think socialist labor unions who support gun grabbing democrats and hurt every business in this country are more “American” then a capitalist company that makes lots of money and that NOBODY is forced to shop at or work for.![[rolleyes]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/042.gif "Roll Eyes [rolleyes]")
So Rusty I suppose you think socialist labor unions who support gun grabbing democrats and hurt every business in this country are more “American” then a capitalist company that makes lots of money and that NOBODY is forced to shop at or work for.
My experience has been much like Chris'!
Amen...I may have just been dreamy from my first impressions of Four Seasons, but I walked out of there last year with a ton of ammo and a plea for them to open up "Four Seasons West" here in The Berkshires.... I just pulled an empty box out of my car. "Speer Gold Dot GDHP +P 125gr" 20 rounds - $15.95 It was from a Pittsfield FFL and I bought it on a whim before my gun arrived. The worst was 20 Corbons at slightly over a buck a round...Chris is right - you can't buy defensive or custom rounds at Wal Mart, but you don't have to be raped at your local "Good Guy FFL" either...
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So Rusty I suppose you think socialist labor unions who support gun grabbing democrats and hurt every business in this country are more “American” then a capitalist company that makes lots of money and that NOBODY is forced to shop at or work for.
There are not many things in life that are black & white and this is no exception. I personally find the republicans just as distasteful as the democrats. My policy is to always vote for third party candidates (even if the only name on the ballot is a fruitcake) simply to throw my voice out there for more choices and a broader social debate. I don't like everything the labor unions stand for but I do appreciate that they are just about the only groups out there who will stick up for working stiffs like me.
I have to disagree with you about nobody being forced to work or shop at Walmart. They are well known for using underhanded and even illegal methods to put locally owned shops out of business to create a MONOPOLY. These methods also serve to keep their workers at the bottom of the social ladder which costs you and me money when the government picks up the tab to keep these exploited people afloat. Walmart has created the global model for shirking their responsibilities to their workers in the name of higher profits. Every time you give Walmart your money you are saying "YES!" to food stamps, section 8 housing, "free" medical care, government sponsored daycare assistance, and all these other expensive programs. You could say that it's voting for democrats that causes these problems but if all politicians were fiscal conservatives who did away with these programs we would be left an even greater Walmart Legacy of poverty, increased crime, and misery. Don't forget that Walmart is by far the largest civilian employer in this country and they could certainly afford to pay a decent living wage to their employees.
Sorry for hijacking the thread here! I assure you that I'm not a spy sent by the damn ACLU or AFLCIO.
I probably should have kept my mouth shut b/c I have had this debate before and don't want to again so all I will say is this, I am by no means a Republican, I actually am a libertarian and believe there is nothing wrong with organized labor in theory, but what we now have in this country has gone to far and only hurts all of us including the union members by running companies out of business and costing us high prices in union products and more rip-offs in government like the Big dig.
We can agree to disagree and get back on topic.
We can agree to disagree and get back on topic.
Well, how's ol' Greg. Going to the range this weekend?
Answering the original question, in the flyers I received, Dick's went up to $89.80 for Remington 9mm 115 grain ball when you purchase 10 or more boxes. Wally World around here is $14.24 for a 100 round box of Winchester White Box 115 gr. ball. Greg can tell you from personal first hand experience that over at O'Leary's (oka The Gun Room of Shrewsbury) you can get some 9mm ammo at similar or maybe even better prices. We should have Greg go over there and do another site visit for us. How about it, ol' buddy????
Answering the original question, in the flyers I received, Dick's went up to $89.80 for Remington 9mm 115 grain ball when you purchase 10 or more boxes. Wally World around here is $14.24 for a 100 round box of Winchester White Box 115 gr. ball. Greg can tell you from personal first hand experience that over at O'Leary's (oka The Gun Room of Shrewsbury) you can get some 9mm ammo at similar or maybe even better prices. We should have Greg go over there and do another site visit for us. How about it, ol' buddy????
i just paid 7.65 per box for 9mm at Dicks which was less than the case price, and I only purchased 3 boxes. It might have been a fluke but i'm not complaining.
