I have been picking up 20 rd boxes of Remington UMC for $9.97/box at wal-mart, seems to shoot ok but at $.50/rd is there anything brass cased I can pick up much cheaper that is readily available (read might be in a wal-mart or ordered online)?
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Inexpensive .223
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I think the lower limit is about $0.40, so no, not "much cheaper," unless you reload.
Walmart used to have Remington bulk packs of 200 for $50, haven't seen them in a while.
It's not too hard to find cases of 1,000 for $400 if you dig around a little.
Walmart used to have Remington bulk packs of 200 for $50, haven't seen them in a while.
It's not too hard to find cases of 1,000 for $400 if you dig around a little.
Excellent thank you, have you shot the Prvi stuff? How is the accuracy out around 200-300 yards?
I am planning on getting started reloading this winter when I get the money/brass saved up, I figure I need the brass anyway so I might as well buy inexpensive loaded ammunition to start with.
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The Prvi stuff is excellent, both in consistency and accuracy, and it will give you the brass to start your reloading. Good luck.
I grab the 500 round boxes of "Brown Bear" at Notheast Traders for a decent price.
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I grab the 500 round boxes of "Brown Bear" at Notheast Traders for a decent price.
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How much are they selling it for right now? Last time I was there I think the price was $arm+leg.99 + tax.
radioman
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The steel case 223 at MFL is 25c a round. I find them to be great range ammo and a great deal for the money. Just use a spray of carburetor cleaner in the breach when you clean your rifle to remove the varnish from the steel cases.
100 round box of Federal .223 at Walmart for $39.97 box. Cheaper than Dick's reloads.
$175 for the case of 500 rounds.
PPU Privi is excellent ammo i was surprised it shoots very well thru my Bushmaster. i bought a 200 round plastic pack with small 10 boxes of 20 bullets for 95.00 , i like the 55gr 5.56x45mm FMJBT i havent tried the 62 gr yet.
Thanks for the reply. I actually ended up stopping by there the other day just to pick up some different targets. Even though I live about 2 minutes from them I can't justify buying at the prices they sell at. I'm quite sure I can get a case of 1000 for less than $300. $350+tax for 1000 rounds of steel cased stuff is just too high.
On another note I agree with a couple of the previous posters that Prvi Partisan is good brass cased ammo for the price. I also remember getting some PMC M193 a while back that worked very well. The price at the time was reasonable but by now it's probably 25% higher.
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I would love to know where this is happening, because I would be there in a heartbeat.
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radioman
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I would love to know where this is happening, because I would be there in a heartbeat.
MMF has steel case 223 for 279 a case of 1000 last time I was there.
