LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER IN THE NEXT 15 MINUTES...

TheYoungGuy · Post by **TheYoungGuy** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:06 pm

I hope someone can shoot me an answer in the next few minutes on this. I am looking to save some money on bulk ammo because paying $10-$12 box for my .40 S&W target ammo is becoming a problem. Saw this at Cabela's...

THESE ARE THE TWO TYPES...

I was hoping someone could tell me the big difference between these two bullets and whether I should definitely save myself the $10 or if that's too small of a value to skip out in the FMJs.

AND... If I'm looking in the wrong place, let me know. Cabela's seems to be the cheapest for bulk ammo in the Austin area. Any help is appreciated.

The Marshal · Post by **The Marshal** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:17 pm

YoungGuy,

Although it will be cheaper to shoot the LEAD ammo, it will foul your gun more than the copper jacketed ammo. More cleaning time.

Personally, I would spend the extra $10 to keep from having to clean as much! Ha!

~Bill

TheYoungGuy · Post by **TheYoungGuy** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:21 pm

^^^ Bump ^^^

See... There it is! I wouldn't have known that. That's well worth $10 to me.

Wildscar · Post by **Wildscar** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:22 pm

The Marshal wrote:YoungGuy,

Although it will be cheaper to shoot the LEAD ammo, it will foul your gun more than the copper jacketed ammo. More cleaning time.

Personally, I would spend the extra $10 to keep from having to clean as much! Ha!

~Bill

I havent been shooting for very long but I'm going to have to

with Marshal. Save ya some grief on the back end and Go with the FMJ.

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:25 pm

FMJ

O6nop · Post by **O6nop** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:15 pm

because paying $10-$12 box for my .40 S&W target ammo is becoming a problem

whether I should definitely save myself the $10

OK, here's where the logic escapes me, please explain...
At $70.00 for 300 rounds, if my math is correct, that equates to $11.65 for a box of 50. You are spending up to $12 for the boxes locally. What's the difference? Plus there's shipping, waiting, etc. I see that you get a free ammo box, I wonder if that offsets the price of shipping...? You can pick up ammo cans for $3-$6 as far as I've seen.

I've looked at this option before and just don't see how it's cheaper!

Insight, please.

TheRising · Post by **TheRising** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:46 pm

It's not cheaper at all. It's actually more expensive. Not to mention, this ammo is remanufactured.

This really isn't a deal YoungGuy. Unless you really need a plastic ammo tin and want some ammo too!

TheYoungGuy · Post by **TheYoungGuy** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:52 pm

Sorry, let me clarify. I wouldn't be ordering it online, I'd just pick it up since Cabela's is near my office. Second, I do like the benfit of the free box.

Can you reccommend any other sources for cheap, bulk ammo?

casselthief · Post by **casselthief** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:04 pm

Check this place out

they'll give you all the 5.56 rounds you can shoot!

srsly, do a google search on cheap ammo and you'll get plenty of hits.

TheRising · Post by **TheRising** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:10 pm

TheYoungGuy wrote:Sorry, let me clarify. I wouldn't be ordering it online, I'd just pick it up since Cabela's is near my office. Second, I do like the benfit of the free box.

Can you reccommend any other sources for cheap, bulk ammo?

Ya, I think the website threw O6nop off. However, it's still barely a deal, if even one. The box is a plus, I guess.

If there is an academy, try there. I believe, after doing a random zip code search of Auston that there is about 5 or so Academys there.

http://www.academy.com/

gregthehand · Post by **gregthehand** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:30 pm

casselthief wrote:Check this place out

they'll give you all the 5.56 rounds you can shoot!

srsly, do a google search on cheap ammo and you'll get plenty of hits.

Wanna bet? When I was in the Army they were incredibly stingy with how much we got to shoot. We basically only shot when we qualified.

TheYoungGuy · Post by **TheYoungGuy** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:52 pm

http://www.academy.com/images/products/ ... 2-3505.jpg

That's the best they've got. They're $56 for 250 ct. Cabela's is $70 for 300 ct.

By my math, that makes Academy exactly one cent cheaper per bullet. So for an extra $3.00 overall, I get the box... but I've already got one. And, Academy isn't selling remanufactured rounds either. See you guys later, I'm off to Academy.

Liberty · Post by **Liberty** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:13 pm

gregthehand wrote:
casselthief wrote:Check this place out

they'll give you all the 5.56 rounds you can shoot!

srsly, do a google search on cheap ammo and you'll get plenty of hits.
Wanna bet? When I was in the Army they were incredibly stingy with how much we got to shoot. We basically only shot when we qualified.

You might be surprised how little and seldom some soldiers get to shoot.

O6nop · Post by **O6nop** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:53 pm

Ya, I think the website threw O6nop off

Sure did! I wasn't paying attention
Still, if you ever get a chance to go to the Saxet gun show, you can find lots of ammo there, some in bulk, some in boxes, even some in plastic bags.

Also, Sportsman's Warehouse in Round Rock has pretty reasonable prices if they can keep it in stock. They have .40 S&W often enough but they are always low on .45 ACP

Good Luck

hi-power · Post by **hi-power** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:09 pm

casselthief wrote:does any one here understand the concept of a joke.

joke-noun, verb, joked, jokÂ·ing.

1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
2. something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.
3. a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke.

(Sorry, I just HAD to do that!)

I guess communicating in this medium can sometimes cause folks to miss a joke or three.

I remember one of my first posts - someone posted a picture of John Browning and said something like, "I don't know WHO this is or why anyone would put his likeness on a Christmas ornament." I answered back quickly who it was, totally missing the joke in that post. I learned later that EVERYONE here probably knew who it was.

To everyone's credit, no one called me a dork. I was just new to this forum and forum communication in general.