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So no one in the free world has and 55gn fmj ? I had 1000 coming from mids way,they were supposed to ship 1/4, then 1/13. Just checked it and it says 2/7:eek: Any one have a source for some bullits ?
uncle money bags
01-08-13, 22:31
I am having the same problem locating any in stock. Finally broke down and bought 52 gr bthp match bullets. It sad that i can reload match grade ammo with overpriced commercial powder for one third the price of m193 these days.
TacMedic556
01-08-13, 23:00
PMC X Tac
Found tons of it today. The X 193 55 grain FMJ.
.50 a round at one place here and one place local has 1000 round cases for $547. He had 4 of those cases today and lots of loose boxes.
PM me.
uncle money bags
01-08-13, 23:01
Were talking about projos for reloading dude. But i will revise my cost estimation of my reloads to almost half the cost of factory m193 in light of your discovery. Thanks for the heads up.
TacMedic556
01-08-13, 23:06
sorry. Thought you were asking where to find 55 fmj loaded.
uncle money bags
01-08-13, 23:15
Around here 50c per round is a steal. If your lucky you can find somebody unloading some crap ammo for 60c per round, and you can forget about any decent ammo for less than 70 if its available at all . I got into reloading so i could get around the glut only to find the same thing happening with bullets. Oh well.
RearwardAssist
01-08-13, 23:18
Were talking about projos for reloading dude. But i will revise my cost estimation of my reloads to almost half the cost of factory m193 in light of your discovery. Thanks for the heads up.
1/2? Im loading 55gr fmjs for about .17 per thats just about a third what they are going for now. :( Prices are getting crazy I am so thankful I started reloading this year I was going to spend the money on a Spectre and glad I did not.
uncle money bags
01-08-13, 23:37
If i could find decent bullets for less than 15 or 20 cents each i would be set. I dont suppose you know of any sources on bulk packs for hornady or sierra 55 fmjbt do you?
PMC X Tac
Found tons of it today. The X 193 55 grain FMJ.
.50 a round at one place here and one place local has 1000 round cases for $547. He had 4 of those cases today and lots of loose boxes.
PM me.
Ahh no thanks. Reloading section, not want to buy. 54 cent a round is foolish.
Wally World, if your lucky. Besides that just wait it out, nobody has it.
I bought 500 rounds of some 60gr. loading from Midway and found 100 Hornady T2 projos at Sportsmens World of all places.
TunaFisherman
01-11-13, 00:27
Walmart couple days ago had bulk Fed 5.56 on stripper clips 420rnds a can. I bought one.
Not looking for loaded ammo. 55gn fmjbt.
55s are the first thing to disappear when the idiot masses flip out.
My buddy dropped by with a thousand LC 55s 2 nights ago that he bought of another guy who is tin foil city.
1k of 55s never looked so good to me.:)
blackgunnut223
01-11-13, 12:58
Keep looking online. There are several forums that have forsale sections. Yes they are pricey because of everyone gouging or just want to take advantage of the sitution.
I bought 5000 of the pulled m193 projectiles from wideners part summer. Still have 2500 of them.
Cabelas looked so-so today... A bunch of powders were back on the shelves.
No primers for Small rifle... but those like 55gr are tard panic central.
Midway had 55gr HP for sale last night, in 100 and 500 instock, the 500 was about $60 shipped.. I picked them up for just range fodder. By the time I get them loaded and shot most of the panic buying will be done and I can get back to my regular suppliers at regular price.
-Jenrick
Midway had 55gr HP for sale last night, in 100 and 500 instock, the 500 was about $60 shipped.. I picked them up for just range fodder. By the time I get them loaded and shot most of the panic buying will be done and I can get back to my regular suppliers at regular price.
-Jenrick
I like the sound of that regular suppliers at regular price...:D
snowdog650
01-11-13, 21:32
I like the sound of that regular suppliers at regular price...:D
Yup ... Midway sent me an "in stock notice" yesterday for 69gr Nosler HPBT Custom Competition ... on sale even. $155 per 1000. Picked some up. They still have boxes of 250 and 1000 count in stock.
If you sign up for their alerts, you should be BTG ... and I haven't noticed their prices going up at all.
Boxerglocker
01-12-13, 23:18
Yup ... Midway sent me an "in stock notice" yesterday for 69gr Nosler HPBT Custom Competition ... on sale even. $155 per 1000. Picked some up. They still have boxes of 250 and 1000 count in stock.
If you sign up for their alerts, you should be BTG ... and I haven't noticed their prices going up at all.
Thanks for the heads up... I ordered 1000. I like Nolsers for my bolt gun, they are actually my preference and that price is really good. Especially the state of the market these days. That case of 1000 will get me through F-class competition and my long range round needs for 3-gun for the next year.
I had the 77 gr Noslers CCs on back-order at Midway and that one popped as well, (also at $155/k - both sale and dealer price). Received them Friday.
Braved the lines and craziness to hit up a gun show yesterday, gladd I got there early. Scored 1800 Fed 55gr fmj for $185.
People were getting crazy money for any .223/5.56 ammo. My brother sold a case of .223 ball for $575. Used that to buy a new Dillon xl650 reloader.
I'm still all butt hurt. I had 1k for 90bucks at midway. Backorder date went from 1/9/13 to 1/14/14! I've tried to call to find out if I'm getting them before I age another year or what. When I ordered them they were backorderable and shipping on the 9th.
ChefDementia
01-13-13, 21:26
Managed to score 300 55gr fmj-bt at Sportsmans Warehouse today, and some 40 s&w brass.
Managed to score 300 55gr fmj-bt at Sportsmans Warehouse today, and some 40 s&w brass.
40 brass? I can't give that stuff away around here. That and 9mm are all over the ground in our shooting spots.
ChefDementia
01-14-13, 08:28
40 brass? I can't give that stuff away around here. That and 9mm are all over the ground in our shooting spots.
In that case, I'll pay for shipping if you have some you need to get rid of. :D
Managed to score 300 55gr fmj-bt at Sportsmans Warehouse today, and some 40 s&w brass.
how much did it set you back from SG?
ChefDementia
01-14-13, 18:13
the 55gr were the usual $13.99 and the brass was like $18.99
SSA has some 556 green tip 308 and 6.? they still had it this afternoon . A bit pricey but they arent gouging anyone... yet.
the 55gr were the usual $13.99 and the brass was like $18.99
You paid 14 bucks for 300 fmjbt? That's like 45 for 1k. Bullshit.
You paid 14 bucks for 300 fmjbt? That's like 45 for 1k. Bullshit.
C'mon man... he obviously bought 300 at the price of 13.99 per hundo.... you know... those 100 round packs of bullets.
ChefDementia
01-15-13, 21:14
C'mon man... he obviously bought 300 at the price of 13.99 per hundo.... you know... those 100 round packs of bullets.
Yeah, I didn't really specify that that was per 100, but meh already doesn't matter.
Anyone find/know of any 55gr FMJBT in stock? Been looking for a few weeks, no-one in the usual places have any.
Anyone find/know of any 55gr FMJBT in stock? Been looking for a few weeks, no-one in the usual places have any.
Put some on backorder or request email notification.
I put some Hornady 55s on back-order at Midway to lock in the price. They will get here in due course.
In the mean time, to save my mo' better Hornadys, I've dug under the reloading bench for stuff I put back as "OK", but not up to the same quality standards (for me). 1st up is a big bag of Montana Gold 55s - just fine for CQB Drills and not bad for general except for the POI difference. Loaded a bunch yesterday in secondary brass (crimped Federal that I almost tossed) with the 1050 in blaster mode. Then I have a case of 2006 vintage WW 64s, etc., etc.
Some of my backorders from after Christmas have already hit. The one that blows my mind was 2 FDE SCAR-17 mags I put on at Brownells - they shipped. :D
I've watched the expected in-stock date for the Hornady 55s at Midway go from 12/26/2012 to 01/15/2014. I have my backorder in at least. Now even the junk 55s there are gone. I managed to get some new Federal M193 projectiles from Pat's Reloading but he's out of everything now too. He does have some M856 projectiles for $94/1k. Might resort to those haha...
My 500 Get Loaded promo 55gr soft points shipped from Hornady today though, I was surprised...
Right now I'll load up just about anything I can get my hands on for sub 100m range sessions.
I put a few thousand on back-order from Midway but they keep changing the in-stock date. :(
I put a few thousand on back-order from Midway but they keep changing the in-stock date. :(
It just changed again - 1/23/2013!
I hope it's legit...
It just changed again - 1/23/2013!
I hope it's legit...
That's what I saw when I checked on my b/o earlier, but I naturally assumed it's because I'm special. ;)
It just changed again - 1/23/2013!
I hope it's legit...
Changed AGAIN! Now shows 1/29. :mad:
Changed AGAIN! Now shows 1/29. :mad:
It increases by a day everyday now...bet it says 1/30 tomorrow...:cray:
1_click_off
01-22-13, 20:49
Natchezss.com has it in stock right now. Not sure in another 10minutes.
500rds federal 5.56 for $324
Natchezss.com has it in stock right now. Not sure in another 10minutes.
500rds federal 5.56 for $324
I paid $89 for that round count from Ammoman back in the day. WOW! :cool:
sigh... used to get all the .223 brass i could ever use from BrassMan Brass AND they sold Amscor bullets at great prices. all gone! i posted a new thread today wondering if the big ammo makers are "reserving" components to make new ammo at a higher profit than the profit made by selling compo's to reloaders?
It increases by a day everyday now...bet it says 1/30 tomorrow...:cray:
You are correct, even further away now. So, does anyone have any 55 fmjbt in stock? Its too cold to shoot, and all the bullets I have have been loaded :(
I just picked up 500 rnds of 5.56 55gr for $.44 a rnd at my local sporting good stores. Glad I got a tip off!
If you can choke down the price, evergladesammo.com has 55 and 62 grain projectiles coming into stock periodically. Their email notice works and I bought a 1000 55's this week because I am desperate for training ammo.
If you can choke down the price, evergladesammo.com has 55 and 62 grain projectiles coming into stock periodically. Their email notice works and I bought a 1000 55's this week because I am desperate for training ammo.
Thanks ,I signed up for the notices. My midway shipment got pushed back again.
Even when doofus got elected the first time the panic wasn't this bad. This has really limited my training. My fall back has always been to 22lr, with only 5k on hand and none to buy I'm rationing that. Bought my 9 yr old a 597 for Christmas, he's learning sloooooow shots with lots of pausing. :secret:
It's kinda nuts out at the area we shoot. It rained last weekend, but the weekend before it was perfect shooting weather and almost NO ONE was out.
I think people are reluctant to shoot the ammo they have. :eek:
We're going out tomorrow. I'm intersted to see what the turnout is, because the weather is perfect for shooting again.
I'm going tomorrow. Just a few rounds of 308, maybe 2 mags of 5.56 a couple 45's and that's it. My wife is going, I told her every squeeze of the trigger in her AR is a buck fiddy retail.
Ready to reload some rimfire ?
Yeah. Time to get back on our Bolt Guns and shoot long range precision.... SLooooooww fire
Ammo prices and availability are keeping the blasters, ammo wasters, and range clowns away. The more dedicated and deliberate shooters, those who plan ahead and/or reload, and those not shooting service calibers, are still shooting.
Boxerglocker
02-01-13, 09:22
Ammo prices and availability are keeping the blasters, ammo wasters, and range clowns away. The more dedicated and deliberate shooters, those who plan ahead and/or reload, and those not shooting service calibers, are still shooting.
I totally agree... I'm a qualified IDPA SO / NRA RSO at my club, volunteer hours on the range as work credit to my membership dues and we have seen a steady decline in regular repeat public shooting attendance. There has been an increase in the number of first time shooters that have just bought new guns to try out and sight in the first time.
Ammo prices and availability are keeping the blasters, ammo wasters, and range clowns away. The more dedicated and deliberate shooters, those who plan ahead and/or reload, and those not shooting service calibers, are still shooting.
There's no doubt about that. It's kind of nice not shooting with some retards ricocheting bullets over us. The silver lining of the panic frenzy. :sarcastic:
Ammo prices and availability are keeping the blasters, ammo wasters, and range clowns away. The more dedicated and deliberate shooters, those who plan ahead and/or reload, and those not shooting service calibers, are still shooting.
Yes, some of us won't miss a beat - but the young guys/gals (especially those in the service or just out) are still getting ****ed over. No excuse for this. Everyone did not have a chance or the financial ability to build some inventory. There is no excuse for this horseshit - let's see some payback at the next election.
Yes, some of us won't miss a beat - but the young guys/gals (especially those in the service or just out) are still getting ****ed over.
This is true. I know people in this very boat.
eightmillimeter
02-01-13, 12:32
Yeah. Time to get back on our Bolt Guns and shoot long range precision.... SLooooooww fire
Yes, time for another round of handload experimentation to take up time and keep the round count down.
Load development. :D
Indeed. I've picked up a few random boxes of bullets I've never tried just to do load development and yellow pages tests.
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