Getting Expensive to Shoot

View · by **traveler** on Sat Nov 12, 2011 4:15 pm

I went into Wal-Mart in Eagan today and bought two boxes of WWB 9mm. I saw that they had 45 Colt for $22.95/box. I asked if those were 50 round boxes (I couldn't see well enough to tell and they weren't marked on the end of the box). They were Winchester brand, 255 grain lead round-nose. The clerk took a box out and checked: 20 round boxes! Over $1.00 a round.

View · by **dsm2nr** on Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:08 pm

I'm not sure about .45 Colt but I just bought a 100 round box of Winchester .45 ACP 235 grain for $35 today at Walmart. Seems on par with current pricing.

View · by **traveler** on Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:16 pm

dsm2nr wrote:I'm not sure about .45 Colt but I just bought a 100 round box of Winchester .45 ACP 235 grain for $35 today at Walmart. Seems on par with current pricing.

45 ACP is reasonable as hell. The only two things that I have problems with (this involves the whole world :mrgreen:

) are .380 and .45 Colt. Neither seems to be reasonable considering the amount of brass, powder, and lead. I guess it is due to lower demand.

View · by **dsm2nr** on Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:21 pm

Yeah if it's a semi exotic ammo; it's probably not worth it to manufactures to be changing tooling for it. It might even cost them money to not keep up with demand for other rounds which is passed on to you.

View · by **rugersol** on Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:44 pm

traveler wrote:I went into Wal-Mart in Eagan today and bought two boxes of WWB 9mm. I saw that they had 45 Colt for $22.95/box. I asked if those were 50 round boxes (I couldn't see well enough to tell and they weren't marked on the end of the box). They were Winchester brand, 255 grain lead round-nose. The clerk took a box out and checked: 20 round boxes! Over $1.00 a round.

no press?!

View · by **traveler** on Sat Nov 12, 2011 6:52 pm

rugersol wrote:no press?!

Yes. I even have a whack-a-mole in 45 colt. :mrgreen:

The press is set up for .38 Special and I am lazy. Besides I don't have that much brass in .45 Colt, about 150 pieces. I should have bought more from the fellow that was selling some here. I wanted to buy, then changed my mind. Bad decision I guess.

View · by **rugersol** on Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:11 pm

traveler wrote:
rugersol wrote:no press?!

Yes. I even have a whack-a-mole in 45 colt. The press is set up for .38 Special and I am lazy. Besides I don't have that much brass in .45 Colt, about 150 pieces. I should have bought more from the fellow that was selling some here. I wanted to buy, then changed my mind. Bad decision I guess.

Remarkable! ... my first-ever venture into reloading was a whack-a-mole ... also in .45 Colt.

God what a miserable little hunk 'o junk!

150pcs is plenty to load a "batch" ... shoot 'em, reload 'em ... repeat.

View · by **EJSG19** on Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:26 pm

whats this "getting" expensive to shoot? Since when (in my lifetime) was it not expensive to shoot? I never got to see those good old days. I can remember cheaper, but it still wasn't cheap.

When the day comes I can shoot 1,000 rounds of .45 acp in a day, and call it cheap I will let you know, but so far its never happened. If you have an expensive gun to feed, and don't reload, and can't afford it, I'm sorry but I'm not sorry.

I will take that gun off your hands for a modest fee however

View · by **Sammichman** on Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:18 pm

Took advantage of Black Friday at Gander Mtn,,bought a little more Ammo than my budget allowed but how can you pass on
9MM,,,,11.99
45ACP,,,15.99
380 ,,,14.99 all 50 round boxes

View · by **Snowgun** on Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:06 pm

Sammichman wrote:Took advantage of Black Friday at Gander Mtn,,bought a little more Ammo than my budget allowed but how can you pass on
9MM,,,,11.99
45ACP,,,15.99
380 ,,,14.99 all 50 round boxes

Lol, last week I ordered 500 rounds of 9mm for $100, including shipping to my house! (cabelas) Gander can't even compete on black friday!

View · by **Sammichman** on Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:39 pm

Wow ,great price ,,was it name brand

View · by **Snowgun** on Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:33 am

Sammichman wrote:Wow ,great price ,,was it name brand

S&B

View · by **farmerj** on Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:38 am

huh....

http://www.aimsurplus.com/catalog.aspx? ... 6&name=9mm

View · by **Snowgun** on Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:41 am

I think you can still get the deal, my dad got some last night.

Go to cabelas and hunt for the 9mm S&B ammo deal. It's 9.99 per box. If you buy over 99 dollars, and enter "wgifts" it's free shipping.

So, you end up with a case of brass 9mm for $212 or so shipped (I think there is tax).