What was normal price for .223 ammo

madness3120 · Apr 2, 2013

before the craziness what did a box of 50 .223 ammo go for?

Silverlode · Apr 2, 2013

It is really a very broad range due to variances in quality, etc. But as a direct comparison a reasonable price for PMC Bronze .223 a year ago probably would have been in the $325 - $350 range. Now you see it regularly $600+, and that would be a "deal" by today's standards. I have seen them advertised for $900 and people are buying them.

NateIU10 · Apr 2, 2013

Brass or steel? For brass, depending on load and projectile, I would pay 30-35 Cents per round for 55gr FMJ 556. Steel was cheaper.

Rem700fan · Apr 2, 2013

Thanksgiving day 2012 bought Federal 62gr xm855 440 rd on strippers in ammo can for 160.00 at Gander Mtn.
Been kicking myself since for only buying 2 cans.

Second Amendment · Apr 2, 2013

NateIU10 said:
Brass or steel? For brass, depending on load and projectile, I would pay 30-35 Cents per round for 55gr FMJ 556. Steel was cheaper.

You must be talking about six years ago.

DarthZed · Apr 2, 2013

I still have a 1000 round order of PMC Xtac backordered through Midway for $365 with shipping. It's not due in stock till July, but I can wait. i just received 5000 rounds of Winchester white box .22lr for $289, so they seem to be honoring backordered item pricing.

Celtic159 · Apr 2, 2013

I bought a couple of cans of XM855 in November for $.43 a round and was pissed I paid so much for it. Wish I'd bought more.

BradMacc82 · Apr 2, 2013

Before I started reloading, my average expenditure on ammo hovered around mid 30 cents a round - I bought 500 to 2k rounds at a time. That was brass-cased and FMJ rounds.

Green-tips, typically spent about 39 cents a round - also bought by the thousand.

Once the prices started creeping up, I started rolling my own. Now with even components hard to find, I leave the .223 stuff alone and roll out 300BLK and 45ACP instead.

*Last time I bought premade ammo was pre-Obama.

Brads · Apr 2, 2013

Can we roll back time!!!That ammo goes for .60 to 1.00 per now.I will pass every time its over priced.Cant feed into the madness.There is still lots of good people selling ammo for good prices just got to keep looking

NY Transplant · Apr 2, 2013

My last 1000 round buy of PMC .223 55 GR. FMJ just before the election was $289 with free shipping. I would also get 50 round boxes of Hornady 55 GR. pointed soft points from Cabelas for $26.99 and catch them on sale frequently for $23.99 with the $5 shipping. Think those days are gone for a while.

huesmann · Apr 3, 2013

NateIU10 said:
Brass or steel? For brass, depending on load and projectile, I would pay 30-35 Cents per round for 55gr FMJ .223. Steel was cheaper.

FTFY.

jtarpley59 · Apr 3, 2013

Just normal FMJ anywhere from $289.00 on a good day up to $315.00 - $330.00. Steal "Wolf" somewhere between half that.

virtus · Apr 3, 2013

Second Amendment said:
You must be talking about six years ago.

Six years ago? Those prices were around back in July...and that was for the good stuff.

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=88154

raff696 · Apr 3, 2013

I recently paid for 1K of tula .223 from GB.com for $600.00 shipped... i was wondering what tula .223 was going for before Newtown.

MDGolom · Apr 3, 2013

$300/1000 was reasonable back about 18 months ago. I think I saw X-TAC 5.56 62GR for $350/1000 middle/late last year. After the SHTF it was about $1,100/1000.

madness3120 · Apr 5, 2013

GESSSHH!!!

Moon · Apr 5, 2013

madness3120 said:
before the craziness what did a box of 50 .223 ammo go for?

I think I was buying winchester white box 100 rounds for $38 at Wally's in November.

NRA-Benefactor · Apr 5, 2013

I was paying $300-$350 per 1000 various brands.

r3t1awr3yd · Apr 5, 2013

huesmann said:
FTFY.

??

It was XM193 5.56 that was going for just under $300/k. Why the fix to ".223"?

ColonelHurtz · Apr 5, 2013

$350 for a case of LC M193 was a good deal about a year ago.
You could beat that down with coupon codes and/or free shipping deals.

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