Cheap ammo

jeepin13 · Feb 6, 2011

Looks like I am about to buy my first hand gun and I have some questions about ammo. Looking on cheaperthandirt.com I looks like I can get some really cheap ammo. I have always lived by the motto you get what you pay for. How cheap can you go with ammo and still shoot safely? Some of the ammo on there was like $7/ 50 9mm. I want to shoot this gun a lot and have some places I can shoot other than a range. Any input is greatly appreciated.

Chris

tzoid · Feb 6, 2011

jeepin13 said:
Looks like I am about to buy my first hand gun and I have some questions about ammo. Looking on cheaperthandirt.com I looks like I can get some really cheap ammo. I have always lived by the motto you get what you pay for. How cheap can you go with ammo and still shoot safely? Some of the ammo on there was like $7/ 50 9mm. I want to shoot this gun a lot and have some places I can shoot other than a range. Any input is greatly appreciated.

Chris

Go to Walmart and spend 10-11 bucks and stop being a skin flint. :rolleyes:

What kind of Gun are you buying?

Giogolf · Feb 6, 2011

I am not an expert

But here is my 2 cents...

I can't find any ammo cheaper than Walmart..as much as I would like to support local business or at least an online gun shop.. The price mark up kills the price..

Walmart Winchester white box costs $22 for 100.. At the Bel Air gun show they are selling the same for $30 online you have to pay shipping which kills it.

Now as for cheap ammo.. My 2 cents.. Is use what ever works and is economical for practice while not to forget to practice with your defensive loads as all ammo shoots differently.

Some guns are finicky with ammo..you will here on here some people saying my gun doesn't like brand x or y..

My experience with my new sig p226.. It took 300 rounds of Winchester before it would eat remington umc or cheaper wolf and Tula ammo.

I am now using cheap Tula ammo from Walmart for 9.97 for 50

Hope this rant helps.

jeepin13 · Feb 6, 2011

Looking like its going to be a Springfield Armory Xdm 9mm

paulstitz · Feb 6, 2011

The $7 ammo at CTD is steel cased Brown Bear. Some people say it is harder on the gun (extractor) than brass cased ammo.

Do the Walmart thing. But Walmart has been carrying TULA (sp) also steel cased.

Luigi · Feb 6, 2011

Which Walmarts in MD carry ammo? I don't think mine does...but I try to avoid walmart as much as I can.

tzoid · Feb 6, 2011

Go to WalMart and buy the Federal 115 grain for under 11 bucks...also consider the S&W M&P 9.

paulstitz · Feb 6, 2011

Which Walmarts in MD carry ammo? I don't think mine does...but I try to avoid walmart as much as I can.

Where are you located Luigi?

The Walmart in Cockeysville has ammo.

jeepin13 · Feb 6, 2011

I dont think I have been to a Walmart that doesnt. Its always in the sporting section with fishing/hunting/camping supplies

Matlack · Feb 6, 2011

It depends on how nice the gun is and how you want to care for it?

I have junk guns that I run junk ammo through because all it is for is plinking.

My nicer firearms I pay more for ammo and after my last outing I wont let anything touch them ( ammo or mags ) that aren't mine. But no more cheap ammo or mags touch them.

MauiWowie · Feb 6, 2011

http://gun-deals.com/ammo

ericoak · Feb 6, 2011

Don't listen to the BS about steel cased ammo, they might be harder on your extractor but the amount you will save shooting steel cased will buy you plenty of extractors.

paulstitz · Feb 6, 2011

ericoak said:
Don't listen to the BS about steel cased ammo, they might be harder on your extractor but the amount you will save shooting steel cased will buy you plenty of extractors.

If it is BS you should not need to buy plenty of extractors.

shaddydan · Feb 6, 2011

It depends on the gun. My glock 23 doesn't like the remington umc ammo but for marginally more, it will eat white box winchester all day, its just really dirty. Not in a jamming kind of way but it will get all over you.

snavematt · Feb 6, 2011

I shoot tons of steel cased ammo with some exceptions, never thru my supressor and my GSR does not like it. never had extractor issues

ericoak · Feb 6, 2011

paulstitz said:
If it is BS you should not need to buy plenty of extractors.

NO what I meant is that people say it isn't cheaper because it causes extra wear. If I save $100 on ammo but have to buy a $10 extractor, I still came out on top. And by the way never had any extractor problems, just what I hear.

paulstitz · Feb 6, 2011

Personally I never had a problem with steel cases. But I only use the commie ammo in my commie guns!!!

Mega · Feb 6, 2011

You can do some shopping for online deals using Ammoengine.
http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/9mm

Personally, I like CCI Blazer. It is aluminum cased ammo.

Lord Baltimore · Feb 6, 2011

I would not buy anything other than brass.

Check out CCI Blazer Brass at Natchez:http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm

CCI Blazer has a reputation of being a cleaner round than some others.

I just bought 500 rounds of CCI Blazer .45 FMJ from Natchez on the net and including shipping it was 7% cheaper than the equivalent Remington ammo from Walmart. It was on my doorstep in 3 days.

jmira · Feb 6, 2011

make sure your local range allows steel core ammo before you buy the cheap stuff..

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