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    Price on Bulk .223

    A local gun store has PMC 55gr FMJBT for 319.00/1000. I have never bought that much in bulk and was wondering if that is a good deal.

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    See

    http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/AMM223C-5.html

    You rarely beat these guy's prices.

    I would say that is a good deal.
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    Our store has that PMC @ $299/1000, and XM193 @ $159/500. I hope this information helps you, my intention is not to be an advertisement.

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    After the ammo shortage here, the hardware got some in and run a sale, I believe it was 340 a 1000. A friend of mine bought 16,000 rounds at one time. I mentioned that that should do him for a while, and he said when you have 8 kids, it doesn't last near as long as you would think. lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by dsmjon View Post
    Our store has that PMC @ $299/1000, and XM193 @ $159/500. I hope this information helps you, my intention is not to be an advertisement.

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    Where is "Our Store".

    Does it have a web site?


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    At the gun show in SLC Ut. last week my friend paid 209.00 for a 1000 rds of Wolf. People were hauling them out by the hand dollies full.

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    Quote Originally Posted by williamwaco View Post
    Where is "Our Store".

    Does it have a web site?


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    That price seems to be about average. A lot of people don't care for PMC .223 brass for various reasons. I've not used that much of it, but what I have has worked well enough.
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    Places that I often use for price checking ammo -
    http://www.jgsales.com/ammo-for-rifl...stID=0&sort=3a
    http://www.ammoman.com/c/8/223-556
    http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...ERFIRE%20RIFLE
    http://www.natchezss.com/ammo.cfm?co...205&category=3

    Natchez now has PMC .223 for $5.79/box with slight discounts off of that for larger quantities. http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm...3A&src=tpCtgAm

    J&G has the steel case stuff much cheaper than that.

    PMC has changed place of manufacture many times over the past several years. They went through bankruptcy a short while ago too. The last few boxes of PMC ammo that I saw came out of Korea. I've seen older batches come out of places from Nevada to Italy. All of it has shot well for me so far.
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    i have seen much pmc ammo that would not operate an AR.
    it was fine in bolt action rifles however.

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    PMC is good

    I have lots of PMC brass everyone bought in bulk then left lying around littering the range. LOL

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    For loaded ammo do a Bing search and shop around. There are a ton of choices!

    Personally like NSP64 I load my own, but if you are short on time and just want blasting ammo it can be had pretty cheap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dsmjon View Post
    The brick and morter I work in. I hesitated posting specifics for respect to the CB site sponsors. We're located in central NC...

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    Ooops.

    Do you deliver to North Texas?




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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigscot View Post
    A local gun store has PMC 55gr FMJBT for 319.00/1000. I have never bought that much in bulk and was wondering if that is a good deal.
    I'm not much interested in PMC ammo, but here is 900 rounds of Federal M193, on stripper clips, and FREE shipping.

    For ten bucks less ...
    http://www.targetsportsusa.com/p-297...per-clips.aspx
    I bet a dollar it is headstamped Lake City.


    Cheaper Than Dirt lists some low prices, but after paying their shipping cost, they ain't that great.

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    XM193 is made at Lake City. I have talked to an engineer friend that works there
    and he says it is normal ammo, not stuff that fails mil spec some way.

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    ammoengine.com can usually nail down the lowest prices pretty quick. Right now the cheapest brass cased stuff they show is Prvi Partizan M193 at Wideners.com for 309.00 / 1000 round case

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    I know a few people who have thousands of rounds stashed, and who maybe shoot a few hundred (if that) a year. To each his own I guess. There are some with survivalist tendancies. I guess with the current administration if I were in my 20's instead of my 70's, I might also be a survivalist. However, I get little enjoyment out of shooting any factory ammo other than rimfires. I enjoy shooting what I load, and mostly with blts. that I cast. I am also cheap, and the $300.00 or so for a thousand rounds of 223, would buy a lot of powder, primers etc. that would produce a lot more than a thousand rounds. Just my opinion!
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    Hmmm... Any of you guys every try www.ammoengine.com ?

    If looking, I'll try there first...sometimes it helps me find ammo on a good sale price.

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