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DG45 · January 20, 2009, 12:13 AM

There are several kinds of 45's; Colt 45; 45 ACP; 45 Auto Rim and possibly some more that I'm not familiar with. If you're talking about 45 ACP, you used to be able to get boxes of 50 rounds of UMC (yellow box; black writing) 230 grain full metal jacket for reasonable prices, and I've always found it to be pretty good shooting ammo. It seems like I've seen 50 round boxes of it selling in the $20-$25 range recently. Maybe that was on sale, so look for sales. But, if you're planning on shooting as much as some of these guys do (some keep 1,000 to 5,000 rounds on hand all the time) you can probably buy the equipment and handload your own a lot cheaper than you can buy it.

January 20, 2009, 12:13 AM	#3
DG45 Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2009 Posts: 904	What kind of 45? How often do you fire it? There are several kinds of 45's; Colt 45; 45 ACP; 45 Auto Rim and possibly some more that I'm not familiar with. If you're talking about 45 ACP, you used to be able to get boxes of 50 rounds of UMC (yellow box; black writing) 230 grain full metal jacket for reasonable prices, and I've always found it to be pretty good shooting ammo. It seems like I've seen 50 round boxes of it selling in the $20-$25 range recently. Maybe that was on sale, so look for sales. But, if you're planning on shooting as much as some of these guys do (some keep 1,000 to 5,000 rounds on hand all the time) you can probably buy the equipment and handload your own a lot cheaper than you can buy it.