AR Ammo

Shotgun693 · September 12, 2012, 02:53 PM

As in 5.56, is getting really expense in San Antonio. Bottom price @ 90 cents per round, the price goes up from there. There were a lot of bare places on the shelves too.

FrosSsT · September 12, 2012, 04:29 PM

Lake City surplus is under $400 for 1000rds at most online dealers.

RamItOne · September 12, 2012, 04:48 PM

6.99/20. Tons of academy sports in SA. How about BPS at the Rim?

Carne Frio · September 12, 2012, 05:53 PM

Order some ammo on line and have it delivered to your door.
There are over a thousand to choose from.

http://ammoseek.com/?gun=rifle&cal=113

insomni · September 12, 2012, 06:05 PM

holy moly! Where are you buying rounds??
It might be worth the trip to Houston for you where my buddy is getting them for $7 a box.

$7.99 a box in NC(+/- $1)! been holding steady for a few years now.

about that same as at the gun show

Shotgun693 · September 12, 2012, 10:13 PM

Academy advertised for about $6.69(?) a box but the self was bare. All the lower priced stuff was gone. I ordered a couple of hundred rounds this afternoon.

Marquezj16 · September 13, 2012, 12:05 AM

Nowadays, if I buy I buy in bulk. Anything more than 35 cents a round is expensive.

I reload and per round cost that route is about 15 cents (for 55 gr fmj) plus my time of peace and quiet. Premium reload ammo cost a few cents more for the bullet but still way cheaper.

TheSILENTtype · September 13, 2012, 12:08 AM

$27.99 / 20 on AVG where I have just relocated. Imagine that!?

hardhat harry · September 13, 2012, 09:45 AM

Where in the hell is 5.56/.223 27.99 a box of 20?

TheSILENTtype · September 13, 2012, 02:45 PM

Unfortunately, I am prohibited via OPSEC and common sense from posting my location.

rebs · September 13, 2012, 03:43 PM

At those prices in your area it maybe time to think about reloading.

TheSILENTtype · September 13, 2012, 04:12 PM

I buy bulk / online for all my personal ammo.

At that price, I can't imagine who wouldn't.. but I see empty shelves?!

madcratebuilder · September 14, 2012, 10:16 AM

Bought my last case the end of July and it was .30 a round for LC M193 shipped to my door.

Shotgun693 · September 14, 2012, 05:49 PM

.223 components are pretty much gone on the south side of San Antonio. I hope I've got enough to make it through the post-election riots.

Technosavant · September 14, 2012, 06:25 PM

It has definitely gone up lately, but it is hardly as dear as $0.90/round for regular 55gr XM193-ish stuff. Maybe if you're buying polymer tipped Hornady V-Max with moly coated bullets it's that much, but for the case loads of kinda militaryish FMJ, it's way less.

A few months back it was under $0.30/round before shipping in 1000 round cases. Now it's somewhere between $0.30 and $0.35/round, and that's without having to look too hard. Of course, sometimes it sells out for a little while, but that's just how things are right now.

September 12, 2012, 02:53 PM	#1
Shotgun693 Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 2011 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 959	AR Ammo As in 5.56, is getting really expense in San Antonio. Bottom price @ 90 cents per round, the price goes up from there. There were a lot of bare places on the shelves too.

September 12, 2012, 04:48 PM	#3
RamItOne Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2011 Posts: 935	American Eagle .223 Academy 6.99/20. Tons of academy sports in SA. How about BPS at the Rim?

September 13, 2012, 12:08 AM	#8
TheSILENTtype Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2012 Posts: 139	$27.99 / 20 on AVG where I have just relocated. Imagine that!? __________________ THE SILENT TYPE

September 13, 2012, 09:45 AM	#9
hardhat harry Senior Member Join Date: August 27, 2010 Location: I've moved... Posts: 214	Where in the hell is 5.56/.223 27.99 a box of 20? __________________ "Let me live in my house by the side of the road and be a friend to man."

September 13, 2012, 02:45 PM	#10
TheSILENTtype Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2012 Posts: 139	Unfortunately, I am prohibited via OPSEC and common sense from posting my location. __________________ THE SILENT TYPE

September 12, 2012, 04:29 PM	#2
FrosSsT Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 545	Lake City surplus is under $400 for 1000rds at most online dealers.

September 12, 2012, 05:53 PM	#4
Carne Frio Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2008 Location: Near Fairbanks Alaska Posts: 673	Order some ammo on line and have it delivered to your door. There are over a thousand to choose from. http://ammoseek.com/?gun=rifle&cal=113

September 12, 2012, 06:05 PM	#5
insomni Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2011 Posts: 335	holy moly! Where are you buying rounds?? It might be worth the trip to Houston for you where my buddy is getting them for $7 a box. $7.99 a box in NC(+/- $1)! been holding steady for a few years now. about that same as at the gun show

September 12, 2012, 10:13 PM	#6
Shotgun693 Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 2011 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 959	Academy advertised for about $6.69(?) a box but the self was bare. All the lower priced stuff was gone. I ordered a couple of hundred rounds this afternoon.

September 13, 2012, 12:05 AM	#7
Marquezj16 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Posts: 2,067	Nowadays, if I buy I buy in bulk. Anything more than 35 cents a round is expensive. I reload and per round cost that route is about 15 cents (for 55 gr fmj) plus my time of peace and quiet. Premium reload ammo cost a few cents more for the bullet but still way cheaper.

September 13, 2012, 03:43 PM	#11
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 1,637	At those prices in your area it maybe time to think about reloading.

September 13, 2012, 04:12 PM	#12
TheSILENTtype Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2012 Posts: 139	I buy bulk / online for all my personal ammo. At that price, I can't imagine who wouldn't.. but I see empty shelves?! __________________ THE SILENT TYPE

September 14, 2012, 10:16 AM	#13
madcratebuilder Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,868	Bought my last case the end of July and it was .30 a round for LC M193 shipped to my door.

September 14, 2012, 05:49 PM	#14
Shotgun693 Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 2011 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 959	.223 components are pretty much gone on the south side of San Antonio. I hope I've got enough to make it through the post-election riots.

September 14, 2012, 06:25 PM	#15
Technosavant Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO area Posts: 3,667	It has definitely gone up lately, but it is hardly as dear as $0.90/round for regular 55gr XM193-ish stuff. Maybe if you're buying polymer tipped Hornady V-Max with moly coated bullets it's that much, but for the case loads of kinda militaryish FMJ, it's way less. A few months back it was under $0.30/round before shipping in 1000 round cases. Now it's somewhere between $0.30 and $0.35/round, and that's without having to look too hard. Of course, sometimes it sells out for a little while, but that's just how things are right now.