looking for cheap .308 bullets

rbf420 · February 13, 2010, 08:50 PM

im reloading 30.06 and some other rifle rounds... they are just for plinking so the lower the price the better, i currently cannot find anything cheaper than 20 cents a round, anyone know of anything cheaper?

Lavid2002 · February 13, 2010, 08:59 PM

Its expensive these days. The place im pretty loyal to is .22 per pop. Suck it up its how shooting is these days

Theres gotta be someone somewhere tho

langenc · February 13, 2010, 09:51 PM

You (we) are about 5 yrs late for cheap anything related to shooting.

Shooda dones are great. I shooda bought a boatload of bullets 5 yrs ago.
Would have better investment than 401K or CDs by far.

kraigwy · February 13, 2010, 10:36 PM

Ever thought about casting 30 cal bullets. They make for some dern cheap good practice bullets.

Plus at reasonable ranges they make good hunting bullets.

I've shot a ton of them out of my M1 & M1A. Dern near as cheap as 22s.

Hammonje · February 13, 2010, 10:40 PM

These bullets from Widener's aren't bad. Prvi 145 gr M80 ball projectiles. 18.0 cents/bullet shipped. Non-magnetic projectile.

http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.c...ir=278|281|727

The only problem is 30.06 and .308 Win are difficult to use with one cannelured bullets. The cannelure is in the right place for one and not the other. In 30.06 I use 150 gr M2 ball projectiles. I get them at polygunbag.com. Nice bullets, a little sealant left, but they shoot great groups out of my M1 Garands and 03a3's. 15.5 cents/bullet shipped.

http://www.polygunbag.com/150GrainFl...argerView.html

I only shoot 168 and 175gr projectiles out of my .308 Win rifles. I've shot the Prvi bullets and they are great for plinking. 1.5 MOA with good load development.

Uncle Buck · February 15, 2010, 09:05 AM

Quote:

You (we) are about 5 yrs late for cheap anything related to shooting.

But in five years, we'll be bragging about how cheap we got things in 2010.

bgdv1 · February 15, 2010, 05:11 PM

midway has hornady interloc 165gr for 23.99/100, graf has prvi fmj 150gr for 16.99/100 ,165 prvi bt for 18.99/100. check out some places on the web and im sure youll find what your looking for.

CZ MAN · April 10, 2010, 04:00 PM

Hi , there fellow shooters..

Lately things have been a little better than before....

I shoot .308 Winchester and found a place that sells / has FNM " Portugese " military ball ammo for sale.... at least a few month ago.... Packed 200 rd in mil battle packs.... only problem , some rounds may have verdigris on them..... Purchased 400 rds sifted thru them and culled out 40 - 50 rds. that the brass case was not up to snuff to shoot.... It's berdan primed , and non corrosive.... Those other rounds were nice and clean.... what i shot , tickled my fancy... sub 1 inch group at 100 yrds... thou its does stick to a magnet , they look to be copper covered steel cored.... bullet weight is 147 gr...... again if you shoot .308 and other .30 cal rifles do what i did... shoot the good stuff , pull the rest apart .... load to your likings.... price was .36 cents per round... which comes up to $ 7.20 box of 20 rds...... not the greatest but not bad when you can't find an alternative.....FYI only.......

The website is....................... WWW.SAMCOGLOBAL.COM
TEL # 1-800-554-1618

CZ MAN

grubbylabs · April 10, 2010, 04:06 PM

Jake at RMR might be able to help you out.
http://www.shop.rmrbullets.com/

He does not have them listed on his web site but I have seen them and he was offering me a heck of a deal on them. Shoot him an email or call him and see what he can do for you.

medalguy · April 11, 2010, 12:04 AM

If you're looking for really cheeeeeep bullets for plinking, and you have a good safe place to shoot these, Poly Gun Bag has .30 cal M25 tracer bullets for 4.5 cents each if you can use 4,000 at a pop. Quantity of 1,000 is still only 5 cents each.

http://www.polygunbag.com/.30CalSurp...argerView.html

These light at about 75 yards or so and do NOT hurt your gun or barrel. I have loaded thousands of these to shoot out of a machine gun and as long as you have a good sandy or clay backstop with no dry grass, they will do just fine. If your backstop is rocky or full of metal or anything else that might cause the bullets to ricochet you might have a problem with fire. Can't beat the price. If interested, better buy while you can. These are the LAST of the cheap bullets!

February 13, 2010, 08:50 PM	#1
rbf420 Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2009 Posts: 166	looking for cheap .308 bullets im reloading 30.06 and some other rifle rounds... they are just for plinking so the lower the price the better, i currently cannot find anything cheaper than 20 cents a round, anyone know of anything cheaper?

February 13, 2010, 08:59 PM	#2
Lavid2002 Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2007 Posts: 2,568	Its expensive these days. The place im pretty loyal to is .22 per pop. Suck it up its how shooting is these days Theres gotta be someone somewhere tho __________________ Math>Grammar

February 13, 2010, 10:36 PM	#4
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	Ever thought about casting 30 cal bullets. They make for some dern cheap good practice bullets. Plus at reasonable ranges they make good hunting bullets. I've shot a ton of them out of my M1 & M1A. Dern near as cheap as 22s. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

April 10, 2010, 04:00 PM	#8
CZ MAN Member Join Date: March 27, 2010 Location: MIAMI , FL Posts: 18	Cheap .308 bullets Hi , there fellow shooters.. Lately things have been a little better than before.... I shoot .308 Winchester and found a place that sells / has FNM " Portugese " military ball ammo for sale.... at least a few month ago.... Packed 200 rd in mil battle packs.... only problem , some rounds may have verdigris on them..... Purchased 400 rds sifted thru them and culled out 40 - 50 rds. that the brass case was not up to snuff to shoot.... It's berdan primed , and non corrosive.... Those other rounds were nice and clean.... what i shot , tickled my fancy... sub 1 inch group at 100 yrds... thou its does stick to a magnet , they look to be copper covered steel cored.... bullet weight is 147 gr...... again if you shoot .308 and other .30 cal rifles do what i did... shoot the good stuff , pull the rest apart .... load to your likings.... price was .36 cents per round... which comes up to $ 7.20 box of 20 rds...... not the greatest but not bad when you can't find an alternative.....FYI only....... The website is....................... WWW.SAMCOGLOBAL.COM TEL # 1-800-554-1618 CZ MAN __________________ " Those who have the most ammo & loaded mags on hand don't practice much and are trying to compensate for there shortcomings... " PRACTICE MORE AND DROP THE EXTRA WEIGHT !!!!!!!

April 10, 2010, 04:06 PM	#9
grubbylabs Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2009 Location: Hansen Idaho Posts: 1,465	Jake at RMR might be able to help you out. http://www.shop.rmrbullets.com/ He does not have them listed on his web site but I have seen them and he was offering me a heck of a deal on them. Shoot him an email or call him and see what he can do for you. __________________ * (Swinging club) Whack! whack! whack! * Nope, the old nag's still dead . (Capt Charlie)

February 13, 2010, 09:51 PM	#3
langenc Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2007 Location: Montmorency Co, MI Posts: 1,551	You (we) are about 5 yrs late for cheap anything related to shooting. Shooda dones are great. I shooda bought a boatload of bullets 5 yrs ago. Would have better investment than 401K or CDs by far.

February 13, 2010, 10:40 PM	#5
Hammonje Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2010 Location: Lilburn, GA Posts: 117	These bullets from Widener's aren't bad. Prvi 145 gr M80 ball projectiles. 18.0 cents/bullet shipped. Non-magnetic projectile. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.c...ir=278\|281\|727 The only problem is 30.06 and .308 Win are difficult to use with one cannelured bullets. The cannelure is in the right place for one and not the other. In 30.06 I use 150 gr M2 ball projectiles. I get them at polygunbag.com. Nice bullets, a little sealant left, but they shoot great groups out of my M1 Garands and 03a3's. 15.5 cents/bullet shipped. http://www.polygunbag.com/150GrainFl...argerView.html I only shoot 168 and 175gr projectiles out of my .308 Win rifles. I've shot the Prvi bullets and they are great for plinking. 1.5 MOA with good load development.

February 15, 2010, 05:11 PM	#7
bgdv1 Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: butler,pa Posts: 146	midway has hornady interloc 165gr for 23.99/100, graf has prvi fmj 150gr for 16.99/100 ,165 prvi bt for 18.99/100. check out some places on the web and im sure youll find what your looking for.

April 11, 2010, 12:04 AM	#10
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,033	If you're looking for really cheeeeeep bullets for plinking, and you have a good safe place to shoot these, Poly Gun Bag has .30 cal M25 tracer bullets for 4.5 cents each if you can use 4,000 at a pop. Quantity of 1,000 is still only 5 cents each. http://www.polygunbag.com/.30CalSurp...argerView.html These light at about 75 yards or so and do NOT hurt your gun or barrel. I have loaded thousands of these to shoot out of a machine gun and as long as you have a good sandy or clay backstop with no dry grass, they will do just fine. If your backstop is rocky or full of metal or anything else that might cause the bullets to ricochet you might have a problem with fire. Can't beat the price. If interested, better buy while you can. These are the LAST of the cheap bullets!