Affordable .224 bullets in stock and Midwayusa

Adamantium · December 30, 2012, 01:15 AM

55gr FMJBT
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2586146771?cm_vc=S014

62gr FMJBT (lead core)
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2586165491?cm_vc=S014

I'm not encouraging panic buying, but most .224 bullets under $15 per hundred are out of stock everywhere. I've stocked up myself should shelves be bare for a while.

EDIT: All sold out. Hopefully some of you were able to get your orders in.

chris in va · December 30, 2012, 01:30 AM

Gun show had 55gr for $12/100 today. I actually passed and got some 308 for my Garand.

Mousegunzzz · December 30, 2012, 10:18 AM

A few years ago I managed to shag 4000 of these Armscore bullets. They vary in weight and are not quite as consistent as the equivalent in Hornady and the Hornady are about the same price.

Ike666 · December 30, 2012, 10:32 AM

I just ordered 500. I've used these bullets for volume plinking in the past and find them to have acceptable accuracy - about 1.5 to 2.0 MOA at 100 yards.

I agree that there is some variability in the weights and some minor imperfections in the bullets. But for just clanging steel out to 100 yards they're great.

Thanks for the heads up.

Sheikyourbootie · December 30, 2012, 10:38 PM

I have 2k of the 52 grain Sierra Match King and a few hundred of the nosler all copper bullet on the way. I have a couple thousand more soft and hollow points already squirreled awy.

3k 5.56 brass and a half dozen bricks of primers for 5.56 and enough Varget to load it all.

In spite of all this, I cleaned out our local Wal Mart of all the 223 ammo a couple weeks ago.

Miata Mike · December 30, 2012, 11:59 PM

Now all out of stock with no back order.

Adamantium · December 31, 2012, 12:31 AM

62gr are still in stock.

December 30, 2012, 01:15 AM	#1
Adamantium Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 1999 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 1,021	Affordable .224 bullets in stock and Midwayusa 55gr FMJBT https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2586146771?cm_vc=S014 62gr FMJBT (lead core) https://www.midwayusa.com/product/2586165491?cm_vc=S014 I'm not encouraging panic buying, but most .224 bullets under $15 per hundred are out of stock everywhere. I've stocked up myself should shelves be bare for a while. EDIT: All sold out. Hopefully some of you were able to get your orders in. __________________ New gun, same ol' shot. Last edited by Adamantium; December 31, 2012 at 12:02 PM.

December 30, 2012, 10:32 AM	#4
Ike666 Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2009 Location: SW VA Posts: 491	I just ordered 500. I've used these bullets for volume plinking in the past and find them to have acceptable accuracy - about 1.5 to 2.0 MOA at 100 yards. I agree that there is some variability in the weights and some minor imperfections in the bullets. But for just clanging steel out to 100 yards they're great. Thanks for the heads up. __________________ ___________________ "I'm your huckleberry."

December 31, 2012, 12:31 AM	#7
Adamantium Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 1999 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 1,021	62gr are still in stock. __________________ New gun, same ol' shot.

December 30, 2012, 01:30 AM	#2
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	Gun show had 55gr for $12/100 today. I actually passed and got some 308 for my Garand.

December 30, 2012, 10:18 AM	#3
Mousegunzzz Member Join Date: January 2, 2008 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 26	A few years ago I managed to shag 4000 of these Armscore bullets. They vary in weight and are not quite as consistent as the equivalent in Hornady and the Hornady are about the same price.

December 30, 2012, 10:38 PM	#5
Sheikyourbootie Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2010 Posts: 379	I have 2k of the 52 grain Sierra Match King and a few hundred of the nosler all copper bullet on the way. I have a couple thousand more soft and hollow points already squirreled awy. 3k 5.56 brass and a half dozen bricks of primers for 5.56 and enough Varget to load it all. In spite of all this, I cleaned out our local Wal Mart of all the 223 ammo a couple weeks ago.

December 30, 2012, 11:59 PM	#6
Miata Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2010 Location: North East WI Posts: 418	Now all out of stock with no back order.