I know this is the reloading area, but...

tBlake08 · August 8, 2006, 07:15 PM

Does anyone know where I can pick up .256 ammo? I can't find the friggin' crap anywhere!

Scorch · August 8, 2006, 07:27 PM

You might try:
http://www.ows-ammo.com/catalog/inde...sort/3a/page/2

Kinda pricey, though.
OR, start reloading. You can get brass, bullets, powder at Midway. Here's the brass:
http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...*670***9013***

tBlake08 · August 8, 2006, 09:36 PM

I wish I had the money to start reloading... Highschool sucks... If I can get the cash together I'm going to buy a .30-30 so I have something a little cheaper to deer hunt with.

**Mike Irwin** · August 8, 2006, 11:28 PM

You're hunting deer with a .256 Magnum?

Bit light, but with carefully chosen shots it should work.

You could probably get into reloading for well under $100 if you went with a Lee intro kit, but the real problem is going to be dies. I'm not sure that anyone is making them anymore, which means that the ones you do find are probably going to command a premium.

Midway has them from Hornady Custom for $52 and change.

The RCBS Custom are $126!

Dang...

Save your money and get a .30-30!

tBlake08 · August 8, 2006, 11:32 PM

I killed my first deer with it. It's about as small as I'd go for deer (couldn't use a .223) but every shot I've ever made was a clean kill...

cpaspr · August 9, 2006, 03:55 PM

A quick look at E*bay turned up this:

brass: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-256-WINCHEST...QQcmdZViewItem

and this,

dies: http://cgi.ebay.com/RCBS-256-WIN-2-D...QQcmdZViewItem

Of course, you have to outbid someone else for it first. My preference is to note the time the auction ends, then place my maximum bid within the last 30 seconds. I only get one shot, but that way if I have the high bid no one has a chance to outbid me, which they could if I bid minutes, hours or days before the auction ends.

tBlake08 · August 9, 2006, 09:44 PM

Thanks, now to beg mom to front me the cash. The brass is easy...It's just a necked down .357.

August 8, 2006, 07:15 PM	#1
tBlake08 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2006 Location: West/Middle TN Posts: 178	I know this is the reloading area, but... Does anyone know where I can pick up .256 ammo? I can't find the friggin' crap anywhere! __________________ I've got a firm policy on gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be the one controlling it. -Clint Eastwood

August 8, 2006, 07:27 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	You might try: http://www.ows-ammo.com/catalog/inde...sort/3a/page/2 Kinda pricey, though. OR, start reloading. You can get brass, bullets, powder at Midway. Here's the brass: http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...6709013* __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

August 8, 2006, 09:36 PM	#3
tBlake08 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2006 Location: West/Middle TN Posts: 178	I wish I had the money to start reloading... Highschool sucks... If I can get the cash together I'm going to buy a .30-30 so I have something a little cheaper to deer hunt with. __________________ I've got a firm policy on gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be the one controlling it. -Clint Eastwood

August 8, 2006, 11:28 PM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,389	You're hunting deer with a .256 Magnum? Bit light, but with carefully chosen shots it should work. You could probably get into reloading for well under $100 if you went with a Lee intro kit, but the real problem is going to be dies. I'm not sure that anyone is making them anymore, which means that the ones you do find are probably going to command a premium. Midway has them from Hornady Custom for $52 and change. The RCBS Custom are $126! Dang... Save your money and get a .30-30! __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

August 8, 2006, 11:32 PM	#5
tBlake08 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2006 Location: West/Middle TN Posts: 178	I killed my first deer with it. It's about as small as I'd go for deer (couldn't use a .223) but every shot I've ever made was a clean kill... __________________ I've got a firm policy on gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be the one controlling it. -Clint Eastwood

August 9, 2006, 03:55 PM	#6
cpaspr Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 304	Stuff is available. A quick look at E*bay turned up this: brass: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-256-WINCHEST...QQcmdZViewItem and this, dies: http://cgi.ebay.com/RCBS-256-WIN-2-D...QQcmdZViewItem Of course, you have to outbid someone else for it first. My preference is to note the time the auction ends, then place my maximum bid within the last 30 seconds. I only get one shot, but that way if I have the high bid no one has a chance to outbid me, which they could if I bid minutes, hours or days before the auction ends.

August 9, 2006, 09:44 PM	#7
tBlake08 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2006 Location: West/Middle TN Posts: 178	Thanks, now to beg mom to front me the cash. The brass is easy...It's just a necked down .357. __________________ I've got a firm policy on gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be the one controlling it. -Clint Eastwood