Cheapest Ammunition is at Walmart!?

[amlevin]

I reload, but honestly I can't beat the price of RBS Ammunition in Burlington or Freedom Munitions. Couple that with the sales they sometimes have and it's a steal! Yes, they are factory reloads, but I have shot thousands of RBS 9mm and never had one issue. I have not personally tried Freedom yet, but have a lot of friends who do and will be buying from them later this month.

If you can't beat these prices by reloading then you're not buying your components right. At the least, my reloads are half the price of RBS and the Freedom Munitions is almost three times the price of my reloads. A "dime a round" for a jacketed hollow point 124gr 9mm round is all it costs me to reload.

Just sweep up all the empty brass from those that don't reload and your brass is free. Bullets by the case from Montana Gold and powder and primers from powder valley make it easy to beat "Store Prices" by a long margin, even on 9mm. Other calibers are even greater savings. Rifle? Factory ammo, even "Remanufactured" doesn't even come close to the cost of reloads.

 

[massivedesign]

I factor in my time as one of the components.. Raw materials, you are correct. But I look at the time it takes me to process, sort and pull the handle as part of my overall equation.

 

[skyisfalling]

I've been shooting RBS for 2 years now.
I like it better than white box.
Just paid $265 for .40.

 

[amlevin]

I factor in my time as one of the components.. Raw materials, you are correct. But I look at the time it takes me to process, sort and pull the handle as part of my overall equation.

You just need a faster press. 600+ rounds per hour (including coffee/bathroom breaks) on a Dillon XL-650. Press paid for itself in time and money during the first year.

 

[massivedesign]

To each their own. I have small children and value my time with them above cranking the handle. Not saying I do not do it (Dillon 550B), but since I do not do it often, I am glad I have found a source of reliable ammo. The funny thing is, RBS uses my load, almost down to the 10th of a grain... Same bullet, powder, OAL.. This was by coincidence, but still, pretty cool.

 

[WalkingWolf]

To each their own. I have small children and value my time with them above cranking the handle. Not saying I do not do it (Dillon 550B), but since I do not do it often, I am glad I have found a source of reliable ammo. The funny thing is, RBS uses my load, almost down to the 10th of a grain... Same bullet, powder, OAL.. This was by coincidence, but still, pretty cool.

I commend you on spending time with your children. But when I had small children bed time was 8pm or earlier, we did not go to bed until later. I spent about 1/2 hour reloading back then. One night cleaning, and sorting, next night sizing, next night priming. You get the idea. IMO it was safer to concentrate on one task at a time, and without the children awake. I never have been a TV fan, so reloading was relaxing.

 

[massivedesign]

Yhea, I hear ya. The main downside is that I have a buddy (no kids), who is a neighbor. We took his spare room and made it the MAN room. Custom reloading bench, 2 large safes, all our gear etc. So, for me to reload, it means going over there.... I usually load more in the winter, since it gets darker earlier and there is less 'honey-do's' for me to finish.

 

[Grim_Night]

Spent about $50 today at walmart on 150 rounds of federal FMJs for the range. Guy tried to offer me a 250 round box... just couldn't see myself spending that much lol...

 

[FMJ 911]

Walmart sells 50-round boxes of .22 Magnum for about $11-$12.

 

[Munkey Butt]

I've noticed at Cabelas in Lacey, there PMC 9mm 50 box was 9.99 and now they are 11.99, in about 2 months time. Strange, very strange.....:shocker:

 

[amlevin]

I've noticed at Cabelas in Lacey, there PMC 9mm 50 box was 9.99 and now they are 11.99, in about 2 months time. Strange, very strange.....:shocker:

It just means that they sold out of the earlier stock and the replacement stock cost them more. Someone like Cabela's buy's ammo by the truckload and every load probably has a different price depending on availability and "specials" from manufacturer. No different than groceries or lawn fertilizer.