Federal Fusion ammo.

[hometheaterman]

Is there anywhere to still get Federal Fusion ammo for a resonable price? For 30-06 shells I got them last year for $22.99 at one gun shop another was $25.99 or $26.99 or something. The year before that they were $17.99. Now They are $29.99 at the same gun shop that had them for $22.99 last year. I noticed Dicks Sporting Goods also got some in and they are also $29.99 there. Is there anywhere to get these things cheaper than that? I hate to pay that much for 20 bullets.

[VAhuntr]

I feel your pain as I like the Fusion ammo as well, but it has gotten hard to find and has gotten pretty expensive. Fortunately my Ruger shoots the 150 grain Remington Core-Lokts as well as it does the Fusions. D*i*c*k*s Sporting Goods has their Core-Lokt ammo(std calibers) on sale for $11.98 after a rebate. My store either had run out of rebate forms or never received them, so they took the rebate off at checkout! I hated to do it but I stocked up!

[hometheaterman]

Originally Posted by VAhuntr

I feel your pain as I like the Fusion ammo as well, but it has gotten hard to find and has gotten pretty expensive. Fortunately my Ruger shoots the 150 grain Remington Core-Lokts as well as it does the Fusions. D*i*c*k*s Sporting Goods has their Core-Lokt ammo(std calibers) on sale for $11.98 after a rebate. My store either had run out of rebate forms or never received them, so they took the rebate off at checkout! I hated to do it but I stocked up!

I can't find any ammo mine shoots as good as the Fusion ammo. However it shoots about .5" to 1" bigger groups with the cheap $14 a box Federal soft points. I get about 2" groups with Federal Fusions and about 2.5-3" groups with the soft points. I may just have to live with slightly bigger groups for that price. This gun has never been super accurate.

[rozman62]

The solution may be to reload. I started earlier this year and it was a bit intimitating at first but no issues now. Doing detailed load development work has given me sub moa groupings on all my rifles. There is a set up cost but my investment is starting to pay off as I shoot about 40-50 rounds/week. I am nno longer at the mercy of factory ammo offerings.

[TUK101]

Yep, a lot of people are now turning to reloading. I started a couple of years ago when I noticed the Winchester Power Point and Remington Core Lokt and Federal Blue box stuff jumping from $8 a box to $12-15 a box. I haven't shrunk my groups too terribly much since my shoulder wont let me shoot enough, but I have learned a whole lot more about shooting and what goes into it. Not to mention that my reloading press and initial investment paid for itself in the first 6 months.