ORIGINAL: oldrookie
cayugad....thats why I looked for an alternative to powerbelts. I have been punching paper with the Hornady and Speers. Hornady are $11 and change for 50 and speer around $20. I think powerbelt is leaving a lot of money on the table being short sighted on their pricing. They are spending as much on their fancy packaging as they are in ammo.
As far as powder, I just bought a box of 777 pellets and they are $25 and some change. There are 100 in a box and I don't know how much weight that represents.
The primers....he is stealing from you. I just bought 777 primers and CCI both were $4.99 per box.
I see in MidSouth Shooters supply catlog that 20 Powerbelts are just $12 and they now have packs of 50 for $24, see here:
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=00002AC1595
That helps a lot, since I know last year they were over $1/bullet.
Chap