.223 Ammo..???
 

Tried to order some .223 ammo in bulk from one of the mail order houses the other day. Back ordered until March. Went to a local sporting goods store this AM. Six boxes left... $30.00 a box!!! Yikes!!! I guess the AR 15 craze is driving prices and availability, but this just seems rediculous. None of the other comparable sized cartridges are anywhere near these prices. Crazy.......

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Hey Don-yall got any wal-marts up there? They have Remington 55 gr fmj for 9.97 a box of twenty, but also they have the bulk packs which makes it cheaper per round. Neil

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I was lucky enough to find 700 rds of pretty decent 223 yesterday, paid 330shipped. Its like that with everything now, and getting worse everyday, all calibers ,loaded ammo, and components are drying up fast![:@]

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You can thank Obamacide for that one...[:@][:'(]

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$30 a box. Sounds so astronomical to me! Holy f-k.

Tom

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That's robbery and I probably would have told him that. And I think you are right. The AR style rifles are flying off the shelves everywhere. I'm sure glad I reload. I have about 1000 + rounds.

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This whole situation makes me sick to my stomach.

However I do not think Obama is going to be our biggest problem. Our biggest problem is going to be a Congress controlled entirely by PELOSI and REID. Those two are a NIGHTMARE. And now the problem we have with the Presidency is that Obama will sign anything those two send him. Tom.

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Tom-you're absolutely right on that 110%!!! All osama has to do is sign his name to it after they ram it through.

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You guys need to call me. I have cases of PMC .223, 55 grain, fmj, brass casedammo for $399.50 per 1000 rounds.

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bought 500 rds off of sportsmansguide last night $137 plus shipping 55gr SP steel cased, but what the heck

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Went to gunshow this past weekend and they were trying to sell the Rem 55 gr fmj that Wally World sells for $15 a box of 20! I use to keep them bought out when it was $6.44 a box...yeah I got alot of it stashed! One guy was selling reloads in bulk for $215 a 500.I feel so much better about the 1K of L.C ball I bought from a neighbor for $275.The gunshows carnies are also hyping powder and orimewr shortages and gauging folks! The local Big 5 can't keep 223 stuff for more than a day,I have to hide my stash or my son will setup in parking lot of gunshows and sell me out of ammo![:@]

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Just be careful when shooting steel case ammo. The lacquer coating intended to keep the cases from rusting WILL melt when you "get happy" and get the chamber hot enough to melt it. Later it will return to solid and is a P I A to clean, and can easily become dangerous.

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Stalkingbear is correct....watch that steel-cased ammo. The owner's manual of my DPMS very clearly warns you about shooting it just for the reasons Neil said....

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I would buy a 223 case extrator as well you may need it in the near future?

By the way PAWildman!
What the hell was that ??
It was stalkingbear!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I hit the jackpot a couple weeks ago. Found a guy locally selling 575rounds of M193 and American Eagle brass cased PLUS 300 once fired brass for.............$80. :D

Cabela's sells PMC brass cased 55gr FMJ for $7.99 a box. When I was there (Hamburg, PA)last month they must have had 1000 boxes on the shelf.

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...........Ooohhhhhh.......You done gooood........

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At$2.78 per box PLUS the brass? You better believe it brother!! :D