What happened to the good deals on 223 ammo?

[teddy12b]

I'm like most people on here who have struggled to find factory ammo or reloading components since the election. It seemed to me that for a while I was seeing some great deals on factory 223 ammo like cases of 1000 PMC FMJ for $300. Now I don't see any great deals like that anywhere and I was wondering if any of you knew of a good deal or had suggestions. I reload almost all my ammo, but the struggle to find reloading components has forced me into buying factory ammo here and there.

 

[shooter521]

Plenty of Wolf or Brown Bear to be had at around the $225-250/1K mark. Silver Bear is a bit higher at $260-300/1K. PMC and Centurion brass-case is running about $329/1K now.

AIM Surplus Home
Ammunition, Magazines, Rifle Parts and Accessories
www.ammunitiontogo.com
The Armory

are some of my regular on-line ammo sources.

 

[CVictor]

SGCUSA and palmetto state armory had PMC .223 for like $305/1k or around $6.15/box a couple months ago. Now it's $7-7.50 a box

 

[XtremeVel]

I'm like most people on here who have struggled to find factory ammo or reloading components since the election. It seemed to me that for a while I was seeing some great deals on factory 223 ammo like cases of 1000 PMC FMJ for $300. Now I don't see any great deals like that anywhere and I was wondering if any of you knew of a good deal or had suggestions. I reload almost all my ammo, but the struggle to find reloading components has forced me into buying factory ammo here and there.

Wish I could get the prices just a short few years ago out of my mind and also think $ 300.00 for PMC would be a good buy. Seems just like 3-4 years ago, at the Ft wayne gun show, I had a choice of either Radway green ( 900 rds in strippers and bando's ) or Lake City ( 1000 rds loose or 900 in strippers) for $ 190.00. This price seemed to hold for a couple of years. I remember well when it then started climbing up and it irked me to buy a 1000 rds at $ 250.00 kicking myself for passing it when it was 190.

 

[dtkw]

Roll your own, now that's a great deal.

 

[tenring]

You're not even trying

Midsouth CCI AMMUNITION # 400 SMALL RIFLE PRIMER 1000 PER BOX

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Believe it or not Dick's sporting goods has a good deal now on Remington 20round boxes of 223 for $7.99/box. About the best I have seen.

 

[IndyMonkey]

Believe it or not Dick's sporting goods has a good deal now on Remington 20round boxes of 223 for $7.99/box. About the best I have seen.

Thats 399.50 per 1k

Or wolf for 220.00 or PMC for 320.00

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Yea that is better. Different ammo but if you don't mind the Wolf ammo than that is the way to go. I guess since he was talking about reloading that the Remington might interest him.

 

[ATF Consumer]

Locally you can get it here... https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...es/50428-wts_223_ammo_-_cheap.html#post547530

 

[XtremeVel]

Yea that is better. Different ammo but if you don't mind the Wolf ammo than that is the way to go. I guess since he was talking about reloading that the Remington might interest him.

Ran into a few guys down at Roush range and they were reloading the wolf cases. Never tried it myself in .223, but have been reloading their .45 ACP now for a few years. If worried about wearing or chipping the extractor, take $ 12.00 out of all you save from the first case and buy an extra extractor just in case.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Columbus Rural King has PMC for $8.99. That's the cheapest I have seen localy!

 

[tenring]

Powder Anyone?

Accurate Powder 2230 8 lbs - Natchez Shooters Supplies

 

[tenring]

Once Fired Brass [no crimp]?

(2A) 223 Remington - Remington Brass - (NON-CRIMPED) - 1000 ct

 

[shadow6492]

If you don't mind steel case, cabelas has Tula .223 for $4.49 a box. Just type in spring deals in the keyword box.

 

[paul1968mcr]

Meijer are selling PMC Bronze at $8.99 for 20 too.

 

[teddy12b]

I agree with everyone saying yo reload your own. Reloading is my primary source of ammo, but every now and then I find myself wanting to buy some ammo "just to have" laying around. I'm not a real big fan of the non-brass cased ammo, but in all fairness I haven't tried in a while either. I saw the silver bear 62gr JHP ammo for about $250 per 1000 the other day and that seemed pretty good to me.

 

[STEEL CORE]

WalMart Remington 100 rd bulk pac is $39.97 + Tax, got a box yesterday.

 

[Cpt Caveman]

$40 / hundred is about as good as I've seen lately.

 

[erik7941]

What happened to the .223 ammo in general? Several months ago I could find .223 ammo at Meijer, Walmart, and the local gun shop. Now if I can find a couple 20 round boxes a month I'm doing pretty good. But thanks to all for the links of where to find the ammo online. I've never ordered ammo online mostly because I'm kind of skeptical of online ordering in general, but with it being hard to find it around here, I think I'm going to have to give in and do it.