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This week in Guns: July 6th, 2013
2013-07-06


Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition.

Pistol Ammo

.45 caliber, 230 grain:
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt: TulAmmo FMJ Steel cased .42 per round
Cheapest Brass cased, 50 rounds: Ammunition to Go, Sellier & Bellot .46 per round

.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 grain
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ventura Munitions, Ventura Tactical, .35 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammunition, reloaded, .34 per round

9mm Parabellum, 115 grain
Cheapest, 50 rounds: BangItAmmo.com, Fiocchi, .37 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: LAX Ammunition, reloaded, .30 per round

.357 Magnum, 158 grain
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Widners, Prvi Partizan .48 per round
Cheapest, Bulk 250 rounds: LAX Ammunition, reloaded, .42 per round

Rifle Ammunition

.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 grain
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ammunition to Go, Tula FMJ, steel case and core, .45 per round
Cheapest brass case, 100 rounds: Ammunition to Go, DRS, .45 per round
Cheapest Bulk 1000 rounds: Bulk Ammo, Tula, steel case and core, .44 per round

.308 NATO 145 grain
Cheapest, 20 rounds: BangitAmmo, Silver Bear, Steel Case FMJ, .70 per round
Cheapest Brass cased, 20 rounds: Ammunition to Go, Prvi Partizan FMJ, .75 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1000 rounds: United Nations Ammo, Prvi Partizan FMJ, .80 per round

7.62x39 AK 123 Grain
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Ventura Munitions,Wolf Ammo, steel core and case, .30 per round
Cheapest, Bulk, 1000 rounds: Ventura Munitions, Wolf Ammo, steel core and case, .27 per round
Cheapest, Brass casing: LAX Ammunition, Fiocchi, .56 per round for 1000

.22 LR 40 Grain
Cheapest, 50 rounds: BangitAmmo.com, Eley Sport, .14 per round
Cheapest, Bulk, 1000 rounds: Ammo Supply Warehouse, Amscor Prec., .15 per round

Guns for Private Sale
Rifles
.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic)
California: Palmetto State Armory 5.56mm: $950
Texas DPMS .223: $650
New York: Palmetto State Armory .223: $1,050
Maryland: Daniel Defense .223: $1,000
Florida: Smith & Wesson: $900

.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic)
California: Smith & Wesson: $1,000
Texas: DPMS: $1,000
New York: Smith & Wesson: $1,350
Maryland: Rock River Arms LAR-8: $1,970
Florida: Rock River Arms LAR-8: $1,700

7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic)
California: Saiga Armory: $900
Texas: Century International: $650
New York: Norinco: $775
Maryland: IO Inc: $800
Florida: Century International Arms: $750

7.62x54mm (Dragunov Pattern Semiautomatic)
California: Romak PSL: $1,950
Texas: None
New York: None
Maryland: None
Florida: Romak PSL: $1,200
Posted by:badanov

#9  And its raining here AGAIN.

I picked a wet week to vacay. Fortunately the porch is covered, the beer is cold and I stocked up on limes.

Merry belated 4th to y'all.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2013-07-06 15:18  

#8  Skid..

Ammoseek.com is another good'un
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2013-07-06 15:12  

#7  Russian Brown Bear 7.62x54r for new production heavy ball (180 grain) is going for what 7.62 NATO is going for now. And I always thought no one shoots Mosin Nagants.
Posted by: badanov   2013-07-06 11:28  

#6  Good grief.

When I last bought ammo, about 5 years ago, the Russian steel-cased .223 FMJ was going for about $0.18 a round, and Remington Thunderbolt .22LR was $9.99 for a brick of 500.

Once upon a time, I'd look at my stash of ammo and think "self defense." Now, it looks more like "retirement savings."
Posted by: Dave D.   2013-07-06 10:47  

#5  Nice work bad; will be interesting to see the price of a gallon of milk a couple years from now.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-07-06 10:40  

#4  The one bright spot in the economy. Of course the one spot that has some Constitutional protection versus any other commodity in post-Capitalist America and subject to the expansive interpretation of the 'commerce clause' [If it's commerce, the federal government owns it].
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-07-06 08:49  

#3  Awesome work BadMan, you're closing in on Rantburg's Unicorn, real-time spot pricing from Peshawar.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-07-06 06:12  

#2  You may also wish to consider buying into the sector. OLIN

S&W news.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-07-06 02:39  

#1  A site you may appreciate.
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-07-06 00:58  

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