why .45 ACP cost as much (if not more) than .223 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

nick__45 · 08-26-2007, 12:09 AM

Since ammo makers complain that cost of material is to blame for ammo price hike, I found this comparison very interesting.

All the place I check (Dick's, Cheaperthandirt, Ammunitionstore, Ammoman, etc) the price for .45 ACP is about the same as .223. One would think .223 should cost more as it requires a lot more material to produce. In addition, .223 is being used in mucho mucho mucho number than .45 ACP in Iraq and around the world as warfighters rely more on rifles than sidearms.

Please educate me on this as I am totally confuse.

mvician · 08-26-2007, 12:38 AM

"One would think .223 should cost more as it requires a lot more material to produce."

here is the "math" I come up with........ .223 does cost more

example
WWB @ CTD about 39 cents each for .223 $7.74 box of 20
WWB @ CTD about 35 cents each for .45acp $17.28 box of 50

jonny4523 · 08-26-2007, 12:42 AM

more material? I dont know what the prices for lead are right now, but a .45 has significantly more lead in it. Not to mention a copper to cover all that extra surface area.

rogerxd45 · 08-26-2007, 12:43 AM

well 45 has alot mor lead and copper in it the only thing 223 has is maybe powder and brass

nick__45 · 08-26-2007, 12:43 AM

But that still show that .223 is about the same as .45 ACP and it shouldn't be as it is a much bigger rd.

jonny4523 · 08-26-2007, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick__45

But that still show that .223 is about the same as .45 ACP and it shouldn't be as it is a much bigger rd.

So...are you saying it ought to cost more?

nick__45 · 08-28-2007, 09:52 PM

I think .45 ought to cost less. it's 15+ tax for 50 now and god knows what it'll be after Sept.

08-26-2007, 12:09 AM	#1
nick__45 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 260	why .45 ACP cost as much (if not more) than .223 Since ammo makers complain that cost of material is to blame for ammo price hike, I found this comparison very interesting. All the place I check (Dick's, Cheaperthandirt, Ammunitionstore, Ammoman, etc) the price for .45 ACP is about the same as .223. One would think .223 should cost more as it requires a lot more material to produce. In addition, .223 is being used in mucho mucho mucho number than .45 ACP in Iraq and around the world as warfighters rely more on rifles than sidearms. Please educate me on this as I am totally confuse.

08-26-2007, 12:42 AM	#3
jonny4523 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,158	more material? I dont know what the prices for lead are right now, but a .45 has significantly more lead in it. Not to mention a copper to cover all that extra surface area. __________________ -XD40 Service (Feb 2002) Springer Precision Carry Trigger -XD9 Tactical (June 2007) Springer Competition Trigger, USPSA Production -Remington 870 Mag, 12g, my hunting companion -Thompson/Center Triumph (June 2007) -Ruger Mark II (Oct 2004) Gvt Comp Model -AR build (Sept 07 - May 08 ) Mostly RR -Benelli M2 New bird gun NRA, USPSA #TY60062 -If guns kill people, then spoons made Rosie O'Donnel fat! -When seconds count, the police are only minutes away

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08-26-2007, 12:38 AM	#2
mvician XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 3,622	"One would think .223 should cost more as it requires a lot more material to produce." here is the "math" I come up with........ .223 does cost more example WWB @ CTD about 39 cents each for .223 $7.74 box of 20 WWB @ CTD about 35 cents each for .45acp $17.28 box of 50

08-26-2007, 12:43 AM	#4
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	well 45 has alot mor lead and copper in it the only thing 223 has is maybe powder and brass

08-28-2007, 09:52 PM	#7
nick__45 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 260	I think .45 ought to cost less. it's 15+ tax for 50 now and god knows what it'll be after Sept.