Best price on ammo? Best range ammo to use in XD-45? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

btadamsdvd · 04-01-2006, 04:37 PM

Ok...the other day I went to the local Wal-Mart in Dumfries, VA....they had 5 boxes of WWB 100PK in 45ACP....bought them all. Price per box was now $20.98/100. Used to be $18 according to the sporting goods employee. So with sales tax in VA of 5%, the previos price was approximately $18.90/100 which ends up being just under 19 cents per bullet. New price is now $22.02/100 which ends up being 22 cents per bullet.

After leaving this Wal-Mart I went up I-95 a very short ways and went to the Wal-Mart in Woodbridge, VA. They had the same price on WWB of course, however they had Remington UMC Mega Packs (250rds) for $49.32/box. The averaged out price on this is $0.20 per bullet (almost $0.21). While WWB is more than before, the UMC appears to be the same price I paid the last time I purchased ammo at Wal-Mart.

I have fired both in my Kimber with no noticeable difference in performance. I don't really care about some complaints I have seen about UMC being dirtier, because I clean my guns after each time I use them. I don't buy the crap about "Well how long can the gun go without cleaning????". You are spending $500 on a gun (for an XD), or even more for a Kimber. Why can't you afford a buck or so for cleaning products? Can you go several times without cleaning?....Sure, but why would you risk a misfire?

So anyways....while the price on ammo has gone up, it is still really cheap fun if you think about it. Does anyone know any cheaper places to buy ammo than Wal-Mart? Anything but Wolf would be good, but keeping in mind the shipping cost it still needs to be less than $0.22/bullet.

happygunner · 04-01-2006, 05:23 PM

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/

XD9Sub · 04-01-2006, 06:07 PM

+1 for Sportsmanguide

Boricua · 04-01-2006, 08:52 PM

Y ou could always do like I do and reload it for $.09 per round.

mcss383 · 04-02-2006, 04:06 PM

Natchezss.com still has the Blazer on sale according to the home page (lowest price I have found).

fyeguy · 04-02-2006, 08:54 PM

Here in NC Wally World has the same prices on the WWB/100... but right next to it I can get CCI Blazer Brass for $9.98/50. And Dick's Sporting Goods had Remington UMC on sale for $9.98/50 this week.

My local range sells Independence for $12.99/50, which is very steep, but they also sell a 500 round bulk pack for $88.00. I don't know the brand yet as they are out and still waiting on shipment.

cheapo · 04-03-2006, 10:00 AM

Wolf.

XD9Sub · 04-03-2006, 11:04 AM

I can get 500rnds of Wolf from Sportmansguide for around $77-78 shipped. It's a little dirty, and shoots "softer" than WWB (fps is less than WWB, so less felt recoil), but it works for me

MarkV · 04-03-2006, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boricua

Y ou could always do like I do and reload it for $.09 per round.

+1

btadamsdvd · 04-05-2006, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boricua

Y ou could always do like I do and reload it for $.09 per round.

Not a bad idea if I was shooting constantly. Thanks for all the suggestions.

04-01-2006, 04:37 PM	#1
btadamsdvd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Commonwealth of Virginia Posts: 182	Best price on ammo? Best range ammo to use in XD-45? Ok...the other day I went to the local Wal-Mart in Dumfries, VA....they had 5 boxes of WWB 100PK in 45ACP....bought them all. Price per box was now $20.98/100. Used to be $18 according to the sporting goods employee. So with sales tax in VA of 5%, the previos price was approximately $18.90/100 which ends up being just under 19 cents per bullet. New price is now $22.02/100 which ends up being 22 cents per bullet. After leaving this Wal-Mart I went up I-95 a very short ways and went to the Wal-Mart in Woodbridge, VA. They had the same price on WWB of course, however they had Remington UMC Mega Packs (250rds) for $49.32/box. The averaged out price on this is $0.20 per bullet (almost $0.21). While WWB is more than before, the UMC appears to be the same price I paid the last time I purchased ammo at Wal-Mart. I have fired both in my Kimber with no noticeable difference in performance. I don't really care about some complaints I have seen about UMC being dirtier, because I clean my guns after each time I use them. I don't buy the crap about "Well how long can the gun go without cleaning????". You are spending $500 on a gun (for an XD), or even more for a Kimber. Why can't you afford a buck or so for cleaning products? Can you go several times without cleaning?....Sure, but why would you risk a misfire? So anyways....while the price on ammo has gone up, it is still really cheap fun if you think about it. Does anyone know any cheaper places to buy ammo than Wal-Mart? Anything but Wolf would be good, but keeping in mind the shipping cost it still needs to be less than $0.22/bullet.

04-01-2006, 05:23 PM	#2
happygunner XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 1,129	I was told about this site look good. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/

04-01-2006, 06:07 PM	#3
XD9Sub XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 964	+1 for Sportsmanguide __________________ "We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free" Ronald Reagan, June 6th, 1984, Normandy France Øbama '08

04-01-2006, 08:52 PM	#4
Boricua XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 790	Y ou could always do like I do and reload it for $.09 per round. __________________ Make a decision not an emotion!

04-02-2006, 04:06 PM	#5
mcss383 XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Highlands, TX Posts: 41	Natchezss.com still has the Blazer on sale according to the home page (lowest price I have found). __________________ XD 45ACP Tactical Buckmark, 10/22, AR15, Kimber Raptor II

04-02-2006, 08:54 PM	#6
fyeguy XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 70	Here in NC Wally World has the same prices on the WWB/100... but right next to it I can get CCI Blazer Brass for $9.98/50. And Dick's Sporting Goods had Remington UMC on sale for $9.98/50 this week. My local range sells Independence for $12.99/50, which is very steep, but they also sell a 500 round bulk pack for $88.00. I don't know the brand yet as they are out and still waiting on shipment. __________________ You are. What you do. When it counts. -- Armor

04-03-2006, 10:00 AM	#7
cheapo XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denver Posts: 95	Wolf.

04-03-2006, 11:04 AM	#8
XD9Sub XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 964	I can get 500rnds of Wolf from Sportmansguide for around $77-78 shipped. It's a little dirty, and shoots "softer" than WWB (fps is less than WWB, so less felt recoil), but it works for me __________________ "We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free" Ronald Reagan, June 6th, 1984, Normandy France Øbama '08

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