gillbot Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 http://www.slickguns.com/product/backorder-federal-xm855-556mm-ammo-12500-rounds-469999-shipped Backorder - Federal XM855 5.56MM 62gr. Ammo 12500 Rounds - $4299.99 shipped Unless you were military or a zombie fanatic, why the need for that much ammo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Group buy. Who's in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangsn95gt Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Group buy. Who's in? I'd be up for it doubt we can get enough people to make it work though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjxlr8 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Is that too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Being that it's the 62 grain, it would be worth it. Give this thread till Tuesday and enough people will see it. Over all, if 10 people went in, @$430, they would get 1250 rounds each. Not a bad price. I tend to see this ammo at about the $400 mark for 750 rounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 It looked like a decent price to me but not knowing any better I wasn't sure how "decent" it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I haz no need for ammo. But I want that can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBaustert Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 $0.37/round. Meh, I'll stick to shooting steel. If I get lucky, I can usually find Federal American Eagle at Walmart for $6.29/20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 $0.37/round. Meh, I'll stick to shooting steel. If I get lucky, I can usually find Federal American Eagle at Walmart for $6.29/20. Almost positive that is 55 grain. The 62 grain is a little more usually. Still a good price though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Radio Flyer1647545514 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Almost positive that is 55 grain. The 62 grain is a little more usually. Still a good price though. m855 is 62gr. Edit: Never mind, I see what you're saying. I would be in on a group buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Edit: Never mind, I see what you're saying. I would be in on a group buy. yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneRunnin72SST Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Seems a little high @ .34 per. I would expect a better deal. -Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I guess if people are thinking it's high, I would like to see where you are getting 62 grain/ M855 for less than what this drum offers. Or are you guys saying you can get 55 grain for less. There's a big difference. And steel is not an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangsn95gt Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I guess if people are thinking it's high, I would like to see where you are getting 62 grain/ M855 for less than what this drum offers. Or are you guys saying you can get 55 grain for less. There's a big difference. And steel is not an option. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaronsToy Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I might be in on a buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Anything below $.40 a round is pretty decent, especially 62 grain. Now if anyone can find me some .458 SOCOM for that price I would be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Anything below $.40 a round is pretty decent, especially 62 grain. Now if anyone can find me some .458 SOCOM for that price I would be happy. Best I can do: http://ammoseek.com/?gun=rifle&cal=232&grains=0&mfg=&keywords=&sortby=cpr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast5gp Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 34 cents a round is good, but for buying that much, you would expect it to be cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I don't see .223 getting much cheaper any time soon. The "OMG the ban is coming" believers are going to keep the prince up a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBaustert Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Almost positive that is 55 grain. The 62 grain is a little more usually. Still a good price though. The federal is 55 grain. The steel Herters I posted up the other day from cabellas was 62 FMJ or HP, though. I don't know what people's beef is with steel ammo. It's all I shoot out of my AR. Take care of them like you're supposed to and there's nothing to worry about it. I've got over 10,000 rounds of steel through mine and not a single issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I don't like steel through a barrel due to one of the guns we had growing up. We shot it quit a bit and it did some damage to the rifling and looking down the barrel. We were shooting for cheap and steel was cheap. I just said I wouldn't shoot it anymore with anything I plan to keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBaustert Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 http://cheaperthandirt.com/blog/?p=2858 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast5gp Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I don't like steel through a barrel due to one of the guns we had growing up. We shot it quit a bit and it did some damage to the rifling and looking down the barrel. We were shooting for cheap and steel was cheap. I just said I wouldn't shoot it anymore with anything I plan to keep. The herters have steel casing but with copper jackets, they are just rebranded TULA. I know wolf had some steel jacked ammo in the past, but I thought the majority of the COMBLOC ammo that were coming to the us were copper jacked ammo. People say steel casing can wear the extractor out faster. It's true, but price an extractor vs the amount of $$$ saved in the long run isn't a comparasion. I have an AR that shoot Tula through. Hasn't had any problems soo far. Just gets pretty dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Looks like I didn't didn't finish writing my thought above, but I think you get what I was saying. Looking down the barrel, it was pretty torn up. I would say the extractor issue is pretty fare approach and a small issue. I shot a few mags of Tula in my 1/9 AR. I had no issues. My 1/7 will only see M855 until there is a shortage or cost dictates different. Basically is I just want to avoid steel, that's my preference. I have not done any accuracy testing with steel, but I do plan to. I have compared 55 to 62 grain on a zero target and can tell you there is almost no difference in point of impact. Zero target simulates 300m, and I didn't see enough change to justify me changing my zero. This was on the 1/9 for what it's worth. Just FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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