Say... is it just me or has anybody else noticed that ammo prices seem to be coming back down?
I’ve been searching for prices on big lots of .223, and every time I look it seems like prices are coming down. This morning I found at Sportsmans Guide: 1,000 Lake City .223 55gr FMJ for about $375. Marked down from $450. ‘bout as good as I’ve seen for a while, at least for US-made stuff.
What with the Iraq war slowing down a bit, I’ve been wondering if we’re not going to see prices come back down. Looks maybe like that’s the case. Now I wonder if I shouldn’t wait a little longer...?
Also, have you guys had any experience with the Russian-or Yugoslav made brands, like Wolf and such? They’re pretty cheap, but I haven’t fired any. Don’t know if it would just be a waste or not.
That deal on Lake City has my trigger finger getting itchy. :-)
I am cheap. I fire lots of Wolf and have no issue with it. at all. Never had a bad round. I have used it in pistol calibers and and in 7.62.
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I don't know how old that LC M193 ammo might be, but I don't think the military has been loading 55gr ammo for some time now. All the 5.56mm weapons use the faster rifling twist that goes with the 62gr M885.
If you have a rifle with 1-in-12 twist, the 55gr could be a good deal. I think it's some sort of closeout.
You get very poor results shooting the wrong bullet weight with the wrong rifling twist.
Evening Ramius - in the FWIW category; a friend of mine at work said there is some LC brass being loaded with either SP or FMJ by others than Lake City. Like Winmag said, most of the new stuff uses a heavier bullet. The old 55 grain rounds have been around a while and will work, just not as good as the heavier ones in newer faster rifled barrels. I’d rather have Lake City than the other surplus/foreign makers but that’s me.
How is the Kimber - how does it handle with hollowpoints?