223 ammo

[DragonRider]

Does anybody have a source of 223 ammo at a decent price. Haven't been able to find any in stock at a reasonable price.

[Sylvester]

Not in NC.  High or unavailable most everywhere.  GunBroker has some but near $1 for a 9mm.  I  bought 1000 9mm a year ago last summer for just under $300.00.  Will be like this for a long time.  The biggest problem is primers.  Only a few manufacturers of them.  Look at the price of firearms.  I bought a pistol last fall on a flash sale for $335 that now lists for $575.  Wish you luck.

[Condor]

I see ammo up for auction at the Gunrunner.com auction.  Lately there has been a shortage of firearms to fill their monthly 500 lot auction so they've been listing more and more ammo.  I don't need anything right now but also check https://ammoseek.com/ when searching or pricing...

https://www.gunrunnerauctions.com/

[MonsterBiker]

You are lucky to find any at all these days, much less at a reasonable price......

[slowrollwv]

I haven't seen too much 223 but the shops around here seem to have a lot of 556. I don't use them but I do have a few guns that I reload for. My problem is finding brass for one that I just bought. unless I buy loaded and then shoot for the brass, It is a Weatherby mark 5 in 257 mag. I am not worried about primers or bullets as I have plenty as With this cal. I load for two other riels #1 Remington 7mm mag. and #2  Kimber 280 Ackley Improved.

[tufftom4]

I just bought some of these online and for now I don't think is a bad price for good ammo.      Australian Outback .223 REM – 69gr Sierra HPBT MatchKing - UPC 9332153001865 (globalordnance.com)

[Sylvester]

Definately good ammo.  Still seems high to me but then again I don't need any ammo.

[MonsterBiker]

At nearly $1 a round that "sale" price is high and the supposed regular price is up in gouging territory.  Pre ammo panic buying .223 and 5.56x45 was readily available off the shelf around $0.20 a round.  But......that's how supply and demand works.

[Condor]

https://auctions.thegunrunner.com/lots/view/1-42LQ8P/430-rounds-of-556mm-cal-ammunition-federal-xm1

https://auctions.thegunrunner.com/lots/view/1-42LQA1/600-rounds-of-223-cal-ammunition-mfg-sga

https://auctions.thegunrunner.com/lots/view/1-42QUP4/320-rds-american-eagle-556mm-cal-ammo-boxed

https://auctions.thegunrunner.com/lots/view/1-42GHJJ/480-rounds-of-556mm-cal-ammunition-federal-xm193-strippers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Condor]

On 12/27/2020 at 8:00 AM, MonsterBiker said:

At nearly $1 a round that "sale" price is high and the supposed regular price is up in gouging territory.  Pre ammo panic buying .223 and 5.56x45 was readily available off the shelf around $0.20 a round.  But......that's how supply and demand works.

I guess things are a lot cheaper in Florida..  The last time I picked some up here in California it was $7 bucks a box of 20  Federals.  On sale at $6 once in a while..  At $.20/rd...$4/box.. you should have bought a ton...

[uncledj]

15 hours ago, Condor said:

I guess things are a lot cheaper in Florida..  The last time I picked some up here in California it was $7 bucks a box of 20  Federals.  On sale at $6 once in a while..  At $.20/rd...$4/box.. you should have bought a ton...

I DID !!!

[MonsterBiker]

17 hours ago, Condor said:

I guess things are a lot cheaper in Florida..  The last time I picked some up here in California it was $7 bucks a box of 20  Federals.  On sale at $6 once in a while..  At $.20/rd...$4/box.. you should have bought a ton...

Everything is cheaper in Florida than California.  That price was a stable, everyday price until the craziness started.....then it was too late to stock up.