Thats exactly the opposite of my problem.. I've had powder for months now, finally got primers last week, but I still have no bullets for 9mm..
Got my press set up for .223 yesterday and prepped about 100 .223 cases last night. Have bullets but can't actually load anything for lack of powder. I bought some H380 kind of assuming that any rifle powder would work tolerably well in any rifle, but apparently that one is good for practically everything except for .223. TIL.
Also, prepping rifle cases is kind of a PITA.
Thats exactly the opposite of my problem.. I've had powder for months now, finally got primers last week, but I still have no bullets for 9mm..
Ah, you missed it then, a week ago Natchez had Berry 115 gr plated bullets in stock at $74/1k, I got a box. My LGS is doing fine on factory ammo and primers but their selection of powder and bullets is still really limited.
Walther PPQ M2 - My latest. Smooth, light trigger with short reset. The only thing I don't care for is the mag release. I have a tendency to hit it when fires. I just need to train more with it.
I prefer the M2 release over the original Euro mag release. I had that on my H&K P30 and hated it.Walther PPQ M2 - My latest. Smooth, light trigger with short reset. The only thing I don't care for is the mag release. I have a tendency to hit it when fires. I just need to train more with it.
Got my press set up for .223 yesterday and prepped about 100 .223 cases last night. Have bullets but can't actually load anything for lack of powder. I bought some H380 kind of assuming that any rifle powder would work tolerably well in any rifle, but apparently that one is good for practically everything except for .223. TIL.
Also, prepping rifle cases is kind of a PITA.
I would rather have had the paddle release. That's what one the things I like about P30.I prefer the M2 release over the original Euro mag release. I had that on my H&K P30 and hated it.
What's wrong with that? My 1911 once chugged about 150 WWII military-surplus ammo just fine. I know a guy who's shot Bulgarian ammo from 1910 in his Mosin.
Prepping rifle cases is annoying the first time for sure. But once you have them trimmed you can shoot them 3-5 times (or more) before having to worry about trimming them again. Might even be longer depending on your chamber and what you have been loading to charge wise. Like my bolt gun (308) the cases started at 2.005" and after three firings are up to ~2.010" (max being 2.015") so I know i can get 4 firings out my 308 brass per a trimming. 223 if its only your brass is the same idea really. But i share brass with my dad so i just trim after every range trip....which is only ~100 rounds which doesnt take long at all to trim.
O and now you know dont just buy powder cause its there Midsouth Shooters lets you put back orders on powder still so might be worth tossing one up now to get at some point (in a year at the rate things are going lol). Otherwise its just a waiting game for them to come in stock. Thankfully i got 32lbs of WC-844 (surplus powder) in Septemeber and that will last me a long time. Im a low volume 223 shooter
I can't decide whether its gonna be worth it to try and sort brass by how many times its been fired or just check them every time. I guess I really need to get some kind of case length gauge to use also instead of holding it up to the calipers every time. Do you anneal the brass after several firings?
Yeah I don't think I can quite justify buying 8+ lbs of powder at this point to make it worth the hazmat fee, so I guess I'll be playing a waiting game with the LGS.
lol, yeah, 1 lb isn't a "lot", but I don't really have 1 grand or so lying around to drop on 48 lbs of powder. Maybe in a few years.
I know this isn't the YAGT ammo thread but in case anyone is still looking Freedom Munitions has loads of 9mm in stock, reman ~$15 a box in 10-20 box lots and new ~$16 a box for the same quantities...they have reman .380 as well for ~$17 a box for 10 boxes
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I know this isn't the YAGT ammo thread but in case anyone is still looking Freedom Munitions has loads of 9mm in stock, reman ~$15 a box in 10-20 box lots and new ~$16 a box for the same quantities...they have reman .380 as well for ~$17 a box for 10 boxes
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No 9mm left, didn't check on the BB gun ammo.
I would agree but at least it's in stock$15 a box for remanufactured ammo is ridiculous. pretty sure i;ve seen people post that they got new 9mm factory ammo for that price or less.
$15 a box for remanufactured ammo is ridiculous. pretty sure i;ve seen people post that they got new 9mm factory ammo for that price or less.
Yeah and in September of last year I was getting 1k cases of Tula .223 for $220, same place is $399 now...those times are pretty much gone now, I don't see retailers going back to those prices ever:\Yeah, in Feb 2012 I was buying 1k cases of Freedom reman 9mm for something like $8.50 a box.
Yeah and in September of last year I was getting 1k cases of Tula .223 for $220, same place is $399 now...those times are pretty much gone now, I don't see retailers going back to those prices ever:\
Hell, I just paid $130+ (with hazmat fees) for 2k small rifle WOLF primers. Only other choice was to not load ammo, at all. Those primers would have cost something like $60 before (with hazmat fees).
Sadly true...Gone forever. And why should they go back? They know people will pay these prices without thinking twice about it. Its our fault.