For those of you who reload your own .223 and/or 5.56, where do you get your bullets from? Looking for 55's and weights over 68-ish.
Bullets for .223 and 5.56
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Usually mail order, Midwayusa, Grafs Reloading, others.
For just casual shooting & plinking I look at price a fair bit, factory seconds, clearance, etc.. Midway has ‘birthday pricing’ near your birthday. It’s fairly good, you have to sign up ahead of time, I think. I bought a fair amount of Speer .224” bullets last birthday, under $11 per 100.
For just casual shooting & plinking I look at price a fair bit, factory seconds, clearance, etc.. Midway has ‘birthday pricing’ near your birthday. It’s fairly good, you have to sign up ahead of time, I think. I bought a fair amount of Speer .224” bullets last birthday, under $11 per 100.
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The RMR 69 hp is my favorite budget bullet.
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80% of the bullets I shoot in my ARs came from sponsorships or prize tables.
RMR is good to go, and where I'd probably look for bulk 55s and 69s, which is what I mostly shoot.
I just love the Sierra Tipped Match King 69 grains. I have about 800 left and failed to get any certs off prize tables this year, so I might in fact try the RMR 69s if I can't find any Sierra TMKs on sale.
RMR is good to go, and where I'd probably look for bulk 55s and 69s, which is what I mostly shoot.
I just love the Sierra Tipped Match King 69 grains. I have about 800 left and failed to get any certs off prize tables this year, so I might in fact try the RMR 69s if I can't find any Sierra TMKs on sale.
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Been down this road a bit the last few months...
Armscore 55gr is a very adequate bullet out to 300yds. Use ammoseek.com to find the best price including shipping. I can get 1k to my door for $.08 on sale.
I have used Arm or Ally - their price including shipping was hard to beat. DO NOT BUY THE ARM OR ALLY BRAND BULLETS - they are doo-doo whether 55 or 62gr.
Check Everglade and Bob's bullets for their sales - both are good bullets. Use your google.
RMR, Everglade and Bob's include shipping in the price.
Hornady 55gr fmjbt is a very good bullet, but I can never get them for less than $.10 ea - obviously if I would buy 6k at a time I would get a better price.
I've never used plated or Berrys.
Have fun.
Armscore 55gr is a very adequate bullet out to 300yds. Use ammoseek.com to find the best price including shipping. I can get 1k to my door for $.08 on sale.
I have used Arm or Ally - their price including shipping was hard to beat. DO NOT BUY THE ARM OR ALLY BRAND BULLETS - they are doo-doo whether 55 or 62gr.
Check Everglade and Bob's bullets for their sales - both are good bullets. Use your google.
RMR, Everglade and Bob's include shipping in the price.
Hornady 55gr fmjbt is a very good bullet, but I can never get them for less than $.10 ea - obviously if I would buy 6k at a time I would get a better price.
I've never used plated or Berrys.
Have fun.
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RMR or Everglades are where I look first.
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Xtreme, RMR, Grafs, Everglades, MidSouth Shooters
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I use those two quite a bit. Xtreme more so of the two.
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Out of business.
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Owner is retiring. My favorite LGS closed down for the same reason last year.
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Everglades ammo for .223 bullets. It's been a hot minute since I loaded for .223 but it was $89/k back then.
www.evergladesammo.com
I see it hasn't gone up too terribly ... $99 for them now (not their top of the line offering, those were $140 I think).
I load those over 24.2 gr Benchmark. they served me just fine for plinking steel at 100 yards. I will be ordering some more soon, I need to get back into loading .223 and my rifles in general.
223 55gr FMJ Version 4 Bullets
These bullets are similar in profile to our higher quality Version 2 55gr bullets but are a plinking grade bullet. They have slightly more dimensional and weight variation than the Version 2 but are just fine for general shooting. Made in the USA. 223 55gr FMJ Bullets for loading 223 or 5.56...
www.evergladesammo.com
I load those over 24.2 gr Benchmark. they served me just fine for plinking steel at 100 yards. I will be ordering some more soon, I need to get back into loading .223 and my rifles in general.
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I looked at those when the email came in. $0.10 cpb @1000 had me thinking.Everglades ammo for .223 bullets. It's been a hot minute since I loaded for .223 but it was $89/k back then.
I see it hasn't gone up too terribly ... $99 for them now (not their top of the line offering, those were $140 I think).223 55gr FMJ Version 4 Bullets
These bullets are similar in profile to our higher quality Version 2 55gr bullets but are a plinking grade bullet. They have slightly more dimensional and weight variation than the Version 2 but are just fine for general shooting. Made in the USA. 223 55gr FMJ Bullets for loading 223 or 5.56...
I load those over 24.2 gr Benchmark. they served me just fine for plinking steel at 100 yards. I will be ordering some more soon, I need to get back into loading .223 and my rifles in general.
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These guys have 55gr Armscore fmjbt $.08/ea 1k - free shipping. I use Armscore - a decent bullet.
www.montanaar15.com
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