.45 ACP ammo cost

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I made a bit of an impulse buy and have a 1911 .45 ACP in the works. I am used to buying .22LR ammo but have never had any reason to find out how much .45 ACP ammo costs. Could someone fill me in on this. Are there different types available. Thanks
 
it's not cheap :D

When I looked (limited supply at the time, with my luck it was the cheapest 9mm and the most expensive 45) but the 9mm was $16 a box of 50 and the 45 was $32
 
Skinny 1950 said:
I made a bit of an impulse buy and have a 1911 .45 ACP in the works. I am used to buying .22LR ammo but have never had any reason to find out how much .45 ACP ammo costs. Could someone fill me in on this. Are there different types available. Thanks
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It will shock you if you buy factory ammo, but reload can be less than two hundred for a thousand. By the way what 1911 you have just got?

Trigun
 
24.99 for 50... and upwards to 35 for 20.. golden sabers.. depends on what you want..

Its cheap compared to some stuff like 45-70 that i like to shoot.. now thats an expensive hobby for factory ammo..
 
cheap factory should be around $20-$30 per 50rnds

ans as for reloads mine cost me $60 per thousand but only becuase i cast my own bullets and get free lead
 
I had some feelers out for the Centennial Colt 1911 but drew a blank so I found an original on the EE and just sent a cheque off for it. Haven't got it yet but will post some pictures when it shows up. This will give me time to save up for some ammo.
 
Get hold of Henry Nierychlo on this site. He's in Surrey so you can probably save on the shipping by picking it up. I just picked up 500 rounds of 'factory reloads', with shipping etc, $223.60. I 'think' he's listing it for about $18.oo/box of 50.
 
yup 45=$$$$ Plan on paying 32-38 a box. Have a Kimber and a Colt 50th anniversary commemorative (1917-1967 Muse Argon in mint condition and never fired). Still fun, fun, fun blasting off the .45, soooo suck it up and enjoy the toy / s ;-)
 
Skinny 1950 said:
I had some feelers out for the Centennial Colt 1911 but drew a blank so I found an original on the EE and just sent a cheque off for it. Haven't got it yet but will post some pictures when it shows up. This will give me time to save up for some ammo.
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If it's an original Colt 1911, that is WW1 era, you are going to want to shoot it very sparingly..... ;)

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NAA.
 
Are there lighter loads in .45ACP for elderly guns....would hate to damage it. I have other guns that I like to shoot so the old timer won't see too much action.
 
Skinny 1950 said:
Are there lighter loads in .45ACP for elderly guns....would hate to damage it. I have other guns that I like to shoot so the old timer won't see too much action.
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I have a 1918 Colt M1911 that I still shoot...sparingly and with lighter reloads. I use a 230gr bullet with a light powder charge, will have to get back to you on the gr. Light loads, just enough to cycle the slide and hit the target acruately. NAA is the resident expert on USGI 1911's, Im sure he will have some much, much better information.
 
NAA said:
If it's an original Colt 1911, that is WW1 era, you are going to want to shoot it very sparingly..... ;)

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NAA.
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i know my dad told me he had bought me a 1911 i figured 70 series or something nope, 1918 production, now it sits in my safe and maybe sees 10 rounds a month, saves on ammo though :p
 
The best price is wolf reloads. The problem is finding them unless you feel like buying a minimum of 5000 rounds directly from him. That is why I am always looking for people to share an order in the gta. If you buy the 5000 rounds it works out to be roughly 40 cents a round including tax and shipping.
 
carsmovies said:
I get 1000 tmj 230g reloads for $230 if I supply the brass.
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Bingo!

This would be your benchmark price for comparison to reloading your own.

When the "I reload for SFA" cheerleaders start up, they like to compare their costs to that of a single 50 rd box of Corbons, (components generally sell by the 000). They'll do this and also neglect to mention the cost of reloading peripherals which quickly adds up. "Yep, it takes more than just a press." I've even read posts where costs for taxes and shipping disappear for components,,?? Go figgure!!

Anyhow, I generally get bashed for my opinion about this but our, (yes I reload), enthusiasm more often than not needs tempering when prospective reloaders post honest questions about reloading cost benefits. If you're just gonna buy "common caliber" components and put em together yourself, thus going toe to toe with professional reloading outfits that do zillions a year, how do you really think you're gonna do?

Yes, by all means reload. You probably will save a penny or two in the process but the real benefit goes way beyond that. Just don't think you're gonna transform $40.00/box costs into $5.00 by running out and buying a Lee kit and some components. Thats just BS.

"Now I feel better,,:p:D".
 
.45 is not a cartridge to buy factory - You have to reload, if you want to shoot more than 100 rounds per year, without selling your firstborn child.
 
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