5.56 /.223 Ammo Deals Thread

[rethius]

Share here the deals you are seeing on bulk .223.5.56 Ammo. We'll keep this one going to help us all get a sense on prices and what's out there. Also mention shipping charges if you can too.

 

[call2arms]

Wholesale sports usually has 1000 rounds for $500. Not a great price, but they have regular sales.

SAVE $25 WHEN YOU SPEND $250
SAVE $75 WHEN YOU SPEND $500
SAVE $125 WHEN YOU SPEND $750

This weekend

 

[mikethebike]

wasnt there some guy with a spreadsheet earlier this week, guys march is coming in we need to stock up before competitions and courses season starts! dealers comeon give us some deals!

 

[rethius]

Well where is he or his sheet??

 

[Luis1]

I want cheap 556!!!!!!

 

[MG4A6]

Twice in the past month I've scored 2000 .223/5.56 off the EE for $800

 

[SSG69]

Wholesale sports usually has 1000 rounds for $500. Not a great price, but they have regular sales.

SAVE $25 WHEN YOU SPEND $250
SAVE $75 WHEN YOU SPEND $500
SAVE $125 WHEN YOU SPEND $750

This weekend

The .223 is the UMC AMMO 55 grain, not 100% sure how accurate it is, but a good price for plinking.

 

[SSG69]

I want cheap 556!!!!!!

Me too.

 

[Coho]

Tenda (site sponsor) has MFS steel cased on sale right now:

MFS 223rem 55GR HP Mil-Spec 500/Case

MFS 223rem 55GR HP Mil-Spec 500/Case

Reliable, economical new-manufacture ammunition for target practice and range use — perfect for high-volume range days and semi-automatic rifles.

Russian made,
Mil-Spec
Steel case,
Lead core,
Non corrosive.

Availability: In stock
PRICE: $169.99 (Reg $199.99)

 

[oenone]

wasnt there some guy with a spreadsheet earlier this week, guys march is coming in we need to stock up before competitions and courses season starts! dealers comeon give us some deals!

Well where is he or his sheet??

Price list from last week or so in a spread sheet.

Only brass-cased ammo listed. Does not account for free shipping. Some items may be out of stock or the price may have changed.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/apd1umu251pxlyt/AmmoPrice.xlsx?dl=0

Note that 3.6 grams is 55 grains and 4 grams is 62 grains. Get on the metric bandwagon, folks. Prices are in CAD.

Also, ignore column K and L, they are for the graphs that you can also ignore. The graphs just prove that if you buy in bulk you get a better deal, generally, but not always, as there are some outliers.

This will not be updated, so I will remove it in a month. If someone wants to keep an updated one then by all means, it's yours to use and enjoy.

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[Runningfool]

Tenda (site sponsor) has MFS steel cased on sale right now:

People should be aware that afaik a magnet sticks to the projectiles of that ammo so many ranges do not allow its use. I'm tired of seeing people DQ'd at matches because, "the store I bought it from said it wasn't steel????". I'm also tired of seeing people lose their membership at their range because they shoot stuff a retailer said was "OK". I am in no way implying that Tenda or any other CGN sponsor gives this kind of advice, and some ranges have no issue with shooting projectiles with steel in them. it's just that I hate seeing people getting burned by not knowing fully what it is they are shooting.

 

[Sudbury shooter]

MFS is lead core

 

[ShawnC6]

I always like Tulammo

 

[Runningfool]

MFS is lead core

But does a magnet stick to it? Several ranges I know of and matches I attend forbid the use of ammo with projectiles that a magnet sticks to. Whether or not such ammo could potentially cause any damage is another debate entirely. The reality is some ranges and matches have strict rules on this stuff so shooters are better off knowing exactly what they are buying. I know of several shooters who have bought 1000 round cases of ammo only to learn they can't shoot it at their club...that sucks.

 

[rethius]

Any new deals out there?

 

[Dexter Morgan]

MFS is lead core

MFS projectiles contain steel. Nobody cares to argue how much steel it has in it.

The only acceptable amount of steel in the projectile is 0%.

 

[hfx123]

MFS projectiles contain steel. Nobody cares to argue how much steel it has in it.

The only acceptable amount of steel in the projectile is 0%.

It's lead core. I've used it at ranges that dont allow steel. Was still in box and they said oh yeah that stuff is fine. Just my experience with it anyway

 

[bongoz]

MFS is lead core however the bi-metal jacket likely causes it to fail the magnet test.

Really depends on how your range tests for this.

 

[rethius]

Who cares about MFS... where are the deals damnit

 

[2bore]

never enough 556. Subscribed!