9MM 115 Grain fresh off the presses!!
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Jeezus... what makes "factory" ammo any better? We're Canadians here yet all twisted up over saving a few pennies to support American companies for the exact same thing that's gonna go bang and put a nice hole in a piece of paper... plus, were these reloads not manufactured in a FACTORY as well?
I'd buy 1500 rds right now for every negative comment here if I could afford it at the moment.
I'd buy 1500 rds right now for every negative comment here if I could afford it at the moment.
We just finished up a run of 115grain 9mm and have it back in stock on the webstore!
1500 9mm 115 grain $430.00:
https://www.westernmetal.ca/shooting/9mm-115-grain-1500-rounds-western-munitions-remanufactured-ammunition-arw-9-115-1500
1000 9mm 115 grain $254.99:
https://www.westernmetal.ca/shooting/9mm-115-grain-1000-rounds-western-munition-remanufactured-ammunition-arw-9-115-1000
All Western Munitions ammo is made in Canada by Canadian Shooters for Canadian Shooters
LOL...somebody needs to go back to high school and actually attend math class!
I am all for supporting local, and I am sure that many on this forum are as well. At the same time, consumers will vote with their wallets in most cases. There are some relevant questions being asked here. Why is the price of the remanufactured more than for new? Why the higher cost for the bigger volume of ammo?
Now would be a good time for Western Metal to answer some of these questions. The longer they sit quiet, the worse this will get.
And btw everyone, the price of any given item might be a little higher at one retailer than at another, but very often, it's the total price for the whole order that counts. And if you're gonna buy 1000 rounds of 9mm, with 5000 bullets/5000 primers/4lbs powder to reload them a few times, the total price tag at WM, after shipping and taxes, might very well be the best price you'll get anywhere.
So you might spend an extra 5$ compared to a crate of CCI blazer brass sold at another retailer, but if you have to pay hazmat fees to ship some powder or primers, you'll end up with quite a price tag.
So you might spend an extra 5$ compared to a crate of CCI blazer brass sold at another retailer, but if you have to pay hazmat fees to ship some powder or primers, you'll end up with quite a price tag.
Obviously, free shipping is not really free...!!!
1500 rounds when calculated with the unit price for 1000 ($0.255), the total comes to about $380... That $50 difference is very likely the cost of the free shipping...!
1500 rounds when calculated with the unit price for 1000 ($0.255), the total comes to about $380... That $50 difference is very likely the cost of the free shipping...!
It's not just Western. I don't think any of the 4 or 5 major Canadian suppliers of reloaded ammo are competitive with recent lower factory pricing. The issue seems mostly to effect 9mm. I don't know why we have seen the recent drop in factory pricing on 9mm (sudden increase in supply?...big drop in US demand resulting in a glut?) but I've recently seem factory 9mm on sale as low as $229/1000 and it seems to be routinely available at $250+/-.
I would like to take a minute to respond to several comments that have been made regarding the price of our ammo verses factory new. We set our prices based on the cost of material, labor, overhead, taxation, and regulatory expenses. The price that we sell for is the lowest price we can sell for and remain in business. We understand that some factory brands of ammo are being dumped in Canada at very low pricing and that can be very attractive to the shooter in these economic times. It should also be noted that several Canadian reloaders have been forced to shut down operations or greatly scale back as a result of this. We all know that at some point the dumping of factory ammo will end. Hopefully, at that time with the support of the Canadian shooters, there will still be several reloading companies to keep them supplied at a reasonable price.
Having said all this we respect your right to purchase whatever products you feel are best for you. All we ask is you respect our right to advertise our products.
Happy Shooting!
Having said all this we respect your right to purchase whatever products you feel are best for you. All we ask is you respect our right to advertise our products.
Happy Shooting!
Fair enough and a good response.
I'm curious though. Do you know what market forces are behind the sudden influx of cut price 9mm into the Canadian market? Am I correct in thinking it's mostly just 9mm that is involved? I can't recall seeing any deeply discounted factory .38spl or .45acp The commercially reloaded stuff in those calibers still seems like a decent buy.
I'm curious though. Do you know what market forces are behind the sudden influx of cut price 9mm into the Canadian market? Am I correct in thinking it's mostly just 9mm that is involved? I can't recall seeing any deeply discounted factory .38spl or .45acp The commercially reloaded stuff in those calibers still seems like a decent buy.
Ok... ?
I have absolutely no money in any amount to allocate to shooting these days, doesn't matter how cheap they'd be I have other priorities at the moment
Irony: We have the same name and from the same province haha true story
So why, per round, 1500 package is more expensive compared to 1000 round package...?
Thunderhog
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Maybe the popularity of the Ruger PC Carbine 9mm non-restricted version has something to do with it. This could be a contributing factor to the high demand and influx of 9mm ammunition coming into Canada. There has got to be a lot of these carbines on this side of the border now.
Mine eats any 9mm ammo I feed it, and she's hungry for sure!.....
Probably the most fun you can have with your clothes on!I got some very good deals on 45acp (150$/500) and 223 (330$/1000+postal rebate) late last year. You are correct though that it's mostly the price of 9mm that fell through the floor. It's mostly a scale thing: the amount of 9mm shot in any given day dwarfs the number of all other handgun calibre together, so if there's an overproduction it's where you're gonna see prices fall. Kinda like how cheap AR15s have seen their prices cut 30-40%, but the high-end stuff is pretty much still the same price.
