What would you pay for factory match ammo?
- Thread starter Longshot
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If reloading wasn't an option and I'm going hunting, I'd be okay with running a $30-$40 box ammo. As for match, maybe around $25.
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
The point is that you are not going to get match accuracy by throwing your loads together in an hour and a half. If you want the performance of Lapua ammo it is cheaper to buy it than it is to try and copy it, if you value your time. If on the other hand you have an obsessive personality and the patience of a dead man, you can make some pretty accurate ammo.
True dat
The maker has alot to do with the price I am willing to pay. Winchester is at the bottom. Federal and a few others, maybe 30$s a box. For the better stuff, like Lapua, Sako etc, I pay what is asked, but usually figure on 40$s a box by the time some tax is tossed on it.
I look at it this way what is my requirement and what level of accuracy do I need.
If I am in a match and need top accuracy I would be willing to spend $40 before taxes on a box of match ammo. It has to have proven to work in my rifle.
If I need minute of deer ammo that functions reliably and does what it's supposed to I am not expecting to pay for then $30
And I have, my rifle performed to match expectations with Norma Diamond line (before i started handloading) I purchased a large quantity of the Norma that cost allot more then the standard rounds with no regrets
If I am in a match and need top accuracy I would be willing to spend $40 before taxes on a box of match ammo. It has to have proven to work in my rifle.
If I need minute of deer ammo that functions reliably and does what it's supposed to I am not expecting to pay for then $30
And I have, my rifle performed to match expectations with Norma Diamond line (before i started handloading) I purchased a large quantity of the Norma that cost allot more then the standard rounds with no regrets
Ok the reason I'm asking is because I may have the chance to import a large quantity of match ammo, at an excellent price, for resale.I need to know whether to base my margins on quantity or regular retail margins.So yeah...not useless info.Thanks to those that have contributed something worthwhile so far.
for $.Peter,
How could sixfold price difference be justified, AP or not? It might be a moot question, though, since companies will charge as much as they can if they feel that customers see that much value in the product, regardless of how much it's really worth.
Thanks.
How could sixfold price difference be justified, AP or not? It might be a moot question, though, since companies will charge as much as they can if they feel that customers see that much value in the product, regardless of how much it's really worth.
Thanks.
OK, I'll close the off-topic with saying that my understanding is that AP ammo has a penetrator core inside the copper jacket (hard steel, maybe tungsten-carbide?) and more propellant. Didn't know the profit margins were that low, but I'm shocked that it's that expensive.
I tried a lot of .308win, best for the money is Hornady Match 168gr BTHP moly, $25 a box of 20.
Offtopic: I have IMI .308 150.5gr in AP cost $2 a round and the core is TUNGSTEN. The Lapua are Unknown, until I get more to open one up
Now Offtopic is closed
Offtopic: I have IMI .308 150.5gr in AP cost $2 a round and the core is TUNGSTEN. The Lapua are Unknown, until I get more to open one up
Now Offtopic is closed
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