Bullet price increase

[Blackbart]

Went to the gunshop yesterday and bought a couple of boxes of ammo only to find since xmas they have went up from £16.75 a box to £25.50

 

Why ??

 

The answer i got was "everything has went up" which doesnt explain anything.

 

This reloading mullarky is looking more attractive all the time.What does it work out at per round for 22-250 and 243 ? And can you reload the winchester silver brass/zinc or whatever it is cartridges ?As i already have a couple of hundred of them.

[monkeymagic1969]

Went to the gunshop yesterday and bought a couple of boxes of ammo only to find since xmas they have went up from £16.75 a box to £25.50

 

Why ??

 

The answer i got was "everything has went up" which doesnt explain anything.

 

This reloading mullarky is looking more attractive all the time.What does it work out at per round for 22-250 and 243 ? And can you reload the winchester silver brass/zinc or whatever it is cartridges ?As i already have a couple of hundred of them.

After you have bought your gear, it works out at about £0.60p a round and yes you can reload that brass (i use it).

[Vario]

I have just bought a 22-250 reloading kit, £27 a box for Fedral 55g soft point is mad.... so im going down the reloading path too.

 

As said above, it works out at about 0.60p a round, and you have the ability of tayloring the round to your specific needs/gun.

 

Louis

[Blackbart]

The bullets i have been using are great in my gun so the need for reloading has not been an issue but a £9 increase per box is definately starting to sway me.

[Vario]

I was paying £19.50 for a box of Fedral 22-250 soft point 55gr (20 in a box) in january, now its nearer £27.

[Doggone]

CT moly coated 50gn .224 silvertips went up last week from 19.50 a hundred to 32.00 a hundred. Fenland Rural Sports at Warboys

Andy

[Vince Green]

Ammo components have gone up a lot too and the supply situation can be anything from erratic to absolutely dire. Remember you can produce good quality ammunition when you reload but its not guranteed. You need to do a lot of testing and experimenting and that costs money.

 

I have suggested this before, try Privi Partisan ammo, there is no guarantee your rifle will like it but if it does you are in clover. Its around £10 for a box of 20 but the dealers hate it because its less profit for them, my local dealer slags it off every time I go in there.

 

Its heavily subsidised but its not rubbish and best of all its not American with all the cost implications.

 

No ammo suits all rifles but in my rifle PP shoots better than Winchester. Its on a par with my reloads. I shoot about 600 rounds a year at all ranges out to 600 yds and I am very suprised at just how good it is. I've given up reloading completely since I latched on to PP. Try some, What have you got to lose?

Edited February 18, 2010 by Vince Green

[Doggone]

Ammo components have gone up a lot too and the supply situation can be anything from erratic to absolutely dire. Remember you can produce good quality ammunition when you reload but its not guranteed. You need to do a lot of testing and experimenting and that costs money.

 

I have suggested this before, try Privi Partisan ammo, there is no guarantee your rifle will like it but if it does you are in clover. Its around £10 for a box of 20 but the dealers hate it because its less profit for them, my local dealer slags it off every time I go in there.

 

Its heavily subsidised but its not rubbish and best of all its not American with all the cost implications.

 

No ammo suits all rifles but in my rifle PP shoots better than Winchester. Whay have you got to lose?

 

Same price it costs me to reload now; I did think about buying some now and again to use the brass if it's any good, but a kind soul off here sent me some good brass for free.

Andy

[Vince Green]

Same price it costs me to reload now; I did think about buying some now and again to use the brass if it's any good, but a kind soul off here sent me some good brass for free.

Andy

The brass is good quality too, I forgot to mention that

[Dekers]

Went to the gunshop yesterday and bought a couple of boxes of ammo only to find since xmas they have went up from £16.75 a box to £25.50

 

Why ??

 

The answer i got was "everything has went up" which doesnt explain anything.

 

This reloading mullarky is looking more attractive all the time.What does it work out at per round for 22-250 and 243 ? And can you reload the winchester silver brass/zinc or whatever it is cartridges ?As i already have a couple of hundred of them.

 

 

Probably, as with many RFD, they have an ammo stock that often lasts them through several supplier price rises, so when they eventually re-order they have missed 2 or 3 or 4 price rises, ammo went up a lot last year, but from my experience settled a bit towards the end of the year, so I expect your Massive price rise is the result of this!!

 

Am I assuming £16.75 was for 22-250 or .243, if it was then that was "cheap" Very few centrefires of any calibre about for less than £20 a box these days, except PRVI and Wolf>

 

[Billy.]

That's one of the reasons I stopped shooting my 22-250. I went back to my local (Hated) gunshop and I asked for the Federal 22-250's and they said "here you are, that's £24 please."

 

I proceeded to say how I bought 20 of the exact same rounds from them two weeks ago for £14.50. I got laughed at. Not just a chuckle, but he basically pointed and laughed at me and made me look an utter *****. I left without buying anything.

 

I came back the next day and saw the guy who thought I was the local jester:

 

"Is this your price sticker?"

 

"Yes"

 

"How much does it say?"

 

"£14.50"

 

The ***** didn't even have the decency to apologise to me and 'offered' the £24 rounds for £21. I left again without buying any rounds and went to Broomhills and picked them up for £15.

[dave dog]

Was paying around here Novmeber time £24 and went to get some and they how want for the same rounds £32 a box. Norma 50 gr v-max's.

 

Think thats what you call be rippped off.

 

So will be reloading for when the rooks start on the corn this year.

 

Or is 223 alots cheaper to run than 22.250.

 

Dave

[fullbore]

The bullets i have been using are great in my gun so the need for reloading has not been an issue but a £9 increase per box is definately starting to sway me.

 

there goes what's left of your social life

[activeviii]

wish there was a way to reload rim fire ammo as i shoot a fair bit of it, went into the shop yesterday for more and hornady and rems are the same price now @ £28 per 100 and the 22 eley was £11 per 100. soon it will be cheaper the use 222 PP.

 

Phil

[al4x]

That's one of the reasons I stopped shooting my 22-250. I went back to my local (Hated) gunshop and I asked for the Federal 22-250's and they said "here you are, that's £24 please."

 

I proceeded to say how I bought 20 of the exact same rounds from them two weeks ago for £14.50. I got laughed at. Not just a chuckle, but he basically pointed and laughed at me and made me look an utter *****. I left without buying anything.

 

I came back the next day and saw the guy who thought I was the local jester:

 

"Is this your price sticker?"

 

"Yes"

 

"How much does it say?"

 

"£14.50"

 

The ***** didn't even have the decency to apologise to me and 'offered' the £24 rounds for £21. I left again without buying any rounds and went to Broomhills and picked them up for £15.

 

wouldn't be south of St Albans by chance?

[Billy.]

wouldn't be south of St Albans by chance?

 

...might be.

 

I know I'm not the only person to get treated badly there. Plus it's an utter rip off

[al4x]

been done the same got charged for 500 cartridges when buying 250 and the guy wouldn't have it. ****** me right off as had to buy them or give up a days driven shooting

Been back once since and actually was surprised the price was reasonable for cartridges. Stuteleys in Baldock is far better and run by humans who all shoot so tend to prefer to give them my money, but is a trek from work hence I had to pop in there when I needed some 4's a few weeks back

[garyb]

been done the same got charged for 500 cartridges when buying 250 and the guy wouldn't have it. ****** me right off as had to buy them or give up a days driven shooting

Been back once since and actually was surprised the price was reasonable for cartridges. Stuteleys in Baldock is far better and run by humans who all shoot so tend to prefer to give them my money, but is a trek from work hence I had to pop in there when I needed some 4's a few weeks back

 

And they sell reloading supplies

[al4x]

they also sell dirt cheap remmington .223 ammo that seems to shoot quite well in mine

 

though am saving cases so must have a go at some point and give in to the darkside

[albob]

wish there was a way to reload rim fire ammo as i shoot a fair bit of it, went into the shop yesterday for more and hornady and rems are the same price now @ £28 per 100 and the 22 eley was £11 per 100. soon it will be cheaper the use 222 PP.

 

Phil

 

 

i was using the 22lr recently and needed some ammo for the hmr,federal v-shok..£27.60 for 100..was £24.49 before xmas..blimey,they have shot up..

thinking the 22lr may be the better bet or c/f..

al

[Mr_Logic]

At 28 quid a hundred for HMR, boy am I glad I reload and shoot Hornet!

[cometa24/7]

Went to the gunshop yesterday and bought a couple of boxes of ammo only to find since xmas they have went up from £16.75 a box to £25.50

 

Why ??

 

The answer i got was "everything has went up" which doesnt explain anything.

 

This reloading mullarky is looking more attractive all the time.What does it work out at per round for 22-250 and 243 ? And can you reload the winchester silver brass/zinc or whatever it is cartridges ?As i already have a couple of hundred of them.

 

That price rise is truely shocking..

[Lloyd90]

For 75gr 243 in my local its about £26 for 20

[Rem223]

Was paying around here Novmeber time £24 and went to get some and they how want for the same rounds £32 a box. Norma 50 gr v-max's.

 

Think thats what you call be rippped off.

 

So will be reloading for when the rooks start on the corn this year.

 

Or is 223 alots cheaper to run than 22.250.

 

Dave

 

Reloading there probably isn't much difference between the two. The 223 uses less powder. Around 25grains vs 38 grains in a 22-250. The primers are the same price as are the bullets, brass is cheaper but averaged over five or six reloads it isn't a big difference. I suspect if you could find bulk factory loaded .223 substantially cheaper than 22-250 though. Reloading is a rewarding hobby which allows you to shoot more, but if you think it will save you money think again. It takes quite a while to pay back the outlay in the press and dies plus all the ancillaries.

[Blackbart]

Reloading there probably isn't much difference between the two. The 223 uses less powder. Around 25grains vs 38 grains in a 22-250. The primers are the same price as are the bullets, brass is cheaper but averaged over five or six reloads it isn't a big difference. I suspect if you could find bulk factory loaded .223 substantially cheaper than 22-250 though. Reloading is a rewarding hobby which allows you to shoot more, but if you think it will save you money think again. It takes quite a while to pay back the outlay in the press and dies plus all the ancillaries.

 

@ 60p a round as opposod to £1.27 a shop bought round it isnt going to take that long to be saving money !

 

If you use 400 rounds you will have saved £268 and that should get you a reloading set up,so after 400 rounds you break even and from then on you are saving money.