wildfowler.250 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) So went into a local shop because I wanted to try something different in the .270,(try being the operative word as they may not shoot great ). So I went for some federal 130 grain v shock. Now the tidy price for 20 shells was...£47.50! Now I know CF ammo isn't cheap but this seems excessive? An I being ripped off or is the going date for a box of bullets nearly 50 quid these days? Edited July 26, 2013 by wildfowler.250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedster Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Sounds like a good time to get some reloading kit! I pay about £25 for 20 in .243 but I expect less mainstream calibres will be at a premium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Well the .270 is pretty common here. But I don't shoot that many rounds or deer. But if its that expensive then I might as well start. I'm 23 so,(hopefully) will get good use out of it. It's just the thought of shooting 10 rounds at paper costing nearly £25 that's hurting me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 shop about is all I can suggest that is a ridiculous price to be paying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 shop about is all I can suggest that is a ridiculous price to be paying Cheers al4x. Thought so but wasnt sure! If they shoot well I might buy in the components and get a friend to load up something similar. Even if it was a £5 less it would be expensive but I think they are taking the **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedster Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I'm just off to my RFD for some Lee reloading kit that he's ordered in for me. I'm looking forwards to learning to make the perfect ammo for my rifle. Plus, it'll mean I spend less on impulse purchases, with my fewer trips to the gun shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) That sounds like the RFD is playing you for a crazy fool - my local sells that for £25 http://www.dauntseyguns.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=FED-270A You need to start on the Prvi at £10 for 20 lol. http://www.dauntseyguns.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=A161 At the mo I homeload my .223 at around £25 a 100, and less for the target stuff Edited July 26, 2013 by Livefast123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) A lot of it is really expensive because its imported in small amounts from America and that really pushes the price up. Privi is imported by the truck load from Europe so there are economies of scale although Privi too is going up. My advice is shoot privi and keep the cases to reload later Edited July 26, 2013 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Cheers for the replies guys Livefast that seems like good prices! Although mine were the ballistic tips,(tend to be slightly more expensive) there can't be £13 worth of difference between the two. So either your guy is very cheap or mine is v. expensive. I'm thinking a bit of both? What do you guys make of the privi for hunting? I'm guessing for corvids and foxes it doesn't matter. Suitable for deer? Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) The prices at Dauntsey are good, my eyes would water having to fire ammo at that price! I've never shot a deer so couldn't comment, but never had a complaint with the .223 55gr SP Prvi. Edited July 26, 2013 by Livefast123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castletyne Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Cheers for the replies guys Livefast that seems like good prices! Although mine were the ballistic tips,(tend to be slightly more expensive) there can't be £13 worth of difference between the two. So either your guy is very cheap or mine is v. expensive. I'm thinking a bit of both? What do you guys make of the privi for hunting? I'm guessing for corvids and foxes it doesn't matter. Suitable for deer? Many thanks! I think it depends on your rifle I tried privi in .223 never again couldn't zero them Now use Hornaby v-max expensive but accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) I think privi is the dogs whatsits in .308 and .303, I use nothing else for target shooting out to 600yds. Everybody will tell you a different story. Buy some and try it, make your own mind up. Yes its very suitable for deer provided your rifle gets on with it. Try both the 130grn and the 150grn, should be about £14 a box of 20 so its not exactly going to bankrupt you. Edited July 27, 2013 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Get yourself one of these, I have one in .243 and can turn out 20 rounds in 45mins for about £11.60p, you`ll need scales etc but still massive saving and more accurate when you`ve worked up your round http://www.henrykrank.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=164_181_474&products_id=1721 Edited July 29, 2013 by malantone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) That sounds like the RFD is playing you for a crazy fool - my local sells that for £25 http://www.dauntseyguns.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=FED-270A You need to start on the Prvi at £10 for 20 lol. http://www.dauntseyguns.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=A161 At the mo I homeload my .223 at around £25 a 100, and less for the target stuff That PPU stiff isn't £10 a box. It's nearly £13 with the VAT. Other than PPU, and possibly S&B, centre fire rifle ammo is all expensive these days. Reloading is definitely the way to go. I've always reloaded and personally can't really imagine shooting without reloading. Not particularly for finances sake but because it's interesting in its own right and teaches you a lot about how firearms and ammo work. J. Edited July 29, 2013 by JonathanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Cheers for the replies guys Livefast that seems like good prices! Although mine were the ballistic tips,(tend to be slightly more expensive) there can't be £13 worth of difference between the two. So either your guy is very cheap or mine is v. expensive. I'm thinking a bit of both? What do you guys make of the privi for hunting? I'm guessing for corvids and foxes it doesn't matter. Suitable for deer? Many thanks! It's very common for dealers to have ammo in stock for a very long time. Contrary to what many people think, most RFD's don't sell shed loads of centre-fire rifle ammo day in, day out. When you think about it there isn't any reason they would. With the exception of things like .308/7.62 and .223/5.56 (which are used a lot by club shooters on ranges) there is very little call for CF rifle ammo. How much ammo does an average stalker use each year? It's a tiny amount in most cases which means that there isn't a great turn over of stock. Also, contrary to popular opinion, RFD's don't put huge mark-up's on ammo. Even if they did it still wouldn't translate into huge profits because very few of them sell large quantities. The reason prices differ so much between RFD's is because you will be paying the old price on older stock rather than the current price. What makes things worse is that there have been some recent very large price rises from the manufacturers for various reasons which makes the RFD with the new stock look like he's trying to rip people off. Sellier and Bellot prices, for instance, rose by over 30% in one go last year and some of their ammo went up by over 40%! £2 per round for most of the US made CF rifle ammo is not unusual these days. Remington load a .338 Lapua round which has a suggested retail price of £10 per round! What you also have to consider regarding the UK is that pretty much any ammo which has anything other than a plain lead unjacketed or FMJ bullet is considered section 5 and can only be transported by certain carriers at significant cost. If you asked an RFD to order you in a particular type of hunting ammo that he didn't have in stock the carriage would be at least £25 even if you only wanted one box of 20 rounds! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 So went into a local shop because I wanted to try something different in the .270,(try being the operative word as they may not shoot great ). So I went for some federal 130 grain v shock. Now the tidy price for 20 shells was...£47.50! Now I know CF ammo isn't cheap but this seems excessive? An I being ripped off or is the going date for a box of bullets nearly 50 quid these days? we used to use them and they were about the same price and we used sako mainly but they were about £45 a box too! the 270 is a costly gun to feed! the .300win mag was cheaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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