Where do you buy your bullets?

cheapest place i have always found was ebay

I bought 4000 9mm 115gr Winchester FMJs from Midway last month for $230 and received flat rate shipping.

Are .224 diameter bullets .22 calibers (not only .22LR)? i.e. One size fits all? I don't understand how that works just yet.

DReicht
.22, .223, .224 all the same. I would check the weight.
And check your reloading book.
30 cal. is actually .308".
For the 30-30 win, .308 Win., 7.62mm, etc.
But, it's the shape and weight. That decides usage. And I'm sure other stuff.

+1 on Ghost Holster

I pour my own for 9MM and shotgun. Buy the rest from local gun shop.

I buy from MidwayUSA. Money is not an issue. Convenience, readily, regularly stocked items is of more importance to me

I buy almost 100% of my bullets from Midway. They have sale prices on the ones I use every 2 --> 3 months, and I stock up then.

Joe

I shoot mostly L(ead)SWC bullets in .45acp & .38spl for Bullseye. Try www.precisiondelta.com. Volume discount with orders of 10k or more. Shipping included in posted prices.

I have bought from Midway for years. Yesterday I went to place an order for brass & a 500 pak of bullets. Shipping was almost $20.00 so I didn't do the order. These items would fit fine is a $8.10 USPS Flat rate box bt Midway would not go that route. Thru another post I found Lock, Stock & Barrel http://www.lockstock.com/default.asp
I would up ordering more fr0m them, 900 bullets, and they were very happy to use the Flat Rate box. I think, at least in my case, from now on Midway has some competition.

for cast lead bullets

try

www.nationalbullets.com

Should probably buy a Reloading book first :-D

i was thinking of reloading but after looking at these sites i may just buy the cheap factory ammo for my 9mm.

why is ammo going up so much? the chinese? i think its because of all the new gun enthusiast right here in america buying everything.

Metal prices have gone crazy in the last year, which is driving up the price of everything made from them. Copper and lead prices have quadrupled, and steel has gone through the roof, along with aluminum.

The Chinese and Indian governments are both on a crash program to bring electricity to all parts of their respective countries, hence the big demand for copper and aluminum. China used to be a supplier of lead, which made up for shortages in other parts of the world, but they've gone heavy into the battery business and are now lead consumers, decreasing the world supply. There have also been some lead and copper mine closures in this country, along with some smelters, which have a direct affect on the prices of anything made from them. Fuel is also a driving factor in the price of all commodities, and it's going back up again.

Prices are going to stay up. The good news is, powder prices have been pretty stable for the last few years. The small increases in the cost of powder have been driven by the increased cost of transportation, along with everything else that needs to be moved from one location to another. Have you noticed the prices in your local supermarket lately?

Hope this helps.

Fred

i see. ok, can anyone show me a good lead collector? not sure what its called but something that will trap 9mm bullets when shot. even .44 mag. if possible.

Midway USA...Just got my shipment in yesterday. Walkalong...It's hard to straighten jacketed bullets to use over and that is all I use...So mining is out for me...

No...But I have poured the lead out and tried to pound them out and repour the lead back in though...

cajun47,

There are several companies that make bullet traps, but they're not cheap. The best are the snail traps, which trap the bullet in a circular area similar to a snail shell. As the bullet travels through the twisting tube, it's slowed down without splattering and finally stops in the bottom of the bullet trap, which is removable.

The other kinds of bullet traps are usually just metal containers with a sloping backstop that deflects the bullet downward. The actual trap is at the bottom and is filled with either sand or shredded rubber. Shredded rubber works best for this purpose. Some of the larger ones will have a water trap in the bottom.

Detroit Bullet Trap is one company that makes them and Savage is another. There are others, and I'm sure if you do a search, you'll find plenty of them.

Bushmaster,

I have this vision in my head of you trying to pour a thimble full of lead back into a bullet jacket..... Tell me it isn't so!

Walkalong,

Casting is safe, as long as the precautions are taken. I've been doing it since 1966, and I'm only moderately crazy......... I started loading in 1963, but when I bought my first .38, bullets were too expensive, so I started making them myself. I still make them by the thousands for our cowboy shooting.

Hope this helps.

Fred

I buy 2000 at a time from MasterCast. I recommend them. Highly.
Bronson7

I buy 2000 at a time from MasterCast. I recommend them. Highly.

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Which Mastercast? There's two web sites:

Mastercast.com

Mastercast.net