Talk about crazy ammo prices....

[rem2429]

lot cheaper than a funeral

 

[plinky]

Wow, for the price of four boxes of .470NE ammo you could also buy four boxes of .458 Win...and a Ruger No.1 to shoot it in. For those who have the money though, Good for you.

 

[Kind of Blued]

Actually, that's a DAMN good price.

Yep. This is something of a "boutique" cartridge, and someone who owns a rifle chambered for it probably spent an abusrd amount of money on the rifle. They might shoot it five or six times in a year. When you figure out how much it costs to get a round-trip plane ticket, lodging, and a guide for a week-long safari in Africa, the cost of ammo isn't really a big deal.

I've seen small bags of .700 NE brass go for more than some nice guns.

 

[qajaq59]

A great deal like that and you didn't buy any?

 

[ShadyScott999]

GARRETT'S 45-70 EXITER AMMO
Elephant, Rhino, Hippo, Cape Buffalo
$120 / 20 CTGS

500-GRAIN Hornady Copper-Clad Steel Jacketed Flatnose Solid at 1530-fps

FIRE ONLY IN MARLINS & WINCHESTERS
ENERGY: 2600 FT/LBS; TAYLOR KNOCKOUT VALUE: 50; MEPLAT: .235"; CHAMBER PRESSURE: 35,000-CUP MACP TRAJECTORY: +1.3" @ 50-YDS, ZERO @ 100-YDS, -6" @ 150-YDS


That's for 45-70. Try shooting these in a 6lb Marlin Guide Gun. Harder on the shoulder than the wallet

 

[BADUNAME37]

I wonder if

they make bullets that I can load for my 500 Magnum!

I guess it wouldn't matter if they did. I load Barnes XPB's (X - pistol bullet) that I thought were expensive.

I won't cry about the Barnes solid copper bullet prices any more!
I promise!