I use http://www.bulkammo.com/ most of the time.
A buddy just referred me to this place, because they will sometimes have sales with free shipping. http://www.targetsportsusa.com/
A buddy just referred me to this place, because they will sometimes have sales with free shipping. http://www.targetsportsusa.com/
I use Ammoseek.com. It's an aggregate that shows prices from dozens of sites of your selected ammo.
http://ammoseek.com/ammo/5.56x45mm-nato
http://ammoseek.com/ammo/5.56x45mm-nato
http://www.bulkammo.com/bulk-223-ammo-223rem55grfmjta223100tulammo-1000
why is 1000r of this like 100$ cheaper than everything else?
why is 1000r of this like 100$ cheaper than everything else?
Because it's steel. Here's a (lengthy) article about brass vs. steel that may help you understand why.
http://www.luckygunner.com/labs/brass-vs-steel-cased-ammo/
Here's another:
http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/steel-cased-ammunition/
Also, here's a fantastic book that I recommend for any AR-15 owner, new or experienced.
https://www.amazon.com/Gunsmithing-AR-15-Patrick-Sweeney/dp/1440208999
https://www.amazon.com/Gunsmithing-AR-15-Patrick-Sweeney/dp/1440208999
Even if your AR will shoot steel without being damaged (high-end ARs), many will still have trouble cycling it when the gun heats up.
I have a Daniel Defense M4v9 base gun which is a mid to high-end AR and it shoots it fine for a while, gun gets good and hot then it has trouble extracting the casings from the barrel. Brass doesn't have this issue.
To be honest I thought I'd get this stuff and be cheap for plinking but I've swapped over to full brass now. Only have maybe 5-800 rounds of steel left to slowly work my way through. I generally start seeing cyclic issues 60-100 rounds in. After first failure to extract I start shooting brass for the rest of the day (after ram-rodding my barrel to extract the spent shell casing).
I have a Daniel Defense M4v9 base gun which is a mid to high-end AR and it shoots it fine for a while, gun gets good and hot then it has trouble extracting the casings from the barrel. Brass doesn't have this issue.
To be honest I thought I'd get this stuff and be cheap for plinking but I've swapped over to full brass now. Only have maybe 5-800 rounds of steel left to slowly work my way through. I generally start seeing cyclic issues 60-100 rounds in. After first failure to extract I start shooting brass for the rest of the day (after ram-rodding my barrel to extract the spent shell casing).
Stun-LA
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http://www.luckygunner.com/
I only shoot brass.
I only shoot brass.
Only in the members section, though. Not public.
Here is one best online ammo store I mostly visit for bulk ammo deals: https://www.outdoorlimited.com/specials/bulk-ammo/
thom805
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https://palmettostatearmory.com/ prices are pretty good.