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asleepatthereel wrote:Ristmo, That sounds kind of risky to me. Have you ever had any problems with the gift cards not working when you tried them? It sounds like a good deal, but I would be hesitant to buy a gift card from Craigslist. What kind of recourse do you have if they send you a worthless card?

Depends. You always need to confirm the balance when you buy the card. There's a phone number on the card to call and check the balance, as well as a card id number. Now, you may want to use the card asap, in case the other person had the number written down and went back home to use it online. If you're able to meet the seller at work (where they work), IMO, your odds are only better, as they'd be hesitant to risk you coming back and making a commotion claiming that they were dishonest. I forget if Academy has a scratch off code or not (I think they don't), but some gift cards allow you to scratch off the code, and if it hasn't been scratched then you know the number isn't written down somewhere. Still, though, from a risk standpoint, if 3 out of 4 work, you don't lose anything. It might not be right for everyone, but for me, it's within my risk threshold. You can also buy Walmart gift cards (more often, on Ebay), but they don't tend to be discounted nearly as much. Good luck!

mr.72 wrote:Well my local Academy had lots of WWB 9mm value packs onhand on Gray Saturday ... I bought two boxes at $17.99. That's a decent price but not great enough to warrant stockpiling IMHO. It gets down to $15 for value pack WWB FMJ 9mm or $10/box for WWB 9mm JHP and I'll buy a whole bunch.

At $15 a pack, I'd buy all I could. The way I see it, you can never have too much ammo. While I wouldn't quite call it stockpiling, I'd definitely justify several boxes as dollar cost averaging . Then again, I try to do that several times a month!

I got a killer deal on Black Friday. Dicks was running their buy one get one 50% off deal (max 6 boxes, total). I went in to the store, and their prices were higher even after the discount than Walmart's normal prices!

Then I took the ad to Walmart and asked if they'd honor it. Walked out with 6 boxes of Winchester -- 2 boxes of the 100-rd 40 S&W for $42 (regular $56) and 4 boxes of 100-rd 9mm for $60 (regular $80). That works out to 21 and 15 cents per round!!! Cheap as I've found. Just wish I'd gotten to a couple more Walmarts before the sale ended (didn't realize the ad was only valid till 2pm).

Still, for $18 / box, I wouldn't have minded a little more from Academy. What I do with Academy (not Dicks or Sports Authority, cause their prices are just way too high) is buy gift cards off Craigslist for about 25% under value.... It's my way of getting the discount, since the 25% off coupons never seem to include ammo.

The other Walmart on Coit (just south of Plano Rd) had 50 rd boxes of Winchester .40 in 180 gr for $17.

And FWIW, I saw at least 4 boxes of it at the Walmart on Park and DNT for $16 tonight on my way back from the range. Sadly, I was trying it out in my new XD-40 sc, and my 15th or so round jammed. My guess is it's the ammo, not the gun. Also, a few rounds later, it looked like shards flew out as it left the barrel. I've never noticed it like that in my 9mm (or the rest I shot tonight), but combined, I think I'm going to give the Blazer Brass a go before buying any more WWB. (Unless I just see a killer deal.) The 250 rd boxes of UMC also did well in my XD-9. I may end up stocking up on it.

Yes, yes... aluminum being the word I was looking for. Lol.

Ok, so I went to the Walmart on Coit and Spring Creek tonight. Unfortunately there were no great deals anymore. The other Walmart on Coit (just south of Plano Rd) had 50 rd boxes of Winchester .40 in 180 gr for $17. The Spring Creek location had the 165 gr box going for $17 and the 180 gr box going for $20. Unfortunately, the 100 rd box only came in 165 gr. Hope that helps. I got a couple of the 50 rd 180 gr boxes and a 100 rd 165 gr box. Not a great deal, but I needed some anyway.

One thing I noticed is that the Remington UMC was out of stock at both Walmarts, except for (I think), .45 Auto. I wonder if that just means they don't carry a lot of it or if it's actually a lot better. Blazer's still cheaper. FYI, Blazer Brass is up $0.50 from last time. Just one more reason I like to keep a little log :-D.

It's hard to celebrate National Ammo Day when the shelves are picked bare.

Ahhhh, I forgot today was National Ammo Day... and to think I all but stopped at a Walmart on my way into work to see if it happened to be the one with the $23 WWB deal!

some fool who read my post tried to make their local walmart match the price at the store I shopped at.

Tried that once with something else. Walmart's policy is the don't match other Walmart's prices -- only other stores.

I will admit I don't spend alot of my valuable time documenting ammo prices around the world..

I actually only spend a few seconds to make a note when I see a decent deal so I can know where to buy more at when I run low :-D.

.22 LR:
36 grn copper plated HP, 333 rounds, $14.99 (I almost choked, but it was that or a brick of Peters for $22.99)

This was about 10 days ago when I jotted down these prices, but just for reference, in case it's close for anyone, (this is the Walmart off hwy 26 in Southlake)
.22 550 rds Federal - $13.47
.22 550 rds Remington - $13.88
(Thought about getting a few boxes cause then I'd have to buy another gun to shoot it :-D. Still, at 2.5c / rd, I can't get over how affordable it is...)

9mm 250 rds Remington UMC - $48.92
9mm 50 rds Blazer Brass - $8.57 (Best price -- .17c / rd)
9mm 100 rds Winchester White box - $20

.40S&W 250 rds Remington UMC - $67.94
.40S&W 50 rds Blazer Brass - $12.47 (Best price -- $.25c / rd)
.40S&W 100 rds Winchester White box - $28

I've heard of issues with the steel Blazer ammo, but from what I've heard, Blazer Brass is a lot better... can anyone confirm?

03Lightningrocks wrote:

KC5AV wrote:I think the cheapest 40 my wal mart is about $17 a box for 50 rounds, and I haven't seen any of the 100 round boxes since I bought an entire case a couple of months back.

Walmart near me in Plano had it for 23.00 and some change in the 100 round white box. The darned place told me they couldn't sell ammo after 10 at night, so I didn't buy any.

No way... I'm in Plano. Which Walmart? Hopefully they have some left time I get off work tomorrow. I've been documenting the prices I see, and lowest I saw that was $28 at another Walmart in Southlake.