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Beiruty wrote:

Pawpaw wrote:

SQLGeek wrote:

Beiruty wrote:

Blindref757 wrote:I bought a 350 round box of 9mm at Gander Mountain in Tyler on Friday for $119+tax. Blazer Brass

At $35 per 100 rds that is a bit expensive. It used to cost $20-$24 per 100 rds.

That same box was $30 cheaper in December but it is what it is. If you want to shoot, you pay to play the game.

I used to pay 17.9¢ a gallon for premium gasoline. That ain't coming back either.

But Walmart is still offering same 9mm bullets at $22 per 100rds. The catch is you have to call and check inventory ahead of your wally world visit.

Which is great if you have the time to look for it and can go buying at odd hours. Not everybody can. I've found some cheaper Winchester 100 round boxes at Academy but I was lucky in that they put those out late in the day and I just happened to be in there. Some places have seen a huge relaxation in 9mm supply, others (such as mine) have not.

There is a point where it is just more convenient to pay more to get what you want or need.

Beiruty wrote:

Blindref757 wrote:I bought a 350 round box of 9mm at Gander Mountain in Tyler on Friday for $119+tax. Blazer Brass

At $35 per 100 rds that is a bit expensive. It used to cost $20-$24 per 100 rds.

That same box was $30 cheaper in December but it is what it is. If you want to shoot, you pay to play the game.

Academy in Rosenberg put out a bunch of ammo on the shelf a couple of hours before I went to visit. Managed to snap up 2 100 boxes of 9mm WWB for 26.99 a piece. My wife bought the last box. Lots of .223 on the shelf though. Things are looking up albeit slowly.

I might be able to do some shooting this week.

I paid $89 for that same box back in December.

At least it is becoming available again. I checked ammobot for the first time in a few weeks and was surprised to see what was available.

howdy wrote:Do something that will open your eyes. Go back to page 1 of this thread (July 8, 2007), and see the prices of ammo. Kind of sad really.

No thanks, I just ate. Finding some old receipts in the closest from Academy the other day was bad enough.

I dropped into Academy early Friday afternoon and they did have some ammo. I bought my limit with a box of 9mm Hornady Critical Duty, a box of Independence 5.56 and a box of Monarch .223.

Now if I can find more 9Mm FMJ and a few more boxes of Critical Duty...

Thanks for the tip. Looks like they won't ship to non-LE and I don't think they have a Houston area store. I need to drop in there on my next trip to Austin.

TDDude wrote:Just ordered from Ammo Man - 9mm Sellier & Bellot 115gr. FMJ Brass case @ $209/1000. free shipping and no tax for Texas.

Of course I ordered mine before telling you guys.

Wow! Thanks for the heads up, time to stock up. They also have Speer Gold Dots 124gr +P for $275 / 500, which is one of the cheapest prices I've found.

Here are my thoughts:

Range ammo is usually the cheap FMJ ammo with a lower grain bullet in that particular caliber. Some brands might be Federal, Winchester White Box, Monarch, etc. As a whole, FMJ is cheaper than JHP, which makes it cheaper to put more rounds down range to practice. FMJ, however, is generally regarded as a poor self defense round in comparison to JHP. This is the reason for the advice of practice with FMJ but carry JHP.

That being said, be sure to run an adequate amount of your chosen carry JHP ammo to ensure that it will feed reliably in your gun. Though it is more expensive, practicing with it on occasion to feel the recoil compared to FMJ would also not be a bad idea. Some reloaders will reload using JHP in a recipe that mimics their carry round so that they can practice with it more often.

Edit: Evidently I am slow on the up take as two answers came in while I was writing mine out. Some geek I am.