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Looking to start IDPA and competitive shooting and budget is very low. Will take me some time to save enought $ for ammo for a match/pratice. Now shooting what I find on sale WWB, UMC, blazer, federal. I know some might shoot better for others..etc but just looking for good brands that is better what I'll find at Walmart so I can try out and shop for prices. Also wheres a good online place for good prices/shipping. Thanks

Just get the cheapest you can find at Walmart and you'll be fine. You don't need anything fancy for IDPA. It's not bullseye type shooting where you're trying to get all your shots into an area the size of a dime. You'll find that most of the regulars load their own, both for cost and to load slightly lighter than commercial ammo for reduced recoil.

Brian

Thanks! Kinda what I was thinking too. My shooting probable couldn't tell the differce anyway

Blazer is prob. the "hottest" of the target loads, but often the best price. Unless you have hand/wrist/arm problems where 100-200 rounds will start to "hurt", don't worry about it.

This has been discussed often......the bottom line is more often than not.....it's the indian and not the bow that makes the difference.

Get what you can (ammo/gun/equipment), get the basics down, know the rules of the game, and play to be safe and have fun.

Garry N

Yes get the least expensive - - - the Russian brands and Privi Partizan (brass cased Monarch at Academy) will work well for IDPA. I have found that even with TX sales tax Ammunition To Go is as low priced as any and they ship quickly.

Good to know about Blazer and I never tried wolf- heard only bad things. Think the cheapest was WWB. Does anyone know a range in N DFW that I can pratice IdPA skills? Heard Dallas postal there's a 2 yr wait and $200 setup fee so kinda out of my budget w/ a 1yr old taken up my time and $

Regarding factory 9mm ammo for IDPA, I've always been happy with WWB 115gr. It makes required power factor and has been reliable in all my Glock 9mm's.

Nowadays I reload for about half the cost of factory ammo, but even with specially taylored loads the results are about the same for me. So my reloading is mostly about saving a buck. If money were no object I could happily play the game with WWB.

One area that I do find problems is changing loads. I mean if you practice and get good with one load there is an "adjustment" period for me when I switch it up. Its not huge and will only cost me a few points down here and there, but if you're trying to be super competitive the change can mess with your head.

However, regardless of what round you settle on be sure to take it out to the range and shoot some slow fire 25yard groups off sandbags -to make sure where that gun puts those rounds and to check if the sights are setup the way you want. Even in IDPA you will sometimes get a longer range target thrown at ya -and I've seen many folks struggle. Most of the times those bad shots are shooter error, but until you test the gun/sight/ammo combination off the bench you can't be sure.

Yeah good results w/ WWB in my G19 so probably will stock up. Like tk reload for savings but initial startup cost is just too much. We'll see how much shooting I do in nxt couple years to merit it.

I load 9mm for about $12-13 a hundred using pickup brass.

You can start reloading using a Lee deluxe turret press kit plus dies for less than $200 even adding a tumbler to clean brass.

In fact if you shoot less than 1000 rounds a month a turret press is all you need.