Dismiss Notice
Thanks for being a member of our community. Please donate toward site expenses if you can.

5000 rounds of SS108/M855 just showed up at my desk

Discussion in 'Firearms and Hunting' started by TOG 6, Mar 7, 2019.

Page 1 of 2
  1. TOG 6

    TOG 6 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 23, 2015
    Messages:
    47,848
    Likes Received:
    19,639
    Trophy Points:
    113
    A couple clicks of a mouse, a couple taps on a keyboard, and POOF - a years' worth of green tips.
    I love America.
     
    TOG 6, Mar 7, 2019
    #1
    Hotdogr, 6Gunner, Doofenshmirtz and 3 others like this.
  2. Rucker61

    Rucker61 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 25, 2016
    Messages:
    9,774
    Likes Received:
    4,103
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I prefer non-steel tipped, since I don't want to pay for someone else's steel targets ;)
     
    Rucker61, Mar 7, 2019
    #2
    vman12 and TOG 6 like this.
  3. Reality

    Reality Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2014
    Messages:
    21,596
    Likes Received:
    7,681
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I prefer to wander through a gun show and buy large boxes of reloads done by a reputable company in our area for cash.

    Then I wander to another table and buy non target shooting ammo. Not so much at a time, but cash is cash
     
    Reality, Mar 8, 2019
    #3
    jay runner likes this.
  4. Rucker61

    Rucker61 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 25, 2016
    Messages:
    9,774
    Likes Received:
    4,103
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I found a 62 gr OTM round for $0.30 each, which is about what my cost of materials would be to make a similar round with free brass and no brass prep. It shoots just like my handloads, too.
     
    Rucker61, Mar 8, 2019
    #4
  5. Well Bonded

    Well Bonded Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2018
    Messages:
    9,050
    Likes Received:
    4,354
    Trophy Points:
    113

    What about brass, do they require it to be returned for the next purchase?
     
    Well Bonded, Mar 11, 2019
    #5
  6. Reality

    Reality Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2014
    Messages:
    21,596
    Likes Received:
    7,681
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Nah they run a range so its just how they make extra money.
     
    Reality, Mar 11, 2019
    #6
    Well Bonded likes this.
  7. Steady Pie

    Steady Pie Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2012
    Messages:
    24,509
    Likes Received:
    7,250
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    You yanks have no idea how lucky you are. Ammunition is expensive here and if you're caught with steel core you're going downtown.
     
    Steady Pie, Mar 12, 2019
    #7
  8. TOG 6

    TOG 6 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 23, 2015
    Messages:
    47,848
    Likes Received:
    19,639
    Trophy Points:
    113
    If the Democrats have their way, we'll be in the same boat.
     
    TOG 6, Mar 12, 2019
    #8
    ArchStanton, DoctorWho and Steady Pie like this.
  9. gamewell45

    gamewell45 Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Apr 10, 2011
    Messages:
    24,711
    Likes Received:
    3,547
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I bought a box of 500 copper BB's at a garage sale for $1 Talk about a bargain!
     
    gamewell45, Mar 12, 2019
    #9
  10. Rucker61

    Rucker61 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 25, 2016
    Messages:
    9,774
    Likes Received:
    4,103
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I think we only buy it because it's cheap. I think I've only ever owned a 20 round box, and that was to compare ballistics to the 62 grain FMJ and OTM I compete with.
     
    Rucker61, Mar 12, 2019
    #10
    Steady Pie likes this.
  11. DoctorWho

    DoctorWho Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 5, 2016
    Messages:
    15,501
    Likes Received:
    3,740
    Trophy Points:
    113
    What ammo are you referring to ?
    5.56 ?
     
    Last edited: Mar 15, 2019
    DoctorWho, Mar 15, 2019
    #11
  12. Rucker61

    Rucker61 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 25, 2016
    Messages:
    9,774
    Likes Received:
    4,103
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Rucker61, Mar 15, 2019
    #12
  13. DoctorWho

    DoctorWho Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 5, 2016
    Messages:
    15,501
    Likes Received:
    3,740
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Last edited: Mar 15, 2019
    DoctorWho, Mar 15, 2019
    #13
  14. Rucker61

    Rucker61 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 25, 2016
    Messages:
    9,774
    Likes Received:
    4,103
    Trophy Points:
    113
    The 223 Wylde is 1:8; the others are 5.56NATO in 1:7. It's generally understood that once you get to the 75/77 grain bullets like the Hornady HPBT or the SMK that you need something fast than 1:9 to stabilize the heavier bullets, but I live at 5,000 ft above sea level and find in my bolt 223 that 1:9 will stabilize the 75 gr AMAX quite well. Those rounds are too long to fit in an AR15 magazine, though.
     
    Rucker61, Mar 15, 2019
    #14
  15. Greataxe

    Greataxe Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2011
    Messages:
    9,400
    Likes Received:
    1,348
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Just bought a box of 150 of them for $69. Zeroed my main AR with them last weekend.
     
    Greataxe, Mar 15, 2019
    #15
  16. vman12

    vman12 Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    66,736
    Likes Received:
    46,529
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Be careful, those will put an eye out.
     
    vman12, Mar 15, 2019
    #16
  17. gamewell45

    gamewell45 Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Apr 10, 2011
    Messages:
    24,711
    Likes Received:
    3,547
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Always wear goggles when using the BB gun.
     
    gamewell45, Mar 15, 2019
    #17
    vman12 likes this.
  18. SiNNiK

    SiNNiK Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2014
    Messages:
    10,432
    Likes Received:
    4,547
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    I have a bottle of 5000 BB's but no BB gun. There are some neat BB guns I've been considering. What kind do you have? Or are ya just being snarky?
     
    SiNNiK, Apr 7, 2019
    #18
  19. gamewell45

    gamewell45 Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Apr 10, 2011
    Messages:
    24,711
    Likes Received:
    3,547
    Trophy Points:
    113
    It's my kid's BB gun from when he was a kid; all I know is that it is a Daisy Rifle; I bought them for him as a joke at a garage sale since he has a rifle that fires bullets.
     
    gamewell45, Apr 7, 2019
    #19
  20. SiNNiK

    SiNNiK Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2014
    Messages:
    10,432
    Likes Received:
    4,547
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    That's cool. I like airguns nearly as much as any other kind of gun and would love to get a nice one, but the ones I like are rather pricey so it's just not in the cards for me yet. My kids see me looking at pellet rifles online and ask why in the world am I looking at toy guns when I already have real ones. That earned them the "these are not toys" lecture. ;)
     
    SiNNiK, Apr 7, 2019
    #20
  21. Well Bonded

    Well Bonded Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2018
    Messages:
    9,050
    Likes Received:
    4,354
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Somebody is going to get an eye put out. ;-)
     
    Well Bonded, Apr 7, 2019
    #21
  22. Crownline

    Crownline Banned at Members Request

    Joined:
    Sep 1, 2016
    Messages:
    6,472
    Likes Received:
    6,537
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    I have a Benjamin marauder in .25 cal.
    Cheese-it’s at 25 yards, saltines at 50 yards isn’t really challenging. Clay pigeons at 100 yards is very repeatable.
     
    Crownline, Apr 7, 2019
    #22
    US Conservative and SiNNiK like this.
  23. SiNNiK

    SiNNiK Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2014
    Messages:
    10,432
    Likes Received:
    4,547
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    [​IMG]
     
    SiNNiK, Apr 7, 2019
    #23
  24. SiNNiK

    SiNNiK Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2014
    Messages:
    10,432
    Likes Received:
    4,547
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    I like those, looks comfortable. Do you have the adjustable stock? Does it wiggle around a bit or does it lock up tight?

    ETA: Just looked around real quick online, this one is still my favorite. Gotta save a bit first though.

    Hatsan HG4GLTW 25QE Galatian

    https://www.amazon.com/Hatsan-HG4GL...an&qid=1554643214&s=sports-and-fitness&sr=1-3
    [​IMG]
     
    Last edited: Apr 7, 2019
    SiNNiK, Apr 7, 2019
    #24
  25. APACHERAT

    APACHERAT Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Jun 23, 2013
    Messages:
    38,026
    Likes Received:
    16,042
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male

    If you come across some politically incorrect 5.56X45 mm 55 gr. M-193 ammunition, I'm interested.

    You need a M-16A1 or a pre 1980's AR-15 or Mini-14.

     
    APACHERAT, Apr 7, 2019
    #25
    US Conservative likes this.
Page 1 of 2

Share This Page