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Wow after looking at several online sources I see 60+ bucks for a box of 50 for typical FMJ like American Eagle brand among others!

At least they are available. I’m seeing most ammo shelves full.

Factory 44 mag has always been expensive to shoot just for target work, so, yeah, it's getting up there at $60. Stopped in our local shop and I saw 45 Colt Cowboy ammo also going for $60, though.Whew! How can anyone complete in Cowboy Action at those prices?

No 45 Colt or 44 Mag/Special ammo to be seen at our LGS. Very glad I load that stuff!

I think that most of the S.A.S.S. folks load their own ammo.

I ran across this interesting sale on Gun Broker

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This ammo is long discontinued, they no longer offer the heavy 115 gr Gold Dot load (only the 100 gr one). I bought four boxes of NOS 115 gr a couple of years back for $110 maybe it is time to sell them…. if anyone here wants them let me know.

John Davies
Spokane WA

Holy Moly! I am glad I roll my own. Fainting material!

Except for some defense 45 colt. None here either.
The stuff I'd bought a long while back, I paid about $35 for a box of 50 (Cowboy Choice). See about the same price currently advertised.
I had also bought a long while back Federal American for about $36 for box of 50. Now it's $74.

Y'all think the 44's are high, if you see any, check out the price of some 41 mags.
Sure glad I roll All my own.

RP

John E Davies wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:37 pm

I ran across this interesting sale on Gun Broker

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This ammo is long discontinued, they no longer offer the heavy 115 gr Gold Dot load (only the 100 gr one). I bought four boxes of NOS 115 gr a couple of years back for $110 maybe it is time to sell them…. if anyone here wants them let me know.

John Davies
Spokane WA

Not only the ammo but production of the 115GDHP was discontinued as well, think they would be a great smaller medium game bullet in the 327 but after a few years of looking havent found anything here in Aus.

The majority of .44 Magnum/ .44 Special ammo I've run across is online. Very little to none in my major metro area on the shelves locally.

Sure glad I roll mine, myself.
I'm still using primers I bought years ago, .03-.045 cents each.
if I use the MB 240's, can't remember exactly but no more than .15 cents.
And if I cast some as I do have a couple molds, then we're talking pennies a piece.
Now if I grab some of the xtp's or another jacketed bullet then we're talking .30+ cents a pice.
If I use the unique which I just opened the last Big jug I picked up back in '18.
That was a whopping $20 a lb. So literally just a few cents a round.

So I'm way under the current jacket up prices of the day.
But even if buying at today's prices.
$50 per lb of powder
$100 per thousand primers
$45-50 for a 100 bullets
And you saved your brass, you'd could still under .75 a round.
Like I say, I'm sure glad I got started way back when I did.

RP

XJP5 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:28 pm

The majority of .44 Magnum/ .44 Special ammo I've run across is online. Very little to none in my major metro area on the shelves locally.

Prescott Sportsmans say they have in-store
Barnes VOR-TX 44 Magnum 225gr

Mags wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:09 pm

XJP5 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 08, 2022 5:28 pm

The majority of .44 Magnum/ .44 Special ammo I've run across is online. Very little to none in my major metro area on the shelves locally.

Prescott Sportsmans say they have in-store
Barnes VOR-TX 44 Magnum 225gr

Thanks for the lead Mags

Also if you can cast your own bullets that is another expense in making ammo that you don't have to deal with. I have made it a policy to have at least one bullet mould for each caliber that I load including my .375 Marlin.