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Why buy ammo online?

marky12marky12 Member Posts: 6 ✭✭
edited October 2001 in General Discussion
I have yet to find online ammo at prices below what I can find it for in most retail stores and gunshops, even before adding shipping costs. Even buying in bulk costs more. Why would anyone buy online?
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  • Josey1Josey1 Member Posts: 9,598 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I guess it all depends on where you are and who the storeowner is.The shops around me sell wolf 7.62x39 fmj for 2.75/box of 20 where as I can get it from many online sources for around $44.00 for a half a case.Heck I've seen a couple shops selling them for $150.00/case of 1000,citing the current situation of turmoil is causing not only a shortage but a POSSIBLE BAN ON IMPORTS.Needless to say I wont be giving these thieves one dime of my money,Josey
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Like Josey, I've found great deals in many venues. But it pays to shop around. If you can find everything you want at a lower price locally, you have a great situation, but if I were in your shoes, I'd still check on-line prices to verify that the local prices *still* were good.
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  • competentonecompetentone Member Posts: 4,696 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Normally it costs more to run a retail business than a "mail-order" warehouse, so normally stuff in stores will cost more than stuff bought online or through catalogs. With shipping, sometimes that overall price difference "evens out".I shop price, but also am willing to pay for service and convenience. Do I want something NOW or four days from now? Do I want to be able to return something easily if there's a problem? Do I want to physically look at something before buying it? (Example: Wolf ammo comes with both copper jacketed bullets and iron/copper plate jacketed--I've seen catalog and online adds that do not specify which they're selling.)Sometimes the "cheapest" is not the overall "best deal".That's the nature of a free market system--and it's great because it rewards shoppers willing to do a little work.[This message has been edited by competentone (edited 10-04-2001).]
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  • SP TigerSP Tiger Member Posts: 872 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I usually weigh the cost of ammo locally plus sales tax with the cost of ordering ammo plus shipping costs. Since there is no gun shop locally where I live and I handload most of my ammo, I usually order ammo when there is a good deal going. Recently, I purchased an M1 Garand and had to order ammo for it. Yes, Wal-Mart has plenty of .30-06 ammo, but I am not going to buy premium hunting loads to shoot paper targets. I know of one website that sells ammo in bulk with no extra shipping costs and the prices look pretty good to me. Also, I like to buy ammo at gun shows, if you find the right guy with the good prices.
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm a handloader also, however when I can buy 1440 rounds of mil-surp 8mm, delivered for $110, it doesn't pay to reload and same goes for 7.62X39. I'm not looking for "Extream Prejudice" (accuracy) from these weapons (Mauser & SKS) and am content with what I get for my money out of them ...
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It also takes more of my time to drive across town to a shop which may or may not have .300 Savage in stock, forcing me to try another shop or two. I can call ahead of course, but that is the same as calling a mail order source or ordering on line. I get paid a decent wage, and consider the value of my time as part of the price. If it takes me an hour to get out and find it and get home, I have just added $30 to the price, and I could have been getting something else done for 50 minutes of that hour.
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  • idsman75idsman75 Member Posts: 13,398 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've lived in some places where it was hard to find even a handgun to look at within an hour's drive. Don't even bother trying to find bulk ammo. Mail order is quick, easy and it is taken right to your door without having to make the long long drive.
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  • Evil ATFEvil ATF Member Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    None of my dealers have any good ammo programs going. Hell, my favorite dealer doesn't even offer ammo since the mail order guys are so cheap!
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Since I can easily go to gun shows in WV, VA, PA and MD, I can usually find what I'm looking for there. I don't normally have to "have it now" so I can shop the different shows. Usually, the bigger the show the better the competition for business. Also, I like to look at what I'm buying.Mudge
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