45 ammo and Academy

[Skip]

I am having a hard time finding local 45, but the Academy at Military and 410 has some Monarc brass cased 45 left. I bought 5 boxes for like 90 bucks. Just in case anyone on this side of town is looking.

 

[Dcav]

If im at a walmart that has wwb 100 count i always pick one or two up. I was working out in Boerne last week and the walmart out there had 20 100ct boxes

 

[Skip]

I keep checking the walmart at Culebra and 1604 with no luck.

 

[Texas42]

It may be a tad cheaper online, . . . but lets face it. 45 auto aint cheap.

 

[shortround]

The Wal-Mart on Rigsby & 410 is loaded up with WW White Box 100 round value packs at about $32.97 + tax.

They've got plenty of nines, thirty-eights, and forties, too.

Go figure?

Be well.

 

[Randman]

I need to start buying .45 again...I have a lot now, but let's face it, you can never have too much! Anyone try the RWS stuff in .45??

 

[Jakashh]

Any one of you wanna sell me some? I'm too young to buy handgun ammo in stores, but i'm old enough to buy other more powerful guns and ammo in stores...

 

[Texas1911]

$16 ... yikes ... you guys know you can reload a box of 50 rounds of .45 for under $10 right?

 

[Dcav]

$16 ... yikes ... you guys know you can reload a box of 50 rounds of .45 for under $10 right?

Don't have the dies, and shell plates yet lol

 

[shortround]

$16 ... yikes ... you guys know you can reload a box of 50 rounds of .45 for under $10 right?

Not so fast Skipper:

When you do the math, it breaks out to something like this:

Home cast lead bullets with lead obtained at no charge from a tire shop & range pick-up brass:

Bullet: $0
Primer: $0.035
Brass: $0
Propellant Charge: $0.015

Cost per round: $.05
Cost per 50 rounds: $2.50

Commercial 230 gr LRN + once (or more times) fired brass:

Bullet: $0.15
Primer: $0.035
Brass: $0
Propellant Charge: $0.015

Cost per round: $0.20
Cost per 50 rounds: $10.00

Commercial 230 grain FMJ, Virgin Brass:

Bullet: $0.19
Primer: $0.035
Brass: $0.175
Propellant Charge: $0.015

Cost per round: $0.415
Cost per 50 rounds: $20.75

So, when we start to figure the true cost of new or re-loaded ammo, we have to consider all the variables. Sadly, there is no way to put a dollar value on the time we take to roll our own. Some of us are retired and measure their time by TBTB (time between beers), others have to balance their time with work, family, and other obligations.

Yes, your $10.00 box of .45 Auto Ammo is doable, but at what other cost?

Be well.

 

[majormadmax]

If im at a walmart that has wwb 100 count i always pick one or two up. I was working out in Boerne last week and the walmart out there had 20 100ct boxes

That particular Walmart usually does a good job of keeping ammo stocked. It might be the clientele, but for whatever reason I have always had good luck finding ammo there!

Culebra and 1604 is usually OK as well, but not as good as the store out in Boerne.

Cheers! M2

 

[Skip]

Still not having any luck at Culebra, but I did get some Brass Monarch (really did well in my gun) at Academy on Military and 410, Potranco and 1604, and the Walmart at 1604 and Potranco. Bass Pro only had hollow points this weekend. But I'm up about 600rds now.

 

[DrBart2]

Yes time is a huge factor in my not reloading. I have all the equipment and dies, but am very limited on the time to do it! Eventually, I will have time to start reloading again.

 

[Slotback]

It may be a tad cheaper online, . . . but lets face it. 45 auto aint cheap.

No joke.

 

[jtriron]

I troll several Walmarts here in Houston and haven't found a single box of 45 ammo in months.

 

[TexMex247]

I am lucky enough to be right on the edge of the city. A few years ago my local walmart had WWB(45 auto)100cts for 19.99 ea. They also had blazer brass(45 auto) for 9.99/50. Obviously I bought up a bunch back then. Lately, they've got tula ammo, RWS and federal at bottom dollar prices. I haven't been looking for 45 auto but I'll price shop the next time I go. My closest academy always has plenty of monarch 45 auto at 16.99/50. So far the best prices I have seen on the RWS is from weapons world. I do reload but don't cast my own. IME the 200gr SWC outshoots all other projectiles that I have put through my 1911. The FMJ version by Hornady (CT 200gr SWC) is my favorite bullet but it's rare to find em' for less than 16 cents a piece. Reloading is pretty time consuming and better measured in TBTB, if you calculate man hrs, it costs a lot more than $10 a box.

 

[crabbys44]

I need to start buying .45 again...I have a lot now, but let's face it, you can never have too much! Anyone try the RWS stuff in .45??

Isn't RWS the brand SIG uses to function test all of their new guns and then enclose the target with it?

As far as reloading goes, you save a lot of money, in the long run, but there is quite a git of start up cost and equipment. Then there is the time factor. A buddy of mine and I sat down and calculated how much it would cost to reload vs the commercial reloads I was buying. It was going to take YEARS before the reloading paid for the initial investment. YMMV

 

[jcrntx]

Skip, just swung through the Wally world at 1604/Culebra, had at least 8 100 ct boxes of the WWB 45 that I could see on the shelf. They look to be stocked up on everything if you want to make a run up there this evening!

 

[zembonez]

Walmart at 3009 and IH35 has .45 WWB sporadically (but fairly often). That and 9mm range ammo are the only reasons I set foot in the place.

 

[doc.lonestar]

Not sure if you make it up this way but cheaper than dirt in ft worth has a good supply on hand and also allows you to purchase from the catalog at good prices. Also when I am having issues finding anything local I have used ussammo.com a few times with happy results. I am constantly picking up whitebox when I make it to wally world - better to have it and not need it...