Ammo per rd, a must read

**00gt1** · November 28th, 2007, 02:16 PM

I found this lurking around on some site, sorry if it's a repost.

These are the prices of ammo per rd. as a general rule:

2-4¢ - A fun day of shooting and your wallet feels the same.

.22 LR standard and high velocity cartridges

5-9¢ - Start pulling out your piggy bank.

.22 LR hyper velocity cartridges
.22 Short
.22 CB Long
.22 LR #12 shot

10-14¢ - Turn the piggy bank upside down and start shaking if you are shooting for a good part of the day.

.17 Mach 2
.22 Magnum

15-19¢ - Maybe you should open the piggy bank if you are doing a lot of plinking.

.17 HMR

20-49¢ - Best price range if you like shooting centerfires, but the wallet is noticeably lighter.

.223 Rem.
.30 Carbine

50-59¢ - Not too bad for economical centerfires, but you might want start pricing reloading equipment if you shoot a lot.

.22 Hornet
.222 Rem.

60-69¢ - For deer, a Winchester Model 94 or Marlin 336 + .30-30 = economical gun + lots of practice + good killing power, what could be better?

.22-250
.220 Swift
7.62x39 Soviet
.25-20
.30-30

70-79¢ - Affordable, sensible big game cartridges.

.243 Win.
6mm Rem.
.260 Rem.
.270 Win.
7mm Mauser
.308 Win.
.30-06
.32 Win. Spec.
.35 Rem.

80-84¢ - Gentle on the wallet and the shoulder.

.25-06
6.5x55 Swede
7mm-08
.280 Rem.
.300 Savage
.303 British

85-89¢ - Raid your kids' piggy bank when they aren't looking.

8mm Mauser
.223 WSSM
.250 Savage
.257 Roberts

90-94¢ - "Hey Honey, where did you put my reloading catalog?"

.243 WSSM
.257 Roberts +P
.260 Rem
.30-40 Krag

95-99¢ - A common magnum at under a dollar, no wonder its popular!

7mm Rem. Mag.

$1.00-1.09 - A buck a pop starts to make you think.

.270 WSM
7mm WSM
.300 WSM
.300 Win. Mag.
.45-70

$1.10-1.19 - Extra trips to the ATM.

.25-35
.264 Win. Mag.
.32-20
.444 Marlin

$1.20-1.29 - You might want to set up your shooting bench next to an ATM . . . On second thought that might be bad advice!

6.5 Rem. Mag.
.284 Win.
7mm STW
.338 Win. Mag.
.35 Whelen
.375 Win
.375 H&H Mag.
.450 Marlin

$1.30-1.49 - Hurt the shoulder and the bank account!

.356 Win.
.358 Win.
.350 Rem. Mag.

$1.50-1.74 - Ever consider a mortgage when you are getting ready for hunting season?

7mm Rem. SAUM
7mm RUM
.300 Rem. SAUM
.300 RUM
.38-55
.405 Win.
.44-40

$1.75-1.99 - Gotta feel sorry for these poor rifles, bet they don't get to see a lot of daylight!

.348 Win.
.38-40
(Common Weatherby calibers inc. .240, .257, .270, 7mm, .300 Magnums. -Ed.)

$2.00-$2.99 Two words: Dust collectors.

.338 RUM
.340 Wby.

$3.00-$3.99 Didn't find anything for this expensive group, but I am sure that there are some cartridges that should be here.

(Specialty ammo for unusual or obsolete calibers would fit this category. -Ed.)

$4.00 and Up: One word pun: "Ouch."

.338-378 Wby.
.416 Rem. Mag.
.416 Rigby
(Also .30-378 Wby, .378 Wby, .416 Wby, .460 Wby. and most big bore cartridges for double rifles. -Ed.)

http://www.chuckhawks.com/factory_ammo_prices.htm

**str8shooter** · November 28th, 2007, 03:26 PM

Cost is all relative....

A few months ago I took a neighbor out shooting for his first time. After starting him out on my Henry LA (.22), we spent a long afternoon firing my M1 Garand (.30-06), Glock 30 (.45 ACP), S&W 66 (.357 mag), Colt Agent (.38 special), Browning BLR 81 (.30-06), Winchester 94 (.30-30) and Savage 99 (.300). We went back to my house where he helped me clean the guns and had a beer (or two) and told me what a great time he had and offered to buy the ammo next time we could get out. He asked me how much ammo costs was surprised when I told him we probably went through about $150 worth. He said it was a lot of fun but he didn't know shooting could be so expensive and it might be a while before he could make good on his offer to buy the next round (pun intended).

The very next day he went golfing with a co-worker, and when I saw him that night he was frustrated, mad at his co-worker for playing like s**t, sun-burn and exhausted. I asked him how much his round of golf (which he plays at least once a month) cost, and he said he dropped about $150 for green fees, balls, lunch and drinks at the club, and side bets. As pathetic as he sounded, I had to laugh and said, so let me get this straight, for about $75 per person, we go out for day, test our skills, talk and joke the whole time, laugh rather than curse at each other for bad shots, come home laughing and drink some cheap home brews. Or, for $150 you have to keep quiet while others are shooting, wait while the kids on the next hole screw around, get mad at your partner for missing, pay too much for a ham sandwich and a watered down drink, and come home pissed. And you think shooting is expensive?