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Title: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on September 30, 2010, 06:09:25 PM
http://www.glensoutdoors.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=XM193F

They're showing it for $139.95 for 500 rounds, or $279.90 a thousand. And that is SHIPPED! That comes to $5.60 a box of 20 delivered, or .28 cents a round.  Bill T.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: Big Frank on September 30, 2010, 10:07:24 PM
That's the best price I've seen in ten years.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: Hazcat on September 30, 2010, 10:45:19 PM
TOO LATE!  They all say "OUT of STOCK"!
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: TAB on October 01, 2010, 02:54:03 AM
I'm sure billt bought it all.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: twyacht on October 01, 2010, 05:49:22 AM
Thanks for the "teaser" billt,  :-\

 ;)

Hopefully, more will come around at that price.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: blackwolfe on October 13, 2010, 08:40:16 PM
Just checked and shows in stock now.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: GUNS-R-US on October 13, 2010, 10:25:23 PM
It's shows in stock now, but they want $30 for shipping ??? I just bought a 1000 rds of 9mm this afternoon, I'm going to go back to my local ammo shop and check what they want for 1000 rds of 5.56 xm193. With shipping included I don't think I'll save to much depending on local price + tax @ 9.3% :P But we'll see...
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on October 14, 2010, 05:35:49 AM
It's shows in stock now, but they want $30 for shipping ?

$139.95 X 2 = $279.90 (1,000 rounds)

$279.90 + $30.00 (Shipping) = $309.90 Total

$309.90 for 1,000 rounds comes to $6.20 a box of 20 delivered. Not too bad at all. The absolute cheapest I've seen brass cased, reloadable .223 is PMC at Cabela's for $6.49 a box. If you factor in Arizona's 9.3% sales tax, (thanks to the teachers union), it comes to $7.09 a box. So this place is .60 cents a box cheaper for Federal Mil-Spec Ammo.   Bill T.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on October 24, 2010, 06:04:22 PM
Still shows in stock at the same price.  Bill T.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: twyacht on October 24, 2010, 06:59:07 PM
O gee thanks billt, with shipping, $155.00, should be here Wed.  ::)

Ordered, done deal. Trying to get a co-worker, with an M+P 15T,  to split another order for 1000rds. But my order for 500 is in.

Thanks,.....

My wife keeps wondering what those heavy boxes are,.... For the good stuff at this price, it's worth it.



Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: twyacht on October 28, 2010, 04:07:51 PM
Big Brown Truck Came Today!!!! ;D

Another 500rds. of the ammo my Sig556 ADORES!!! ::)

Thumbs up on tracking numbers/service, and price for this ammo.

Thanks billt!!!!
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: fightingquaker13 on October 28, 2010, 04:20:46 PM
Big Brown Truck Came Today!!!! ;D

Another 500rds. of the ammo my Sig556 ADORES!!! ::)

Thumbs up on tracking numbers/service, and price for this ammo.

Thanks billt!!!!
Should have charged it to the guy with the mega-yacht. Said it was for "speciallty drill bits". He'd never have noticed. ;D
FQ13
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: twyacht on October 28, 2010, 06:25:50 PM
Should have charged it to the guy with the mega-yacht. Said it was for "speciallty drill bits". He'd never have noticed. Grin
FQ13

I've got free tickets to the Ft. Laud show, if you wanna see,....

Probably could have charged the ammo, but that Glenn's Military Surplus, might have raised a few eyebrows,.... ::)

Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: fightingquaker13 on October 28, 2010, 06:28:39 PM
Should have charged it to the guy with the mega-yacht. Said it was for "speciallty drill bits". He'd never have noticed. Grin
FQ13

I've got free tickets to the Ft. Laud show, if you wanna see,....

Probably could have charged the ammo, but that Glenn's Military Surplus, might have raised a few eyebrows,.... ::)


Testing the anti-pirate defense system? ;D
FQ13
PS, why not OFFER the aforementioned system? You, your new lapua, afew  m-16s and your kid on a cruise? Sounds good to me.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on November 22, 2010, 06:47:13 PM
Was out of stock last week, now showing back in stock.   Bill T.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: kmitch200 on November 24, 2010, 02:32:44 AM
Order sent.

Thanks for finding this good price for us!
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: breezzer99 on November 24, 2010, 03:54:51 PM
thank god to day is pay day
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: twyacht on November 24, 2010, 07:12:50 PM
Hell of a deal, reliable, tracking numbers, fast shipping, big +1.

Thanks again billt, glad the ammo "gods" have seen a slight break.

Except 45 Colt... :-\
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: fightingquaker13 on November 24, 2010, 09:10:55 PM
Hell of a deal, reliable, tracking numbers, fast shipping, big +1.

Thanks again billt, glad the ammo "gods" have seen a slight break.

Except 45 Colt... :-\
What's that going for (the regular stuff, not the CAS stuff)? I'm still toying with the BFG in .45 casull. I'll be shooting the colt out of it mostly for obvious reasons if I do buy it. ;D
FQ13
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: twyacht on November 24, 2010, 09:50:25 PM
.48 cents a round and up.... :'(

http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.45_Colt

.454 Casull???? Silly rabbit: .74 cents a round and UP

http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.454_Casull

But after all, a BFG shooting a 300 grain bullet,....well it shouldn't take many,.... :o
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: fightingquaker13 on November 24, 2010, 10:10:11 PM
.48 cents a round and up.... :'(

http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.45_Colt

.454 Casull???? Silly rabbit: .74 cents a round and UP

http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/.454_Casull

But after all, a BFG shooting a 300 grain bullet,....well it shouldn't take many,.... :o
Sad to hear about the .45s. If I do buy the thing, there will be darn few .454s shot through it unless I'm hunting or practicing. I probably put 20 .38s through my Blackhawk for every .357 I fired. Why pay and suffer more when you don't have to?
FQ13
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on November 25, 2010, 03:22:22 AM
For some reason big bore pistol ammo always seems over priced. Hot loaded .44 Magnum, .454 Casull, and .475 Linebaugh, have always come in as or more expensive than many Magnum rifle rounds. The absolute worst of all is .500 S&W Magnum. Some of the premium stuff in this caliber costs as much as .50 BMG. That makes no sense to me at all. I understand it is a specialized round, but I've seen it as high as $70.00 for a box of 20 rounds. Just insanity.  Bill T.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: breezzer99 on November 25, 2010, 12:13:51 PM
going to shoot on this dead bird day
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on December 15, 2010, 04:56:18 PM
http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=9019&dir=18|830|845

Another excellent price from Wideners. This is $360.00 FOR 1,200 ROUNDS!  Bill T.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: Big Frank on December 15, 2010, 05:11:21 PM
Wow. That's M885 with the steel penetrator. That's usually a lot more expensive.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: twyacht on December 15, 2010, 09:22:13 PM
Oh, gee, thanks billt, now I have a co-worker and I splitting an order.....My Sig 556 loves this stuff. The hotter the better.

The 62gr. gives a wee bit more thump and is a great round.

Got to keep the Zombie stocks up,..... ;)
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: breezzer99 on December 16, 2010, 10:53:10 AM
lol zombie stock up!
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on December 16, 2010, 11:41:40 AM
It's a very good price. I'm pretty good on .223, but I'm going to stock up on some Com-Block ammo for my AK's and Mosins.  Bill T.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on January 05, 2011, 07:58:30 AM
http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=9019&dir=18

I just got off the phone with Widener's and ordered 2 cases of this stuff. It should ship today. She told me they still have some but it's moving fast. I googled IMI M855 Ammo, and it's unbelievable what some people are selling this stuff for! $360.00 for 1,200 rounds is a steal. IMI makes good ammo. I have a lot of .223, but hardly none M 855.  Bill T.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: Ping on January 05, 2011, 08:15:46 AM
Great price Billt.  ;)  Been searching sites and comparing prices the past couple of nights. Missed the gun show over the weekend to be able to acquire more ammo. Got lucky at local gun show to be able to pick up 500 rounds of the Federal.

Have not tried the IMI stuff. Was checking out the prices at Midway last night and saw the they had Winchester 1,000 rounds for $378. They had the same amout of Wolf (Crap ammo) for $180 I believe.

Thanks for the tip on where to look Billt. Greatly appreciate it.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: bafsu92 on January 11, 2011, 07:57:05 PM
Check these prices as well I've ordered quite a bit of M855 and PMC X-Tac here lately: http://www.palmettostatearmory.com/223-556-ammo.php (http://www.palmettostatearmory.com/223-556-ammo.php)
$12 per thousand shipping too. They just ran the X-Tac for $5.49 a box in case price and probably will again. I'm back up to over 10k of 5.56 again, time for another class.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on January 11, 2011, 08:15:14 PM
The UPS man just came. Another 2,400 rounds of M-855 is now in stock. Can't possibly have too much ammo!  Bill T.

(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/billt460/IMIM-855556MMAmmo001.jpg)

(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/billt460/IMIM-855556MMAmmo002.jpg)

(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/billt460/IMIM-855556MMAmmo003.jpg)

(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz50/billt460/IMIM-855556MMAmmo004.jpg)

Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: twyacht on January 12, 2011, 05:14:42 AM
M855, 62gr Steel Core.

$88.00 for 300rds....In stock,...

http://www.glensoutdoors.com/Federal-M855-5-56-x-45-mm-62-Grain-Steel-Core-p/xm855f3.htm
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on January 12, 2011, 06:00:58 AM
That's a good price! A few bucks cheaper than the IMI M-855. Federal Mil-Spec ammo is about as good as it gets. I wonder if it is loaded as hot as the IMI? Ammo is coming down in price across the board. I just wonder how long it will last?  Bill T.
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: Solus on January 12, 2011, 09:12:27 AM
Component prices should be going down too.

Stock up on powder, bullets and primers while they are cheaper.

Buy and shoot the cheaper ammo while the prices are low and save all the brass.

If, or more probably when, prices rise again, reload.

 
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on February 03, 2011, 07:29:14 PM
Looks like I bought my 2,400 rounds of IMI, M-855 from Wideners just in the nick of time. The joint blew up today at 10:00 AM this morning!  Bill T.

http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?ID=80632

Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: breezzer99 on February 04, 2011, 09:59:19 AM
thats nuts glad no one got hurt and hopefully it will be ruled as a accident
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on February 04, 2011, 11:31:53 AM
I called Wideners and they're still up and running. I just ordered 5,000 Lake City 55 Gr. .224 FMJ bullets from them. Good deal at $390.00 including shipping USPS. Should be here by next week. That comes to only $7.80 a hundred shipped.  Bill T.

http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8691
Title: Re: Unbelievable Price On Federal XM-193 Ball !
Post by: billt on February 14, 2011, 01:23:04 PM
My Lake City, M-193, 55 Gr. FMJ Boatail projectiles came Saturday from Widener's. They ship in 1,000 round bags, 5 bags to the case. The poor USPS girl was struggling to bring them to my door. Melanie heard the truck pull up and ran out to help her. I was at work. Must have been a Kodak Moment seeing 2 women carrying in my bullets!

Anyway these bullets are the absolute highest quality bulk bullets I've ever seen. They are very smooth, shiney, and uniform, and the cannurles are smoothly indented with no raised areas. They are much better than the Winchester bullets of the same type I loaded on my last batch.

It's going to be a while before I get them all loaded up, and can do any accuracy testing with them. I've got a ton of cases to prep, and I'll hold off with those until the hot weather sets in this Summer. I'm going to have to get another 8 pounds of powder, and I'm trying to decide what to buy. I want something that meters through my Dillon measure well. I was thinking about trying H-335 or else BL-C2. Both are good in the AR-15. For anyone who loads a lot of .223, check out these Lake City Projectiles from Wideners. They are good bullets at a very good price.  Bill T.