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Offline cjclemens

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Price Check on Target Loads
« on: June 14, 2009, 02:47:18 PM »
In central IL, I'm still paying $54/case for Diana 12 ga 2 3/4" with 7.5 or 8 shot.  Winchester and Remington 100 rd value packs are around $23 at the local Wal-Mart.  I was wondering where prices are elsewhere.  Lead shot has come down from $55 per 25 lb bag to about $27/bag, but I havent seen any real drop in loaded ammo price.  Estate brand cartriges are occasionally on sale for 4.75/box, but they never last long.  Unfortunately, its still cheaper to buy the Dianas than reload my own 12 ga shells with the price of powder and primers like they are.
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Re: Price Check on Target Loads
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2009, 04:08:22 PM »
I guess i must be the only one buying shotgun shells these days....
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Re: Price Check on Target Loads
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2009, 05:45:27 PM »
Prolly not the only one but for sure I've not bought any this year and honestly haven't even looked at the prices.
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Re: Price Check on Target Loads
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2009, 04:44:27 AM »
$54 a case is a good price.  I am fortunate in that I purchased what I need before the run on all things firearms...
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Re: Price Check on Target Loads
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2009, 04:37:46 PM »
While lead has recently come down, the ammunition may have been loaded when component prices were high....our wally worlds prices are about the same for the federal 4 packs.  I buy at Dick's when I need some 12 when they have the sale and coupon/rebate discount going on - gets the price down to 5/box.   It is cheaper to reload - especially using a 7/8 oz. load with reclaimed shot - box prices start coming in around 3.25/box that way
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Re: Price Check on Target Loads
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2009, 04:31:37 PM »
I use WSF and Green Dot for my 12 ga. loads.  I havent seen much of those powders in stock anywhere, but the local shop has plenty of the target loads in stock.  Go figure...  Anyway, last time I did the math, it was about the same price for me to reload as it is to buy the loaded ammo. 
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Re: Price Check on Target Loads
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2009, 03:31:15 PM »
Rio's were $49 a flat at the last Michigan Trap Assoc. shoot,(May) maybe more available next week at the State Shoot
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Re: Price Check on Target Loads
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2009, 04:32:45 PM »
The cheapest thing I have found is a 1oz load from federal at some Wal Mart stores.These are not the 100 packs,they are singles 49.99 a case tax included.They come in 71/2 and 8 shot and are in a blue box.I work all over northern il and check quite a few and not all have them and some say they are seasonal or up to that store manager.Shoot great for the price if you can find them.
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Re: Price Check on Target Loads
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2009, 09:29:31 AM »
The price of shot went down, so I reload.
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