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Offline Stan in SC

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Great .223 ammunition price
« on: March 16, 2007, 01:11:00 AM »
My wife and I were in Myrtle Beach,SC the past few days and while we were there I got a chance to visit the relatively new Bass Pro Shop.Browsing thru the ammunition and lo and behold they had Remington/UMC .223 with 55 Gr. bullet for $4.99 a box.This is the same stuff that Wal Mart sells for $6 something a box.I bought several boxes and probably should have gotten more.
I did notice that they had no Winchester white box.

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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2007, 08:44:36 AM »
Last night I tried to buy a couple of boxes of Winchester white box at my local Wal-Mart and they didn't have any.  The sporting goods guy (been there a long time) said they aren't going to carry the WWB any more.  I bought a box (20rds) of the Remington/UMC 45gr JHP for $9.95.  I am going to be doing some shopping now.  I did see on www.remington.com that they offer the UMC 45gr JHP in 50 and 200 round boxes.  I'll have to see who handles them.
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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2007, 10:22:24 AM »
Found some Remington 55Gr MC, Green Box, at Sports Authority for $5.99 yesterday. Same stuff was $7.99 at Dick's Sporting Goods. Bass Pro has the UMC 45 gr advertised in their latest flyer for $65. for 250 rounds. Just don't have a Bass Pro nearby.
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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2007, 05:24:46 PM »
I am unhappy that WalMart is not selling the white box Win 223 any more. I handload, but I get lazy. At those times I shoot the white box. It does much better in my gun than the UMC (.75" vs 1.5" @ 100yds).

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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2007, 07:43:39 PM »
No offense to anyone.........this is a pretty much beating a dead horse...........Winchester doesn't MAKE the white box 223 anymore.  It isn't that Wal-Mart decided not to SELL it.  There is NONE to sell.
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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2007, 02:57:27 AM »
 :o :o :o,  they don't MAKE the WWB Value Pak anymore?!!! Do they make the same ammo and call it something else?....<><.... ???
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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2007, 03:32:25 AM »
I just bought the winchester ammo at Gander mtn. 20 bucks for 40. Guess Im gonna have to go back for a couple more boxes
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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2007, 04:40:50 AM »
Thats great!!! There are no Gander Mountains (or any other chain sporting goods stores) in my area but it's good to know the ammo is still out there, Thanks!!!....<><.... :)
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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2007, 04:48:22 AM »
I have seen WWB in several stores but they were all the 55 grain. No 45 grain.
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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2007, 05:22:54 AM »
Yeah these were 45gr  20 bucks is kinda high. but they shoot good
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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2007, 06:55:31 AM »
Congrats. Get them while you can.
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Re: Great .223 ammunition price
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2007, 07:26:20 AM »
This is a dead topic, but from the shops around me the word on wwb in .223 is the war.  Most of my local shops are telling me that they make that ammo in runs and it won't be done again until the military demand is taken care of.  I can still find the wwb in other calibers and for my pistols, but not in .223.  I don't think they would stop making there most popular and probably best selling ammo for no reason.
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