Best/Cheapest ammo - The Firearms Forum

Gail of Maine · 07-27-2012, 09:03 AM

I just bought an RIA MilSpec M1911A .45acp and wondered where to buy the best cheap ammo for it. I've been looking at the Georgia Arms bulk and wonder how that is. I am an older-new shooter (I haven't shot in 40 yrs) and need lots of practice. Took the CCL course and liked the Kimber 45 but this one is bigger & heavier and I'm not sure if I will like it or if it will just take lots of practice to get used to it. Thanks

Alpo · 07-27-2012, 10:15 AM

Just gonna have to look around. Ain't no such thing as "cheap" 45 ammo, any more.

I found Blazer Brass at Wallyworld for 19 bucks, a year or so back.

Some of these ain't too bad, but then there is shipping.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/b...95&s=947&stk=1

skullfr · 07-27-2012, 10:19 AM

economically wise just shop on line and buy in bulk to get the best deals.Look at Cheaper than Dirt,J&G Sales,Northwest Shooter Supplies and others and compare.The RIA is a very good piece.Enjy it.

crystalphoto · 07-27-2012, 10:22 AM

I have shot Georgia Arms in the past with no issues.

Brass Tacks · 07-27-2012, 10:45 AM

I picked up some CCI Blazer Brass 230gr FMJ for 16.99 w/free shipping.

http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...on/45-acp.html

Goody · 07-27-2012, 10:52 AM

I would recommend you stay away from the steel case stuff from Russia and others. This stuff runs fine in AK's and SKS's and such, but really have not found it very reliable in any pistols. The price makes it seem atractive, but I will not buy anymore of it.

Gail of Maine · 07-27-2012, 10:56 AM

Georgia Arms has a free shipping thing going on so I guess I will go there.

Thanks everyone...

carver · 07-27-2012, 11:03 AM

Winchester white box (100rds) at Walmart is the cheapest ammo I have found, excluding some of the deals found online, and it's reloadable.

RunningOnMT · 07-27-2012, 11:32 AM

I like Cheaper than Dirt also and have found some of the better less expensive deals on PMC ammo. It's always performed well for me. Blazer is certainly cheap and while it may work OK, after using it in a revolver once, I avoid it. The stuff seems to expand in the chambers making ejection less than smooth.

Edit: Just Checked Cheaper Than Dirt's price on Armscor (same company that makes your pistol) ammo and it's about as inexpensive as it gets. 50 rd box of 230 gr FMJ for $16.59. Of course your have to add shipping when comparing to what you can find locally.

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/AMM-5110

Charles Christensen · 07-27-2012, 12:35 PM

Whatever you get, always consider the shipping. I just got some ammo from Cabela's and they have a flat $5 shipping on any order over $150. My wife gets a lot of stuff online and sometimes the better price comes down to the shipping.

zkovach · 07-27-2012, 09:24 PM

If your on a budget just buy a box every week or two and stock up. It'll be better to do that then running Tula ammo through a kimber

07-27-2012, 09:03 AM	#1
Gail of Maine Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 20	Best/Cheapest ammo I just bought an RIA MilSpec M1911A .45acp and wondered where to buy the best cheap ammo for it. I've been looking at the Georgia Arms bulk and wonder how that is. I am an older-new shooter (I haven't shot in 40 yrs) and need lots of practice. Took the CCL course and liked the Kimber 45 but this one is bigger & heavier and I'm not sure if I will like it or if it will just take lots of practice to get used to it. Thanks __________________ I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. May today there be peace within you, trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. -->

07-27-2012, 10:15 AM	#2
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,649	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo Just gonna have to look around. Ain't no such thing as "cheap" 45 ammo, any more. I found Blazer Brass at Wallyworld for 19 bucks, a year or so back. Some of these ain't too bad, but then there is shipping. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/b...95&s=947&stk=1 __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

07-27-2012, 10:19 AM	#3
skullfr Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Beaumont,Texas Posts: 902	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo economically wise just shop on line and buy in bulk to get the best deals.Look at Cheaper than Dirt,J&G Sales,Northwest Shooter Supplies and others and compare.The RIA is a very good piece.Enjy it. __________________ If Ya cant stand up stand out There is no atheist in a foxhole Psalms 144:1 Blessed be the Lord my strength,which teacheth my hand to war and my fingers to fight

07-27-2012, 10:22 AM	#4
crystalphoto V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Gilbert, SC Posts: 302	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo I have shot Georgia Arms in the past with no issues.

07-27-2012, 10:45 AM	#5
Brass Tacks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 553	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo I picked up some CCI Blazer Brass 230gr FMJ for 16.99 w/free shipping. http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...on/45-acp.html __________________ The Second Amendment, America's Original Homeland Security I don't know how I got over the hill without ever getting to the top.

07-27-2012, 10:52 AM	#6
Goody V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 333	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo I would recommend you stay away from the steel case stuff from Russia and others. This stuff runs fine in AK's and SKS's and such, but really have not found it very reliable in any pistols. The price makes it seem atractive, but I will not buy anymore of it.

07-27-2012, 10:56 AM	#7
Gail of Maine Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 20	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo Georgia Arms has a free shipping thing going on so I guess I will go there. Thanks everyone... __________________ I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. May today there be peace within you, trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. Last edited by Gail of Maine; 07-27-2012 at 11:00 AM..

07-27-2012, 11:03 AM	#8
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,221	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo Winchester white box (100rds) at Walmart is the cheapest ammo I have found, excluding some of the deals found online, and it's reloadable. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

07-27-2012, 11:32 AM	#9
RunningOnMT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Contributor Posts: 4,720	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo I like Cheaper than Dirt also and have found some of the better less expensive deals on PMC ammo. It's always performed well for me. Blazer is certainly cheap and while it may work OK, after using it in a revolver once, I avoid it. The stuff seems to expand in the chambers making ejection less than smooth. Edit: Just Checked Cheaper Than Dirt's price on Armscor (same company that makes your pistol) ammo and it's about as inexpensive as it gets. 50 rd box of 230 gr FMJ for $16.59. Of course your have to add shipping when comparing to what you can find locally. http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/AMM-5110 __________________ "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" Last edited by RunningOnMT; 07-27-2012 at 12:32 PM..

07-27-2012, 12:35 PM	#10
Charles Christensen V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 208	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo Whatever you get, always consider the shipping. I just got some ammo from Cabela's and they have a flat $5 shipping on any order over $150. My wife gets a lot of stuff online and sometimes the better price comes down to the shipping.

07-27-2012, 09:24 PM	#11
zkovach Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,005	Re: Best/Cheapest ammo If your on a budget just buy a box every week or two and stock up. It'll be better to do that then running Tula ammo through a kimber __________________ Liberalism: Poverty for ALL!!