$250 for 20 rounds...?

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As of right now, I only own two guns.
I've been shooting real firearms since I was 12.
But since I recently turned 18, I have a .22 lr and A Mosin Nagant. (7.62x54r)
I didnt realize until the other day they have mil surp ammo.
So the last few times out, for a box of 20 Match grade FMJ's was $11.25.
So right now, it's $0.56 per round.
It's gonna be a hell of a ton cheaper after I get the $24 for 100 mil surp online.
Well, $0.24 per round rather than $0.56.
I feel the highest I'll ever go is around $3-$4 per round.
 
Try pricing 700 ammo. :eek:

Edit - just did a quick search and found some for the low price of $400 for 5 rounds.
 
The most expensive gun I have to shoot is my Marlin 1895 Cowboy in 45-70. I can pick up the leverevolution for roughly $30 a box(20 rounds).
I was going to get a 500 S&W single shot rifle untill I saw the price of those shells. The way I figured it, if I got the Marlin Id have more follow up shots and my wallet would stay alittle heavier from all the money Id save.
 
.470 NE ammo is like that. Midway wants $124.99 per 20 for Hornady ammo. Kynoch 500 grain SP's run $82.99 per 5.
"...wonder how much the rifle costs..." If you have to ask you can't afford it. A Heym Double rifle runs $16,599.
 
I've seen comparable prices in stores around my area for the .416 Rigby. $220 for 20 Federal's. You can do just as good for a lot less with a .375 H&H for the intended Africa hunting market.

Plus, lot easier to find rifle chambered for 375.
 
I only know one guy who uses a .470 Rigby. He shoots it a lot. He's a reloader. That allows a relatively-low income guy to use it on hogs as well as on hunting trips to Africa. He's also enough of a trader that his double-rifle cost him about half the going rate, as well.

Outside of .22 rimfire, I doubt I've bought a half-dozen boxes of factory ammo in many and many a decade. :)
 
I guess if you can convince yourself you need a DGR then the ammo shouldn't be a problem. Pretty sure if I had one I'd feed it an exclusive diet of my own handloads, especially @ those prices. I bought a box of factory rifle ammo just last year, Art. It wasn't .22 either. Can't recall the box before that.
 
Imo, the only practical (relatively speaking) way to go for a DGR is to stick to a more common bore and handload. I have tried for a while now to convince myself I need one. I need one like a hole in the head but want one anyway. My heart says 416 rigby but if I ever talk myself into it, it will be a 458 Lott because I can find .458 bullets a lot cheaper than .416.
 
Just went shopping the other day and :eek: $82 for 20 rds of 338 win mag. I will be setting up the reloading equipment soon. I have been muzzleloading for elk and did not price ammo in 338 for the past 7 years. Inflation sucks:mad:
 
Reloading obviously saves a ton of money on the "biggies", but the other advantage for your billfold is that it keeps you out of the beer joints at night. Wives approve of that. :)
 
Imo, the only practical (relatively speaking) way to go for a DGR is to stick to a more common bore and handload. I have tried for a while now to convince myself I need one. I need one like a hole in the head but want one anyway. My heart says 416 rigby but if I ever talk myself into it, it will be a 458 Lott because I can find .458 bullets a lot cheaper than .416.
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There's another (cheaper) way....

Sabatti double in .450 Nitro 3.25"

The .450 Nitro 3.25" uses .458" projectiles, and Hornady brass is fairly reasonably priced (compared to other cartridges and brands). (My Dad's is holding up well, with 8 reloads on some of it.) Load data is also becoming more common than many of the other DG cartridges.

The Sabatti is also available in .470 Nitro, .450 Nitro, .450-400 Nitro, .45-70 (extractors only), and a couple other cartridges.


...And if you don't reload, the Sabattis are regulated with Hornady ammo (cheapest around). ;)
 
You pay on both ends with those critters...

You pay from the wallet when you buy the ammo, and you pay from the shoulder when you shoot it.

I fired a .470 Ferlach some years ago.

Recoil was very heavy. Two shots was more than enough.

If I were going to go something heavy like that, I'd look for a Ruger in .404 Jeffrey, or try to find a .425 Wesley Richards to resurrect.
 
An eleven-pound rifle in .404 Jeffrey kicks about like the usual .30-'06. Offhand; didn't bother my arthritic shoulder.

I passed on the .477. However, the owner demonstrated that "knowing what you're doing" is important. A 14-pound double; he double-tapped several times in demonstration, with hits at 20 yards which were two to four inches apart.
 
Yea, they're definitely not "plinking rifles".

It's always fun to watch a novice get their first lesson in "don't shoot a scoped big bore from a bench", though (standing benches aside, of course).
 
At a recent gunshow, a fellow had some Kynoch ammo for both a 470 and a 500 NE. The 470 was $500.00 for 50 rounds and the 500 NE was $800.00 for 50 rounds. Sealed packages of 50 each. What is 400 CheyTac going for these days?
 
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