inexpensive 9mm ammo

Freedom munitions or laxammo.com for the best prices. Both often run free shipping and I can usually find 9mm range ammo at one or the other for right at $10 per box of 50. Hard to beat, and it's delivered to my door.


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I usually go for the decent vista outdoors brands like CCI, federal and american eagle. magtech ammo is also very good. jack ross reman ammo has been superb in my experience but they only sold it online for a very short time before they went to local sales only (Reno).
I stay away from independence(stripped jackets), PMC(innaccurate), Sellier and bellot(innaccurate), and freedom munitions(extremely poor quality).
 
The low prices on some ammo have to come from someplace. The lower price often comes from less quality control; cheaper and thinner brass; fewer inspection points; less consistent bullet weight or powder charge; etc. Worse, quality is not always consistent; a batch tested last year might have been excellent, but a different lot of the same brand from this year might not be as good or as reliable. When I carried regularly, I shot lots of practice ammo, most of it pretty good. But when I carried for serious purposes, I used the best I could buy. A waste of money? Fortunately, I never found out.

Jim
 
Maybe it's just my local area (southwest OH) but I often find good sales.

Right now, online and in stores, you can get the Herter's brand from Cabela's for $10/box. It's original-manufacture, brass-cased ammo. I've shot tons of it before and have had zero failures.

Cabala's frequently has sales on brands like Blazer Brass and American Eagle (Federal) for $12/box or sometimes even less.

I've also found Walmart to be a surprisingly good source of ammo, although their stock isn't always consistent. For $10/box I've bought a lot of the Federal Champion Aluminum ammo. I've never had a single issue firing it in either a Springfield XD or a Beretta 92. It doesn't seem to burn any dirtier than other ammo. The only downside is that you can't reload aluminum cases, but I don't reload so it isn't an issue for me.

Between stocking up on sales, and filling in gaps with the aluminum stuff at Walmart, I don't think I've paid more than $12/box in the last six months unless I specifically wanted to try a different brand (or a particular range required a particular type of ammo).

Maybe I'm lucky, but the only "dud" I've come across in nearly 2000 rounds of 9mm was in a box of Sig Saur "Elite" and that was on the high end of price. That one fired on a second strike anyway. I haven't found reliability to be a concern anywhere.

One thing to check: different ranges have different rules about what you can shoot. Near me, exactly ZERO allow you to shoot hand-reloaded ammo because their insurance policies won't cover accidents that may occur as a result. Some allow cheap steel ammo like Wolf, while others say that steel bullets rip up their backstops too much and won't allow it. (This applies just to steel bullets, not casings).
 
Acadamey was selling steel case Monarch for $8.99 a box for 50. I bought a few boxes for the indoor range, as they ban the use of reloads, and exposed lead bullets. I do not shoot there often, though if it is a rainy day, and I want to go shooting I will go there.
 
Try SGammo
They have 9mm staying at $0.20/rd
FMJ 115 grain. American made
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I've used SGAmmo quite a bit, in fact I'm probably going to order some more 7.62 x 39 from them as soon as the holidays clear.

That, or if you shoot enough, reload. My last batch of 9mm are only running me $0.10/round.
 
Walmart has Federal 115 gr aluminum and Perfecta 115 gr brass for less than $10.00 per box. The Federal 115 gr brass is around $12.00 per box. I think Winchester WB 115 gr is about the same price. The 100 or more value packs are pretty good, too. Also, I'm no expert but I hear Federal and Blazer ammo is one and the same, just marketed in different boxes.
 
Near me I usually buy Peefecta from Wal-Mart or Monarch brass-cased from Academy. I end up paying $9.99-$12.99 per box of 50. Neither have given me any problems... keeping in mind that most of my 9mm pistols are well broken in service pistols that will eat anything.
 
One thing to check: different ranges have different rules about what you can shoot. Near me, exactly ZERO allow you to shoot hand-reloaded ammo
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I'm glad I don't live near you pal. No such experience here in NC. Every range allows men to shoot my reloads.
 
I'm glad I don't live near you pal. No such experience here in NC. Every range allows men to shoot my reloads.
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Yup. Citing "insurance reasons," none of the indoor ranges allow hand-reloaded ammo or drawing from holsters. There's an outdoor tactical range about an hour from me that doesn't have these restrictions, but it's not practical for me to get out there. I'm hoping to when it gets warmer.

What kind of up-front investment does someone need to get started in hand reloading? I've browsed some of the equipment (granted, in retail stores) and it looks pretty pricey to get started with a fairly mechanized approach to reloading. How much 9mm does someone need to crank out before they've made up for the investment?

What about investment in time, and space in a garage to hold the equipment?

For me, it may never make sense given the restrictions at my local ranges. But it sure sounds cool.
 
What kind of up-front investment does someone need to get started in hand reloading? I've browsed some of the equipment (granted, in retail stores) and it looks pretty pricey to get started with a fairly mechanized approach to reloading. How much 9mm does someone need to crank out before they've made up for the investment?
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If you start out on the cheap, you can get a Lee classic turret press kit for about $150.00. This is a bare bones kit, but it will work. You will need a reloading manual ($10-$35), dies for each caliber ($32 per caliber if you go with cheaper Lee dies), a caliper ($20 and up), equipment to trim brass if you load rifle ($30.00 for a Lee quicktrim deluxe), and components. I can load 9mm for $100.00 per thousand. So if you just load 9mm you may be able to get started on your first thousand rounds for right around $350.00, but that's foregoing a case tumbler, a decent scale, and some of the other "nice to haves." I started on a Lee kit and I could make all of the items, like the scale, in the kit work. I got by with it. You will want better tools eventually though.

What about investment in time, and space in a garage to hold the equipment?
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You will need space to reload. I have a 2'x8' bench, complete with cabinets overhead with half of them being used for reloading tools and components. I use it as a workbench also, but it really is mostly used for reloading. As for time, I can crank out 1k rounds of 9mm these days at the rate of around 200 per hour. So in 5 hours I can make 1k rounds. I save at least 12 cents per round, so it's like I'm getting paid $120.00 for those 5 hours.
 
Another good option is the kit put together by Kempf Guns:

https://kempfgunshop.com/Kempf_Kit_w/_Lee_Classic_Turret_Press_-90064Kit-6575.html

It actually isn't the Lee kit, but it starts with the Lee Classic Turret, a well respected press, and adds primer and powder handling units, and a die set in your choice of caliber. You pick your own scale (not everyone is a fan of the Lee scale). A serviceable caliper to start with can be had for as little as $10 on sale from Harbor Freight - not great, but good enough to get started loading plinking rounds for a handgun.

I can reload with good quality plated bullets for around 14 cents per round. Others do it cheaper, but I don't have time to scrounge for the best savings on components.
 
Hah! Just got back from Wally World and they had Federal aluminum casings, FMJ for 9.99 a box of 50. Bought 3 boxes for now to test out.
Can't hardly reload for that cost.
 
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