Question: Why is Sellier&Bellot Ammo so cheap?
 

Re: Question: Why is Sellier&Bellot Ammo so cheap?
 

I have noticed the same thing when I buy for my 9mm Mak. Me wonders if S&B is setting a new floor for brass prices and we see other following suit and seeing Wolf drop even further to say $14 or $15 a box. I know I can buy silver bear ammo (JHP) for my 9mm for about $12 where as all the brass stuff is $25 except S&B selling at $19. Strange times indeed.

Re: Question: Why is Sellier&Bellot Ammo so cheap?
 

Two words: Re Load

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It is my understanding that S&B brass is reloadable. Or are you indicating that they are using once-fired spent brass in the S&B rounds?

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Made in the Czech Republic. They have always been competitively priced it seems to me.

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I think he means that you should reload. Especially pistol. Reloading for rifle and shotgun can save you 10-40%. Reloading for pistol can save you over 60%. If you cast your own bullets, bump that to 90%.

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No, I dont mess with Reloads

If I do elect to buy I will keep them for barter.

Just a preference unless I personally know the reloader and can examine QC on making it.


T

Re: Question: Why is Sellier&Bellot Ammo so cheap?
 

I reload for the fun of doing so and working up cartridges that suit my gun (mainly hunting rifles and pistols) so I have never really paid to much attention to the price and cost savings. Now when you get into reloading for bulk storage and you mention 60% savings on pistol ammo, what do you base the savings on. As I said, I can get 9mm Mak rounds with reloaded brass for $25+ or buy zinc cased Silver bear ammo for $12 which is getting into the 60% threshold you mentioned and I don't have my time invested (reloaders can not factor their time in I know).

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I've got quite a bit of S&B 9mm. I like it. It seems as good as anything domestic...

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Sourcing components from a reloading supply store where I live, I come up with the following for 45ACP:

Large pistol primers: 2.5c
Hodgdon Titegroup: $13/lb - use 5 gr per round = 2.8c/rd
FMJ bullets: 14.5c
Cast bullets: 8.6c

Putting these together and disregarding your time, you get $9.90 for FMJ, $6.95 for cast, or $3.15 for cast your own (it costs les than a penny per bullet to cast.)

I had originally run the numbers about 12 years ago when new name brand ammo was $12-$15, and I could load FMJ for ~$4.50 and cast my own for $1.75. (Wheel weights were free then at any place that did tires.) The percent savings are not quite as good now, but they are still substantial as you can see.

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I've used S&B in my Glocks (9mm, .40 &.45), AR and my shotgun...

Never seen their .308 yet, but I'd try it if I found it...

Never had any issues with it at all...

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Where have you seen it for $18/50?

BTW, that is the same price as WWB or Remington UMC at walmart and there is no shipping costs that way.

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I think the amory carried wolf for 18 bucks but ( my mistake) but everybody else kinda varied around 21-22 FRNS



http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=717107


http://www.the-armory.com/shopsite_s..._acp_ammo.html


http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm...dID=ZYSBA04501


http://www.cabelas.com/p-0012661210837a.shtml


http://www.jgsales.com/product_info....roducts_id/482



http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/catalo...230gr-fmj-ammo

Re: Question: Why is Sellier&Bellot Ammo so cheap?
 

I never found S&B ammo particularly cheap, but it is of good quality and I've found it as a easy source for odd ball stuff like .303 Brit, noncorrosive.

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Twisted, scroll down on the -Armory website. PMC brass case 359.99, comes to 18 a box by the case. Have shot over 10000 rounds w/o hiccup. Dont know about shipping, though as they are up the road from me. Picked up another case last week.

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10 years ago I bought a bunch of S&B loads chambered for the .40 S&W. It was pure garbage and many of the rounds simply failed to fire.

I have bought several batches recently and have no longer encountered that problem. It seems to be fairly adequate for target practice and training purposes.