Question for the American gun owners

[Micael]

I saw this pic:

I was wondering if it’s common to buy ammo loose by the pound like this in the US these days? First time I’ve seen it. Personally I think I’d prefer getting it in boxes, granted I think this is at a shooting range, but I’m guessing some people will bring some home with them as well.

[Nathan45]

Never seen that in my life...although you do see bulk empty brass in prepackaged bags

[jemhouston]

Never seen that in my life...although you do see bulk empty brass in prepackaged bags.

Same here. I'd be leery of buying it since I don't know who made it. I've gotten some bad remanufactured ammo. In one case, the primer was sideways.

[Craiglxviii]

Just how I like my rounds. Jumbled up and dented!

[kdahm]

Never seen it before. Almost certainly reloads.

45 ACP weighs about 21 rounds to the pound (TM453-001-27). 9mm is about 39 rounds to the pound. That means the 45 ACP is $18.10 per 50 and the 9mm is $9.84. Neither price is all that great.

[Micael]

Never seen it before. Almost certainly reloads.

45 ACP weighs about 21 rounds to the pound (TM453-001-27). 9mm is about 39 rounds to the pound. That means the 45 ACP is $18.10 per 50 and the 9mm is $9.84. Neither price is all that great.

I suspect relatively few might bother making that conversion though, and instead assume that it’s cheap given the way it’s being presented. Which is clever on the part of the seller.

[MikeKozlowski]

Never seen that in my life...although you do see bulk empty brass in prepackaged bags.

Same here. I'd be leery of buying it since I don't know who made it. I've gotten some bad remanufactured ammo. In one case, the primer was sideways.

(GETS DIZZY AND LOOKS FOR A GLASS OF WATER)

All kidding aside, I do not have a firearm but if I did I would find as many military ammo cans as I needed to keep said ammo cool, safe, and dry.

Mike

[Nathan45]

Interestingly, ammo cans full of a set amount of ammo is a fairly common way of selling bulk ammo in the states, usually 50 caliber belt boxes.

[Nightwatch2]

Never seen it before. Almost certainly reloads.

45 ACP weighs about 21 rounds to the pound (TM453-001-27). 9mm is about 39 rounds to the pound. That means the 45 ACP is $18.10 per 50 and the 9mm is $9.84. Neither price is all that great.

I appreciate you doing that math!

I’ve never seen that kind of marketing. I’d be more inclined to pass it up

[gtg947h]

It did give me a chuckle though...

[Marko Dash]

with how everything funnels down i'd be a little concerned that two of the rifle rounds would get squeezed a little too hard while they were sitting nose-to-primer.

[Johnnie Lyle]

Da fuq?

Looks more like a gimmick than an actual safe way to dispense ammo. Which doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist; in a country of 350 million people we have ample room for someone to be fatally stupid in a job security sort of way.

[Belushi TD]

It appears to me that they repurposed those candy or dry cereal dispensers for this... travesty of marketing.

That being said, if I had money, I'd probably give it a try, just the one time.

Belushi TD

[David Newton]

Do you think it's a marketing campaign which might misfire?

[jemhouston]

Do you think it's a marketing campaign which might misfire?

Either that or someone did a bang-up job.

[Nathan45]

At least it will go out with a bang...

[kdahm]

Come on, it's not like this in an explosive idea, or that it will propel the store into fame. It's a flash in the pan, and when the smoke clears, it'll be forgotten.

The range, incidentally, is just on the South side of Fort Worth.