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Shane

44 magnum ammo price?
« on: July 26, 2014, 10:11:13 PM »
Can you guys help me I was thinking about getting a smith in 44 mag. Just wondering what the ammo costs locally?  Thanks
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myanmar1

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2014, 11:05:02 PM »
It's close to dollar a shot. Mine stays in the safe and only comes out on special occasions.
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dogman

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2014, 11:09:38 PM »
I bought some at the last gun show, AE 240 gr. jacketed soft point, $42.00 / box of 50.
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Shane

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2014, 11:12:18 PM »
Great thanks. What kind of .44 mag guns do you have?
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dogman

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2014, 11:13:09 PM »
629
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myanmar1

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2014, 11:19:39 PM »
629 as well.
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talula

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2014, 12:37:19 AM »
Sports authority had some whinchester soft point. I think it was between $40-45 box of 50. Crazy. I shoot my ruger 92 and super blackhawk all the time. I reload at it cost around $0.20 a round. Defiantly worth reloading.
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Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2014, 08:55:11 AM »
Quote from: talula on July 27, 2014, 12:37:19 AM
I reload at it cost around $0.20 a round. Defiantly worth reloading.

Fun to shoot too!  :thumbsup:
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stangzilla

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2014, 02:38:16 PM »
lately i've seen blazer's for around 40-50 bucks a box
and AE or better brands for 50-60+ dollars a box
its pretty insane!
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robtmc

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2014, 07:50:57 PM »
Much as I have regretted selling my .44 mag pistolss before moving here, have to admit never really looked at ammo prices since then either. 

Kept my .44 ammo, just in case I find a Super Blackhawk in the meantime that needs a new home.  I do miss my old one, had done the complete trigger job, trigger stop and all on it.
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hvybarrels

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2014, 11:03:54 PM »
I recently inherited a Super Blackhawk that my grandfather used as a backup for bear hunting in Alaska and picked up some American Eagle at J. Hara's last sale. Been preoccupied with my AK build, but now it's time to go down to the range and empty out some brass so I can try reloading it. With the prices right now it's pretty much required.
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stangzilla

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2014, 07:36:51 AM »
love my SBH!
.44 is expensive, but fun to shoot!  :thumbsup:
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oldfart

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2014, 09:07:47 AM »
Quote from: talula on July 27, 2014, 12:37:19 AM
Sports authority had some whinchester soft point. I think it was between $40-45 box of 50. Crazy. I shoot my ruger 92 and super blackhawk all the time. I reload at it cost around $0.20 a round. Defiantly worth reloading.
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I dunno about 20 cents bro.
For full power jhp reload, I think about 40 cents is more like it.
But it's still half the cost of factory.
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talula

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2014, 10:53:51 AM »
Quote from: oldfart on July 28, 2014, 09:07:47 AM
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I dunno about 20 cents bro.
For full power jhp reload, I think about 40 cents is more like it.
But it's still half the cost of factory.
I use lead bulliets with a light loads that's the only way I can shoot 100 rounds a session. If not I'd be broke.
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oldfart

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2014, 11:57:57 AM »
Quote from: talula on July 28, 2014, 10:53:51 AM
I use lead bulliets with a light loads that's the only way I can shoot 100 rounds a session. If not I'd be broke.
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Das what I figured you meant.
On the other hand, with a decent 240 gr hard cast, well lubed bullet over 19 gr of H110, you can get that magnum feel without the magnum cost.
It works best with a classic keith swc. Nice blast, kick, and accurate too.
Cast your own bullet and the cost drops to $7 per box of 50. More labor tho...
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JHanawahine

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2014, 12:07:48 PM »
Super blackhawk & Marlin 1894.bought a few boxes of blazer for $38 a few months ago.I now load @ .46 cents with H110 and hard cast (including new brass cost)
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OGC

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2014, 04:48:18 PM »
Hese's a good example.  We just got three cases of 44 Mag in,  HPR 240GR, TMJ High Performance, 50 end boxes.

Our dealer cost is $41.09, we pay about $8/case shipping these days so .40/box freight and we cost out infrastructure (cost to order, receive delivery, check in and shelf) of .50/box

So we are into each box for $41.99 and we sell for $49.  A margin of 14.31%.  If you are retail model aware you know a business can barely survive at that margin!

Some of this "commodity" market is really skewed at the Manufacturer and Distributor!

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mauidog

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2014, 05:12:07 PM »
https://twitter.com/OGCTACTICAL/status/493951396060725248

HPR 44MAG 240GR TMJ BACK IN STOCK $49/BOX OF 50!

Just backing you up with the Twitter link, Carter!   :thumbsup:
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Shane

Re: 44 magnum ammo price?
« Reply #18 on: July 28, 2014, 05:39:58 PM »
Thanks OGC for the info.
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