Federal 5.56 - Hot Ammo Deal?

General Firearms Reloading & Ammunition
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Stumbled across a deal on ammo that seemed fairly hot to me - hopefully this is the correct place to post about ammo.

http://slickdeals.net/f/3712132-FEDERAL-5-56-NATO-M193-RIFLE-AMMO-1000rds-for-265-shipped?

1000 Rounds of Federal 5.56 M193 for $264.94, shipped. Comes to 26.5 cents/round. Directions to get the deal are included in the link above.

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Nice deal!

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Oh, it’s back in stock now. I backordered some last night, maybe they’ll ship it tomorrow.

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Pretty good deal. If I hadn’t already spent so much recently I would grab some.

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Thank you for this find! Just saved some money…

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Thanks for the link. Is it my imagination or has ammo really come down from a couple years ago in prices? Hopefully the Presidential race doesn’t cause another panic like last time.

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2k on the way. Thanks for the heads-up! If another panic does hit I can hunker down for a while. Unless, of course, my son gets to the stash! Those young trigger fingers can be mighty quick…

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Codes not working for me. The DFM code seems to have expired.

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These guys have had the best prices on this ammo for the last year (since I found them). I ordered on a Monday and had it Thursday. No codes needed.

http://www.glensoutdoors.com/Federal-XM193-5-56-x-45mm-55-Grain-FMJ-BT-500-Ro-p/xm193f.htm

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A really great deal. Thanks for the headsup. Just placed my order.

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Thanks for posting, picked up 1k!

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Thanks for posting, just ordered a case.

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Been a lurker for a while, hello all. Just got an account to say thanks for the heads up, I’ve got some on the way.

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Any coupon codes you can share for Glen’s?

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Just got my loose box in the mail. Not much difference between the 223 and 5.56. But these appear to be reloads and not the “first run, first-quality ammo” manufactured at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant for Federal Cartridge and is made to Federal specifications typical for commercial ammunition. Headstamped with Federal symbol and date of manufacture. They are stamped LC 11. This is my first bulk purchase of ammo and first of the 5.56. I guess I was expecting newer shinier brass like out of my Remington 223 boxes. Please let me know if I was wrong to assume so.

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The LC ammo is first run and top quality. I have never seen shiny Lake City brass. The cases are annealed (heat treated) and ammo made to military spec. Make sure your AR is rated for 5.56.

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Probably splitting hairs… But this was a better deal after freight for me. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=9017&dir=18|830|845

ETA: It’s also “shiny” if you’re into that sorta thing :wink:

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It will look like bulk-packed military ammo, not polished commercial ammo.

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XM193 still have blown primers? Some people complained about it a while back.

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Last year I saved up and purchased the LMT16 CQB which is 5.56. I just haven’t purchased any 5.56 and have gone through about half my first 1000 rounds of 223 that I bought locally from Clyde Armory. I paid about $340 for that lot and thought this deal at Brownell was a really good deal. I will continue to buy and use 223 for target practice. I have some friends at work that wanted to take some of the 5.56 off my hands and I didn’t want to promise them one thing and provide them something else. I have read all the other thread responses and feel better that this is what was advertised. Thanks.