So I just got my best friend into 10mm. I'm going to recommend lax to him. What are some other cheap 10mm options that don't charge horribly for shipping? Underwood is a bit overpriced for him (almost for me too).
http://ammoseek.com/ammo/10mm-auto
Georgia Arms has always been good ammo for me, not that hot, but inexpensive and they seem to keep good stock levels. I have some LAX and it is a little hotter, runs great in my guns also. I am pretty sure they both use Starline brass, so good starter ammo for reloading!
Locally you might be able to find Remington, Armscor or PPU (PRVI Partizan) at a gun store bypassing the shipping. The PPU is available on-line at several places in the $19/box range currently. When the new Sig Sauer practice FMJ's are released, they will be about the best option out there and should be readily available in stores.
The cheapest of all is reloading. I think I calculated once I was paying $7.22 for a box of fifty.
But that was a while ago.
Quote from: gandog56 on March 01 2015 07:04:51 AM MST
The cheapest of all is reloading. I think I calculated once I was paying $7.22 for a box of fifty.
But that was a while ago.
^^^^^This!
The last "Great Panic" spurred me to start reloading more. Was able to do it at well below going retail. It's turned out to be a pretty nifty hobby.
Check out SGammo and Selway.
Georgia Arms too..
Privi is going for around $20 a box at Midwayusa. Pretty weak load but shoots reliably in my Glock 20 Gen 4.
Thanks for all the good suggestions everyone. Very well might get into reloading at some point too. Not a lot of free space in the Apt. Would be a great garage hobby later for sure.
Lee hand press takes up hardly any room at all!
It's not that cut and dry for someone starting out right now. Shortages in components will create a wall where you might find what you are looking for in stock at an ammo MFG.
Quote from: gandog56 on March 04 2015 06:34:16 AM MST
Lee hand press takes up hardly any room at all!
My first single stage was mounted on a wooden bar stool... easy to move around as needed. That and the old snack tray made a good setup. :)
Quote from: Intercooler on March 04 2015 07:11:17 AM MST
It's not that cut and dry for someone starting out right now. Shortages in components will create a wall where you might find what you are looking for in stock at an ammo MFG.
I can easily get powder and primers. Since 10mm uses the same bullets as a .40 cal S&W, a very very common round, I don't have any problems getting those. Slowly but surely the Obozo caused shortages are leveling out.
That's great for you and your location, but not everyone is that lucky.
I'm not getting them at my location. I pretty much get it all online.
I'm confused ??? I know you reload, but read you're purchasing your SD rounds from MFG's. Where are you getting Long Shot, Power Pistol or other powders and good JHP's on-line? Some of the MFG's aren't even able to do it and resorted to imported powders. I shared a note last night with The Shadow about PBR's abscence of 10mm from the website. They haven't been able to get powder until just this week and will still be 4-6 weeks waiting on brass. Right now I can see this as a struggle finding everything you need easily. Maybe I'm wrong.
Because I'm confused, You always hear about DA's charging you with murder in a self defense situation if you use reloaded bullets. I think it's pretty much an urban myth, that I have never heard anybody successfully prosecuted for it, by why give the flamer libs a reason to cause you astronomical legal fees? So If I shoot somebody in the house with my 10, I'm using common commercial ammo.
My issue is not the concern about being accused of malice with hand loads. My issue is the admissibility of my hand loaded ammo as exemplar rounds if I need them to support my story. There is a court case involving gun shot residue where the defendant was not allowed to admit his ammo to support his defense against a murder charge. He was unable to establish the distance of the shooting because he was unable to submit his ammo as an exemplar to provide lab -reproduced GSR patterns. That was not a SD situation, but the GSR evidence might be critical to establish the proximity of an attacker when you shot them.
With factory ammo, you can acquire exemplar rounds from the mfg. The lab can reproduce GSR patterns in a lab to support your story. That will be strong evidence that an attacker was where you claimed he was. That court case gave a precedent that I will not be able to submit ammo from my own ammo locker to support my story. For me, the issue has nothing to do with defending myself against a charge of malicious intent, and everything to do with admissibility of evidence for the defence.