I want a new rifle

[Galpster]

$70 a box. WOW. I have been shooting for 20 years and have never nor will I ever pay $70 a box of shells. No reason too. Remi, Federal and others for around $25 a box have great ballistics and accuracy. I also have never seen $70 a box for your normal hunting rifle calibers.

No offense but $70 a box! Did you find a money tree I have heard about but have never run into?

[MuleySniper]

I won't recommend weatherby ammo if your looking for cheap! Ever look at a box of Nosler Partitions for a .300 wtby mag?
MS

[Holg3107]

save the $500 on a new rifle and go buy 20 boxes of ammo. I hae a .243 and the hunting ammo i use is $32 a box and my "plinking" ammo is $18 per box, your never going to make up the difference in price of the gun by buying a calliber that shoots cheaper ammo, outside of a .308 you pretty much have the cheapest calliber that exists. Also a 30-06 is one of the most versital calibers on the market, just stick with what you got\.

[carpsniperg2]

man people who don't think its easy to get to 70.00 look at weatherby 30-378 factory will set you 120.00 for 20 rounds even reloading them that weatherby brass is spendy there is a few that cost some dollars 30-378/338-378/338-06 square and a few more

[markts]

man people who don't think its easy to get to 70.00 look at weatherby 30-378 factory will set you 120.00 for 20 rounds even reloading them that weatherby brass is spendy there is a few that cost some dollars 30-378/338-378/338-06 square and a few more

Are these common deer cartridges Mark

[Jamieb]

Just stick with your 06. keep an eye on the cabelas flyer's this spring and you'll find some cheap plinking ammo on sale. As far as the ammo you use hunting, dont skimp on this ammo, the ammo is the cheapest part of the hunt but very important.

[jackelope]

$70 a box. WOW. I have been shooting for 20 years and have never nor will I ever pay $70 a box of shells. No reason too. Remi, Federal and others for around $25 a box have great ballistics and accuracy. I also have never seen $70 a box for your normal hunting rifle calibers.

No offense but $70 a box! Did you find a money tree I have heard about but have never run into?

it's a .257 weatherby magnum.
there's nothing like it for $25.00 a box and no money tree...i just don't go to the range blazing away with it.
i actually don't own the rifle anymore. i also never have seen any weatherby calibers available from federal or remington, though i never looked very hard for it either.

 

[Jamieb]

A few months back I needed some 257WBY brass. Norma $89. for 50 or WBY $35. for 20
WBY sure is proud of their cartridges. The 257 is the only WBY cambering I'll have and only becuse I can form brass from cheap 7mag brass.

[Galpster]

I did not even think about WBY. I should have known their cartridges would be as expensive as their rifles!

I have been schooled. Anyways, I think the 30-06 at $20 a box is great. I shot remi 30-06 as my primary hunting rifle 150 grain corelokt. Good accuracy, never had one misfire and have dropped elk at 300 yds. ( A little tip for sighting in your odd 6, if you sight in at 25 yards dead on, I mean 2 to 3 rounds right on top of each other, use a vise to ensure accuracy and practice your shooting later, you will be 6 to 8 inches high at 100, dead on at 200 and 6 to 8 inches low at 300 yds, all kill shots for just about all big game in this state.

[MHWASH]

Wow, I knew prices went up, but wow. I thought you could still get 30-06, .270, .308 for $10-$12  bow for Remmy ammo.

[coachcw]

any decent ammo cost $40.00 a box. If you want to plink you should be able to find some cheap o6 ammo. I recomend sighting it in with good ammo and plinking with a 22 or 223 . by time you make up the cost you can buy alot of o6 shells

[mossback91]

I like new rifles!!

[jackelope]

when i was hunting with a naught-6 i was blowing $40 a box on ammo.

[Bofire]

Rem corelokt and Federal power point (or some name) cheap blue box. 15.00 thru 17.00 all day long. shoot great. killanything.
Carl

[TheSilverSlayer]

I had the same problem. I bought my first centerfire a couple years ago (.270) and the price ammo was killing me.  Mostly cause I like to shoot alot, a range session is usually 60 rounds, or about 60 bucks! I started buying used reloading gear, and haven't looked back since.  I calculated I can load a box of 20 .270 shells for around 8.50 a box, not including price of equipment.  You can easily get started reloading with the basics for under 100.00.  Its well worth it because you can make better quality ammo, with better/custom compenents for less then factory crap.

Also, .30-06 is one of the cheaper calibers to buy factory ammo.  Have you checked out how much a box of .300 RUM costs?!? Its crazy.