Are there ANY bulk 5.56 bullets out there???

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Are there ANY bulk 5.56 bullets out there???

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I have been looking all over the place for bulk (1,000 count or higher) 5.56, (.224 diameter) bullets.... Everywhere on the internet that I can find... They are sold out, no known restock date. Does anyone know what is up?
Is this a side effect of the run-on-guns? ( New guns need to eat too). Riot scare? Pandemic labor shortage? Something else? I haven't even tried to look for, 308 bullets yet... I suspect that my results will be the same.
Anyone know what is going on, or where a person can get a decent volume discount on these bullets? In a pinch I can cast a nearly endless supply of pistol bullets... But rifle bullets... I am at the mercy of the market... I can't make a jacketed bullet at home...
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Ammofinder.com shows 5.56 in stock at several places

https://ammoseek.com/ammo/5.56x45mm-nato

Here was the cheapest 500 rds @ 0.60 per round ($299.99) https://greencountryammo.com/556-NATO-A ... redirect=1

It's been so long since I bought any but that doesn't sound too cheap to me.
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You can try Everglades Ammo. They currently have some in stock.
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cashman966 wrote:Ammofinder.com shows 5.56 in stock at several places

https://ammoseek.com/ammo/5.56x45mm-nato

Here was the cheapest 500 rds @ 0.60 per round ($299.99) https://greencountryammo.com/556-NATO-A ... redirect=1

It's been so long since I bought any but that doesn't sound too cheap to me.
I misread your post and didn't look at the forum. Doh!!
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cashman966 wrote:
cashman966 wrote:Ammofinder.com shows 5.56 in stock at several places

https://ammoseek.com/ammo/5.56x45mm-nato

Here was the cheapest 500 rds @ 0.60 per round ($299.99) https://greencountryammo.com/556-NATO-A ... redirect=1

It's been so long since I bought any but that doesn't sound too cheap to me.
I misread your post and didn't look at the forum. Doh!!

I have done far worse, LOL ...
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FIIK wrote:You can try Everglades Ammo. They currently have some in stock.


Thanks for the tip, I will look into that.
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There was a kid giving them out in Wisconsin a couple weeks ago.
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:lol: :lol:
pirateguy191 wrote:There was a kid giving them out in Wisconsin a couple weeks ago.
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Sasquatch.45 wrote:I have been looking all over the place for bulk (1,000 count or higher) 5.56, (.224 diameter) bullets.... Everywhere on the internet that I can find... They are sold out, no known restock date. Does anyone know what is up?
Is this a side effect of the run-on-guns? ( New guns need to eat too). Riot scare? Pandemic labor shortage? Something else? I haven't even tried to look for, 308 bullets yet... I suspect that my results will be the same.
Anyone know what is going on, or where a person can get a decent volume discount on these bullets? In a pinch I can cast a nearly endless supply of pistol bullets... But rifle bullets... I am at the mercy of the market... I can't make a jacketed bullet at home...
I got 500 projectiles (224 diameter but had to settle for 52G HPBT) from MIDSOUTH SHOOTER SUPPLY a month ago or so.They may have more.
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You might try Widners https://www.wideners.com, I buy from them often good service. The last flyer I got from them they had bulk .224 55gr availible from 1K boxes up to 12K per carton. But the price on the shipping for 12K will make you wince!
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