All of us shooters are feeling the price hikes that have slammed ammo over the past few years. First it was panic buying, then it was raw material supply shortages, then it was international conflict and defense spending driving up the price of ammo. Whatever the case, ammo is more expensive than it was just a few years ago, and in some cases, to the tune of double or more. Shooters are fed...

One of the best ways to keep a lid on high ammo prices is to buy in bulk, and this is all the more true for popular calibers commonly used in high volume shooting like 9mm, .22LR, .223 Rem and 5.56 NATO, and 12 and 20 gauge target loads. Now let’s say you’ve gotten a real steal on some bulk .223 ammo. That’s great - you now won’t burn so much money with each pull of the...

Buying bulk 9mm ammo is one of the best ways to save on your shooting habit, but here’s another secret (or not-such-a-secret) to drive down the cost even more: stop shooting brass. If you don’t reload, there’s very little reason to pay extra for virgin brass casings, or for brass casings at all. The main reason brass is used as a cartridge casing, notwithstanding its chemical...

When you hear the term “plinking” you automatically think of .22 LR. Really, it’s not common to think of a centerfire cartridge, but the truth is that plinking is not reserved only for rimfire shooting. By definition, plinking is sort of just burning brass at the range without any set goal. You’re shooting at targets, some of which are steel or metal, making a...