Cheaper Than Dirt

[Oldgringo]

The mail order catalog is fun to read but that's expensive dirt!

Add shipping and handling to that expensive dirt. I have no truck with CTD...that's a fact.

[cougartex]

Not to rain on your parade, but I just boughta 100 pound brick of WWB .40 for $27.88 at Wal Mart two days ago.

I actually stopped ordering from CTD's web site because they seemed to be spiking ammo prices more than others.

The Wal-Mart here hardly ever has any handgun ammo, mostly just shotgun shells.

[gmckinl]

The one up the road had a couple boxes of the cruddy aluminum cased ammo at around $18.00 for 50, but I won't run that through anything I own.

Why? It's very good ammo... very good. Have you had issues with it? IMO it's clean, cheap, powerful, and accurate. Of all the 9mm I have, it is my preferred ammo, yes PREFERRED.

[03Lightningrocks]

The OP is a perfect example of what I have been saying all along. The noobs to shooting are enabling this price gouging. This poor guy had no idea CTD was sticking it to him. He was even thrilled about getting throttled. This is happening over and over again. It is happening enough that the ammo dealers see no reason to bring prices down.

[martywj]

Cheaper than dirt is anything but cheaper than dirt.
Marty

[03Lightningrocks]

Cheaper than dirt is anything but cheaper than dirt.
Marty

I got some estimates for 15 yards of dirt to level my yard. Dirt did not seem cheap to me. As a matter of fact, some of those fellers were down right proud of their dirt.

[Dragonfighter]

The one up the road had a couple boxes of the cruddy aluminum cased ammo at around $18.00 for 50, but I won't run that through anything I own.

Why? It's very good ammo... very good. Have you had issues with it? IMO it's clean, cheap, powerful, and accurate. Of all the 9mm I have, it is my preferred ammo, yes PREFERRED.

I have tried it and it has fouled bores, gummed up ramps...generally dirty stuff. The casings use to fissure also and in the case of a revolver made clearing the cylinder less than smooth. They may have improved their quality but that ship has sailed for me.

03Lightningrocks

The OP is a perfect example of what I have been saying all along. The noobs to shooting are enabling this price gouging.

I'm not a noob (shooting for over 40 years and carrying civilian and military, cross training in Eastern Block weapons or otherwise armed for over 30) nor was I thrilled about being "throttled". However, I have had a time finding good target ammo (I've got plenty of defense loads but I don't relish sending a $1.25 down range every time I pull the trigger) or a reasonable supply at all. When I did the prices were outrageous...$30+ for 50 rds and the like, so yeah I was thinking "good deal" and it was a TOO. The wise thing to do would have been ask around here, obviously.

Noob indeed

[CompVest]

Keep it nice.

[Oldgringo]

FWIW, the Wal-Marts in both Palestine and Jacksonville have had WWB 9mm and .45 acp since last weekend at their regular price of $22 and $35 per 100 rds.

As a side bar, the opportunists (?) at the Tyler Gun Show this past weekend had the same WWB .45 for $50-55 per 100.

[tqu9047]

Stopped at CTD on my way to Cabellas looking for 45acp a few weeks ago.

Lowest prices;

CTD 29.99 box 50 range rounds

Cabellas 18.59 box 50 range rounds
29.99 box 50 hollowpoints

Guess where I bought ammo from?
Last weekend I found some at Wally World for 15.97/50. Bought 3 boxes (limit), went back next day........GONE

Tim

[03Lightningrocks]

The one up the road had a couple boxes of the cruddy aluminum cased ammo at around $18.00 for 50, but I won't run that through anything I own.

Why? It's very good ammo... very good. Have you had issues with it? IMO it's clean, cheap, powerful, and accurate. Of all the 9mm I have, it is my preferred ammo, yes PREFERRED.

I have tried it and it has fouled bores, gummed up ramps...generally dirty stuff. The casings use to fissure also and in the case of a revolver made clearing the cylinder less than smooth. They may have improved their quality but that ship has sailed for me.

03Lightningrocks

The OP is a perfect example of what I have been saying all along. The noobs to shooting are enabling this price gouging.

I'm not a noob (shooting for over 40 years and carrying civilian and military, cross training in Eastern Block weapons or otherwise armed for over 30) nor was I thrilled about being "throttled". However, I have had a time finding good target ammo (I've got plenty of defense loads but I don't relish sending a $1.25 down range every time I pull the trigger) or a reasonable supply at all. When I did the prices were outrageous...$30+ for 50 rds and the like, so yeah I was thinking "good deal" and it was a TOO. The wise thing to do would have been ask around here, obviously.

Noob indeed

My apologies dragonfighter, I assumed you were new when you mentioned how hard .40 is to get and that 40 bucks for 100 as being a good deal. It was late when I read your post. I see now that nothing in it indicated you were new. Sorry about that...I probably shouldn't post after a long hard day.

Since your an old guy like me, I will bring up Gilda Radner and simply say... Never Minddddd.

[Embalmo]

Yep they're the ammo equivalent of a ticket scalper-They buy up all the ammo and boast that they are the only one's that have any and charge double, sometimes more.

EMB

[joe817]

Yep they're the ammo equivalent of a ticket scalper-They buy up all the ammo and boast that they are the only one's that have any and charge double, sometimes more. EMB

They have a store in Ft.Worth that's within easy driving distance of me, & I'll not go in that store for that reason.

[Dragonfighter]

Yep they're the ammo equivalent of a ticket scalper-They buy up all the ammo and boast that they are the only one's that have any and charge double, sometimes more.

EMB

This begs the question then, who in the area has it and at what price? I need to stock up on practice ammo, I've got some training and teaching to do.

Oh yeah, Lightning, don't sweat it. I don't get/stay mad anymore...I don't have the strength of will and its a waste of time.

[M8_Carry]

CTD lost me as a customer based upon their pricing practices during most of 2009. I have ordered from them in the past, but the combination of shipping and tax, along with finding better sources has limited my business with them.