It certainly pays to check at WalMart

[at_liberty]

Most of what I shoot is imported. I have no complaints at all. It was the Winchesters that I found to be sooty. I don't use aluminum or steel cased ammo.

I have done very well with Armscor from the Philipinnes and PMC from Poongsan Corp. of Korea. Sellier & Bellot, a Czech company, is a personal favorite.

All I care about, aside from price, is that the cases be reloadable brass and that I experience no significant issues with the ammo. That would be practice and competition ammo only. Defensive rounds are strickly premium stuff, currently all Hornady Critical Defense.

Actually, unless doing some research, one may not be sure whether a product is imported or domestic based solely on a brand name. The Brazilian Springfield XDs would be only one example. Then there was my VW Rabbit with a German engine, Mexican fenders and doors, yet with assembly in Ohio, sold as German. That bypassed a major import duty on German manufactured goods. Kahr pistols use German Walther barrels (or do they?). What's in a name?

[wyntrout]

The Czech S&B I have in .380 and 9mm. It's pretty good... the FMJ, that's all I've tried. I think they make some US companies' ammo when they get swamped... as in the last year or two.
I thought the .380 by Hungarian manufacturer MFS would be good, but I heard several P380 owners complain about it, so I sold the 500 rounds I had waiting for my P380 at a gun show for a few more bucks than I paid for it... then my P380 arrived and I just had the 200 rounds of Aguila that I paid almost $100 for coming back from Illinois through Tennessee. That was when I wondered if I would ever get any to shoot and break in the P380. That Aguila works well... the FMJ, anyhow. Supposedly Remington set that plant up in Mexico.
For the P380, I still have a little over two boxes of Buffalo Bore +P(40+) and 4 boxes(of 50) of Winchester Ranger Talon for defense ammo. I have 700 or so rounds of the S&B and have 500 rounds of UMC on order at Sportsmans Guide that MAY come in next month.
The BB is punishing... on the shooter as well. The Talon is pretty mild... surprisingly so, but it's supposed to perform well... and it's cheaper than the BB that I got on sale for $20 a box of 20 and free shipping.
I saw a couple guys selling Talon at the last show. One had everything and his prices were "Internet"-like, including the .380 at $40, if you had to pay shipping. I paid $34 + shipping on mine.
I worry that about the time we start to see "plenty" of ammo at competitive prices, Obama and crowd will try to "balance the budget" with prohibitive taxes on ammo. He has plans, I'm sure. I hope that the Dems don't go along or let something like that happen. They've voted together for everything that's come along from Prezbo, so far. There must be some limit to "Party" loyalty... considering it's the Progressives running things now. OOPS, politics, but guns and ammo are very political... and the Constitution hasn't caused Congress too much concern for a long time. They just grin and dream up ways to stretch the "commerce" regulation power to fit almost ANYTHING! 'Nuff 'bout that, I guess.
Wynn

[wyntrout]

I just got the D!cks SG flier and they have Remington UMC listed on sale: 9mm $12.98 and .45 ACP or S&W(?) $18.98... quantities may be limited... or non-existent, like a few days ago.
Wynn

[snuffy]

I just got the D!cks SG flier and they have Remington UMC listed on sale: 9mm $12.98 and .45 ACP or S&W(?) $18.98... quantities may be limited... or non-existent, like a few days ago.
Wynn

UMC .45 ACP was only $17.98 2 weeks ago.

[wyntrout]

I'm good with UMC after just TWo boxes of a possible 6 at WM at $84.97 a mega pack of 250 ~ $17.00 a box. That's a good one to watch for. WM lets you only buy 6 boxes total on one purchase. 6 of those, if they had that much, is 1,500 rounds!
That's a neat way to load up with a 6-box limit, but it still ain't cheap!
I'd like to luck into some .380 like that.
Wynn

[Bawanna]

Most of what I shoot is imported. I have no complaints at all. It was the Winchesters that I found to be sooty. I don't use aluminum or steel cased ammo.

I have done very well with Armscor from the Philipinnes and PMC from Poongsan Corp. of Korea. Sellier & Bellot, a Czech company, is a personal favorite.

All I care about, aside from price, is that the cases be reloadable brass and that I experience no significant issues with the ammo. That would be practice and competition ammo only. Defensive rounds are strickly premium stuff, currently all Hornady Critical Defense.

Actually, unless doing some research, one may not be sure whether a product is imported or domestic based solely on a brand name. The Brazilian Springfield XDs would be only one example. Then there was my VW Rabbit with a German engine, Mexican fenders and doors, yet with assembly in Ohio, sold as German. That bypassed a major import duty on German manufactured goods. Kahr pistols use German Walther barrels (or do they?). What's in a name?

Funny, I had a 77 Ford 4x4 and I took off some rubber fender flares and decided to put the chrome trim on the wheel wells to cover the previous holes. The right side trim came from Canada, the left side came from Mexico. Had a friend who was a part manager and the were also clearly stamped. You just never know...........................

[wyntrout]

I went to Wal-Mart this evening and checked the ammo section. I found 2 boxes of Federal .45 FMJ for $15.97. They had Rem. UMC for $19 a box.
The cashier said they had plenty of 9mm ammo now and you could buy a case if you wanted to... $9.47 a box for Federal 115-gr 9mm FMJ. they had plenty of the other 9mm stuff RWS, WW100, WW, and Win 124-gr FMJ NATO.
I guess I can stop thinking about hoarding 9mm... just .380 and .45.
Wynn