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270 cal accubond long range bullets are $0.54 each and loaded ammo is $57.50/box
270 cal accubond bullets are $0.68 each and loaded ammo is $43.80/box

What gives???

I don't understand why the accubond long range ammo is so expensive-

At the risk of being a smart a$$... It's because people will pay for it. Maybe not me or you but enough to move the inventory

My guess would be that ammo companies don't profit the same from every box

Supply v. Demand

Don't know where your prices come from, but regardless, the LR ammo is likely a small or special run and the higher price reflects the higher per-round cost due to the expense of setting up the production line. Volume runs are more cost efficient.

If you add up the retail cost of the components and what it would cost you to duplicate the loads yourself, the price is reasonable. Subsequent loads re-using the brass would be much lower of course.

The price is the price. Pay it, buy some of the other excellent ammo available for less, or load your own. Personally, based on reports here about the LRABs, I feel that there are many bullets available that are better choices for general purpose use, even at pretty long ranges.

I would be happy with those prices! As reference, .270 Win Nosler Accubond 130gr ammo (box of 20) is $80 in South Africa!

Tell your boss that the cost of living has gone up and you need a raise.

This may help. Where they say "umbrella" in the video below, pretend they said "Nosler long range ammunition".

[video:youtube]8-yWKgZv9JY[/video]

David

Cost of killin' increase....

I don't know anyone that is serious about shooting that buys factory ammo. That price isn't bad when you figure the average hunter only shoots half a box a year before hunting season...

For a new (to me) caliber, especially one I can't make brass out of something else without jumping through a lot of hoops, I'll usually pick up 1 or 2 boxes of factory stuff just for break-in. After that, I'll work up loads on the 1x fired brass and hope to find a reasonable replacement.
For the 'higher' end rounds, what you quoted doesn't seem that far off. For decent stuff, that just might shoot as accurate or even more accurate, you can find the same much (or at least somewhat) cheaper.

I like the pricing on their accubonds -old style 7mm 160 = $30.50 for 50 ct. box =$61 for 100ct..
New LR 168gr.accubond $49 per 100ct.

I'ma berger hornady kind of guy me.

Factory ammo sure is expensive -I haven't shot a centerfire factory round in 15 years -.

There are other options but some cost more per unit. But thats the cost of doing business.

Just a simple box of "Big Green" cup and core .270 runs $20 these days

Add in the brass,primer,powder,labor and packaging along with profit.

At a 1.07 each for brass with the bullet = 1.61, excluding powder, prmer , labor etc.

+1. Does the long range Accubond do something special cheaper ammo won't? You can get loaded 130 Federal Fusions for $23. I mean it's a 270 Win so your options are almost endless.

unless it is a special hunt you have spent thousands of dollars on then use the 23 dollars ammo for your hunting and target practice and better yet start loading your own.

Shooters Pro Shop has the 150 grain LRAB on sale for $33/100 right now. Stock up...

http://www.shootersproshop.com/shoo...ond-long-range-270-150gr-blem-100ct.html

Apparently I didn't clarify my question and unintentionally mislead most folks based the range of responses received.

Let's try this again....Prices are from Nosler's website.

Why is the loaded LRAB ammo 31% more than the standard accubond ammo when the LRAB bullets are 25% cheaper (per bullet) than the standard accubond bullets? I expected the LRAB bullets to me more expensive than the standard accubond bullets but that is not the case.

Do they not use the exact same components expect for different bullets?

If so- why the 56% markup to load a cheaper bullet onto the exact same components? (LRAB ammo vs the standard accubond ammo)

Just wondering if someone could logically explain the cost difference in the loaded ammo (i.e.- LRAB ammo uses a more expensive powder, etc.)

The free market will ultimately determine ammo prices along with everything else and I'm fine with that. I'm wasn't complaining about the cost of factory ammo, just wondering if there was a reason for the inflated cost that I was unaware of.

For the record I do like fusion ammo but I have not been impressed with the length of time it takes to kill an animal past 300 yards.

Unfortunately I don't have time to reload at this point in my life.