[ammo] 115gr blazer brass 9mm is back in stock at academy. $114.99 plus ship/taxes. 10% off over orders of $300 or more puts this right under .22CPR for me before tax (add 3 boxes and it auto applies)
Posted by Bear2th@reddit | gundeals | View on Reddit | 94 comments
Just_Blackberry_8918@reddit
I thought things were better, then they got worse
SpaceCampDropOut@reddit
Dont_Touch_Me_There9@reddit
Two Corinthians walked into a Covfefe shop and yelled 'Yo Semite'!!
brando29999@reddit
But but tariffs are paid for by the country being tariffed duh
xerodownx@reddit
If you buy it in chunks they will give you a $25 coupon. I think last round I picked up 4 cases at around .20cpr with the coupons. The first batch is a little expensive but gets cheaper as you go. Don't buy all at once is what I'm saying.
RegardedDipshit@reddit
I got like a $10 coupon last time around that it wouldn't let me apply to ammo. Sweet that you were able to get that to apply
alexmg2420@reddit
Use it in store and add one (1) individually packaged RemOil wipe to your purchase at the register and suddenly the coupon will work. Or grab a cheap fishing lure. Basically as long as anything that is "allowed" on the coupon is on the transaction, the coupon will apply to everything, ammo included.
RegardedDipshit@reddit
No Academy in my state, hopefully that helps someone else though
-58259@reddit
Same here. Tried my coupon and got turned down too.
AdIndividual6256@reddit
so what would be considered a great price, seems low 20c ish per round is all im seeing unless you go with steel casing
texag93@reddit
A few months ago 20cpr out the door was doable if you searched but I think this is about as cheap as it gets these days. I'm just glad I picked up 5k from academy when the deals were even better.
alexmg2420@reddit
In January the brass case Monarch 115gr 9mm was on sale for $50/250, no coupon needed. I stocked up.
20114life@reddit
Thanks to HiTlerump
Yanks01@reddit
Out of stock in store and their shipping charges at $17.50 for 1500 rounds make this a marginal deal imo. 1500 rounds total $349.70 shipped to Florida with tax or 23.3 cents\round. OK, but nothing spectacular imo.
1610925286@reddit
Academy and Scheels do not want to do business with IL residents, in spite of it being perfectly legal to ship ammo here and them both having stores in IL. Incredible.
os_beef@reddit
Academy apparently won't ship to Washington. There's no law which prohibits them from doing so. Guess I won't be buying from them for the foreseeable future.
Fu-Schnickens@reddit
What's the verdict with stuff and suppressors?
Booga-_-@reddit
I think they’re plated projectiles, so not the best for comps or suppressors.
RegardedDipshit@reddit
Gemini and chatgpt both say that magtech steel is true fmj, not plated. I seem to remember it not being plated but I wasn't sure. If this is truly rebranded magtech, i think it's actually good to go suppressed maybe?
Booga-_-@reddit
Do the AI work in the ammo plants?
RegardedDipshit@reddit
No but they align with my prior knowledge and I trust them more than some random redditor, which isn't saying much at all to be fair.
Booga-_-@reddit
Too bad they pull info from random redditors
RegardedDipshit@reddit
You've done nothing but provide apparently inaccurate info and yet complain about AI. AI is not great but compared to you it's God compared to a goldfish.
Booga-_-@reddit
I mean you provided no source for blazer being rebranded magtech and are treating consumer level AI chats as actual research. So are you better?
RegardedDipshit@reddit
I was in a different thread discussing monarch steel and got lost, yeah that's my bad. Blazer is plated, we were talking about different ammo
Mahlegos@reddit
Not a good idea to run it if you don’t want your suppressor to turn into a maraca/lose some baffles.
ForsakenRepublic1776@reddit
I've seen numerous comments about it not being recommended for suppressors/comps
SilenceDobad76@reddit
Gee the ammo crisis of last month should be kicking in ...any day now
Mahlegos@reddit
This is the only place currently at this kind of price (which is higher than it was not that long ago and you have to buy bulk to get it). This being a very good deal given the rest of the market actually counters your point rather than proving it.
And for clarity, while I think costs are generally up because of all the outside circumstance, I do also think many retailers are taking advantage and raising them even higher to profit off that too. Same shit with Covid et al.
Old_MI_Runner@reddit
It did is Academy raised their price $10 per box and raised the shipping from flat rate of $8 for the whole shipment to now it maxes out at $20.
LengthinessWestern64@reddit
Rivertown prices have skyrocketed. This is a good deal for now.
RegardedDipshit@reddit
They can't get new supply. Same with all of the small/medium size places that get posted around here. Hopefully that changes but it hasn't looked good for a while now.
rsteroidsthrow2@reddit
I know a Dunhams buyer. Olin and vista afaik are prioritizing big box buyers who do guaranteed options vs sports south.
PraiseTheBeanpole@reddit
Welp. Seems like that can't ship to WA state....
TubeSockLover87@reddit
I really hate this ammo.
Ill take the turkish/brasil stuff before this.
Happy_camper111@reddit
Any reason why if you don’t mind me asking?
Mahlegos@reddit
Not the person who you asked but I personally avoid blazer because they don’t taper crimp or knurl their bullets, making it much easier for the bullet to be setback. At first I cd noticed some rounds seemed spicier than others, and then I had a pistol that never malfunction have the same issue across where a round got wedged and mangled between the slide and feed ramp across three different lots before I looked into what was happening and it was over pressure making my slide travel faster than the mag could feed. Turns out it’s a pretty common issue with blazer, and luckily I didn’t blow my gun up. So I stopped shooting it. And that’s not to get into the plating vs actual fmj which can cause issues with ports and suppressors. I’d personally take monarch/magtech brass or steel over this stuff all day, but if you don’t have a local academy to make sure you get Brazil made brass and/or you can’t run steel case, then I’d probably grab this just because it’s likely the best deal you’ll see in awhile, but I’d keep an eye out for setback rounds.
TubeSockLover87@reddit
Its not a true fmj, creates shrapnel in comps and supressors. Ill take the downvotes. The huge packaging is also annoying.
No_Leg6630@reddit
He didn’t have one. Just rage baiting
DocHolliday3884@reddit
I have never had any issues with blazer brass
Artistic-Breakfast26@reddit
added to cart 1000 times, y'all actually bought 500k rounds in 6 hours lol that's crazy
PassTurn@reddit
$10 more a box than exactly one month ago when I bought it last. Sad. 😭
Bear2th@reddit (OP)
Yup. And the shipping costs more
Potential_Amoeba_493@reddit
If there’s an academy near you, they do store pickup. I’m going to pickup an order for 2k this afternoon
CMOS_Arch@reddit
They don't have the 500 round bulk packs available for shipping
Potential_Amoeba_493@reddit
they do at my store.
riccum@reddit
I was able to do store pickup for this for the one near me, it might vary by store
nationalspice@reddit
I think it does. Mine doesn’t have it as an option
nationalspice@reddit
It was cheaper to buy these delivered to the house than the 100 round store pickup ones. The steel is still the cheapest
Bear2th@reddit (OP)
Yeah I wish my indoor range would let me shoot steel case but alas. Stuck with paying a bit more for brass
CMOS_Arch@reddit
Yeah, I bought a bunch of the 500 round boxes when it was $10 cheaper, and there was $8 shipping.
nationalspice@reddit
I was still at 22cpr shipped to Tx today. Not too bad compared to other places. I use their 5% off from their cc, the only store card I’ve ever had haha
Bear2th@reddit (OP)
There is one somewhat near me but it’s in PA so I think I’d get charged sales tax? Either way it’s $20 for shipping for me for 4 boxes so it is what it is
FilthyDutchy@reddit
My order got canceled cool
Twocorns77@reddit
Glad I stocked up during their last sale.
Old_MI_Runner@reddit
I'm glad I bought eight a month ago when it was a flat rate shipping fee of $8 versus shipping topping out at $20 now and $10 more per box. With that purchase and prior purchases I'm set for years at my current usage rate which isn't much compared to 22LR which is more affordable for hours of shooting with a Tikka T1x each trip to the gun range.
Fabulous_Operation_9@reddit
They raised the price about 20 dollars more than I bought in March paid 330 would pay 349 for three boxes.
ac8369@reddit
I believe I was .22cpr OTD with the discount and their $15 new user coupon from the email. Not bad
dontchaworryboutit@reddit
Any trick to this? Mine says does not apply to ammo...
No-Comfort-4362@reddit
And people will continue to hold. P
Aerial_Burial_88@reddit
That's not how this works. That ammo will still end up going to Isreal.
Beyer160@reddit
How much 9mm do you think the IDF are burning? It doesn't fit in a Galil and you can't drop it from a plane.
RecklessHorse@reddit
If all the ammo buyers on Reddit who hold out for rock bottom prices and then load up big could channel their energy into trading stocks / gold / real estate they would be very wealthy!
BrambleVale3@reddit
As they should.
RegardedDipshit@reddit
An absolute gift is dropped at the feet of the differently abled redditor community here who didn't already stock up and their response is hodl. What are you possibly waiting for that you think will cause ammo to get meaningfully cheaper? More inflation? A more gun-friendly group to take control of Congress in 8 months? lol
Nobody but Academy and Scheels has had any meaningful stock of brand name anything for the last 2 months. Multiple different insiders have given the same information about the state of supply and pricing trends. But redditors still seem to think the guy at wildhorse is sitting on a warehouse full of ammo with 50% margins and he is what... on the phone with the 800 other small retailers running the most complex cartel a diluted market has ever seen all so you can't have 15CPR on s&b 9mm? I cannot fathom being blessed with abilities that special.
dontchaworryboutit@reddit
22.6cpr for 1500 rounds delivered to local academy, TN tax sucks.
Is this worth it?
nationalspice@reddit
Yea that’s a very solid price
RegardedDipshit@reddit
Very clearly yes. If you aren't stocked up already this is a gift.
davemeister63@reddit
No ship to WA. Bummer
NyJosh@reddit
In for 4. Thanks OP!
EducationalCitron569@reddit
Hmmm. Won't let me checkout, takes me to their storefront and I lose my cart.
Bear2th@reddit (OP)
Unfortunately academy is pretty picky about what states they ship to. Check the bottom of the listing to see the ones they won’t deal with
EducationalCitron569@reddit
I'm in Idaho so good to go on shipping. Weird.
Bear2th@reddit (OP)
Hmmm. Yeah that’s strange. Maybe try a different browser?
BobbyWasabiMk2@reddit
23.4 cpr to UT. In for 3.
Spence52490@reddit
But I want 124!!!! Waaahhhhhhhh
Bear2th@reddit (OP)
124 seems to be unobtainium rn. Scheels has a deal for federal champion 124gr in 200ct boxed at like.. .26 per round I think. But that’s the best around at the moment
Spence52490@reddit
I’ll check that out, thanks bro
AloysBane3@reddit
Mid
AssSpackler@reddit
115? Ewww
Bear2th@reddit (OP)
A few weeks ago I’d agree with you… not now though. This is cheaper than any new steel case on ammoseek right now.
Bear2th@reddit (OP)
A few weeks ago I’d agree. As of now this is cheaper than any new steel case on ammoseek… doubt there is a better deal out there
APC9Proer@reddit
Spent my paycheck on this.
FishSticks0111@reddit
$0.23/rd shipped to Florida
LongoChingo@reddit
Das a good price
laterisingphxnict@reddit
$.24/rd tax and shipped to KS
nationalspice@reddit
335.53 (22cpr) shipped to TX
Anon9mouz@reddit
In for 4 boxes.
Kuna_help_you@reddit
$329.10 after tax for 1500 rounds ain’t bad at all. Ordered for local pickup.
BaronVonMittersill@reddit
Naysayers be damned, in for 2500 @ 21.5cpr to my blessed tax free state. I don't think it's gonna get better any time soon.
SlateBlueSporting@reddit
“Remember folks, there is no ‘shortage,’ and if you just don’t buy ammo for a few years eventually we will return to 2017 prices.”
They say as they order four cases.
RegardedDipshit@reddit
I do wonder how much of that is going on. I have a hard time believing even redditors have needs so special that they don't see this is so very clearly a good deal at the moment.
Bear2th@reddit (OP)
Same stuff as last time just more expensive. But still the cheapest 115gr blazer brass you’ll find out there at the moment.
And yeah these just come in a box/bag with the bullets loose. They do occasionally get stock on the 50ct boxes but they’re more expensive now
They do have 100ct boxes at .25cpr before the discount/taxes and shit
https://www.academy.com/p/blazer-brass-9mm-115-grain-ammunition-100-rounds?sku=115-9mm
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