# The OFFICIAL Gun Thread.

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**Created:** [March 1, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496 "2009-03-01T21:19:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1286 "2012-01-12T10:22:41Z")

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> [@Stimulus Payment Schedule - check yours](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stimulus-payment-schedule-check-yours/46338/210):
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> I would have to agree with cossey if your just using it for target shooting then either .308 or even .223 would be great and cheap to shoot .308 is a dollar a round and up .223 50 cents and up or roll your own.

For .223, I pay around $.30 a round, and that’s on stripper clips. I also buy 900-1,000 rounds at a time.

For GOOD .308, expect around $1.50-1.75 a round. In one of my recent mags, they were shooting a short barreled .308 bolt action with the Hornady TAP in 155gr, and were doing 1/2 MOA 5-shot groups. The 168gr was hitting 3/4 MOA in 5-shot groups. You can usually find that ammo for $27-30 for a box of 20.

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