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Explainers, buying guides and how-tos from Price Dope. New posts as they’re approved.
- Explainers5.56 vs 300 Blackout: cost per round and usesBoth run in an AR-15 with the same bolt and magazines, but they're built for different jobs. Here's how 5.56 NATO and 300 Blackout compare on origins, bullet weight, velocity, suppressors and short barrels, plus cost per round for each.
- Explainers9mm 115 vs 124 vs 147 grain: what changes and what it costsBullet weight changes a 9mm load's velocity, recoil feel, point of impact and whether it's subsonic. Here's what SAAMI and manufacturer data say about 115, 124 and 147 grain, plus live cost per round for each weight.
- Buying GuidesThe cheapest calibers to shoot, ranked by live cost per roundWhich calibers cost the least to shoot? A live ranking of 22 LR, 9mm, 5.56, 7.62x39, 12 gauge and more by median in-stock cost per round, plus why some calibers have traditionally cost less than others.
- Buying GuidesBest 9mm range ammo: how to chooseGood practice ammo is ammo your pistol runs reliably, at a cost per round you can keep shooting. Here's what to look at, followed by live prices.
- ExplainersCost per round, explainedHow to compare a 20-round box with a 1,000-round case, what the number includes, and what it leaves out.
