Blew through 600+ rounds during my last training session.

It hurt my stocks.

 

Any schools out there that provide, and include ammo in their pricing?

I have never seen a school that provides ammo. Even if they did, I'm sure they would mark it up beyond what you would pay by ordering it yourself.

 

Do you order your ammo in 1000 round lots?

i know off the top of my head you can add the ammo to gunsite classes but i dont know if any of the local schools do that

I have only seen First Steps classes that provide guns and ammo. We do try to order with our course schedules in mind , and sometimes do some shared ordering with other members to take advantage of bulk orders , free shipping deals and such.

If you are attending an EAG class, you can have Asym ammo shipped to the class venue for an additional price.

 

Stan makes some good ammo. It may be more expensive than Wolf/Tula/XM 193 but it still very reasonably priced, especially considering its quality.

 

Remember, with ammo you get what you pay for. I never understood why someone will pay $600 - $1000 for a 2 - 4 day class, plus gas, hotel, food, time off work, etc... and then buy shit ammo because they are trying to save $100.

 

They inevitably spend 80% of their time in class trying to unfuck their gun instead of what they paid all the money for, learning.

The responses here are disappointing to say the least.

 

Somehow, my question about whether schools provide ammo turned into flaming me about "buying shit ammo because they are trying to save $100."

 

Trolls will be trolls it seems.

 

I guess the answer is a simple No.

No dude. I was not flaming you and I apologize if that is how you took it. That is not what I meant at all.

 

I was just saying that I think it is a good idea that classes offer ammo, and I know of one school that I have attended 5 times over the last few years that does offer ammo for an additional cost.

 

I was also clarifying why I think that even if it is a bit more pricey than what you buy at Wallmart, it is worth it for the quality stuff, because then you can be sure to experience the class at 100% and not have to worry about ammo problems, and your gun not running.

 

I have been to quite a few classes where the whole class was held back by 1 or 2 people with shite ammo. It was frustrating to say the least.

 

It was not a personal attack. I don't know what you run in your guns. Don't take things so personally.

 

I ran cheap ammo through my AR in a class - had no issues with it...

I have only seen First Steps classes that provide guns and ammo. We do try to order with our course schedules in mind , and sometimes do some shared ordering with other members to take advantage of bulk orders , free shipping deals and such.

 

This. The only time I've ever seen a training with ammo provided are basic classes to introduce people into shooting. Not really going to benefit experienced shooters.

 

Glock guy is right though, even if they did they would mark it up to make a profit. Better off buying cheap and in bulk.

I ran cheap ammo through my AR in a class - had no issues with it...

 

Cheap is subjective. I think my pmc is cheap but probably not to someone who only shoots Tula or silver bear.

 

 

This. The only time I've ever seen a training with ammo provided are basic classes to introduce people into shooting. Not really going to benefit experienced shooters.

 

Glock guy is right though, even if they did they would mark it up to make a profit. Better off buying cheap and in bulk.

 

The way EAG does it there is no mark up, it is same price if you are buying 1500 rounds for class use or to store in your armory. What you are actually doing is ordering it directly from Asym, you just give the shipping address as the class venue. EAG just coordinates the ammo storage on site with the hosts, so when you get there your ammo is waiting for you. There is no up charge for that service by EAG, but they only do it for Asym ammo.

 

Very convenient, very efficient. Only downside is you can't stuff mags before the class.

 

ETA: Keep in mind I am talking about multi-day classes with a required round count between 1000 and 1500 rifle and 300-500 pistol. The ability to have on ammo on site that you didnt have to lug there is a huge benefit when traveling, especially by plane, and staying in hotels and such.

I've suggested to Anthony @ GFH that they consider purchasing ammo as an option for a class. If the pricing was somewhat sensible I'd go for it rather than carry several hundred rounds to the classes.

 

May be worth reaching out to him and expressing interest as well

 

TheWombat

Considering you have to bring ammo to 99% of shooting classes/schools, and they have ran like that for a long time now, I don't see it changing. That's one extra step they have to go through, and I agree with whoever said they would want to make a profit off it.

 

I don't see an issue with having to bring your own, but that's just me. You say it hurt your socks, as in it was heavy or expensive or both? It's probably going to be more expensive if schools provided it for you, plus you'd be stuck buying their ammo and not being able to bring your own (say brass cased 147gr you prefer, but all they have is 115gr steel case...you're screwed you know?).

 

I dunno, maybe it's just me but I don't see any advantage for a class to provide it. The only benefit I see is being able to fly to a class and not have to lug 2k rounds with you.

 

Edit: and to add to the cheap thing, it is subjective but considering you can get good quality ammo for $10-11 a box for 9mm, why save $1-2 a box and buy steel cased? I know some people want to save that little bit of money but I don't really understand why.