when it comes to bullets there are several ways to go. buy name brand and pay big bucks. buy cast and pay a little less. cast your own and buy casting equipment. or,,,,, what i have found is you can buy from roze distribution/zero bullets. the lowest deal going on jacket pistol bullets. their shipping is free too. zero bullets are cheaper than name brand and cast bullets. for 223 bullets look for bulk packs of military pull down/over run bulletts.