A Friend's Ammunition Reloading Company

[BuffCyclist]

Hey everyone, so I'm sure you are all like me and hate the cost of high ammo prices, right? But you don't have the space, know-how or money to buy the supplies needed to reload. So, you suck it up.

Well a friend of mine (who I went to college with) just opened his company. How it works is, you send your brass to him after "purchasing" the reloads from his website. He picks the brass up from the UPS store he is using as a storefront, then reloads it and ships it back to you (in an ammo can) with shipping back to you occurring approximately 3 days after he receives the brass. They can only reload BRASS, not nickel or steel as they will damage his equipment. Additionally, they can only reload BOXER PRIMED cases, as the berden primed are damaging as well and often difficult to remove. Boxer primed cases are distinguishable by looking through the top of the case, if you see 1 hole, it's boxer. If there are 2 holes side by side, it's berden.

If you order more than 500 rounds, return shipping is free. One caveat before was that you had to purchase an ammo can from him for $15 to have the ammo sent back to you in. However, it has become a deterrant to a lot of potential customers as they see it as a hidden fee for more profit. As a result, he has just removed this requirement and is thinking of making it an option.

Bullet Boy Ammo (http://bulletboyammo.com/) is run by Frank Becky. He just launched the company a few weeks ago, but plenty of people up here in Colorado have already used his services and I can provide links to their reviews as needed. He does have his Type 06 FFL license and therefore the entire operation is legal and legitimate.

He's been reloading for years and from his website:

"He holds the exclusive classification of High Master, the highest civilian title given to firearm competitors. He also holds the Distinguished Rifleman's Badge, the most prestigious award given to military and civilian sharpshooters alike."


If nothing else, check out the prices, see if it'd be worth reloading through him. I've known Frank for quite a few years and he is a stand-up guy, and does very quality work. Having been unemployed for so long, I haven't had the funds to go shooting. But once I move down to Cloudcroft (in about 2-3 weeks) I'll definitely be using him as my sole ammo source.

Let me know what you guys think, I can get you his personal contact information if needed.

Here's a link to the CO-AR15.com forum thread where I initially listed his venture asking for help (I'm the same username):

"Need Some Feedback on Friend's New Business - Bulletboyammo.com" (http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22547&highlight=bulletboyammo)

And here's the link to the thread that Frank listed in the "Buyer Intel" section:

"Bullet Boy Ammo, LLC" (http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23357&highlight=bulletboyammo)

[BuffCyclist]

I thought I'd go ahead and post a few reviews by friends on the CO-AR15.com forum. The first one was the first guy to order through him on the site, and Frank saved him a lot in reloading instead of buying new. I originally posted the link to Bullet Boy Ammo on CO-AR15.com to get feedback from others in the shooting community regarding Frank's venture.

First:


Marine24
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Monument, CO
Posts: 62

Just ordered 60 rounds of 257 Wby ammo. Frank has a great deal of flexibility on the bullet type and was able to accomodate my request for 115gr Barnes TSX bullets.

Typically I will pay upwards of $3.75 per round for new ammo. Using Frank's service, that price went down to $ 0.92 per round for the TSX bullet and $ 0.58 for the 100 gr PSP bullet.

Makes this one a no brainer.
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Marine24
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Monument, CO
Posts: 69

Just received my first order from Bullet Boy and very pleased. I ordered 100 rounds of 223, 100 rounds of 308 and 60 rounds of 257 Wby.

I'll provide a range report on the ammo in the next few days, but so far am very pleased.

OAL of 257 Wby ammo was within .001 of each other, which is considerably better than what I reloaded too and what I received from factory Weatherby ammo.

What really impressed me was that Frank swapped out six of my cases with brand new ones when the ones I sent him didn't meet specs.



No one else that has posted reviews has posted the prices they achieved, but Frank's website has a basic rundown.

He also mentioned that if you don't see a bullet type or load that you'd prefer on his site, send him an email. He's more than happy to accommodate you and send you back a price. As he is in business longer, he will be slowly expanding his product line (instead of just FMJ, he recently expanded to HP in .40).

[Bman505]

Thanks for the info. His prices seem great.

[BulletBoyAmmo]

Hey everyone,

Figured I'd join up!

Thank's BuffCyclist for the reviews!

If anyone has any questions about Bullet Boy Ammo, LLC let me know.

[Bman505]

Welcome to the site BulletBoyAmmo. Glad to Have.

[BuffCyclist]

Well, I finally got around to shooting some of BBA's .40S&W reloads. I used them for the practice session when I took the Riclin CCW Class. I have to say, they are some EXCELLENT loads! Not only were they clean burning (after 150 rounds, the insides of my gun were barely dirty), the recoil felt like less than the Federal 180gr's I normally shoot. To top it off, my accuracy was GREATLY increased. They were more consistent than the factory ammo that I've used so far. And being priced 4-5 cents cheaper than factory ammo, it'll allow me to shoot much more frequently without breaking the bank. I'll definitely be purchasing a majority of my .40S&W ammo from BBA (and only getting factory ammo for the brass it comes in).

A while ago, I shot some .223 loads that BBA loaded up for me (a little of every bullet weight) in my S&W M&P15OR. It was for testing purposes to see what bullet weight my rifle likes, but having not been aware of the need to "break in" a new rifles barrel, I used up about half of the ammo in each weight before I said something's not right and left the range that day. The next time I send some brass to BBA (which hopefully will be soon) I'm planning on getting a little bit more of the variety and take it out to 200-300 yards to see if at the farther distance, the accuracy is a bit more defined.

If you haven't tried him yet, send some brass to BBA and compare it to the regular ammo you shoot. I promise you won't be disappointed!

[Sam]

but having not been aware of the need to "break in" a new rifles barrel, I used up about half of the ammo in each weight before I said something's not right and left the range that day.

There is NO need to "break in a barrel".
Bunch of hooey from folks that want to sell you everything from special cleaners to new barrels.
I made a couple thousand $ off that one myself and never encouraged a single person to do it.

same goes for 'firelapping"
please do a lot of it, I'll make a fortune:D

[Colt 45]

There is NO need to "break in a barrel".
Bunch of hooey from folks that want to sell you everything from special cleaners to new barrels.
I made a couple thousand $ off that one myself and never encouraged a single person to do it.

same goes for 'firelapping"
please do a lot of it, I'll make a fortune:D

I don't know what firelapping is, but maybe I need it!

[BuffCyclist]

Well, it made sense to me the way he was explaining it. It shoots a lot more accurate and consistently now after firing a few rounds, then cleaning, firing a few more and cleaning more. Either way, I am still impressed with his ammo and just explaining the results I got with it.

[Sam]

No dig at you or your bud's ammo, just keeping things straight.

[BuffCyclist]

No dig at you or your bud's ammo, just keeping things straight.

No worries, I did a lot of research on the subject and it seemed like a ton of people recommended doing it, and I couldn't find anything saying that it was unnecessary. And if I wasted money doing it, it was roughly the ounce of cleaning fluid that I used in doing so (or however much I used).

[Sam]

I learned that from Gale McMillin, and on matters like that I buy his take pretty often.

I find it amazing how stuff like that gets started, and the ways it'll get twisted and worked until it becomes Gospel. All part of our national idea that we can buy "success" I recon.
Guess I need to add to my sigline here, what I use most places.

A properly made barrel will outperform the owners capability 99.99999% of the time right out of the box and even a fairly rusty one one will do it 97% if it has a decent crown.

When evaluating AR's and the like, remember that your designed for target is 4MOA wide at 500 yards and judge things from there. Oh, very few of us carry a bench and bags to the field.

No one wants to spent the time to do anything and learn it well, they want to buy instant gratification. Our gun writers, highly influenced by the desire for success as measured today(money) take full advantage of it, and the peepul begin to list it as natural law.