Really depends on where you buy your shells. Some of the little Ma and Pa stores will charge you a second mortgage for them. I bought a few boxes at a local Wally World and they had the Wthby factory ammo, 180 gr noslers for 29.96 a box........the same price they were charging for the pt ex cheapies. Somebody obviously made a little mistake so I cashed in on them. The big deal was on the 7mm Wthby mag shells. I can't remember off hand, but I think they were something like 23 or 24 bucks a box. Heck, the brass costs this much. A couple of weeks later, a local sporting goods store was running an ad for Remington shells for 9.99 a box and magnum shells for 11.99 a box. Had to cash in and pretty much take their inventory on Wthby 300 mag, 190 extended range bullets. Have shot these and they perform very well. When a deal presents itself, you gotta take advantage of the situation. Now if I could find some .340's cheap..............
Coot