Comments on: Centurion 5mm Remington Rimfire Magnum

By: Heath

Heath — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:01:30 +0000

I have noticed the prices coming down, so hopefully the setup cost to re manufacture this ammo has been recouped. I’ve got my fingers crossed!

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:26:53 +0000

Let’s hope so. It’s a great round and ballistics are superior to it’s competition. In these economic times, if the price is competitive with the competition (both guns and ammo), it should do well in the long run. But if they price it higher to recoup their initial setup quicker, it’s popularity may dwindle again just like the first time! I certainly hope not, as I’ve put several thousand rounds (most of it the original stuff) through my 591 and love it. Let’s hope the manufacturer and the retailers keep it in line with it’s competitors so it lasts forever this time. (or at least as long as our government lets us keep our guns, but that’s a different subject that I shouldn’t get into here)

By: Heath

Heath — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:32:56 +0000

Perhaps now that they’re retooled for 5mm ammo the prices will come down in the future?

By: Fred Wright

Fred Wright — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:18:33 +0000

While I love the round, I’ll lay odds that it goes away like it did before! It’s simple economics. You have a round that is in the same basic class as the 17HMR, the 22Mag, and the 17HM2; although it has slightly better ballistics. There are 100+ times the number of 22Mags out there as there are 5mm’s. There are 10 - 20 times the number of 17’s out there. While there are a few new guns being chambered for the 5mm, who is going to buy them? When you can buy 500 rounds of 22Mag or 17 HM2 in the $80 to $100 range, and 17 HMR’s in the $100 to $130 range; who is going to buy a gun that takes a round that costs 150 to 200% as much? And if they don’t have the number of guns out there that need the round, they won’t sell the ammo! If they can keep the price in line with the other rounds in the same class, or even slightly more since it is a slightly better round, it will probably sell (in proportion to the number of guns that use it). Right now, the owners of the5mms who know it’s available seem to have already ordered and bought what they need to last them for a while. In the last month, I’ve picked up 5 boxes at gun shows in my area for $10 and $12 per box from dealers who said they were selling it at $18 to $20 per box when it came in. Then everyone in their area that needed it had bought what they wanted and now it’s just sitting there using shelf space. They wanted to turn it and get inventory that would move. It’s a great round!!! If they keep the price in line with the competition, it should do well. If they keep pricing it so much higher, it will fade away again!

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:20:09 +0000

This new 5mm stands up to the .17 HMR ammo.

.17 HMR ammo is too tiny with the Centurion 5MM beating it hands down.

Hey Remmington, your Edsel works fine!

By: Heath G

Heath G — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:36:46 +0000

Here is an even cheaper price at $15.95 a box.

http://ammunitiontogo.com/catalog1/product_info.php?pName=50rds-5mm-rimfire-magnum-centurion-30gr-hollow-point-ammo&cName=rifle-ammo-5mm-rimfire-magnum

By: Gary Poling

Gary Poling — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:01:21 +0000

I just ordered six boxs from Ceaper than Dirt catalog $17.95
I bought this fine Remington back in the 70s and wanted to sue Remington when they dropped it and vowed I would never buy a remington or rimfire again! This was my squirrel hunting baby! And now it’s going to get a new pair of shoes! G. Poling- Ohio
. Hooray for the ammo maker that brought it back and the heck with Remington.

By: Heath G

Heath G — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:50:21 +0000

I was so excited to hear this news. I have a few boxes but haven’t spent much time out shooting with it yet. Anyone else tested it?

By: Johnny C. Kitchens

Johnny C. Kitchens — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:44:28 +0000

J&G has it for $17.95 a box!!!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:49:36 +0000

Thanks Bill for letting us know.

By: Bill VanEtten

Bill VanEtten — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:43:09 +0000

5mm is available now. Go to ows-ammo.com. $19.95 a box + shipping . I just ordered 5 boxes and shipping by FedEx was less than $10.00. Bill

By: Murdoc

Murdoc — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:38:06 +0000

The rep at the Aguila/Centurion booth did say that it will be out next week.

I posted a bit and a pic here.

By: Don Gwinn

Don Gwinn — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:07:40 +0000

My dad collects the old 5mm ammo. Maybe I’d better send him this link, huh? Might be time to unload some of the old ammo. But he’s also got a couple of rifles in this caliber, so maybe it’ll be good news.

By: GunPundit

GunPundit — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:00:12 +0000

5mm Remington Magnum Rimfire is Back…

Okay, I admit I never knew it was gone. Or that it even existed in the first place. More info over at Steve Johnson’s Firearm Blog…….