Wow, He didn't sound like that over the phone, but I didn't ask him about savings on shipping. He's right, it is his business and he can do whatever he wants but with that attitude he won't be doing it for long.
Have you tried the Armscor 180 fmj, they have an exposed lead base but using N320 or X700 I have very little smoke and they are really accurate. Right now they run about 8.5 cents a bullet compared to MG or Zero being 10.5 cents each. Just my 2 cents.