I have been using CCI Magnums for a looong time. I don't know if they are any better or worse than others but they were the only ones that were available by the thousand when I was shopping Suttler's Row in Friendship. The last time I bought them, I got 2,000. I think the price was about $45/thousand at that time. I don't know what they are selling for now and I have serious doubts that I will run out before I get my dirt shirt (aka "The long dirt nap")