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Re: whats the cost?
[Re: Rebelman]
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12/25/16 06:49 AM
12/25/16 06:49 AM
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Mississippi
riflenut
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10 point
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Mississippi
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There are so many inefficient in reloading you can't get a true number.
Bottom line is there is no money to be saved. It is enjoyable and you get to work up specific loads. I haven't regretted spending the coin. But there wasn't a bit of savings involved. I'm sure my rounds are still in the $5-8/round with all the initial cost. It will fall in time but I'll always be behind. This is true for the avg guy that pulls the trigger 10-15 times a year. For those us that pull it a lot more than that and load for some less common chamberings, our initial equipment investment is recouped pretty quickly. For me, I'm at about $.45-$.75 (not including brass) per round depending on the type of bullet.
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
"I ask, who are the militia? They consist of now of the whole people, except a few public officers." George Mason
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Re: whats the cost?
[Re: jwalker77]
#1966195
12/25/16 09:10 AM
12/25/16 09:10 AM
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North Alabama
Wiley Coyote
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Freak of Nature
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North Alabama
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I don't shoot a lot, nor do I load a lot. My reason for loading is that I am in full control of my ammo situation, not the local gunshop, WalMart or some online supplier. If I get low on a certain caliber, I load some and don't depend on anyone else.
Get the F out of the BATFE. The F is guaranteed by the US Constitution. Those other letters are not.
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Re: whats the cost?
[Re: jwalker77]
#1966910
12/26/16 10:39 AM
12/26/16 10:39 AM
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Posts: 20,127
North AL
AU338MAG
Freak of Nature
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North AL
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I am often asked if it saves money to reload. My answer is no. If you are getting into reloading to save money you are going to be disappointed. 223 ammo is so cheap you sometimes can't reload for the price of factory ammo, not to mention the hassle of those little cases. I handload for to attain the accuracy and velocity I want in a particular cartridge/gun. I have a 35 Whelen A.I., which you cannot buy factory ammo and a couple of outside the norm cartridges for which available factory ammo stinks.
I typically shoot about 800 rounds a year, not including pistols which I don't reload. I save money on a per round basis, but I know I would never shoot as much with factory ammo.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: whats the cost?
[Re: AU338MAG]
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01/26/17 08:53 AM
01/26/17 08:53 AM
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Posts: 14
Birmingham
Reloadingfool
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I am often asked if it saves money to reload. My answer is no. If you are getting into reloading to save money you are going to be disappointed. 223 ammo is so cheap you sometimes can't reload for the price of factory ammo, not to mention the hassle of those little cases. I handload for to attain the accuracy and velocity I want in a particular cartridge/gun. I have a 35 Whelen A.I., which you cannot buy factory ammo and a couple of outside the norm cartridges for which available factory ammo stinks.
I typically shoot about 800 rounds a year, not including pistols which I don't reload. I save money on a per round basis, but I know I would never shoot as much with factory ammo. My cost to reload 223 is $163/1000 rounds. That's a significant savings versus buying loaded ammo especially when you shoot 7-10k rounds of 223/year. My cost to load 9mm is $71/1000 which is also a significant savings. (I'm able to buy coated bullets at manufacturing cost so that helps). I could get down to $66/1000 if I used something other than Federal primers
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Re: whats the cost?
[Re: AU338MAG]
#2005734
01/26/17 11:42 AM
01/26/17 11:42 AM
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Tennessee
Bait57
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The math is not difficult, Here is an example of how to figure the math (Prices are approximate off the top of my head):
30-06
Brass - Winchester $35.00/50 wach per bag = 0.70 ea. Amortize cost over 8 loadings each, Cost per round is 0.09 per round.
Bullet - 180 Nosler BT $30.00/50 EA per Box = 0.60 per round
Primer - Fed 210 $40.00/100 = 0.04 per round
Powder - 59.0 grains H4831. 1 LB cost is $30.00. 7000 grains per pound/59 grains = 118 rounds per pound. $30.00/118 - 0.25 per round.
Total cost per round = 0.98 each X 20 per box = $19.60 per box. I haven't seen primer cost $40 per 100. Maybe per 1000 but 100 is only $3.50 to $4
I would rather be tried by 12, than carried by 6.
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Re: whats the cost?
[Re: nitroexpress]
#2014387
02/02/17 01:08 PM
02/02/17 01:08 PM
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Posts: 489
Leeds, Alabama
pop_a_cap
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4 point
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Posts: 489
Leeds, Alabama
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Right on target. That is the best reason to reload. Self reliance. IT'S A NO BRAINER. That and when a buddy of mine dropped a nice buck last week with one of my handloads.. Priceless.
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