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[two bit okie]

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Just finished accounting for 500 rd 7mm remmag.



500 blem bullets, 62.50

400 mag primers 13.48 I had a couple of hundred

300 new cases @44.00 144.00 per c ammortized over 5 loads 28.oo

3.7pounds powder at 28.00 per # needed 4 pounds, 112.00, 59.3 grs per pound of 7000 grs. .112 rds per # of powder.

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62.50

13.48

28.00

112.00

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215.00 for 25 boxes of rem 7mag= $8.60 per box of 20 = $. 43 per round.



What is 7mm remmag going for in your area????

 

[Ruger Packer]

Remington and Winchester with just regular bullets.... around $25-$26 per box of 20 at Wally's Sporting Goods.

 

[WESHOOT2]

Cheaper to make ammo, but can end up being a hobby that consumes you.
Savings go out the window when you buy die-sets for cartridges you don't even own....

 

[Dan in MI]

Cheaper to make ammo, but can end up being a hobby that consumes you.
Savings go out the window when you buy die-sets for cartridges you don't even own....

That is NOT true.

Someday I will get that .17 Remington bbl for the dies and brass I bought in '87. It only took me eight years to get the Hornet bbl. :lol:

 

[DeletedMember275]

Agreed; I have dies for cartridges that I don't own guns for. Yet. And then there are all the gadgets that you end up buying. And extra presses. And then if you cast your own bullets, the "savings" just goes on and on!

Reloading is the most expensive "money-saving" hobby that I have!

 

[WESHOOT2]

To rephrase: Anyone want to buy a set of brand new 9 Makarov dies?

 

[Rclark]

Thing with reloading is ... It allows you to do MORE with your money.... It will not save you money.... I came to that conclusion a long time ago.... It is a lot more fun to search for loads that work in my guns, to my specifications, than shooting factory loads.... I shoot more, reload more .... no saving, but more fun!

 

[Bucks Owin]

Cheaper to make ammo, but can end up being a hobby that consumes you.
Savings go out the window when you buy die-sets for cartridges you don't even own....

:lol: :lol: :lol: Done that too. Can't pass up a "deal" on a die set for a cartridge I'd like to play with but don't yet own... :roll: Makes us the "nuttier of gun nuts"?

25 cent oakie, ya might as well jump into the deep end and start casting too! :wink:

 

[GP100man]

I`ve saved 0 but have shot ALOT more !!!!!

We won`t talk `bout casting boolits !!!!

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

Can't say I've ever met anyone who actually "saved" money reloading.

Have known 100s who've gotten to shoot more for the same expenditure. Myself included.

Just compare the OP's expenditure and round count to what Ruger Packer could buy at Wally's paying retail: John's only gonna GET to shoot about 8 boxes, while Two Bit's just gonna HAVE to shoot all 25 of his! Funny how that works, huh?

Rick C

 

[mattsbox99]

One look in my reloading room will not indicate any saving of money but an enjoyable hobby that keeps me busy shooting. Shoot to reload!

In addition to reloading, I'm casting some bullets and casting (dropping?) my own shot now. I'm headed over to the mall parking lot in the morning to get some more lead.

 

[callshot]

I found one small wheel weight in the grocery store parking lot last week so I have now experienced some savings in casting and reloading. Steve

 

[jgt]

It all depends on whether you are an instant gradification type person or one who can plan for the long haul. I purchased good equipment in the late sixties and still use it. I buy cases by the thousand round count. Primers by the case and powder by the four and eight pound keg. I cast and swage jacketed bullets. When I first started people ask why I reloaded when ammo was so cheap? My answer was it will go up and by then my stuff will have already paid for itself. That time came many years ago.

When the recent run on ammo and componants happened it was not the first one I sailed through unscathed since I started reloading. Today I gasp at the price people want for used brass and old questionable ammo. The price of commercial bullets puts me into appoplexy. Do I save money reloading...........You bet your sweet bippy I do and have for years. It was not my primary purpose to save money reloading. I just wanted to make my own ammo. It was a hobby, but over the years it has become part of me and I would never consider giving it up.

 

[Chief 101]

It all depends on whether you are an instant gradification type person or one who can plan for the long haul. I purchased good equipment in the late sixties and still use it. I buy cases by the thousand round count. Primers by the case and powder by the four and eight pound keg. I cast and swage jacketed bullets. When I first started people ask why I reloaded when ammo was so cheap? My answer was it will go up and by then my stuff will have already paid for itself. That time came many years ago.

When the recent run on ammo and componants happened it was not the first one I sailed through unscathed since I started reloading. Today I gasp at the price people want for used brass and old questionable ammo. The price of commercial bullets puts me into appoplexy. Do I save money reloading...........You bet your sweet bippy I do and have for years. It was not my primary purpose to save money reloading. I just wanted to make my own ammo. It was a hobby, but over the years it has become part of me and I would never consider giving it up.

This is where I am at plus most loaded rounds that come from my bench use bullets that I cast from reclaimed lead...last year I shot thousands of rounds of which about half was rimfire, bought 2 pounds of rifle powder and one box of Hornady bullets at the gunshow for not much...hell yea I can shoot.

 

[Chief_10Beers]

I`ve saved 0 but have shot ALOT more !!!!!

We won`t talk `bout casting boolits !!!!

LoL! :lol: I know what you mean ................................

 

[44shootist]

I don't reload to save money I reload to work up loads that work best for each one of my guns, off the rack stuff don't cut it to well in most cases.