FrankSchaeffer
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what is the cost between the two also the pro and cons. like time, cost function.
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FrankSchaeffer":ns0dqw0u said:what is the cost between the two also the pro and cons. like time, cost function.
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FrankSchaeffer":3nb164fw said:what is the cost between the two also the pro and cons. like time, cost function.
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69Roadrunner":34ni3yvc said:The cost of reloading ammo has gone up a lot in the last couple of years. There was a time when I could reload .45 ACP or 9mm for about a quarter the retail cost of factory ammo or less. Right now the best I can do using hard cast lead bullets is about 45% the cost of the least expensive factory ammo
revhigh":21mwsuj8 said:Please show me where you can buy factory ammo for about $10 per box. I'd say it's more like $20, which would still be about 25%.
So .... if you buy 20 boxes of 45ACP at $20 per box ... that's $400. Roughly $300 saved per thousand loaded. So ... in 2000 rounds you'd have $600 to spend on reloading equipment.
It's a no-brainer.
REV
How much have you got into equipment? How many round have you reloaded? are you shooting more than you would if you were paying commercial prices?meanc":2dq5ku6v said:I'm still laughing at all those folks that consistently said things along the line of...
"Well you're really not saving anything by reloading, you're just able to shoot twice as much"
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MY LOADS:
44mag "Ruger Only" hunting load w/ 240gr XTP costs me somewhere around $5.00 per 50.
45Colt "Ruger Only" hunting load with a 250gr XTP costs me somewhere around $6.00 per 50.
Full house 357mag 158gr JSP is actually about $3.00 per 50
Find the cost for premium factory hunting ammo for those three calibers...
Now figure out my savings. :wink:
69Roadrunner":3bv33rha said:revhigh":3bv33rha said:Please show me where you can buy factory ammo for about $10 per box. I'd say it's more like $20, which would still be about 25%.
So .... if you buy 20 boxes of 45ACP at $20 per box ... that's $400. Roughly $300 saved per thousand loaded. So ... in 2000 rounds you'd have $600 to spend on reloading equipment.
It's a no-brainer.
REV
Your point with .45 ACP is well taken. I was thinking more of 9mm since I no longer own a pistol chambered in .45 ACP. The least expensive box of 50 rounds factory 9mm - Federal 115 gr FMJ - I can find costs $9.47 plus tax ($10.11) at my local WalMart. I'll have to check and see how much they sell .45 ACP, assuming I can find any.
Most people don't realize that the cost savings really start kicking in when you cast your own bullets.revhigh":npwrde2y said:I'l disagree with that ... here's a 45ACP example ...
1000 200 grain LSWC bullets from Mastercast - $63.00
1000 LP Primers - $30.00
2/3 lb Win 231 (roughly 4500 grains) - $12.00
Total - $105.00 for 1000 rounds = $5.25 per box of 50 45ACP.