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Re: Cost to reload
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
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04/04/20 03:09 PM
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DStroud
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Lots of good answers above. Generally speaking with your own brass you save about 40% off retail ammo pricing. Now if you shoot a 7mm Weatherby that cost 85.00 per box that adds up fast. Not as fast if you are shooting Green and Yellow box 30/30 ammo. To me it's as simple as do you think you would enjoy reloading if so definitely do it as it's not that expensive to try it. But if you look at it as a chore to do to save a few pennies then based on how much you shoot it's not worth it.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: Cost to reload
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04/04/20 08:16 PM
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Tactical Cowboy
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Lots of good answers above. Generally speaking with your own brass you save about 40% off retail ammo pricing. Now if you shoot a 7mm Weatherby that cost 85.00 per box that adds up fast. Not as fast if you are shooting Green and Yellow box 30/30 ammo. To me it's as simple as do you think you would enjoy reloading if so definitely do it as it's not that expensive to try it. But if you look at it as a chore to do to save a few pennies then based on how much you shoot it's not worth it. I see it as both. I do enjoy reloading to an extent. That being said, if I could buy similar quality ammo for the same money I spend on components, there’s no way I’d reload. The other thing is, I’m kind of a cheapskate. I cast my own bullets because I can make them for half the cost of buying them.
The secret to a long life is to try not to shorten it.
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Re: Cost to reload
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
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04/04/20 09:07 PM
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If you figure in your costs and add cost for your labor, it is not a savings. It is more of a self satisfaction of knowing you did the best you could and made the best ammo for your weapon. It is a hobby like deer hunting, that cheap meat. You really do not want to know what you are spending.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Cost to reload
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
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04/04/20 10:06 PM
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If you're loading for a .500 A2, you can make back the money on a single stage press in under 100 rounds. With a .30-06, not so much.
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Re: Cost to reload
[Re: onlysmith&wesson]
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04/05/20 02:03 AM
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patriot07
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Reloading is more about quality than cost savings, unless you shoot thousands upon thousands of rounds annually.
You can make ammo that's very consistent in accuracy and velocity, which is critical for long range shooting. If you're just loading for hunting ammo at less than a hundred rounds per year, there's no way it's worth it financially IMHO. Now if you're looking at it also in terms of pride in the ability to make your own ammo, then it's really up to you whether it's worth it.
The Rock Chucker press is fantastic. That's what I have. It's affordable and you aren't going to win any speed races, but you can make excellent quality ammo with it. And the kit comes with everything you need to get started.
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Re: Cost to reload
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04/06/20 03:00 PM
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Bought a Blackhawk in 45 Colt in 73 from Gibson's, I think less than $100. Ammo from there or a general hardware store was a whopping $7.48. That was a lot of money for me at that time, bought 10 boxes then started reloading. Started with the Lee single caliber kit you used with a hammer, it had one powder scoop. Slowly added more tools over the years. Never could have shot nearly as much without reloading. Still using most of those original brass that was loaded dozens of times Ruger only loads,now don't load that way anymore. Still using the Ohaus balance beam scale from late 70's. My round count was very modest compared to most of you here 1k-1200 45, 1k 44mag , and 200 30-06 until I got sick in 2001. Didn't have the strength or energy to shoot or reload again until 2013, but still not to the same extent. It is very relaxing, I only load about 100 at a time single stage.
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