9mm reload cost vs store bought?

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Just curious if anyone has specific numbers on 9mm ammo cost when comparing reloading to store bought ammo?

Let’s just say that an average price for 1000 9mm rounds is give or take $275 + taxes on the lower end. That works out to $0.31 per round.

What would a reload cost based on current price of primers, powder, bullets and a mix of free range brass and some paid for pre used brass from a range or other source?

Is there a significant difference?

Looking for numbers that don’t factor in the cost of the reloading equipment which of course needs to be amortized over a period of time.
 
Doing 9mm for about 0.17 a round. This factors in the price of primers/projectile (115gr)/ and powder. Brass is range brass of mine and what i pick up. Works out to 170.00/1000.

Dillon has a calculator the even amortizes equipment h p://dillonprecision.net/break-even-calculator/
or just load cost h ps://www.dillonprecision.com/calculator.html
 
My campro 124gr reloads with titegroup work out to 162$ for a 1000. If I order components online and save the 8% PST it helps. And if you order enough you usually get free shipping.
Primers are the wildcard at the moment. Hard to find good deals on them. I balk at paying 45-50$ for them and usually wait for better deals.
 
nwills said:
Just curious if anyone has specific numbers on 9mm ammo cost when comparing reloading to store bought ammo?

Let’s just say that an average price for 1000 9mm rounds is give or take $275 + taxes on the lower end. That works out to $0.31 per round.....
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There's been plenty of vendors that have been selling new Blazer Brass 9mm for $250+tax lately, about $0.28 per round.
 
As a newbie knowing little to nothing about the process is it difficult to learn and are there reliability issues with reloads? Or maybe a better question is what would affect the reliability when making reloads?
 
BitboyBen said:
As a newbie knowing little to nothing about the process is it difficult to learn and are there reliability issues with reloads? Or maybe a better question is what would affect the reliability when making reloads?
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The person making them, lol. Many enjoy reloading because it gives them total control. The process isn't difficult to learn but for obvious reason you'll want to be cautious, meticulous and diligent.
 
I currently load 9mm for 0.17 a round. When retailers have sales on components I "back up the truck" so to speak, it helps to keep costs down.
 
With current prices and plated bullets your looking at 17 cents a round or $170 for 1k. You could get that a bit lower with bulk powder, primers and bullets though. My cheapest using pricing from 4-5 years ago with my close to free lead cast bullets was roughly 8-10 cents a round or $100 for 1k. I'm probably closer to 12 cents a round now though i still have a decent stash of powder and primers.
 
Reloading time can very significantly. For 9mm here is a rough baseline. I run Camdex Commercial Equipment so I am running 3600 rounds per hour, but for the average Joe (or Jane) I think these numbers can serve as a baseline.

Single stage 60 rounds an hour +/-
Turret press 100 rounds an hour +/-
Semi progressive 250 to 400 an hour
Progressive 400 + an hour
Really progressive (Super 1050) 1000 per hour +
 
16.5¢ per round at 400-500 rounds per hour here. If you don't have your brass for free you're better off buying new ammos imo. Current price at tenda and western metal is 250$/1000.

We're all in the same ballpark.
 
Adding time and press cost/amortization suddenly 31 cents a round for pre rolled is a bargain.
Even a progressive press @ 400 per hour will need 3 hours min to produce 1000 rounds as you will still need to deprime and tumble before running. Yes I understand tumbling will be going as you run the press.
I know how hard it is to find free time never mind three consecutive hours for those of us with families and still working long days plus overtime.
I get reloading long gun target rounds for max accuracy but cannot fathom reloading pistol calibers that are readily available sub 50 cents per round.
I shoot 9MM and 12GA trap and have costed out a shotshell reloading setup but still did could not save enough on paper to consider starting.
 
flashburn said:
Adding time and press cost/amortization suddenly 31 cents a round for pre rolled is a bargain.
Even a progressive press @ 400 per hour will need 3 hours min to produce 1000 rounds as you will still need to deprime and tumble before running. Yes I understand tumbling will be going as you run the press.
I know how hard it is to find free time never mind three consecutive hours for those of us with families and still working long days plus overtime.
I get reloading long gun target rounds for max accuracy but cannot fathom reloading pistol calibers that are readily available sub 50 cents per round.
I shoot 9MM and 12GA trap and have costed out a shotshell reloading setup but still did could not save enough on paper to consider starting.
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Everyone's situation is different. You can't "fathom" the idea because you don't shoot 15K - 20K of 9mm a year, when you do it becomes a lot easier to "fathom". I save approximately $2250 a year reloading 9mm. Just like shooting, eating or $hitting reloading takes time, most considered it a hobby so time spent isn't an issue.

At the end of the day it's a "whatever floats your boat" situation.
 
I'm at $50 per 1000 give or take $2-3

flashburn said:
but cannot fathom reloading pistol calibers that are readily available sub 50 cents per round.
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I can fathom with my cost.

BlackSheepBrass said:
Reloading time can very significantly. For 9mm here is a rough baseline. I run Camdex Commercial Equipment so I am running 3600 rounds per hour, but for the average Joe (or Jane) I think these numbers can serve as a baseline.

Single stage 60 rounds an hour +/-
Turret press 100 rounds an hour +/-
Semi progressive 250 to 400 an hour
Progressive 400 + an hour
Really progressive (Super 1050) 1000 per hour +
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I can do over 100 an hour on a single stage.
 
$0.19 per round tax included. 124 gr plated bullets and once fired brass "depreciation" included.

Don't count my press/equipment amortization since I bought it all used at decent prices so I can probably sell it for the same amount if I want to.
 
Calahan said:
There's been plenty of vendors that have been selling new Blazer Brass 9mm for $250+tax lately, about $0.28 per round.
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Yeah, and it's great brass for reloading with, anything CCI is great. $250.00 plus 5% tax is only $267.50 (27 cents a round)

Reloading with Campro bullets, titegroup, and CCI primers works out to be about 18 cents a round with tax, exactly 66% of the cost if your time and equipment have no value.

For other calibers, like 38special, where the norm is $25-$35 per 50 (.60 cents a round at 30 bucks a box) and you're reloading them for about 20 cents, that's kind of a big deal.

Now if you're casting your own bullets at $1.00/lb lead, you're now making 9mm and 38spl for 8-9 cents a round.
 
The least a calibre is common, the larger the saving. The 44 magnum is probably the most economical to reload, at 1$ or more per round for commercial and 35¢ for reloads. Load 1000 of them and you've paid your press and dies. And reloading them takes the same time as reloading any other pistol ammos, so 400-500 per hour.

The least savings is in 223 plinking ammos. Right now you're almost better off selling your brass than reloading it.

The one thing I can't fathom is reloading pistol ammos on a single stage.
 
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