Reloading shotgun shells

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I searched everywhere and couldnt come up with anything. I was looking into reloading shotgun shells for trap shooting, and googling it some people said they had there reloading prices down to about $3 a box. Now I searched everywhere I could think of and using one of the online reloading calculators I could not get the price down to below $7....now the thing is.....walmart sells them for around $7.50 a box.......So basically I am wondering if I am missing something here? Or is it just not worth reloading for these?

In the calculator I did not add the price of the press in($70) and I didnt put a price in for hulls since they are easily obtained for free.
Thanks in advance:ar15::ar15:
 
Those may be in the US that people can get reloading down that far. Also depends on exactly the load used, and how many components they buy at a time to get bulk discounts.

Even making my own shot I may get down to that price, but I have not done the numbers to check. Essentially for standard trap loads it's not much cost savings, however for hunting loads, specialty loads or anything other then 12 or 20 gauge it can start to save money.
 
I did some calculations using current pricing from Higginson.the only thing I couldn't find was shot cost, so I went with $30.00/25lbs
Powder: Clays 2lbs $53 =14000gr avg 20gr per=700 rounds= .075 per
primers $52/1000= .052 per
wads: $8.00/250= .032 per
lead : $30/25lbs=4000 oz divided by 1.125oz per=355rnds= .085 per
total .244 per
x 25
$6.10 a box of 25 +taxes
The difference is not large,but you have quality components and you can play with loads to get the pattern you want. Wal Mart you get what you get.
 
The availability of inexpensive lead is gone for most of us. Now that wheel weights arn't made of lead anymore, the guys that made shot in their back yard either arn't selling it any more or are charging what the stores do. For me, that is where most of my savings came from.
Regards, Hitch
 
In 12 and 20 ga. you will not fill your pockets with all the money you save by loading.
It does however allow you to develop loads suited to your purpose ie: i use a 1400 fps 7/8 oz load for 12 ga sporting clays. Patterns well from my gun and grinds targets.
28 and .410 loading will however show some good economics
 
I used to load for under $3 a box, but the year was 1999 and I was living in the U.S. My club bought bulk components and sold to its members with no markup. I believe I was paying:

$20 per carton for primers
$12 per 25lbs bag of shot
$90 per 8lbs jug of Red Dot
$5 per bag of 250 wads

Those prices are long gone. BUT, I still have enough of those same components that I could load probably 300 rounds and honestly claim I was only paying $3 a box. Once they were gone I would be paying double that.
 
i reload buckshot, and I save $3 a box over factory stuff. I havent reloaded any "birdshot" because the price of walmart stuff makes it not worth my time to do it.
 
Cheapest places (I know of in southern Ontario) to buy components are Hummason, Lawreys shooting sport, and Irv's shooting supplies.

for 1oz, trap shooting load, using genuine Winchester primers, and ever best Hogdon "Clays" powder with Claybuster wads it cost $48, $49, and $53 correspondingly per 250 rounds. Taking in consideration that your hulls are free.

Lead is the most expensive part of the process. now $35 per 25 lb.
25lb = 400 oz = 400 shells. doesn't last very long.

If you buy cheap primers, and "Promo" powder which is almost twice cheaper than Hogdon "Clays" you can get price of your reloads down to $40 - $45 per flat...

But I personally don't like those primers as they often burn through and cheaper "Promo"
leaves barrels dirty - meanwile when using "clays" you can't tell if the gun was shot or not.

Saving money on reloading is possible, it is however completely different from enjoying reloading as a time spent.
 
canada-for-sale said:
Cheapest places (I know of in southern Ontario) to buy components are Hummason, Lawreys shooting sport, and Irv's shooting supplies.

for 1oz, trap shooting load, using genuine Winchester primers, and ever best Hogdon "Clays" powder with Claybuster wads it cost $48, $49, and $53 correspondingly per 250 rounds. Taking in consideration that your hulls are free.

Lead is the most expensive part of the process. now $35 per 25 lb.
25lb = 400 oz = 400 shells. doesn't last very long.

If you buy cheap primers, and "Promo" powder which is almost twice cheaper than Hogdon "Clays" you can get price of your reloads down to $40 - $45 per flat...

But I personally don't like those primers as they often burn through and cheaper "Promo"
leaves barrels dirty - meanwile when using "clays" you can't tell if the gun was shot or not.

Saving money on reloading is possible, it is however completely different from enjoying reloading as a time spent.
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ln my experience the "cheaper" Primers (Chedites) have been more reliable than the more expensive Winchester's. As far as cheaper powders go. I use Promo. It is an excellent powder @ $100 for 8lbs. As far as leaving barrels "dirty" I clean my gun after every time I shoot it no matter what powder I use.
 
BattleRife said:
I used to load for under $3 a box, but the year was 1999 and I was living in the U.S. My club bought bulk components and sold to its members with no markup. I believe I was paying:

$20 per carton for primers
$12 per 25lbs bag of shot
$90 per 8lbs jug of Red Dot
$5 per bag of 250 wads

Those prices are long gone. BUT, I still have enough of those same components that I could load probably 300 rounds and honestly claim I was only paying $3 a box. Once they were gone I would be paying double that.
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Wow man, I look at those prices ... If those prices were around today!!!
 
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