Rocket Surgery
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Yeah but you have to get in on the group buys to get discounts like that.
9mm reload cost vs store bought?
- Thread starter nwills
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Yeah but you have to get in on the group buys to get discounts like that.
That's crazy cheap,makes me want to get into casting however I can't fit in another hobby.
MikeyScuba
CGN Regular
- Location
- GTA, Ontario
I have not shot mine much, I’m more into shooting my newly converted 40S&W (from 10mm) STI for IPSC major. My wife loves wheel guns and she loves her 929. We spent more on tuning (Rusty Wood - fiber sights, Miculek springs and internal polish) and holster, belts, moon clips and tools than the gun itself. The Altamont grips really finish the 929 nicely.
Did a lot of research and decided to reload with Bayou’s @.358 2.8gr N320. Very accurate and just cranked out 700 rounds today. PF ~129
Given current deals available I save about $100 per 1000 on reloading 9mm 124gr. If I do the calcs based on how long it takes me to prep the brass and then do the loading I'd be way ahead if I spent the time working and then just went and bought CCI Blazer ammo. I do it mainly because I enjoy it. It doesn't make sense economically.
OkayShooter
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nova Scotia
taxes and everything is about 17 cents a round with 3.8grn W231 and 124grn Xmetal.
MikeyScuba
CGN Regular
- Location
- GTA, Ontario
22c for a 147gr 9mm Frontier, N320 with a Fiocchi non- toxic primer.
19.5c 160gr 9mm Bayou sized to.358 2.8gr N320 Federal (soft) primer
As for amortizing all the reloading equipment......probably the same time the Federal budget gets balanced
19.5c 160gr 9mm Bayou sized to.358 2.8gr N320 Federal (soft) primer
As for amortizing all the reloading equipment......probably the same time the Federal budget gets balanced
Many people that reload pistol ammo also compete for example in IPSC. You get to meet lot people that also reload. Many deals then appear on your horizon including group buys and vendor promotions. When you see a great deal, Jump on it, reloading components last a long time but NOT low prices, so stock up when one deal comes by.
I can load 2,333 rounds of home cast 258gr PC'd 9mm bullets with a pound of VV N320 at a cost of 48.50/pound. That's a tiny bit over 2 cents a round, but we'll round up to 2.1 cents. Then primers are $46 per 1000, which adds another 4 and a half cents... actually 4.6 cents per round. I'm already up to 2.1 + 4.6 cents = 6.7 cents per round. With Ontario HST @ 13%, we're up to 7.571 cents total, and I'll round up to 8 cents a round for simplicity sake with the cost of powder coating powder. Lead and casings are free.
Now this doesn't take into account electricity use for the lead melting pot, oven for powder coating, powering the case tumbler, and lighting in the reloading room. It also doesn't account for my time, but it's something I like to do. People who like watching TV instead don't expect to get paid...
I'd have trouble buying commercial 9mm rounds made to the exact power factor I need that shoot the way I want at any price, let alone at $80 per thousand.
Now this doesn't take into account electricity use for the lead melting pot, oven for powder coating, powering the case tumbler, and lighting in the reloading room. It also doesn't account for my time, but it's something I like to do. People who like watching TV instead don't expect to get paid...
I'd have trouble buying commercial 9mm rounds made to the exact power factor I need that shoot the way I want at any price, let alone at $80 per thousand.
This, absolutely. Its not unlike when people ask me why do I grow a garden and or raise my own beef, pig when you can get it cheaper in the store. Maybe cheaper sometimes(mostly not cheaper) but I will tell you from experience its never better quality in the store. I feel the same about my ammo and that is why I reload.
I have been reloading shotgun for years and, just recently, started to reload for pistol. All you old timers, feel free to raz me, but, I enjoy reloading almost as much as shooting. If I load 50 or 250 in an evening, who cares. Time well spent and a stress reliever.
now.... if everyone is reloading,... where the free brasses come from?
I haven't started to shoot, since.... I have not bought my pistol yet, but got my RL550 and dies....
so...going Veryyyyyyy sloooooowwly with this hobby.
I don't have any brasses yet, since I did not go to the range blah blah blah....
I think I most likely will be buying the first 1K rounds factory and them collect my own brasses...
enjoying seeing all the posts.... very educational!!!
I haven't started to shoot, since.... I have not bought my pistol yet, but got my RL550 and dies....
so...going Veryyyyyyy sloooooowwly with this hobby.
I don't have any brasses yet, since I did not go to the range blah blah blah....
I think I most likely will be buying the first 1K rounds factory and them collect my own brasses...
enjoying seeing all the posts.... very educational!!!
You're going to see a lot of people shooting 9mm and not picking up their brass. At my range there's about 9 casual shooter for 1 "real" shooter. Casual shooters go to the range 1-5 times a year and shoot a box or 2. It doesn't make sense for these people to reload. They all shoot 9mm or 22lr and never pick up a case. I think I pick up more than I can reload in 9mm.
Some people also just don't bother. 2 weeks ago there was a guy who shot a whole box of hornady 50AE and didn't bother to pick up his brass. My gain, but usually anything reloadable that's larger than 9mm will get picked up.
