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I would like to keep shooting my pistol to not cost as much and was wondering what you guys have the cost worked out to be per round for 9mm, right now I am in the .28-.33 cents per round area and was wondering if reloading my own was worth it ?

Thanks guys.
 
I'm around $8 a box....but actually there isn't much money to be saved because I end up shooting more.

Also, even if you save money, you actually have to save it because buying components tends to be a bulk purchase sort of deal and dropping $1500 on projectiles can be quite the bill to pay
 
I too am around $7-$8 per box (reloaded)

You tell the wife you NEED to start reloading in order to save money, but the truth is you just end up shooting twice or three times as much.

When starting off, you'll improve quicker with the added practice though. Any added (proper) trigger time will pay dividends.
 
Mine are $.12/rd.

$.08/bullet
$.03/primer
$.01/powder

I have a few thousand 'many times fired' brass.
 
depends on what I'm reloadiing for. 147gr Campro bullets are more expensive, so works out to be $.13/round. 115gr Campro bullets are cheaper, so works at to ~$.11/round. But I do end up buying in bulk.

Reloading is definitely a commitment though, and not something to be taken up casually. It's taken me about 3 weeks working with my Dillon XL650 so far. Initially had a problem with depriming, then jams from the case feeder, then seating primers, then getting accurate and repeatable powder charges, then eliminating shell plate snap, ...... Oh, and the first time you set off a live primer by squashing it will certainly get your attention lol.

Right now, I'm running through my brass with just the sizing/decapping die first. It's much easier to get a feel for how much lever pressure is required to size the brass, and then I can feel right away if the spent primer got sucked back into the brass and is being seated on the next down stroke. It's pretty easy to load batches of deprimed and sized brass after that. I think I've got my depriming fixed, so I may start to run through my brass in one continuous process.
 
Ok so it's about 1/3 the cost per round and you shoot about 250-300 rounds a week how long did it take you guys to break even on the reloading equipment ? I know it depends on how much I pay for the equipment but just a rough ball park on your experience.

Thanks for all the reply's so far
 
About 17 cents a round for my last batch. The bullet price has gone up a little so the next batch will likely be pushing 18cents a round.

With today's powder, primer and bullet prices plan on 18 or 19 cents a round if you're buying it all for the first time.

Shop around and burrow into the grape vine too. Typically a lot of regular gun stores are not the best places to buy the consumables.
 
so with DRG 125 ($.07-.08), dom Primer (.03), and titegroup ($.02-.03). = .13$
with aim 124 ($0.106) , dom primer($.03), and titegroup ($.02-.03) = ($.18-.15)

I am currently inquiring about doing a group purchase, currently am waiting on Admins to chime in, if Im able to do so.
 
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VanMan said:
depends on what I'm reloadiing for. 147gr Campro bullets are more expensive, so works out to be $.13/round. 115gr Campro bullets are cheaper, so works at to ~$.11/round. But I do end up buying in bulk.

Reloading is definitely a commitment though, and not something to be taken up casually. It's taken me about 3 weeks working with my Dillon XL650 so far. Initially had a problem with depriming, then jams from the case feeder, then seating primers, then getting accurate and repeatable powder charges, then eliminating shell plate snap, ...... Oh, and the first time you set off a live primer by squashing it will certainly get your attention lol.

Right now, I'm running through my brass with just the sizing/decapping die first. It's much easier to get a feel for how much lever pressure is required to size the brass, and then I can feel right away if the spent primer got sucked back into the brass and is being seated on the next down stroke. It's pretty easy to load batches of deprimed and sized brass after that. I think I've got my depriming fixed, so I may start to run through my brass in one continuous process.
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Sounds like a familiar story ..ain't it fun though to work thru it and solve the problems..
 
Like others; you won't "save" any money.
You will shoot more.
You might get better ammo for your gun.
But "save", good luck...
It isn't 50% cheaper, it's twice the ammo (although by my latest numbers for 9 I'm about 35 to 40% cheaper after freight).
 
I have loaded nines a lot and don't care anymore about the $$. Getting good projectiles for cheap is everything. Its about the satisfaction of making reliable consistent ammo all the time. Never
having to switch to a new brand and wondering how it will perform. O yea.. always having plenty of ammo is sublime.
 
Definitely satisfying when it all comes together and that 650 is just pumping out rounds. I put a Mr Bullit feeder on it too and that really speeds up the cycle times. It reduced one station where powder flick could occur, and always seats the bullet square so rejects from case gauging have gone down from ~4-6 per hundred to less than 1 per hundred. Next thing to work on is getting more consistent velocities. At a target of 900fps to make 132PF with a 147gr bullet, I'm getting a spread of +/- 40FPS over a string of 20 shots. I chrono'd some rounds from Custom Reloading Services at the same time, and his spread was only +/- 12FPS. American Eagle was +/- 27FPS. The quality of ammo I'm loading now is fine for my IPSC needs, just can't resist researching tuning tips for improving powder throw accuracy. And if John/Brad can do it, then I should be able to get close to their quality too. I just hope it doesn't take me 40 years and millions of rounds to get there lol


silverfoxdj said:
Sounds like a familiar story ..ain't it fun though to work thru it and solve the problems..
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Sometime 9mm is not worth reloading for, I bought Blazer brand and blast out. Don't get me wrong, I have enough powder, bullets and enough primers to crank out 10 thousand round if need but time consuming is not worth to reload when you barely got weekend off. I'm lucky enough to have Wednesday morning off.

45 ACP is different story.
 
KND said:
Sometime 9mm is not worth reloading for, I bought Blazer brand and blast out. Don't get me wrong, I have enough powder, bullets and enough primers to crank out 10 thousand round if need but time consuming is not worth to reload when you barely got weekend off. I'm lucky enough to have Wednesday morning off.

45 ACP is different story.
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At >0.35c just for cheaper brass you ain't kidding
 
I reload. A lot. But a while back when time was tight, I bought 2000 commercial reloads. I think they cost about $8.00/box of 50. I supplied the brass and they came back loaded. if I put any value on my time, that was a bargain.
 
Razorsythe said:
so with DRG 125 ($.07-.08), dom Primer (.03), and titegroup ($.02-.03). = .13$
with aim 124 ($0.106) , dom primer($.03), and titegroup ($.02-.03) = ($.18-.15)

THOUGH... I am looking to do a large bulk purchase of bullets if anyone is interested? Looking at DRG and AIM bullets.. I currently have between 3-10 people interested so.. $/rn should be good.
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Where are you getting the DRG bullets? That's a great price and less than the currently cheapest option locally for Berry plated.
 
This. With picked up range brass o' plenty and not having to factor that as a cost, I am at $0.12 per round of 124gr CMJ RN or HP.
That's $6 per box of 50, $60 per 500, $120 per 1000... you get the idea. lol

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pmt said:
Mine are $.12/rd.

$.08/bullet
$.03/primer
$.01/powder

I have a few thousand 'many times fired' brass.
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