Small rifle primers are the most available right now out there, maybe more of the small pistol, but it would be close. 3K more hitting my doorstep later today, tomorrow.
Another reason I also just purchased a 223. Found some 69 gr match burners for 37c each, and have 1300 on the way. There are numerous places with bulk hornady that is less, but I wanted the heavier bullet. Now to decide on the powder I want. Hearing good things on the varget for heavy bullets, and might try cfe223, and then see what is better, and bulk order that in as well.
You can get hornady match in the 50-55 gr in match tips around 30c each, so I would think the lighter varmint tips you could find for less.
I'll be set up early next week with all my components to reload for the 223. Dies just made it in today, brass is due tomorrow. Decided on new brass after much thought on this. Was picking up range brass, but the amount of dings, and scratches in it, and probably through a semi auto, I just couldn't justify feeding my new lever action used brass, or dealing with all the crimped primers. Yep lazy, as my time is better spent on other things.
Without counting brass, I'll be about 71c per load, which puts me into the cheap bulk ammo range, but mine will be match ammo, so I think I'm good with that. The brass I don't count, or if I really wanted to I guess I could add 4c for each time use, with 10 cycles of the brass, so that puts me into $.75 each round, plus the time to actually reload it. But that doesn't really count now does it, because for me it is a great relaxing way to get away from things.
Too bad its 10 longer to reload than it is to shoot it all!!
