Cheapest Reloading supplies online??

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It's seems here in BC. If you were to buy your brass, primers, bullets and power from a dealer such as wholesale sports, you wouldn't even save money.
So really wtf is the point. If my math is correct, you'd actually lose money.

Obviously there must be cheaper stuff out there, but is this primarily online, or are there more convenient options?

I'm looking to reload .45 ACP only, and if 9mm ever gets expensive i may do that as well.

thanks
 
.45 cast bullets are .08 cents, coupla cents for powder, couple for primer......so .015 cents per load..so $7.50 for a box of 50 shells...I dunno
 
Between the bullet barn, CGN equipment exchange, range brass and budget shooters supply i have reloaded alot of very very cheap ammo.... Very cheap... Like between 15/25% of retail .... Now that's cheap.... Watch for sales and deals, buy in bulk... Don't let deals pass you by... Stay up till 3am camped in the EE waiting for posts... Clip coupons.... It's war man... Price war... Fight to win... Yeah!...
 
One good reason to get into reloading is for those hard to find - or impossible to find - "obsolete" calibers. And one can load them as mild as one wants for old, fragile guns.

At this point, I wouldn't bother reloading calibers such as 9mm, 38 Special, or 45 ACP. Factory ammo is cheap and readily available. If someone wants a special load, shoots a lot, or just loves reloading, that's a different matter.
 
Hotwheels81 said:
Between the bullet barn, CGN equipment exchange, range brass and budget shooters supply i have reloaded alot of very very cheap ammo.... Very cheap... Like between 15/25% of retail .... Now that's cheap.... Watch for sales and deals, buy in bulk... Don't let deals pass you by... Stay up till 3am camped in the EE waiting for posts... Clip coupons.... It's war man... Price war... Fight to win... Yeah!...
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Sheeesh... I'd be happy just to save. 20%
If you're not phibbing, I'll have to find these candy stores...
 
If you're buying the components every time, no...you won't save anything, and it'll likely be more expensive than factory ammo. What I don't think you're factoring in is the fact that you don't have to buy new brass every time.

Let's see.

First 100 rounds of 300 win mag rounds.

Brass - $88
Bullets - $32
Primers - $4.50
Powder - $32
Total - $156.50

Store bought - $29.99 (for 20) x 5 boxes
Total - $149.95

Cost of second and subsequent 100 rounds - I typically get around 13 firings on my brass.

Bullets - $32.00
Primers $4.50
Powder $32.00
Total - $68.50

Are you seeing the savings now ? Plus it's WAY more accurate ammo.
 
blacksmithden said:
If you're buying the components every time, no...you won't save anything, and it'll likely be more expensive than factory ammo. What I don't think you're factoring in is the fact that you don't have to buy new brass every time.

Let's see.

First 100 rounds of 300 win mag rounds.

Brass - $88
Bullets - $32
Primers - $4.50
Powder - $32
Total - $156.50

Store bought - $29.99 (for 20) x 5 boxes
Total - $149.95

Cost of second and subsequent 100 rounds - I typically get around 13 firings on my brass.

Bullets - $32.00
Primers $4.50
Powder $32.00
Total - $68.50

Are you seeing the savings now ? Plus it's WAY more accurate ammo.
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Over how many reloads are you amortizing your press, dies, tumbler, etc? I'm not seeing the savings yet.
 
Gun5tuff said:
Over how many reloads are you amortizing your press, dies, tumbler, etc? I'm not seeing the savings yet.
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Press, dies, tumblers and all other tools you ammortize over YEARS.

As the savings shown was approx $60 on the second reload it doesn't take long to pay off the press, etc.
Just like putting in solar or geothermal heating, you don't see the savings right away.

You won't save any $ anyhow, you will shoot twice as much. :D
 
If you reload even one "exotic" calibre, it can pay your press off in a single session. I reloaded about 200 .308 Norma Mag shells and saved a huge amount.

Here is a rough costs savings...
Reloaded cost per round (Already owned brass) $1.40/round
Cost of factory Norma rounds $5.25/round
Difference 3.85/round
Times 200 reloaded rounds = $770 in saving..

Yup shocking..

Here is another example of 9mm (most people argue its not even worth it)
Cost per round of factory (American Eagle) $0.30/round

Reloaded cost per round $0.18/round
Here my breakdown.
$0.085 for projectile (berry's bullets)
$0.05 for powder
$0.05 for Primer

So I save about $120 for every 1000 I load. I have loaded about 2500 9mm rounds in the last year.
 
CyaN1de said:
Press, dies, tumblers and all other tools you ammortize over YEARS.

As the savings shown was approx $60 on the second reload it doesn't take long to pay off the press, etc.
Just like putting in solar or geothermal heating, you don't see the savings right away.

You won't save any $ anyhow, you will shoot twice as much. :D
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All of the above. :D Thanks CyaN1de.
 
Examples of component deals I have found recently...

Primers, CCI 1000ct from wholesale sports with $25 off coupon =$5 per box

Higgonson WC735 from EE, 7lbs $115 to my door

IVI 5.56 Brass, traded for some .38 and .357 brass I had under the bench $35 for 1000pcs shipped

These are from the last month, I also buy components from gun shows and in bulk from local shops... Next step for me is casting pistol bullets but I would rather just buy them when I find good deals.
 
There is an investment to reloading, brass and presses are the obvious ones. There are several reasons to reload:

-Cant purchase bullets anymore be cause they don't make or import them.

-Cost savings for volume reloading.

-Superior loaded cartridges and customized for each rifle.



If you shoot surplus rifle ammunition for your CZ or SKS, you probably wont save anything, but if you shoot commercial bullets and have saved your brass, there are wonderful savings to be had.
 
Gun5tuff said:
Over how many reloads are you amortizing your press, dies, tumbler, etc? I'm not seeing the savings yet.
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One of the first years I was into reloading, I shot over 2,000 22 Hornets. At a buck a pop for factory ammo, compared to about $0.25 (at the time) for hand loads, that's $1500 savings, just from the one caliber.

The savings are proportionately larger for 'premium' bullets in magnum loads.
First 100 rounds of 300 win mag rounds.

Brass - $88
Bullets - $32
Primers - $4.50
Powder - $32
Total - $156.50

Store bought - $29.99 (for 20) x 5 boxes
Total - $149.95
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This only applies to 'crap' SP ammo. Let's take a look at the number if we were to use a premium bullet, like the TTSX 225's:
Brass - $88
Bullets - $53.99*2 = $107.98
Primers - $4.50
Powder - $32
Total - $232.48

Store bought - $67.99 (for 20) x 5 boxes (http://www.cabelas.ca/index.cfm?pageID=71&&section=1187&section2=1280&section3=1464&ID=32182[/url])
Total - $339.95
 
travellerw said:
If you reload even one "exotic" calibre, it can pay your press off in a single session. I reloaded about 200 .308 Norma Mag shells and saved a huge amount.

Here is a rough costs savings...
Reloaded cost per round (Already owned brass) $1.40/round
Cost of factory Norma rounds $5.25/round
Difference 3.85/round
Times 200 reloaded rounds = $770 in saving..

Yup shocking..

Here is another example of 9mm (most people argue its not even worth it)
Cost per round of factory (American Eagle) $0.30/round

Reloaded cost per round $0.18/round
Here my breakdown.
$0.085 for projectile (berry's bullets)
$0.05 for powder
$0.05 for Primer

So I save about $120 for every 1000 I load. I have loaded about 2500 9mm rounds in the last year.
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I've reloaded almost 3,000 38 specials this year. Factory reloads cost about $220/k, and new ammo is over $300 ($360 at the local shop).

Reloads cost me:
-1/2lb of Clays (about $15),
-a pack of primers ($42),
-three boxes of Hornady 140 grain LSWC bullets at $30/box. (Or i could use Berry's for about the same price, like you did.)
-Brass I bought once-fired at the range here in town for $40, but i figure I'll get at least 10 loads out of that, so it's less than $4/k

Total that all up and my cost comes in at about $160/k, for a $60 (plus another good $30 in shipping costs) savings over the wolf factory reloads, or a whopping $200 savings over factory new ammo.

Using my Lee progressive 1,000 with a bullet feeder and case collator, it only takes me about 90 minutes to hammer out a thousand rounds, too, so the cost of this inexpensive press is saved within the first few hours of use.
 
Another good perk...

This fall when deer season opend up here all the stores were waiting on delivery of SP 7.62x39, I seen a few boxes on a shelf at one store for $30 (mfs)... I had 100 at home in a MTM box that I had built over the summer... Instead of crying I was giggling all the way home about it... Many many advantages to hand rolling yer own.
 
I load for 7 different calibers now and I'm in the process of assembling stuff to cast bullets for my 43 Mauser. I have about 80 pounds of lead poured into nice little ingots. I bought a bottom pour casting pot and a previously loved swaging press. More stuff to buy. More stuff to amortize. This hobby isn't about saving money.
 
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