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Hey whats it costing you to reload rounds these days?

Down under, i did some shonky math an came up with 2 numbers. this is for 7mm08

say speer hot cor class projies at $70 per 100, using once fired brass so no cost there " " we will say.... $3.80 per bang.
an say Woodleighs or so at $1 a projie, about $4.10 or so...............

packet of Corelokt loaded rounds X20 is $45................ $2.25 a bang.

i duno what to do lol

Whats your Cost V factory?
 
My cost per reload is fairly low, i have extensive amounts of powder, primers and bullets bought before things got stupid and prices exploded. The only thing i buy now is some bullets and really watch what i pay.
Ginex large rifle primers run around 21cents each, 1lb of say 4350 is around $85 so a load of 50grains=60cents/round. add is a bullet at your price of $70/100 or 70 cents each gives me $1.50 for a typical 7mm08x20=30.00 a box.
I used 50 gr of powder just for easy figuring, the primer cost i got from a vendor on this site and the bullet cost was what you gave, no idea what your powder and primer costs are down under but as i said i have lots of stuff under lock and key, will keep me shooting till arthritis makes it hard to pull a trigger.
 
In Canada, GS bullets are $58/100 and HC are $43/100, then add 14% tax.

Normal for now powder is $85/pound +14% tax

Primers Ginex $20/100 +14% tax

Higher grade primers, such as CCI 250 $30-$45/if you can find them.

Your ammo is quite a bit more expensive to reload, considering your Aussie dollar is a bit higher against the Greenback than our $C

If cost is important to you, and you can purchase factory loaded ammo, which gives you equivalent or acceptable performance all around in the field, go for the factory round.

That doesn't seem to be the case in the area I live or where I've traveled over the last couple of years. The odd bit of "NEW OLD STOCK" can be found at the prices you quote, but most is much more expensive than reloading, as long as the reloader has the brass cases to work with.

If the reloader has to purchase brass cases as well, then I wouldn't say there is any savings. Maybe even more expensive.
 
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WhelanLad said:
Hey whats it costing you to reload rounds these days?

Down under, i did some shonky math an came up with 2 numbers. this is for 7mm08

say speer hot cor class projies at $70 per 100, using once fired brass so no cost there " " we will say.... $3.80 per bang.
an say Woodleighs or so at $1 a projie, about $4.10 or so...............

packet of Corelokt loaded rounds X20 is $45................ $2.25 a bang.

i duno what to do lol

Whats your Cost V factory?
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Don't knock Core Lokts, I've dropped many moose with those out of a 30-06
 
I was looking a bit more closely at your cost estimates.

You don't give us any costs for powder or primers.

Assuming your powder and primer costs are comparable to the prices here, your estimate per cost of each "bang" or round is quite high.

By my estimate, your cost, not including brass cartridge cases, is around $1.75 AUS$ per round or "bang"

Which makes it cheaper to shoot handloads which are also custom loaded for the best performance in your particular firearm.

Aus $ - Can $ = .91 Aus$ = 1 Can $
 
I can shoot for less than 50 cents per bang … but I cheat. Here’s how: I shoot cast bullets with home made gas checks. The lead I use is from free wheel weights plus old lead plumbing which was also free. The powder is IMR 4064 which I bought when it was cheaper. If I run out I’ll try Big Game for $48 (tax in). I’m using 209 primers which are 8 cents each. (I drilled out the primer pockets with a 1/4” drill , counter sunk a bit, and popped in a 209 with a dab of red thread locker.) Right now I’m working on a deer load with 45 grains of 4064 and a 150 grain cast out of my 338-06. Shoots at about 2200 fps with no pressure signs . The arithmetic looks like this: 7000/45 = 155 . $48/155 = .31 Add the 8 cent primer and my shot cost 39 cents.

If I use a 25 cent Ginex primer my cost jumps to 56 cents. Still pretty good.

On a related note, I bought a pewter mug ($4) and melted it down for bullets. Pewter bullets weigh 33% less so the same bullet weighed 100 grains and flew at about 2350 fps. That was fun.
 
I am loading for budget prices since most of my components have been acquired at much lower [than present] prices.
Primer: 3.5 cents; powder: 43 cents;[60 grain charge] Jacketed hunting Bullet: between 40 cents and 2 dollars, depending
on how good a projectile I want. Typically, a 30 cal Partition is $1.00, Accubond about 75 cents.
A top tier reload for my 30-06 would be $1.00 + $.43 + $.035 = $1.465. Box of 20 = Just under $30.00.
To buy at the LGS, this box will cost $65.00 or more plus tax.
My 8mm Rem Mag shows even better figures, since a box of 220 A-Frames at the LGS is about $140.00
I can load the same for $51.00 win, win for me. :) Dave.
 
I never did calculate the cost of reloading. (prices are always changing) However, I know it is cheaper to reload than to purchase factory ammunition. Moreover, I prefer to have a custom load for my rifles than anything else.
 
I haven't bought anything recently unless it was bullets on sale, so my prices are outdated, but I'm looking at the following:

7mm08:
Bullet: $1 - nosler partition
Primer: $0.06 - CCI Large Rifle
Powder: $0.41 (48gr per load, $60/lb when I bought it)
Brass: $0.28 (based on $140/100 brass, and 5 loads per)

Brings my total to $1.75 for my 7mm08 using the partitions. My "cheap" bullets (speer 130gr BTHP) were more like 35c each, so $1.10 for those loads.

270win I reload for well under $1 a shot because I bought 5lb of Dominion Powder when Canada Ammo was selling that, and bought a bunch of cheap bullets from Wholesale Sports when they were going out of business.
 
break down as is.

primer .15c
powder $2.96 (40 grains from 1kg lot)
projectile $1


powder per kg $130.
projectile can be .70 to $1.50 or more pending but for my ones, $1.

brass i have, once fired / 2nd hand etc.
 
My coyote hunting (6.5CM) round…

Brass: free (range pick-up once fired factory head stamps)
Bullet: Nosler Varmageddon 90gr $0.45
Primer: CCI BR2 LRP $0.20
Powder: 42.0gr Varget $0.30 (priced from an 8# keg purchase @$400)

Total $0.95 per round.
My time and effort; priceless.

Federal/Hornady 95gr Varmint factory offering at Cabelas.ca is listed at $2.63 per round, taxes in (in store pick-up here in Alberta, for an apples to apples comparison).

Caveat: my consumables are not current market priced. These I have a lot of stock in, so I’ve priced them according to what I paid.
 
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break down as is.

primer .15c
powder $2.96 (40 grains from 1kg lot)
projectile $1


powder per kg $130.
projectile can be .70 to $1.50 or more pending but for my ones, $1.

brass i have, once fired / 2nd hand etc.
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Your powder math is way off.
1kg=15432 grains.

15432 grains divided by 40 per load is 385 loads.

$130 divided by 385 loads is 33c a load.

That would explain why your handloads seem so expensive.
 
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Suther said:
Your powder math is way off.
1kg=15432 grains.

15432 grains divided by 40 per load is 385 loads.

$130 divided by 385 loads is 33c a load.

That would explain why your handloads seem so expensive.
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Yeahhhhh, right! math was never a hot topic of mine that is for sure....... :)
 
WhelanLad said:
...Whats your Cost V factory?
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When I started out reloading, it was so that I could make ammunition that was cheaper than factory. These days, I keep reloading so that I can make ammunition that is better than factory (in my rifles, etc. etc.).

Even so, my reloads are still cheaper than "good" factory ammo - But only if I don't put a price on my time.
 
If I consider all the costs of shooting, from powder, bullets, rifles, replacement barrels, buying the land for and building a couple of ranges, then balance that against the income made off the parts of the properties that aren’t being used for actually shooting, capital gains on those that I auctioned off enough stuff bought cheap to cover every penny I ever spent on components in my life (and still have more than I’m likely to use up in my life I’m so far ahead of the game that it isn’t even funny.


It seems odd that shooting made me money in the end, but there’s worse problems to have;)
 
Cost per round for reloaded ammunition is analogous to cost per pound of hunted venison.
Each to their own, but if cost is the tipping point, then neither hunting nor reloading makes any sense at all.

I reload and hunt for fun.
 
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