General cost of 45 ACP?
- Thread starter mr00jimbo
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but I'd guess around $20 /50
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$20-$24. Rolling your own is the way to go.
I reload... I wouldn't shoot .45acp otherwise (it's comparable in cost to new .308)
Reloading, not including tools or brass (as you reuse it over and over) is like shooting 9mm in terms of cost (bullets, powder and primers).
Reloading, not including tools or brass (as you reuse it over and over) is like shooting 9mm in terms of cost (bullets, powder and primers).
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Speer gold dots, only $27 per hundred! Nothing like shooting premium hollow points, for half the price of factory FMJ. Reloading rules! Gotta buy some cmj frontiers, only $126 per thousand, that's my next purchase.
HeHe, 200 grain LSWC $65 for 500, cases that appear to last pretty much forever, 5 grains of W231, a Large primer and you're off to the races. I figure (discounting the brass - seems to be a one time investment so far) $130 or there abouts for 500 rounds. Reloading is not difficult BUT you have to be able to be meticulous, careful, and methodical. Also you can't be distracted - that means the people around you have to know you're off limits while reloading. I'm still using equipment I purchased in the early nineties, and I bought pretty economical ('cheap') stuff then. The same stuff is actually cheaper today and if used properly is fool proof as far as powder goes. The best parts are that your reloads are going to be more accurate on average, and as long as you keep supplies in stock you're never out of ammo!!!! It's like having a case that never gets empty.
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cost of acp 50 cents a shot if you shop a dollar or close to it if you don't. Reloading can be brought to 5 cents a shot if you cast your own bullets. About 20 cents per if you don't.
Is reloading difficult. Not really you need a kit, dies brass powder, bullets, primers and follow the instructions.
Is reloading difficult. Not really you need a kit, dies brass powder, bullets, primers and follow the instructions.
With 45, you'll notice pretty quick a double charge, the powder spilling out the top of the case being your first clue. Do like I did, get a single stage press, learn what you're doing before you do it. Come here and ask any questions that come up. Single stage takes a lot longer than progressive, but once I feel I've mastered single stage, I can upgrade to progressive.
I reload .45 on a Lee 1000. I use an inspection mirror to look into the case and eyeball the powder level before seating the bullet
(actually I do this for all the calibres I reload). I started doing because when I first started reloading I had to pound out 6 squibs. What a PITA but better to pound them out than to not notice them and have an accident..... Anyhow, .45 ACP currently costs me about 16-18 dollars per 100 with the biggest cost being the bullet (I don't cast). YMMV......
I use 185 gr bullets mainly, so, the 8.2 gr max spills everywhere with a double charge. I guess I forgot most people use 230gr bullets I use Unique. I only once double charged a case, and that one I did intentionally, just to see what it looked like, I made sure to dump it back immediately. I've not squibbed any yet, but I also make sure to visually inspect the whole loading block before I start putting the bullets in. I'm still just a beginner to the whole reloading world, but I'm proud to say, every cartridge I've made (that chambered ) went bang.
I use Unique. I only once double charged a case, and that one I did intentionally, just to see what it looked like, I made sure to dump it back immediately. I've not squibbed any yet, but I also make sure to visually inspect the whole loading block before I start putting the bullets in. I'm still just a beginner to the whole reloading world, but I'm proud to say, every cartridge I've made (that chambered ) went bang.I use an old turret press (Lee) it's really hard to double charge on a turret press, since the powder measure rotates away after the cartridge leaves the die. I must have reloaded 45 - 50,000 rounds on that press and (touch wood) never had a squib or misfire or double charge and given the design of the press don't see how you really could screw up and not notice immediately. On some of the high speed stuff I can see it, but most of the progressives have mechanical protection built in.
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