Handgun bullets

[manley1111]

Just wondering where is the cheapest place to get 9mm bullets, primers, and powder at. Getting into reloading. And how much should i be looking at per box of 50 when i reload.

thanks

 

[Onagoth]

Where are you located,

I shy away from mail order for those kinda things because sometimes the shipping charges can be high.

My bullets are around $55 for 500, primers around $25 for 1000 and powder about $26 per lb.

I haven't calculated the yield for the powder yet in terms of how many loads you can get out of it, but I am sure someone else can fill this part in.

Brass is always extra, I have saved my factory brass and at some point, will need to buy new.

Cheers

 

[misfire]

I haven't calculated the yield for the powder yet in terms of how many loads you can get out of it, but I am sure someone else can fill this part in.

This may help..........1 pound=7000 grains

Allow a little for 'spillage'.

This site will help, too.

http://www.handloads.com/calc/loadingCosts.asp

manley111: It costs me roughly 12-14 dollars to reload 100 rounds. The largest cost is bullets and that varies depending where I get them (usually use 124g FMJ).

 

[Bruce from Calgary]

I started out with a Lee press to get the hang of what needs to be done. The Lee stuff doesn't cost a lot and will help you to understand what needs to happen. After you get the hang of it, you can move up to higher end stuff. You should plan on a couple hundred dollars in reloading equipment as a sunk cost, but you can recover this selling to someone when you upgrade. Others hate Lee and will recommend other presses, but check around, add up what you need and start having fun!

 

[manley1111]

yeah already know im gonna start with a dillion 550b. just wondering where are some good places to buy the supplies. I'm near windsor ontario.

 

[joseaventurero]

nice

thats nice to see that i spend 105 $ to reload 1000 rounds of 45.,,84$ for 1000 of 40 cal and 78$ for 1000 of 9mm 124grs, i didnt know how to calculate, thanks mister,misfire.

 

[Greaves024]

wish I could afford the initial setup

 

[Walter Hornby]

Talk to Wolf at Wolf Bullets in Kingston.

 

[vagrantviking]

For most of my components I like to buy locally. The shipping on a lot of things is just too much hassle or expense. You need to shop around though as prices are changing quite a bit these days. If I were looking to make some very large orders I would certainly talk to Higginson Powders and some of the other bulk dealers.

wish I could afford the initial setup

Reloading can be pretty cheap to get into. You don't need all the whizzy gadgets to start out with but the fewer that you have the more time you might have to invest for the same number of rounds. -

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One of the best ways to go would be to team up with a friend or 2 to invest in the equipment. Even better if you shoot the same cartridges because you can split the cost on bulk components.

 

[THX-1138]

if you buy in bulk, you can get brass from combatmasters.ca Im not sure if they still sell bullets or not, they used to sell the Montana Gold bullets that they use in their factory reloads

 

[mmattockx]

wish I could afford the initial setup

If you shoot a lot, how can you not afford it? Save your pennies for a month or two and jump in, you will recoup your costs in a few months with lots of shooting.

Mark

 

[Onagoth]

If you shoot a lot, how can you not afford it? Save your pennies for a month or two and jump in, you will recoup your costs in a few months with lots of shooting.

Mark

THis might be a bit of a fallacy, I would say to be conservative, don't count on getting your money back for at least a year

 

[scotty]

I don't save any money from reloading, I just get to shoot about twice as much if I were buying factory ammo.

 

[pdubois64]

THis might be a bit of a fallacy, I would say to be conservative, don't count on getting your money back for at least a year

After loading 3500 rounds of .45acp I will have saved what it cost me for my Dillon 550B and related equipment. Probably about 6 months for me. I am saving .33/rnd not including brass.

 

[hatman1793]

3 hours away.

Should you be in Hamilton, which is about 3 hours away from Windsor, you can get all the cast handgun bullets in a ton of different styles and weights from my pal Rick. Rick is RandRbullets@mountaincable.net.
He has some nice 125 grain TC cast bullets, but I mostly use his 130TC and the Magma Engineering 130RN cast bullet. Tons more in lots of calibers.
Save your sheckels, make up a big order and get them when their ready. Tell Rick the Hatman sent you....

 

[manley1111]

thanks for the help.