How much money does reloading actually save you anyway?

I load 17 Rem. and 220 Swift and I can save a buck a shot over factory ammo. A buddy of mine asked me once why I was so damn trigger happy, so I told him I was saving a dollar every time I pull the trigger. He made noises like he understood, but he gives me a strange look every now and then.
 
I figure it this way. You can shoot more for the same outlay of funds. If you shoot something exotic then you either reload or fire one box a year. My 7 STW would really be a bastard to shoot if I was buying factory ammo. Also you can shoot premium grade ammo at Wal Mart prices. For pistols you can save a hell of a lot of money , if you can find your brass in the grass. ;)
 
I do it as a hobby. So any cost encurred. Makes no difference to me! It's just another part of the sport I love.

Dave.
 
after the initial cost of the reloading equipment, i'm "saving" a lot of money loading for my 300 weatherby, (saving is in quotes because i now go shooting a lot more, bought "shares" in a chronograph with a few friends,,take (and shoot) my other guns, plus a box of clays, a box of beer for when we're back home bs-ing about the day, a bouquet of flowers for the wife for picking me up(too drunk to drive home) plus fuel for the truck and car...........)
sure is fun, though!!!
 
maynard said:
Well, I have been bugging my daughter for 4 months to get her reloading done before she left for summer camp (shooting instructor at Connaught this year). It took her 4 months to get 200 pieces of brass primed.:mad: She is now at camp and I am stuck doing her reloading.:( Not just her practice ammo, but she sabout 150-180 for the ORA Annual Matches and another 450 for the DCRA. I hope I have time to load for myself.

If you take into account all the case prep, sizing, trim to length, deburring, chamfering, cleaning and priming. Then dumping powder and seating bullets, you are looking at about 1 hour time for about 50 rounds. If the cases are primed and ready to go anbout 1/2 hour for 50 rounds and that is weighing every charge.
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Tom it's kinda hard to find a place to bolt a press in a cockpit, not sure if the planes she flies have autopilots other than her?
 
Years ago I had one pistol, a 9mm I used in IPSC. I began reloading to save money. I saved so much I figured I could afford another gun, so I bought a .45 and began reloading for it. Later, through my increased saving, I fell into the cycle and bought a .357, reloaded for it, bought a .44 mag, a .40 S&W ,.45 Colt and was reloading for all and all the time basking in the enormous sums I was saving. I just realized I went broke saving money!

The question is, why am I still smiling?:D
 
Just figured out the cost for another thread. Not including brass, of which I probably now have a 10 year supply.


$9.65 for 100 rounds of 44 mag as opposed to $62.00 for 100 store bought.

Primer - 3.5 cents
Powder - 3.15 cents for 8.4 grains of green dot
Bullet - 3 cents would be my guess - I cast my own

Total cost per cartridge 9.65 cents or $9.65 per 100
 
If you shoot a 30 cal. it works out to be the same if not more then factory 35cents bullet, 32cents powder 55 grains H4350, 4cents primer, 28cents brass /4 reload times = 7 cents per reload. Grand total 78 cents per round. But don't spill your powder or kink you brass or the price per round will go up!
 
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