How much will reloading save me? How long before it pays off?
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back40sniper
CGN Regular
- Location
- South east Sask.
Must be a Sask thing but Pickles inventory sounds about right. Buying in bulk is always better!
Better to be looking at it, than looking for it.
Oh so true!
LOL on saving money!
I thought the same thing when I started.
Just took a quick inventory of my supplies.
51 sets of dies
131 lbs of powder
41k of primers.
That buys a lot of ammo.
But then again have you seen what they want for a box of factory 416 Rem Mag?
I'm saving money I tell ya!
Pickles inventory is similar to mine, except I have a bit more powder in stock [stored properly, of course]
If components become difficult to access, we will be shooting for a while yet.
I have 2 - 308 Norma Magnums to feed. [Factory ammo = $80.00/20]
Additionally I have several "wildcats" that need feeding, lol.
Regards, Eagleye.
Avalonthas
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toronto ON
Once I get cranking on two of my common cases I will be at:
Note, I have brass for all of them, otherwise add 5-20 cents a round for bought brass
30-06
$0.49 / Round (Reloaded)
$0.96 / Round (Factory Avg Price)
- The savings come from being a larger cartridge. The larger the more savings
38 S&W
$0.17 / Round (Reloaded)
$0.74 / Round (Factory Avg Price)
- The savings come from being an obscure cartridge, only two groups produce factory, and its a soft round, requires less powder.
So I get some significant savings over factory but I am also heavy into equipment, including a $400 RCBS Charge Master. So yes years from now I will really be into the savings, but by then I will be into more calibers, requiring more equipment and more components
I basically got into it all knowing overtime when the equipment pays itself off, I will be shooting twice as much for the same cost. I am getting the equipment now while I have the financial flexibility being a young and good looking
Note, I have brass for all of them, otherwise add 5-20 cents a round for bought brass
30-06
$0.49 / Round (Reloaded)
$0.96 / Round (Factory Avg Price)
- The savings come from being a larger cartridge. The larger the more savings
38 S&W
$0.17 / Round (Reloaded)
$0.74 / Round (Factory Avg Price)
- The savings come from being an obscure cartridge, only two groups produce factory, and its a soft round, requires less powder.
So I get some significant savings over factory but I am also heavy into equipment, including a $400 RCBS Charge Master. So yes years from now I will really be into the savings, but by then I will be into more calibers, requiring more equipment and more components
I basically got into it all knowing overtime when the equipment pays itself off, I will be shooting twice as much for the same cost. I am getting the equipment now while I have the financial flexibility being a young and good looking
When I started reloading I was living in the north. anything other then ,22 .303 .30-06 was almost impossible to get. I was into target shooting with hand guns. Would take months to get any .38s plus almost double to tripple the price by the time it arrived so reloading was the only way to go. Did I save money? Yes, but took three years to break even after paying for the reloading equipment.So in the north it saves.
I spent hundreds of dollars on tooling, pounds of powder, boxes of bullets of various weights, sized / sorted / trimmed / fussed / fretted, and otherwise fussed for the perfect .47 cent reloaded sub MOA devined personally by the Lord Almighty.
I saved no money, but sure was fun!
I saved no money, but sure was fun!
Reloading could cost 700-1000 (or more) to have a reasonable set up, and accessories to load comfortably.
After that, I'd say it depends on the round.
For me, I'm currently only loading 9mm. I have about 2k in brass. And enough powder to match.
After that, for bullets and primers, I can likely make 1000 9mm rounds for about 25 cents. Sooo not saving much. But its a hobby. Its an addiction and an extension of the hobby of target shooting.
I understand shooting and appreciate it a lot more as a result. Your gun shoots cleaner and its a great way to kill a few hrs.
Cheers
After that, I'd say it depends on the round.
For me, I'm currently only loading 9mm. I have about 2k in brass. And enough powder to match.
After that, for bullets and primers, I can likely make 1000 9mm rounds for about 25 cents. Sooo not saving much. But its a hobby. Its an addiction and an extension of the hobby of target shooting.
I understand shooting and appreciate it a lot more as a result. Your gun shoots cleaner and its a great way to kill a few hrs.
Cheers
The first time that you get a dime sized group out of a gun that you thought was good at 3 inch groups the savings dont matter. You will then tweak you recipie to get one hole groups. I got into it cause of the cheap factor and still hooked on the accuracy bug
digitalblue
CGN Regular
- Location
- GTA unfortunately
Reloading and casting is the only way I can afford to stockpile ammo.
I'm currently loading:
223 for $0.26 per round
12ga buckshot for $0.21 per round
12ga slugs for $0.19 per round
In the future, I'll be loading 9mm for around $0.10 per round
I'm currently loading:
223 for $0.26 per round
12ga buckshot for $0.21 per round
12ga slugs for $0.19 per round
In the future, I'll be loading 9mm for around $0.10 per round
Dude, thats pretty friggin awesome, I saved it and I will save money, but more importantly, I actually love reloading and find that I shoot a LOT more rounds now....so maybe I wont save but will end up spending more....for less money LOL.
The other thing to add into the mix is that for some calibers it can be difficult to get a consistant supply of the same brand. 45 caliber can be hard to find at all at times. Reloading allows not only allows for consistancy but also allows you to tweak the load for individual guns.
