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I am trying to figure out what it might cost to reload.
What I will be reloading.
308
30-06
I have all the brass I need.
I have found 30cal (.308) bullets for about 30 cents a shot is this around the cheapest I can buy??
Now I know the range is so vast but if any one could give me an idea of approximately what the cost of powder per round would be.
My main goal is to reload the 308 for 50cents a round or under is it doable?
 
Oh and I would also like to know anyone’s opinion on the Rock Chucker supreme master reloading kit Its 450$ at wss and It looks good to me but what do I know.
 
To figure your cost find your cost of the powder you will be using, find your approx load weight, divide 7000 (grains per pound) by load weight gives you loads per pound. Divide cost by loads per pound gives you cost per round. Total cost is bullet +powder+primer. I don't calculate case cost because reused.
 
Rockchucker is a good kit that will do everything you want it to very well.
A Lee Challenger set will also do it just as well for half the money, but isn't quite as nice looking.
I like to use RCBS dies with my Lee equipment.
I think you'll be able to do your reloading for 50 cents per round in the end. If you really want to lower your cost you could cast your own bullets, but I wouldn't go there until you figure out the rest first.
The real advantage of reloading isn't the cost savings though, it's the improved accuracy and consistency of your groupings.
 
"...the cheapest I can buy..." Cheap isn't the best way to go. Your rifle may not like the bullet weight. Does depend on what you're doing with your rifle though.
Reloading is about tailoring the ammo for your rifle. Still be less expensive than factory.
One good thing is that the .308 and .30-06 use the same shell holder(Saves you about $10.), bullets and powders. Both love 165 grain hunting bullets with IMR4064, IMR4895 or Varget.
 
It always amazes me how someone can look at about $500 to $1000 worth of fine organic free meat and worry about paying a little bit of money for the bullet to kill it.
Similar to putting a Simmons scope on a Weatherby rifle, sort of like a turd in a wedding cake.
 
Around 50 cents a pop for 308 is certainly achievable.

However you should be aware that there is a slow, insidious addiction to this hobby. Reducing overall expenses may not be achievable. :D
 
sunray said:
"...the cheapest I can buy..." Cheap isn't the best way to go. Your rifle may not like the bullet weight. Does depend on what you're doing with your rifle though.
Reloading is about tailoring the ammo for your rifle. Still be less expensive than factory.
One good thing is that the .308 and .30-06 use the same shell holder(Saves you about $10.), bullets and powders. Both love 165 grain hunting bullets with IMR4064, IMR4895 or Varget.
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I followed this advice from Sunray last spring when I started reloading, and ended up filling both my deer tags this past Nov. :D Great combination for accurate ammo.
 
"all the brass i need"?- well, if you're planning on using range brass, that's a real gamble- you have no idea how many times it's been fired, what it was fired in, etc- it could also be BERDAN primed , which makes it totally useless- i've seen more than 1 seperation b/c of the m1919 machine gun- looks ok, only fired once, but has headsace problems IN THE CASE
 
I should have been clearer these rounds are for fun and target shooting. I know that cheapest isn’t always the best but I feed this gun the cheapest factory ammo I can find and still hit moa when I’m doing my part.
I do hunt and when I do I use quality ammo but with the range I shoot upwards of 2000rnds a year of 308 and I can’t afford to buy this much ammo for one gun at factory prices of close to 1$ a shot. I will look over the links that where posted and thanks for the input on the rcbs.
 
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