Reloading the .223
- Thread starter Rgrabowski
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- chilliwack BC.
I can't get it under about 40c per round or a bit more
15-17c per bullet, tax and shipping etc.
15-17c per powder charge.
5c per primer.
that is using scrounged brass and not counting any consumables, small tools, overhead or labour.
15-17c per bullet, tax and shipping etc.
15-17c per powder charge.
5c per primer.
that is using scrounged brass and not counting any consumables, small tools, overhead or labour.
10c for the Hornady 55gr bullet. ($600.00/6,000) those were ordered last year but Campro FMJ's can be currently had for $52.95/500 at SFRC
3c for CCI or S&B primers which now cost 3.4c (I just bought 5,000 last week for $169.00 from CRAFM during their boxing week sale)
6c for WC-735 powder 25gr which at current prices is 8.3c per round.($184.00/8lb from Higginson)
So with today's prices one can still load at 22.3c a round
3c for CCI or S&B primers which now cost 3.4c (I just bought 5,000 last week for $169.00 from CRAFM during their boxing week sale)
6c for WC-735 powder 25gr which at current prices is 8.3c per round.($184.00/8lb from Higginson)
So with today's prices one can still load at 22.3c a round
Where could one get more information on this? I do not know enough about it and would like to learn.
My recent online research leads me to conclude that the only way I can possibly get my cost below $0.30/round is if I was to buy huge quantities of supplies. Like other posters have noted buying 6000 bullets at a time for example.
SFRC has no stock on the campro. But even at 52.95/500 that's still about $130 with tax and ship applied in Ontario. So $0.13/round
Primers again if you can get a real deal in my neck of the woods is at absolute best $40/1000. So 4.5¢/round taxes in of course
As you can see, I am already approaching the low end of what some say they are reloading for and I have not yet added powder.
My cost is approx. 35¢/rouund
I wonder if folks are factoring in taxes and shipping costs? Or are some CGN'rs able to source all components locally for amazing prices?
YMMV
Shoot straight - chrisco
SFRC has no stock on the campro. But even at 52.95/500 that's still about $130 with tax and ship applied in Ontario. So $0.13/round
Primers again if you can get a real deal in my neck of the woods is at absolute best $40/1000. So 4.5¢/round taxes in of course
As you can see, I am already approaching the low end of what some say they are reloading for and I have not yet added powder.
My cost is approx. 35¢/rouund
I wonder if folks are factoring in taxes and shipping costs? Or are some CGN'rs able to source all components locally for amazing prices?
YMMV
Shoot straight - chrisco
My current costs for 223:
1 lbs Varget at $27.99 (got these on a really good sale a couple years ago)
25.5 grs per round
1000 CCI primers for $28.49 (got these on sale years ago)
1000 brass cases for $0 (Although it's kinda cheating, I factor these out just because I use the cases from factory ammo I shoot anyways)
1000 Speer bullets at $129.99 (I bought these with a special discount years ago, but I can't find these prices anymore. Once my stock is gone, I'm paying much more)
Add on tax and I'm paying a little over $0.27 a round. I have gotten lucky getting my components on sale, but I'm not finding anything close to these prices anymore so I suspect these costs are only going to go up. I imagine if you are spending around 40 cents a round, you are still doing quite well.
1 lbs Varget at $27.99 (got these on a really good sale a couple years ago)
25.5 grs per round
1000 CCI primers for $28.49 (got these on sale years ago)
1000 brass cases for $0 (Although it's kinda cheating, I factor these out just because I use the cases from factory ammo I shoot anyways)
1000 Speer bullets at $129.99 (I bought these with a special discount years ago, but I can't find these prices anymore. Once my stock is gone, I'm paying much more)
Add on tax and I'm paying a little over $0.27 a round. I have gotten lucky getting my components on sale, but I'm not finding anything close to these prices anymore so I suspect these costs are only going to go up. I imagine if you are spending around 40 cents a round, you are still doing quite well.
stablesowner
I have two AR15 rifles and a bolt action Savage/Stevens 200 .223, my AR15 A2 HBAR has a 1 in 9 twist and my AR15 carbine has a 1 in 7 twist. My Savage/Stevens 200 has a 1 in 9 twist "AND" a longer throat/free bore than my AR15 rifles. Meaning you can buy .223/5.56 rifles with different twist and throat lengths and it is the 1 in 14 and 1 in 12 twist .223 rifles with the shorter throat that will cause the chamber pressure to increase 5,000 psi when you shoot M855 5.56 ammunition.
How to Pair Barrel Twist Rates with Bullets
http://www.gunsandammo.com/ammo/pair-barrel-twist-rates-ammo/
P.S. I do not reload to save money, I reload to make higher quality "custom" ammunition than factory loaded ammunition.
Anyone who thinks they are saving money by reloading is working for less than a Chinese peasants does in a shoe factory.
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