Whats cheaper to reload/feed- 308 or 30-06?

Effectively identical. Perhaps the 30-06 will eat just a little bit more powder, but nothing too dramatic. I can't see one being more expensive than the other.
 
I guess I could feed a 308 7.62x51 surplus right? I think I can reload 30-06 for that price anyways though it isnt super cheap as I recall.
 
if you aren't set up for reloading, .308 surplus from Can Ammo is pretty hard to beat.

but for 30-06, the only way you can do high volumes of that is reloading. Not to much surplus of that floating around.

I think my cost for 30-06 right now is around $7 for 20, possibly less after my scale/powder dispenser are paid for.
 
let's put it this way- how much do you VALUE roughly 10 grains of any given powder- that's the ONLY basic difference unless you get into fancy bullets of over 180 grains- even then, it's going to be the number of shots per pound, not any monetary difference
 
It's basically the same. 30-06 uses 8-15 grains of powder more, so like 5 cents more per shot. Running out of components is the most annoying part of reloading, because you have to play the game of "Who has what in stock" and that's a game I usually end up losing.
 
Rocket Surgery said:
It's basically the same. 30-06 uses 8-15 grains of powder more, so like 5 cents more per shot. Running out of components is the most annoying part of reloading, because you have to play the game of "Who has what in stock" and that's a game I usually end up losing.
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hahah thats well put and sadly true in my case as well
 
One pro tip I learned from the fudds, just buy a lot of stuff at once so you have enough for a big batch. Since I have been doing this, I just make ammo in batches of 500 rifle rounds and a few thousand handgun. This gives me enough time to source new components because I have enough ammo to keep shooting.
 
Martin248 said:
520 rounds of Norc 7.62x51 for $260 at can am is hard to beat.
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You can't reload for that price. It would cost you about $300 to load 500 rounds, using your own brass and doing all the work. It would be a more accurate round as you'd be able to tailor it to your rifle (priced out using Hornady FMJ's). The only crappy thing about that ammo is the steel case is garbage after your done with it.
 
It costs about the same before taxes, about $.50 per round made if you don't include brass prices. You do have to do all the work yourself, which would take a couple days. The one thing to consider though, obtaining 520 brass pieces for free will almost certainly end up in mixmatched headstamps. I have maybe 400 pieces myself, and only about half of them were free and they're mixed between Federal and Winchester and NATO.
 
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