Winchester whitebox, and UMC 9mm reloadable?
- Thread starter CanuckShooter
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Well I figure it is, at least in the calibers I have tried. By the time you have bought components to reload it well you ain't too far off the price of a box, especially if your time is worth something. Then again if you enjoy the reloading or want to try some different bullets go for it. I like the reloading but the savings allow you to shoot more
The savings are greater if you are creating a premium load so to speak. For high volume blasting away you can't beat economy factory/milsurp ammo
The savings are greater if you are creating a premium load so to speak. For high volume blasting away you can't beat economy factory/milsurp ammo
that's only with the 9mm - if you switch to something that is a high buck /box, you really notice it- like 45 colt and 44 mag go for about 30-35 bucks a box, reloading will get you the same performance for about half the cost- eso in 45 colt- the brass alone is much expensive- 9mm goes for about 10 bucks/50 , which just about breaks even, plus you get a jacketed bullet, which means you don't have to scrub the heck out of the bore
JohnC
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Like pistol, depends on the round. You can get cheap milsurp in 7.62X39 or 7.62x 51/.308 , or .223 which is hard to beat price/costwise. The neat part of reloading rifle calibers is to find a load that is super accurate in your rifle, loading light loads for recoil sensitive people, etc.For equivalent quality bullets you should be able to come in at 40% to 50% of factory ammo prices plus have a super accurate load.
most reloaders of rifle ammo spend the same amount of $$ but shoot twice as much as someone who burns factory ammo. plus there's something about cooking up your own recipe...
most reloaders of rifle ammo spend the same amount of $$ but shoot twice as much as someone who burns factory ammo. plus there's something about cooking up your own recipe...
Your cost $10/50 = $200/1000 = $2000/10,000 + tax?t-star said:
My reloads cost $105/1000 = $1050/10,000 tax in.(one year of shooting for me)
My savings = $950/yr. The Dillon 550 + dies, tools, etc was covered in the first year.
I dunno.........I think it's worth reloading for 9mm.
around here, 9mm is usually $12-14 a box. I reload.
1lb of titegroup = $29 ( 7000gr)
1000 primers = $30
1000 9mm FMJ = $80
$139 for the first batch, then I still have enough powder for another 750 rounds.
if you take my cost ( $139) and divide it by the store price $139/$14 = 10
10 boxes of 50rnds= 500.
well, I can make 1000 rounds for that price. it cost you half the price to reload.
$139/1000 = $6.95 a box of 50.
your next reload ( remember you still have 750 rounds worth of powder left over) ... ( bulets $80 + primers $30 + $1 for remaining 250 rounds) =$111 for your second btch of 1000 rounds.
this batch works out to be $5.55 per 50 rounds.
so you can spend some time and get 2000 rounds for $250 by making them, or you can buy them at the store and pay $560
$250 or $560?... which would you rather pay?
cheers,
1lb of titegroup = $29 ( 7000gr)
1000 primers = $30
1000 9mm FMJ = $80
$139 for the first batch, then I still have enough powder for another 750 rounds.
if you take my cost ( $139) and divide it by the store price $139/$14 = 10
10 boxes of 50rnds= 500.
well, I can make 1000 rounds for that price. it cost you half the price to reload.
$139/1000 = $6.95 a box of 50.
your next reload ( remember you still have 750 rounds worth of powder left over) ... ( bulets $80 + primers $30 + $1 for remaining 250 rounds) =$111 for your second btch of 1000 rounds.
this batch works out to be $5.55 per 50 rounds.
so you can spend some time and get 2000 rounds for $250 by making them, or you can buy them at the store and pay $560
$250 or $560?... which would you rather pay?
cheers,
