You don't need to reload on a progressive. Sure, its quicker, but when doing large quantities of ammo I do it in stages. It allows me to inspect everycase multiple times. Winter is a great time to mass produce plinking ammo.
Reloading is not just about saving money... It's the ability to tailor a cartridge to your specific gun. Plus, you can make AWESOME PRIMO ammo, with the components of your choice, cheaper than you can buy it...
For me, the cheapest ammo you can buy, like the 1600 round cases of Norinco, are blasting ammo. If you're serious about accuracy, you need to either buy TOP notch ammo or reload.
Cheers
Jay
If you are like the people at our local range whose most important criteria seems to be how quickly they can empty their semi auto magazine at a huge target at 50 yards, it probably isn't worth your while to reload, because you won't notice the difference that quality ammunition makes. If you actually want to hit smaller targets, at longer distances, with the first shot, you will benefit from a load developed to be accurate in your rifle.
I'm going to do what's cheapest. Right now I can't reload for much less than buying crate ammo. Good thing is I'll have plenty of brass, and I'm set up to reload. Bad thing is that if ammo increases in price, I'd imagine so would reloading components.
I load 223 on a Dillon 550. fairly fast and cheap. FMJ runs about 10 cents.
The big advantage is that I can tailor the ammo for the gun. 3 different ARs and each takes a different round. For CQB the ammo is made as mild as possible, but still 100% reliable.
Ya that's what I'm reloading at, with used brass. Bought the 1600rnd case of Norinco .223 for $425, works out to 27 cents a round. If you have 6000 pieces of brass your set! Especially if your paying 46 cents for for factory ammo.My numbers are showing 26 cents a round versus 46 cents at cheap factory stuff (for my location anyways). And I dont factor in brass as I have 6000 casings from previous factory shooting.
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$135.60 for 1000 FMJ ? Is that before or after tax.
I bought my last batch from Mystic Precision. It was 158.20 to my door.
I'm loading 62g FMJ for $32/100. I've factored in tax and shipping to my costs as I want to know how much I'm paying to pull the trigger.
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P.S: These are hot AR 5.56 chamber loads. DO NOT use them in a 223 bolt.
Thats taxs in to your door
I like reloading. But not 1000 FMJ rounds for my AR.
I value my time more than this. So the extra 35-50 bucks per 1000 well just seems worth it.
No I was meening its $135.60 for 1000 FMJ To your door taxs in , thats what I pay
Lol well than giver hell lad !!! Lol
Family time, other hobbies, wife time, have all become as important or more than shooting.
I agree about ur trigger time but for me spending other tune allows me more trigger time
But hey we all have different life styles what works for me may not work for u or the next fellow
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