Just wondering what it's costing you guys per round to reload .223 blasting ammo right now (55gr FMJ, etc).

Also maybe list the components you're using?

counting all the stuff I have bought lately ? About $ 5.50 a round  

Use the search function.  This is has been covered over and over!

Here's my current costs for .223 Rem:

.073    Hornady 55 gr. FMJ
.022    Wolf SRM primers
.078    AA2230 24.5 gr.

Haven't bought .223 brass since 1981.

Total:  $0.173 each.

This.

223 cost:

Lowest

.224 Winchester Bullet  $ 0.03 bought at a Yard sale.
H4895 pqwder             $ 0.08
primer                       $ 0.03
case                          $0.00 range pickup                          

Total                        $0.14 per round $2.80 per 20 round box

Highest

.224 Hornady 60 gr. V-MAX  $0.15
H4895 poeder                    $0.08
primer                               $0.03

Total                                $0.26 per round  $5.20 per 20 round


That's loading the maximum powder charge.


Mike

lowest cost is around 80$ a thousand. thats with surplus powder(WC844, back when it was 80$ a 8# jug) so figure half a jug for 1K rounds. thats 40$
primers 17$ a thousand
bullets 13$ a thousand for the pulled grade 3 that came in 30 cal ammo cans 2 summers ago.
brass is free as i scrounge at my range.
70$ for supplies, and say 10$ for ofsetting the giraud case trimmer, and case lube, and power to run the tumbler.
70-80$ i pay for plinking ammo

*LC once-fired cases purchased of the EE for $60 shipped.
*1K CCI primers $26 from local Sportsmans Warehouse.
*8lb jug of AA2230 $124 from local Sportsmans Warehouse.
*2K LC 55 grn bullets $132 shipped from EE ad couple months ago.

Total cost $214 per 1K (assuming 4 lbs of powder used).
or 21.4 cents per round.

Price is then $154 per 2nd K from reused brass.
or 15.4 cents per round.

Not to bad with purchasing all the components relatively recently and not years ago like some of the lucky people on here (stupid being young ).