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Posted: 5/26/2008 9:36:17 AM EDT
Is it cheaper to reload ammo or just buy it? I know better accuracy is a plus but what about cost?
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I spend more money reloading then I did buying ammo, but I shoot more, and my friends shoot a whole lot more (they owe me lots of beer now  ).You have to spend lots of time doing prep work, load development, and loading, so I could probably buy wolf for blasting cheaper than I can reload (especially considering time). If you have a friend or somebody else near ya that you can spend a day reloading with you can see if you'll enjoy it enough to do it. |
Once you've made the initial investment in tools, and worked up your loads, producing good quality ammunition is MUCH less expensive than buying it. But don't let the investment part deter you, because the reloading process is enjoyable too. In fact, my wife is not sure whether I reload so I can shoot more, or shoot so I can reload more. I'm not either. 
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The good attention to detail I agree with but If you are paying attention you don't have time for boredom. |
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| When I shot 100 rounds (45 ACP) per month I never though about reloading. Now, the Wife, my son, and I shoot approximately 120 rounds each at the monthly combat pistol event. We practice once or twice a month too. Plus, we're are about to join the Three Gun Comp. So, now reloading is REQUIRED. Just pull the trigger on a complete Hornady set up for three pistol calibers. Loaded 500 rounds for the Wife's 9mm Sig yesterday. Excluding the equipment costs here's the math. I bought 500 Rainer bullets for about $44.00. Used about half a pound of Power Pistol powder to load them, that's about $9.50. Picked up brass at the range for free. Out of pocket cost is $53.50. That's 10.7 cents per round. White box Winchester ammo from Midway is $124 for 500, or 24.8 cents per round. Cost difference is 14.1 cents per round., or $14.10 per 100, or $70.50 for 500, etc. Plus, reloading is a ball. I'm looking at .223, .270, and .308 dies becauce I think I can squeeze another half MOA out of my rifles with taylored handloads. Oh Hell...this might never end! |
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Do your own calculations.......... www.handloads.com/calc/loadingCosts.asp Aloha, Mark |
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For me it is an interesting and educational hobby, not to mention a labor of love. IMO reloading is a rewarding exercise in physics, chemestry, calculus, metalurgy, and even a little history. I have found I can apply many of the concepts related to reloading to solve many of lifes challenges and / or bring my reloads out to the range and take out the frustration of the challenges I can't. Priceless |
I is? What are those? |
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Reloaded steel cases. Look for the tutorial at the top of the page. Edit, here it is. So you want to reload Wolf cases, Link. |
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