How much, Really... ?

[RedRocket]

Right now I buy reloaded .45ACP ammo for .24 cents per round before sales tax.... What would be the price per round if I were to load 1000 rounds myself??.. using my own brass and without...

I see all of the components in the catalogs and by the time you add everything together and add shipping there isnt much money saved...

what do you guys pay per round???

[ar15barrels]

It would be about $115 per 1000 rounds if you shot lead bullets, bought primers 5000 at a time, powder 8lbs at a time and saved your brass.
I have a friend that's a commercial caster in Ontario.
Shipping bullets makes them WAY too expensive.
The only way to save is to buy them locally.

[fusionstar]

Flat rate shipping saves alot of money. A medium flat rate box cost 10$ to ship and you can put as much crap in there as you can fit.

11" X 8.5" X 5.5" box full of lead shipped for $10.35

12" X 12" X 5.5" is $13.95

This is how people ship lead ingots through ebay.
You can fit several thousand bullets in a box.


However, usps doesnt have any offices in canada.

[ar15barrels]

However, usps doesnt have any offices in canada.

Ontario, California is about 5 miles south of Rancho Cucamonga, California.

[fusionstar]

Ontario, California is about 5 miles south or Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Ahh damn, im so stupid. the name Ontario immediately made me think of Canada.

[Timberland]

Ahh damn, im so stupid. the name Ontario immediately made me think of Canada.

LAMO, I started thinking about import/export laws.

Factor in machine costs, depending on what you buy it may take up to 4000-5000 rounds before you see any savings.

[ar15barrels]

Factor in machine costs, depending on what you buy it may take up to 4000-5000 rounds before you see any savings.

Depends on the machine.
You could get into reloading for $200 and completely pay off the equipment in 200 rounds of match grade 308.

[dbbspider]

I can make 1000 rounds of .45 acp for about $170 using FMJ bullets. It's much less expensive if you use lead bullets.

[Blacktail 8541]

About 4.5 cents a round casting my own bullets.

[rayra]

Right now I buy reloaded .45ACP ammo for .24 cents per round before sales tax.... What would be the price per round if I were to load 1000 rounds myself??.. using my own brass and without...

I see all of the components in the catalogs and by the time you add everything together and add shipping there isnt much money saved...

what do you guys pay per round???

Reloading is not for you. Move along.


eta - expanded answer before someone cries - If your only criteria is per round cost, you'll never be happy with reloading. You'll do the math and figure 'ok, amortize the cost of the equipment over xxxx rounds and it'll be ok'. Then someone will point out 'what's your time worth' and you'll be unhappy again.

[5hundo]

I've said this before but to recap:

The benefit of reloading is the ability to configure your ammunition to suit your weapon, your shooting style and your preference. There can be a minor cost savings as well...

...especially if you scavenge brass from your local range. That helps offset the cost...

[mecam]

IMO, reloading pistol is if you want your own recipe that gives you least amount of recoil and just meet the minimum power factor requirement. I spent less than $300 to get my Lee loadmaster going. I just cranked 400 rounds of .45s in about 1-1/2 hours and that's being conservative. Some people can do it in half that time. Maybe next time, I will ask my wife to fill the empty tubes with brass so I can just keep going non stop.

[fairfaxjim]

For me, reloading is an art, a sport, and a zen all of it's own. Of course I wouldn't reload if I didn't shoot it, but I don't reload just because I shoot.

Rayra pretty much hit it on the head - if you value your time, and are looking only for cost/round, does not compute. In addition to the actual time sitting at the press, you have to educate yourself, shop for supplies, and hopefully hone your skills. All takes time and effort and isn't reflected in the bottom line. If however, you want to produce your own loads, consistantly, with premium materials, customized to each individual firearm or shooting style you do, then it can be a very fulfilling hobby.

[RedRocket]

thanx

Thanks everyone for your input... what started this thread was.... I had gone to the range and was telling someone that I had just purchased some ammo for 15$ a box.. before i could get an other word out ,this salty old guy chimes in and says.... (with that I know more about guns that you ever will attitude) " you should learn to reload.. it would have cost you 5$ per box.."

I should have known he was fullash**....

[ar15barrels]

I had gone to the range and was telling someone that I had just purchased some ammo for 15$ a box.. before i could get an other word out ,this salty old guy chimes in and says.... (with that I know more about guns that you ever will attitude) " you should learn to reload.. it would have cost you 5$ per box.."

I should have known he was fullash**....

If you cast your own bullets, you can reload 45acp for about $3 per 50.
That salty old guy might actually know what he's talking about.