Is it worth reloading 9mm?

[BEE]

Personally, it's worth it to me. I'm very particular and OCD so reloading keeps me busy. While at the same time I do save money loading 124gr rounds.

[stand125]

I buy components in bulk so i had it down to about $4.50 per 50 rnds with 3.9gr titegroup. My last 9mm bullet buy from american reoading was 229 bullets overpacked so that helped get me down below 8 cents per shot. I use the classic turret so 50 rnds takes 10 minutes. I have not shot factory in about 5 years now because i have a nice mild recipe that my gun likes and the turret press is quick

[JohnCCW]

No.

[simba]

Yes

[the86d]

The math has been done here many times...

Why not?

[MarikinaMan]

Vs. buying taxed retail, yes.

I bought hornady 124gr fmj in bulk for 9 cents. 6 cents for primer and powder, 15 cents a round. 7.50 fo a box o fity

Theyre loaded to my liking too.

No more online bulk orders in CA

[Jimi Jah]

9mm is not worth it to me. I don't shoot enough to invest in that. Rifle match reloads is where I spend my time and get the most savings.

[MarikinaMan]

the numbers game with 9mm isnt just savings per round, but savings per range session.

people shoot handguns much more per range session than rifle. figure 100-400 for handgun vs 40-150 for rifle per range session.

[357manny]

hehehe, I stole a GI joe from there...

Hah I stole fishing hooks... good ol' days at the Gemco in Fresno... lol

[acoop101]

Alone probably not, but if you set up to load higher value rounds like 45 or 308 it makes sense more quickly.

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[ExtremeX]

I only reload if I save 50% or more over retail bulk 1k or more prices... I save at least that much with 9mm so I do reload it and find its worth doing so.

My completed ammo costs me $100/1k

[tanks]

... So I am reloading right now to shoot, saving my factory stuff as I think theyll keep longer.

Why would factory stuff keep longer? I have had reloaded rounds go through the wash and dry cycle in pockets. They still shot without any issues.

[packnrat]

just getting readt to do a "lot" of 9mm. i have at least 15K wourth of rounds to load up.
already this year i have done up 15K in .40 and at lest 20K of .556

yes i shoot a lot.
if you only look at saving money, you must load by the thousands or 10's of thousands.

if you only load a couple hundered a year it is a loss.

saying this i do " special" loadings on a single stage press. might do only a couple hundred a year here. but seeing as i own less then a couple hundred cases for this chambering. (43 mouser). or my hunting rounds. cost is not thought about. but still lower cost than new ammo using same componts.


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[simba]

9mm is not worth it to me. I don't shoot enough to invest in that. Rifle match reloads is where I spend my time and get the most savings.

Apply this logic to the caliber you are intending to handload.

[Jason_2111]

It's worth it to me... for logistics reasons.

Mrs. 2111 doesn't freak on the credit card bill when there's a couple of jugs of powder on it because she doesn't know what the jugs are for. Likewise for primers. Since I usually don't buy all at the same time... powder one month... primers another... the impact isn't as obvious.
If I buy 4 cases of ammo though... I get the "don't you have enough ammo?" look.

An 8-pound keg of bullseye loads a lot of 9. I'm saving money, sure... maybe not huge money... but I can more easily slip it past the Grand Auditor.