Reload materials and their cost effectiveness

[Helpful_Cub]

My goal is to make 2 different .308 loads. I'd like one load to be legal in the lead-free Condor Corridor and a 2nd load that is just cheap plinking ammo for having fun at the range. Right now I can find factory ammo non-lead ammo for around $1 a round and plinking quality with brass cases and box primers for $0.70 a round.

When I priced this stuff out at Midways last night I discovered that for a 150-grain bullet, I'm looking at $1.10 for plinking and $1.60 for non-load by reloading. What am I missing? My understanding was that reloading is a lot cheaper than buying factory ammo so is there another vendor I should use or some other secret to it?

Thanks for your time.

[reloader714]

There are cheaper places & you need to buy in bulk.

[Mrskylinetou]

Well yr never really gonna get the same crap quality as some of the real cheap plinking ammo (like wolf). They also buy there powder and bullets in great bulk, tolerances are no where near what u can hand load to. I base my price comparison on nice target or varmint ammo to be fair. I load my 223 at these prices

primer 8 for 100
powder 9 for 100 25.99 pound 25 grain a round 7000 g a pound
bullets are 19.99 for 100
total around 37 to 40 for 100

223 50 for 100 of xm193

Im loading target quality projectiles, prepping to the closest of tolerances, and watched my groups go from 1.5 inches to under 3/4 of an inch and i can accurately hit a 4 inch target at 400 yard cold bore... The savings are there and the results are worth the best store bought ammo, u can load yr rounds to the gun, find the harmonics, and just have the ability to do whatever your looking for... I have also heard for bulk reloading loading thousands of round for CHEAP.

[J-cat]

My goal is to make 2 different .308 loads. I'd like one load to be legal in the lead-free Condor Corridor and a 2nd load that is just cheap plinking ammo for having fun at the range. Right now I can find factory ammo non-lead ammo for around $1 a round and plinking quality with brass cases and box primers for $0.70 a round.

When I priced this stuff out at Midways last night I discovered that for a 150-grain bullet, I'm looking at $1.10 for plinking and $1.60 for non-load by reloading. What am I missing? My understanding was that reloading is a lot cheaper than buying factory ammo so is there another vendor I should use or some other secret to it?

Thanks for your time.

The way you save money is by reloading the brass from your plinking ammo.

[GrizzlyGuy]

FYI, an interesting post/thread that I had bookmarked: A cost savings analysis of reloading .45ACP

[SixPointEight]

My goal is to make 2 different .308 loads. I'd like one load to be legal in the lead-free Condor Corridor and a 2nd load that is just cheap plinking ammo for having fun at the range. Right now I can find factory ammo non-lead ammo for around $1 a round and plinking quality with brass cases and box primers for $0.70 a round.

When I priced this stuff out at Midways last night I discovered that for a 150-grain bullet, I'm looking at $1.10 for plinking and $1.60 for non-load by reloading. What am I missing? My understanding was that reloading is a lot cheaper than buying factory ammo so is there another vendor I should use or some other secret to it?

Thanks for your time.

Sounds like you're buying brass. Remember brass can be used for several loadings, so spread that cost out. Or, use free range brass.

[dangerranger]

Ive started casting my own hunting rounds out of tin and antimony. kind of like shooting FMJ, but I can cast them for 6cents ea. so far Ive done 45lc, but next Ill try the 3030. DR