Im fixing to start loading .223, Dont have any components yet and dont really know what kind of bullets to get. Plan on using IMR 4895 since i have a few pounds of it. Berry's bullets are about $10 per 100 but you have to buy 1000. Anyone know where to get other cheap bullets?
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That's not a bad price, I would just go ahead and order a thousand. They go by quicker than you'd think. -
I thought I'd start small, too. A couple pounds of powder, a few hundred bullets and primers...
In less than a month, that mushroomed to about 4000 primers, 6000 bullets (9mm, .38, .44, .45(ACP and Colt), .223, .30-30, .30-06. I stumbled across a few good deals, like 1/2 price or less on Calguns and at a local reloading shop (Discount Shooters Supply) and couldn't pass them up.
Don't worry, bullets don't spoil and they won't get any cheaper in the next few years.
Oh, and 100 bullets won't last me one reloading session.sigpic
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Same here. I bought 100 of a few different 308 bullets and after 1 reloading session, I bought about 500 of the ones I liked.I thought I'd start small, too. A couple pounds of powder, a few hundred bullets and primers...
In less than a month, that mushroomed to about 4000 primers, 6000 bullets (9mm, .38, .44, .45(ACP and Colt), .223, .30-30, .30-06. I stumbled across a few good deals, like 1/2 price or less on Calguns and at a local reloading shop (Discount Shooters Supply) and couldn't pass them up.
Don't worry, bullets don't spoil and they won't get any cheaper in the next few years.
Oh, and 100 bullets won't last me one reloading session.
Then I did the same with 223
For my 9mm I bought 3750 bullets and 5k primers, and my press isn't here until Monday!!!Comment
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Only load a handful and test it first. I loaded about 15 or so with 4895 for the same reason you stated. As it turns out, it wouldn't cycle my mini 14 reliably, even at max load. I switched to reloader 15 and it runs like a scalded dog.Im fixing to start loading .223, Dont have any components yet and dont really know what kind of bullets to get. Plan on using IMR 4895 since i have a few pounds of it. Berry's bullets are about $10 per 100 but you have to buy 1000. Anyone know where to get other cheap bullets?
Just my $0.02, and probably not worth that.
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