Thinking about .223

[TheYellowDart]

8# H335 ($128).0512
5k wolf primers $72.50(14.50/k).0145
Shipping-$40
bullets-.07-.09
brass .058 (87.50/1500 shipped mixed head)


$51.20 powder
$14.50 primers
$80 bullets(split the diff)
$20 shipping
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$165 / k not including brass

+$58 brass

=$223 (heh!) / thousand

This is using what I just paid at Wideners on sale a few weeks ago, plus brass cost I just got via PM, and I took the above posters cost for bullets as it sounds about right. I'm not 100% sure about shipping as it came in a huge box that weighed 32 pounds, but that's what the invoice says, and I'm afraid to open the credit card statement as I added too much stuff LOL.

They were out of surplus powder or I would've bought that and saved around $20/thousand.

Don't forget that you'll be reusing that brass!
Should get at least 6 reloads out of those casings.

You can do the math, but at 6 reloads per case you're down to only $3.49 per box of 20. Which sure beats $5 for steel case

[Sunday]

The Dillon 550 works great for 223 loading.

[Sunday]

Don't forget that you'll be reusing that brass!
Should get at least 6 reloads out of those casings.

You can do the math, but at 6 reloads per case you're down to only $3.49 per box of 20. Which sure beats $5 for steel case

The last batch of loads I fired started to have cracked necks and some of the fired primers were loose upon case inspection. It was their 6th loading.