Cost of reloading quality ammo

[capitol]

The old saying,

"you don't save money reloading, you just shoot more for the same amount"

is very true...

I used to buy factory 204 at nearly $1 per round after shipping etc. I would shoot that rifle maybe once a month or just use it on Coyote.

Now, Im reloading and shooting the same rifle almost every weekend (100 plus rounds)

[ar15barrels]

Time is money. I spend enough time driving to the range as is.

People who use that justification are more likely just gun owners, not shooters.

[Splinter]

People who use that justification are more likely just gun owners, not shooters.

Actually, I think they are called people with jobs and a life outside their jobs..

[Splinter]

Divide the brass cost by 5 reloads and reloading with Prvi bullets comes down to $220/1000.

So you're less than 50% with more accurate ammo.

You gotta factor in the cost of dies, and the press/s. How long till you are even able to break even. Thats the bigger concern.

[ar15barrels]

You gotta factor in the cost of dies, and the press/s. How long till you are even able to break even. Thats the bigger concern.

You could buy top quality tools for about $750 and be all setup to load match grade 308.
As you would already have been shooting 308 for a little while to figure out that you need to reload to be able to keep shooting it in quantity, you would have saved up your brass already.
So, figure 40 cents a round for match grade 308 instead of $1.40.
That's $1 savings a shot.
750 rounds pays off the tools and then you are saving a bunch every time you go shooting.
Think of starting reloading as just having purchased another gun, but that gun is going to make all your other guns more accurate and less expensive to feed.
The cost is realistically about the same, but the benefits go on forever.

If 750 rounds to pay off the reloading gear seems like too much, you are probably not a serious shooter, you are just a gun owner.
It's ok to be just a gun owner too.

I'm a serious shooter.
I work a regular 40+ hour a week job and also find time to run a small gunsmithing business and shoot 3-5 days a month.
Shooting is my life.

[Splinter]

The only problem with your theory, is he is talking about shooting 223, not match grade 308. Big difference. And with all do respect, there is no need to say people are not real shooters. There is a difference between people with more than one hobby, and people like you who are a shooting nut job.
Im guessing 90% of the people on here do not shoot as much as you. Does that mean we are not qualified as real shooters? I think just the fact that we are on here puts us out of the normal realm of the rest of the world. For my shooting needs, I only load for my bolt actions. When I am working, my time is more valuable to me to be used outside, vs spending more time loading than shooting. To make a derogatory statement that people are not real shooters because of the amount they shoot, or even the fact that they dont reload a certain amount leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I have several friends who dont even like shooting, and they can shoot circles around 99% of these so called real shooters using only iron sights. So what does define a real shooter?

[ar15barrels]

The only problem with your theory, is he is talking about shooting 223, not match grade 308. Big difference. And with all do respect, there is no need to say people are not real shooters. There is a difference between people with more than one hobby, and people like you who are a shooting nut job.

The only difference between 223 and 308 would be in the number of rounds required to pay off the equipment.

I'm sorry that you would get offended by something that's not meant to be offensive.
Maybe when you grown some thicker skin, you will be better prepared to post on forums.
Until then, go do some more shooting so you can become a real shooter.

[Splinter]

The only difference between 223 and 308 would be in the number of rounds required to pay off the equipment.

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UH, that was exactly my point.