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Reloading
Basic Reloading equipment
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<blockquote data-quote="CogburnR" data-source="post: 743981" data-attributes="member: 29174"><p>One thing about loading a 300 magnum, you probably aren't going to double charge it . That means it is fairly safe to reload, even being a couple grains of powder off won't kill you. Lets face it-if you blow up a 300 magnum with reloads you are pretty stupid. Warning signs come well before you get in serious trouble, keep the pressures low and it is pretty straightforward to load.</p><p></p><p>Another is your return on investment is high. </p><p></p><p>If he has plenty of brass available his first 100 rounds of loaded ammo will probably save a third of the cost of the equipment after paying for components.</p><p></p><p> A 300 win uses about 70 grains of your typical powder and with decent normal cup and core bullets it will cost less than 60$ for 100 rounds not counting brass. </p><p></p><p>25$ a pound for powder(7000 grains or 100 loads) and 25$ a hundred for bullets and 3$ for primers. Lee kit for 150$ with dies. Free guides on the internet at Hodgdon, etc. </p><p></p><p>First hundred cost 210$ if he loads 200 then he'll have 260-270$ into 10 boxes so that is the break even point. Anything after that is 10-12$ a box. Then he can sell his loader for 100$ when he gets done and has had the pleasure of loading his own cartridges to take game with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CogburnR, post: 743981, member: 29174"] One thing about loading a 300 magnum, you probably aren't going to double charge it . That means it is fairly safe to reload, even being a couple grains of powder off won't kill you. Lets face it-if you blow up a 300 magnum with reloads you are pretty stupid. Warning signs come well before you get in serious trouble, keep the pressures low and it is pretty straightforward to load. Another is your return on investment is high. If he has plenty of brass available his first 100 rounds of loaded ammo will probably save a third of the cost of the equipment after paying for components. A 300 win uses about 70 grains of your typical powder and with decent normal cup and core bullets it will cost less than 60$ for 100 rounds not counting brass. 25$ a pound for powder(7000 grains or 100 loads) and 25$ a hundred for bullets and 3$ for primers. Lee kit for 150$ with dies. Free guides on the internet at Hodgdon, etc. First hundred cost 210$ if he loads 200 then he'll have 260-270$ into 10 boxes so that is the break even point. Anything after that is 10-12$ a box. Then he can sell his loader for 100$ when he gets done and has had the pleasure of loading his own cartridges to take game with. [/QUOTE]
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