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<blockquote data-quote="Neverlost1" data-source="post: 79866" data-attributes="member: 4569"><p>I ran some numbers using prices from a popular shooters supply store comparing Premium and Standard ammo to handloads with those same bullets. In theory, you could save between 25% to 50% of Factory prices by handloading. You could probably get all the reloading equipment you need to get started for about $300. Now using a savings of the more optimistic 50% you would have to load 40 boxes of 30-06 or 20 boxes of 300 Weatherby to break even, before you would even begin to realize any savings from handloading. And there's more. You have to experiment with different bullets, powders, etc. to find the best performing load in your rifle, so you end up buying 5 times more components than you really need to find the right combination.</p><p></p><p>Rifle handloading isn't about saving money for most folks(unless you are a really high volume shooter). For me, handloading is making custom ammo for a particular need, such as benchrest accuracy or long range performance, or maybe you want to load a light recoiling load for your wife or child that no factory ammo can compare to. It's about the satisfaction you get by knowing you built it yourself, when you see 5 bullets went into one small hole on your target, or you harvest that trophy.</p><p></p><p>I don't want to discourage you from handloading, in fact, I hope you get into it, but saving money is probably the last reason to do it. Once you start, it can become a lifelong addiction, bringing both pleasure and frustration searching for that perfect load. It will also make you a better shooter, since you will shoot more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neverlost1, post: 79866, member: 4569"] I ran some numbers using prices from a popular shooters supply store comparing Premium and Standard ammo to handloads with those same bullets. In theory, you could save between 25% to 50% of Factory prices by handloading. You could probably get all the reloading equipment you need to get started for about $300. Now using a savings of the more optimistic 50% you would have to load 40 boxes of 30-06 or 20 boxes of 300 Weatherby to break even, before you would even begin to realize any savings from handloading. And there's more. You have to experiment with different bullets, powders, etc. to find the best performing load in your rifle, so you end up buying 5 times more components than you really need to find the right combination. Rifle handloading isn't about saving money for most folks(unless you are a really high volume shooter). For me, handloading is making custom ammo for a particular need, such as benchrest accuracy or long range performance, or maybe you want to load a light recoiling load for your wife or child that no factory ammo can compare to. It's about the satisfaction you get by knowing you built it yourself, when you see 5 bullets went into one small hole on your target, or you harvest that trophy. I don't want to discourage you from handloading, in fact, I hope you get into it, but saving money is probably the last reason to do it. Once you start, it can become a lifelong addiction, bringing both pleasure and frustration searching for that perfect load. It will also make you a better shooter, since you will shoot more. [/QUOTE]
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