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<blockquote data-quote="Bigeclipse" data-source="post: 1746988" data-attributes="member: 52437"><p>It depends what brass and bullets you use and how much shooting you do. To get all the equipment is going to likely cost you well over a grand if you buy new. Hand loading is fun to some people and totally boring to others. It used to be on the fun side to me but now that life has gotten so busy I actually dread the day I need to load and I am actually going back to custom ammo loads or just over the shelf.</p><p></p><p>So with all that said....if you shoot a lot, loading your own will likely result in being cheaper but could take time. For example, let's say you buy custom ammo which costs 60-80$ per 20 rounds. If hand loading, you are looking at a buck a piece per brass for quality brass (lapua for example). Brass, if annealed will last 10ish loadings, if not annealed then maybe only 3-4 times. This depends on how stiff your loads are. That means on the good side...(10x firings) those brass cost you 10 cents per round. Now comes the bullet. Cheap bullets (Nosler Ballistic tips for example) can cost about 16$ for 50 while expensive bullets could be close to a buck a bullet. So lets split the difference and call it 50 cents per round. My guess when all said and done between powder, bullet, brass, and primer...you are looking at a buck a round if not more (Mine cost me 1.80$). That means loading 20 rounds is 20$. That means you save 40$ per box. If reloading stuff plus dies cost you 1500$ then it will take ~38 boxes of ammo or 750 rounds shot down range to just pay the reloading off. Now also, keep in mind that this is assuming no load work up since you already know your loads. If you throw in working up a load...sometimes I am lucky and find a good load in about 40 shots (so only 40$ spent) but other times with a picky rifle it could take me 150 shots so 150$ spent. Lastly, I am not sure how much your time and energy costs but as I have stated, I used to love working up loads but now with work and a baby it is just not possible so time is definitely money to me. Just my two cents.</p><p></p><p>Most people don't hand load to save money unless they are doing bulk loads for pistol and AR15 shooting. They are doing handloads for accuracy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigeclipse, post: 1746988, member: 52437"] It depends what brass and bullets you use and how much shooting you do. To get all the equipment is going to likely cost you well over a grand if you buy new. Hand loading is fun to some people and totally boring to others. It used to be on the fun side to me but now that life has gotten so busy I actually dread the day I need to load and I am actually going back to custom ammo loads or just over the shelf. So with all that said....if you shoot a lot, loading your own will likely result in being cheaper but could take time. For example, let's say you buy custom ammo which costs 60-80$ per 20 rounds. If hand loading, you are looking at a buck a piece per brass for quality brass (lapua for example). Brass, if annealed will last 10ish loadings, if not annealed then maybe only 3-4 times. This depends on how stiff your loads are. That means on the good side...(10x firings) those brass cost you 10 cents per round. Now comes the bullet. Cheap bullets (Nosler Ballistic tips for example) can cost about 16$ for 50 while expensive bullets could be close to a buck a bullet. So lets split the difference and call it 50 cents per round. My guess when all said and done between powder, bullet, brass, and primer...you are looking at a buck a round if not more (Mine cost me 1.80$). That means loading 20 rounds is 20$. That means you save 40$ per box. If reloading stuff plus dies cost you 1500$ then it will take ~38 boxes of ammo or 750 rounds shot down range to just pay the reloading off. Now also, keep in mind that this is assuming no load work up since you already know your loads. If you throw in working up a load...sometimes I am lucky and find a good load in about 40 shots (so only 40$ spent) but other times with a picky rifle it could take me 150 shots so 150$ spent. Lastly, I am not sure how much your time and energy costs but as I have stated, I used to love working up loads but now with work and a baby it is just not possible so time is definitely money to me. Just my two cents. Most people don't hand load to save money unless they are doing bulk loads for pistol and AR15 shooting. They are doing handloads for accuracy. [/QUOTE]
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