[Geister]

Howdy,

How much are you all paying for .45 ACP bullets for reloading? Are they about the same or less expensive than .38/.357 bullets?

[The Bushmaster]

A bit more expensive. Most of my bullet purchases are from www.midwayusa.com. Shipping is not that bad as they are only a hop skip and a jump from my place. Also I only load jacketed bullets. in .38 Spec, .357 mag, 9mmX19, .45ACP, .30-30 and .30-06...

[Walkalong]

2000 Ranier 200 Gr. SWC (http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=781450)& free Freight at Midway. Great shooting bullet.

Berry's Bullets (http://www.berrysmfg.com/categories/17-0.php) - I like the 185 Gr. SWC, the 185 Gr. HBRN, the 200 Gr. HP, & the 230 Gr. RN

Zero JHP's (http://ghostholster.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21_46) - I really like the 230 Gr. I have not tried the 185 Gr..

[swingpress]

$50/1000 for 230 LRN.

[cdrt]

I buy mostly 185 grain SWC's for my .45 since I shoot Bullseye. Right now KEAD bullets are around $40 per thousand plus shipping if you buy more than 5K. He will ship in USPS flat rate boxes, so it's not too bad. He's backlogged right now, but he makes a good bullet. www.keadbullets.com
His 230 grain RN is slightly more expensive.

Also, I've used American Precision bullets. They make a 180 grain SWC plus the normal 230 RN. They will also ship USPS flat rate if you ask.
www.americanprecisionbullets.com

Both sell their .45 bullets cheaper than I can buy 148 grain HBWCs for my .38 wad gun.

Navy Vet & SWIFT Boat OIC

[bp78]

In IPSC/IDPA, the moly bullets are popular for their price:

http://www.masterblastersbullets.com/page15.html
http://www.precisionbullets.com/

[Primersinmyshoe]

I buy 200g LSWC for $30/500.

[bigcim]

I buy them from cabelas $39/500 230g lead safe rainiers has anybody found these cheaper

[44shooter]

Great to do business with these folks. Good prices in bulk, shipping may be free depending on your order, service quick and customer service responsive. Check it out

www.montanagoldbullet.com

My purchases were 158 gr 38, 230 gr 45 and 240 gr 44.

[Bronson7]

Check out MasterCast. Great bullets and great customer service. Shipping charges can very from supplier to supplier. MasterCast ships 2000 of my bullets for around $8 plus a couple for insurance. Mike is a good guy to deal with. http://www.mastercastbullets.com/index.html
Bronson7

[Deanimator]

Give Penn Bullets a try. They've always had a good product.

http://www.pennbullets.com/45/45-caliber.html

[Glock'N'Load]

I pay 19.95 at the local gun store for 500 200gn LSWC that is the cheepest I have seen. 230gn are 21.95. Here is a good web site I found
http://www.twoalphabullets.com/Products.htm
www.twoalphabullets.com
$42 for a 1000 is a pretty good deal they use falt rate $8.10 shipping

[Ala Dan]

Like everything else in the compotent field, lead has gone up a whole bunch~!

[ReloaderFred]

In one 45 day period recently, raw lead went up 31%! Bullet prices have been going up steadily in the last 3 years and are expected to continue to rise, just like gas, only there's a reason for lead to go up, unlike gas.........

Hope this helps.

Fred

[Seven High]

I am going to start mining lead out of the back stop at my favorite outdoor range.

[ReloaderFred]

I've been mining bullets from our range for the last several years. It's part of our "Best Management Practices" agreement with the EPA and National Association of Shooting Ranges. So far, I've mined about 600 pounds and melted it back into bullets. I've probably mined some of the same bullets several times over the years.....

Hope this helps.

Fred

[Walkalong]

I used to go to where we would shoot after a good rain and the bullets would be sticking out everywhere after the erosion from the rains. That was back when we could go outside the city limits and shoot anywhere they had dug dirt and there was a good backstop from the digging. No one cared or worried that people shot back then. :)

[ulflyer]

$20 per 500 for 45 cal 200 gr lead RNFP at local dealer. These are made by Aliant in ?Ga?. I called him up recently and he said they would be $17 at a gun show, but he also delivers to local dealer so I grabbed a few boxes while i could.

[atomd]

$47/1000 230 gr RNL. SHIPPED.
http://www.mastercast.net/cast_bullets.htm

Note: There are 2 Mastercast companies. .net and .com. I hear nothing but good things about both.