sublimaze41
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The last time I bought a bunch of reloading components I did so to save money as many of us do. I also wanted to have custom loads for my favorite gun. Heck, I enjoyed it so much I even reloaded 9mm and .223. It was simple, plan an afternoon for a caliber or two and shoot for the rest of the year. Fast forward a year and now I have a new mouth to feed. I just bought a Colt M4 to go with my other Colt AR.
It appears as though I let all my reloading components get low. I was so focused on my African Plains game hunt I totally blocked out the other gun stuff. Now I want 3-4 thousand .223 to have as a shooting supply and getting the bullets, brass and primers has been a royal pain in the arse. Just getting FMJ 55 grainers has been tough. Luckily I nailed 10,000 but they were $125 per 2,000............Jeeeeze. Looking at the different threads I can see this is not a new trend. Is anybody else loading .223? Getting any factory loaded stuff is tough without paying and arm and a leg. I am loading 1,000 rounds for about $182.
once fired brass $50 per 1,000
small win primer $21 per 1,000
55Gr FMJ $63 per 1,000
3.15 # of H322 $15 per pound. $48
this gives me about 3100 FPS
with a 55gr FMJ @ 22 Gr per
round
The cost of the brass obviously goes down with subsequent reloads.
So, Is anybody else out there reloading the .223 in large numbers? Any suggestions for cutting the cost further. Since all Milsurp value priced .223 is all but gone, perhaps it isn't such a bad idea after all.
It appears as though I let all my reloading components get low. I was so focused on my African Plains game hunt I totally blocked out the other gun stuff. Now I want 3-4 thousand .223 to have as a shooting supply and getting the bullets, brass and primers has been a royal pain in the arse. Just getting FMJ 55 grainers has been tough. Luckily I nailed 10,000 but they were $125 per 2,000............Jeeeeze. Looking at the different threads I can see this is not a new trend. Is anybody else loading .223? Getting any factory loaded stuff is tough without paying and arm and a leg. I am loading 1,000 rounds for about $182.
once fired brass $50 per 1,000
small win primer $21 per 1,000
55Gr FMJ $63 per 1,000
3.15 # of H322 $15 per pound. $48
this gives me about 3100 FPS
with a 55gr FMJ @ 22 Gr per
round
The cost of the brass obviously goes down with subsequent reloads.
So, Is anybody else out there reloading the .223 in large numbers? Any suggestions for cutting the cost further. Since all Milsurp value priced .223 is all but gone, perhaps it isn't such a bad idea after all.