Is there anywhere that it can be had for decent prices?
Exactly, I got into .300 BLK for cheap plinking. I haven't bought a single piece of brass, it has all been range pick-up .223/5.56.Yep, on my reloading bench! Honestly I don't even know what .300 Blackout cost, I've never had a factory round in any of mine and make the brass out of .223 brass I've scrounged from the range so it's pretty cheap.
I converted 200 today using that same very saw. I have a custom made jig that works really well. Yes it can be had cheap, you just have to roll your own. My model 7 likes 150 grain bullets with H110. They shoot very well.
I'm not super knowledgeable about hand loading, what's the deal with lead projectiles? I thought we jacket our bullets due to lead fouling but is there a way to get around it?I can't believe nobody has mentioned cast bullets yet. For the cost of a few boxes of factory bullets you can set yourself up with all he gear you need to cast you own by the hundreds. I have had great luck creating accurate and functional loads that are < $0.10 each. It's true that you generally can't drive fast as fast as jacketed, but the Blackout runs out of steam with 170+ grain bullets before that threshold is reached.
Proper fit to the bore, gas checks, quench hardening, good lubes: all of these are tools in the toolbox. I can fire hundreds of cast lead bullets through my AR with no leading. Cast bullets get a bad rap for leading because most commercial bullets are way too hard and are lubed with essentially dyed paraffin. They fail to upset and gas blows by them and fills the bore with melted bullet metal.I'm not super knowledgeable about hand loading, what's the deal with lead projectiles? I thought we jacket our bullets due to lead fouling but is there a way to get around it?