Any non reloaders struggling to put .45acp down range?

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I know I sure am. I love the .45 caliber, just a pleasure to shoot. I love the guns I own that shoot those great projectiles, my: xd45, glock 30 and sig c3 1911. I've had my 30 a long time and its my all purpose gun and I used to get it out to the range quite a bit. These days the .45's don't see the range to often:(. My 1911 is a fantastic piece, and its a shame its more less a safe queen now. With the price of ammo these days the ole trusty 9's are getting quiet a work out these days.
I picked up a gen 4 26 today and when I left the gun shop I headed straight to wally world so I could break her in. As I was walking in, I had my g30 on and thought" you know what I'm taking the brick out of its holster today." When I approached the ammo counter I saw they only had .45 acp in Remmington, then I looked on down to the price tag and saw it was a whopping 42$+tax for a 100 count box. Needles to say the big boy had to stay holstered once again. Any other .45 lovers out there who don't reload, feeling the same pain of the .45 prices.
 
Me too. .45acp is my favorite caliber, but I have been shooting 9mm exclusively while I was unemployed. Now I'm working again and will try to shoot my .45's more.
 
Yeah, I'm feeling it too. Big time. In fact I'm probably going to take the plunge into reloading next year just so I can afford to shoot more.
 
What State do you live in?
My Walmarts (in TN) have Federal FMJ for $16-17$ a box.
Winchester White Box FMJ for $32 for 100 rd Box
Remington JHP for $38 100 rd Box

Walmart .45 runs at least $5 cheaper than any other stores I have seen.
Of course reloading would be cheaper.....someday maybe.
In the meantime, SAVE YOUR BRASS NOW
 
Not really I buy most of my ammo at WW .45acp Fed is $18.45 my other caliber is .380acp and its about the same price.
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That must be for a 50 count box. I don't buy the 50 counts because when I get to the range and feel like i'm just starting to enjoy myself....I run out. Hate setting myself up like that. :)
 
$21 for 50 rounds of .45 would be awesome. Around here, the cheap stuff runs around that same price for 50 rounds of 9mm.
 
Unfortunately 18 to 21 dollars a box (50) is normal. You just have to pick up a box every so often until you build up your stash. I try to keep 400 to 500 rounds on hand. then when I use 100 or 150 rounds, i don't have that "empty" feeling. Then I start looking to replace the boxes I shoot. It doesn't hurt the wallet so much in one shot then. But I feel your pain. I have a glock 30 and I love it. I could shoot it all day and it would not bother me a bit.
 
Unfortunately 18 to 21 dollars a box (50) is normal. You just have to pick up a box every so often until you build up your stash. I try to keep 400 to 500 rounds on hand. then when I use 100 or 150 rounds, i don't have that "empty" feeling. Then I start looking to replace the boxes I shoot
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Thats a great idea, I'll start trying to do that, makes more sence than just not shooting them.
 
I dont reload, I also never struggle to aqquire ammo either. Advice, dont buy the rip off 100 round bulk pack, buy it in real bulk(by the case). SGAmmo has been selling a brick(1000 rounds)of Agulia 230 gr ball for some months now at about $279.00.
 
While the up front cost is high, the cost per box is lower by buying online in quantity. I buy .45ACP in quantities 1000 rounds and 9mm in qualtities of 2000 rounds per purchase.
 
i'll be getting into reloading shortly. but honestly i'm still sitting on .45 (and other calibers) that i bought years ago. i'm a believer in "buy it cheap and stack it deep". i recently added a new caliber to my collection and the first stop was was purchase 1k plus rounds that i found online for a steal. if the sale is still going on after the holidays, i'll buy another 1k.
 
When reloading your own even makes sense when shooting 9mm in fairly high amounts how can you guys NOT want to get a cheap setup for doing .45acp?

Even if you buy your bullets instead of casting your own (an admitedly big step just by itself) you can still reload .45acp for less than the cost of the cheapest commercially loaded 9mm in your area.

Look at getting one of the cheaper "all in one" progressive setups. Sure, there'll be a bit of a learning curve. But once you get familiar with all the steps you'll wonder what the fuss was all about and why you waited so long.

A full on one caliber reloading setup can be assembled and kept in a tote box which slides under the bed or in a closet easily and still leave room for lots of other junk. When fine tuned you can be set up to reload in about 10 minutes or less from the first pull of the tote from its resting place. And even if you're taking your time loading 300 an hour is easy. With a bit of focus and total attention 450 to 500 an hour is doable when it's rolling right. So one evening to clean and sort the brass and a second to reload and you can have 1200 to 1500 rounds of ammo to use over the next couple of months for a good amount less than the cost of buying even bulk 9mm factory ammo.

How can you say no to a deal like that?
 
Out west here, I buy Miwall's (Wholesale Ammo) bulk .45 reloads. I've been very happy so far and cherry pick from the mixed brass that they use. After something like 3,500 rounds - not one mis-fire or malfunction related to the rounds. Picture me knocking wood at this point. http://www.miwallcorp.com
 
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I have always loaded my own .45s. Consequently, strange as it sounds, I did not know what the cost of factory ammo is. Wow. At 32 to 42 cents per trigger pull, I wonder how people can afford to put many rounds downrange.
Another plug for loading your own - at those prices, reloading is wildly cheaper - don't wait. Even with a handpress, a set of dies, some powder dippers, you can load a box fairly easily and the savings start.
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for the amount I shoot and number of calibers,I couldn't even imagine having to buy factory.I'd be forclosed on by now.I am glad I got into it in the early nineties so other than upgrading and getting a new press lately,I have paid for their cost a long time ago.
 
its been mentioned already... but you should really consider reloading. Its fun and it makes going to the range a lot easier on your wallet. Ive got some friends who are cops and i get all the once fired range brass for free. I reload 100 rounds of .45 for just over 12.00 on average. It really adds up over a short period of time...only downside is you will shoot a lot more and squash your savings. Still, not a bad problem
 
You already implied the solution in the thread title by asking about other non-reloaders. Why not take the step? I don't even have a .45ACP but just for the pistol calibers I do reload for (mostly 9mm, with a little 7.62x25, .380ACP, and .38 Special thrown in) it saves a TON of money.

A Lee starter kit + tumbler will come in at less than $150. It'll pay for itself in about 10 boxes of ammo.

Its not like being a "non-reloader" is like being born handicapped - you're only a non-reloader so long as you choose to remain so ;).
 
I started hand loading and casting in 1970. And brother that was one of the best decisions I ever made. After hundreds of thousands of rounds loaded and fired, I can truly say if I didn't have the equipment and components I have today I'd be relegated to either shooting very little or having to seriously change my life style if I wanted to buy said equipment and components at today's prices.

But the major reason I can do what I want to do so cheaply today is I bought most of my [high end] equipment at the very beginning. I still use it and it still works perfectly with very few repairs needed over the years. The last major purchase I made was my second Dillon press about ten years ago. At that time, component prices were 1/3 what they are today. In some cases even less.

Even if you consider only equipment, supplies and components, there's no way buying today what I own would even be cheaper when it comes to shooting. If I chose to buy the lowest end loading equipment today, for what I do, the break even point would likely not be achievable. And repair costs would be higher.

Fear and loathing of cast bullets is rampant. But having acquired alloy by the ton over the years has allowed me to shoot all I want to, and that's a lot. But those sources are drying up too and what's left is expensive foundry type alloy. Hard ball alloy is $2.50 -$3.00 per pound depending on supplier and amount ordered. Order 500 pounds to get a deep discount and you'll see just how much your mail delivery person loves you when they start stacking 70 pound bulk mailing boxes on your porch.

Hand loading may be your answer. But before you really jump in, calculate just how much you'll need to spend to really get started. Others say less, I'll stick with the $600 figure I gave my son-in-law for the one rifle he wanted to load for. He decided $600 would by a lot of rifle ammo.

But the thing is, you really can't count the cost-benefit of a hobby of passion. Golfers don't I assure you. Neither do those who buy specialty boats to bass fish. Moral of the story: if you have to justify the expense of hand loading, you'll likely never do that. But you will learn a lot, make a ton of mistakes, buy stuff you never thought you'd ever need (much less want) and have a blast doing it.
 
To be honest I really want to reload, in fact I've started a couple of thread on thr to learn about it. My wife was going to buy reloading equipment as my Christmas gift. I know it would save a ton of money. To be honest I'm just a little apprehensive to get started. The whole thing of possibly putting in to much powder and blowing my hand off scares. Yes I'm the guy that would do that on accident.
On top of that my g30 is what I want to take out more. In order to do that I have to by a new barrel. Or is that only if I cast my own lead projectiles? Any way I need to take the plunge, as the 45's are to nice not to see range time.
 
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