doc540
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WalMart WWB value packs don't seem to be expensive if you buy 5-10 boxes at at time.
On top of that my g30 is what I want to take out more. Or is that only if I cast my own lead projectiles?
Say I was into reloading, and wanted to load up my own batches of .45 ACP using Speer's 230 grain Gold Dot HP. Is that even possible?
If not, what bullets do people use? Seems like quality bullet choice would be pretty important.
Depending on your definition of "cheap", most would say that ship sailed a long time ago.i'm a believer in "buy it cheap and stack it deep".
I don't have the room at home for a reloading bench, and wont put one in the garage due to the number of sparks associated with steel fabrication and the number of tools that get thrown...
For me, cost savings for 9mm is about 1/2 but much more for 45ACP. I have reloaded over 300,000 rounds and may go over million reloads before I die.brickeyee said:You could always start learning to reload.
It ends up right about half the price of new ammunition most of the time.
So, if I shoot one million rounds before I die, that would be cost savings of $130,000 to $430,000+ over my life time (dang, you could buy a house with that much savings!).Factory 9mm/45ACP:
1,000,000 rounds x $0.24 = $240,000
1,000,000 rounds x $0.56 = $560,000
Reloaded 9mm/45ACP:
1,000,000 rounds x $0.11 = $110,000
1,000,000 rounds x $0.13 = $130,000
My wife and I shoot 9mm, .38 spec, .40SW and .45ACP. Plenty of it on the shelves where I am.
would you list your components?Reading this thread made me want to go back and calculate my cost to load a box of 50 rounds of .45 acp using current prices. The total is $5.17 and I don't cast my own bullets. I couldn't shoot nearly as much as I do if I didn't reload. Yea, it takes time, but what fun!