davestarbuck
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I figured that I'd share this...
My brain needed a little workout so I decided to see where I would break even with my equipment costs.
95% of my reloading is for my AR-15 and my Glock 19.
I shoot at least once per week and at least 100 rounds of rifle and 200 rounds of pistol, so that's what I used in my calculations.
I use Dillon equipment, including a 550b, RT1200 trimmer, CV2000 tumbler, Super Swage, etc, etc.
The cost for my equipment to load .223 and 9mm costs $1910 shipped from brianenos.com
I used Luckygunner.com to arrive at the prices of factory .223 55fmj and 9mm 115 gr fmg,which are $0.33/rd and $0.20/rd respectively.
My reloads for .223 consist of LC and PMC brass, 25 gr WC844 powder, pulled 55fmj bullets and Wolf .223 primers, with a cost of
$0.11 per round. The 9mm also costs me $0.11 per round, using Montana Gold 115 fmj bullets, 5.6 gr of Ramshot silhouette, Wolf small pistol primers, and mixed cases.
My reloads are just as accurate and reliable as any factory ammo I have put through my guns.
So using 100 .223 and 200 9mm per week costs per year are:
Factory Reloads
.223 $1716.00 $576.00
9mm $2080.00 $1144.00
Total $3796.00 $1720
Difference $2076
Even with the cost of the equipment I saved $166 in the first year alone for my weekly practice ammo. This gets even better when factoring in any tactical classes and matches.
I'm glad I started to reload!!!
-Dave
My brain needed a little workout so I decided to see where I would break even with my equipment costs.
95% of my reloading is for my AR-15 and my Glock 19.
I shoot at least once per week and at least 100 rounds of rifle and 200 rounds of pistol, so that's what I used in my calculations.
I use Dillon equipment, including a 550b, RT1200 trimmer, CV2000 tumbler, Super Swage, etc, etc.
The cost for my equipment to load .223 and 9mm costs $1910 shipped from brianenos.com
I used Luckygunner.com to arrive at the prices of factory .223 55fmj and 9mm 115 gr fmg,which are $0.33/rd and $0.20/rd respectively.
My reloads for .223 consist of LC and PMC brass, 25 gr WC844 powder, pulled 55fmj bullets and Wolf .223 primers, with a cost of
$0.11 per round. The 9mm also costs me $0.11 per round, using Montana Gold 115 fmj bullets, 5.6 gr of Ramshot silhouette, Wolf small pistol primers, and mixed cases.
My reloads are just as accurate and reliable as any factory ammo I have put through my guns.
So using 100 .223 and 200 9mm per week costs per year are:
Factory Reloads
.223 $1716.00 $576.00
9mm $2080.00 $1144.00
Total $3796.00 $1720
Difference $2076
Even with the cost of the equipment I saved $166 in the first year alone for my weekly practice ammo. This gets even better when factoring in any tactical classes and matches.
I'm glad I started to reload!!!
-Dave