jbauch357
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About 10 years back I used to reload for .300 win mag and 30-06 - being we were going for max power/accuracy hunting/target loads it was a significant savings over buying factory ammo.
Now I'm looking at rising ammo prices, and thinking "I should start reloading for my 9mm, .40 S&W and 7.62x39 to save some cash on my plinking/practice ammo" guys at the range have been telling me the same for some time now...
So I started looking around just to do some quick math and see what the cost benefit was, and by my math - I should just keep buying factory loaded ammo and save the hastle of reloading at home (where I barely have room to setup a good gun cleaning station, much less a reloading station).
So here is what I found from a quick search on midway, even going for the some cheap stuff that is backordered.
Assuming I buy brass cased ammo and use those cases instead of buying new/used brass, this is also ignoring the startup cost of reloading equipment.
1,000 rds 9mm 124gr FMJ - $90
Pound of powder - $25
1,000 pistol primers - $25
Those are online prices, so if I order the powder and primers I have to pay special handling fees - if I buy locally I get hit with higher prices and tax. That puts at very minimum the cost for 1,000 rounds at $140, which would realistically turn into $175 or more when all said and done.
I can get a 1,000 rd case of wolf or a bunch of WWB from WM for under $200 - so, is it realistically that much better of a deal if I'm just looking for practice/plinking ammo?
Now I'm looking at rising ammo prices, and thinking "I should start reloading for my 9mm, .40 S&W and 7.62x39 to save some cash on my plinking/practice ammo" guys at the range have been telling me the same for some time now...
So I started looking around just to do some quick math and see what the cost benefit was, and by my math - I should just keep buying factory loaded ammo and save the hastle of reloading at home (where I barely have room to setup a good gun cleaning station, much less a reloading station).
So here is what I found from a quick search on midway, even going for the some cheap stuff that is backordered.
Assuming I buy brass cased ammo and use those cases instead of buying new/used brass, this is also ignoring the startup cost of reloading equipment.
1,000 rds 9mm 124gr FMJ - $90
Pound of powder - $25
1,000 pistol primers - $25
Those are online prices, so if I order the powder and primers I have to pay special handling fees - if I buy locally I get hit with higher prices and tax. That puts at very minimum the cost for 1,000 rounds at $140, which would realistically turn into $175 or more when all said and done.
I can get a 1,000 rd case of wolf or a bunch of WWB from WM for under $200 - so, is it realistically that much better of a deal if I'm just looking for practice/plinking ammo?