Sorry Lost Sheep. I really wasn't trying to mess with your thread. Working that press is my love. I do apoligize. I have around $1100 in reloading equipment and feel that I have made that up over the time I have loaded. I do apoligize, again my friend. I read it wrong. I guess thats what happens when you read it on an Ipad without glasses...
50 bmg (this is just my specific load but it is with Barnes 750gr turned brass bullets..etc)
Powder $100 8lb(233 rounds worth)
Primers $115 per 500
Brass .$68 per round (average 6-8 loads)
Bullets $.90 each
Less than 1 minute on average per round prep
Cost of buying same Match ammo $8-10 a round depending on supply
Congratulations. When you are loading 50 BMG, you are making $420.66 per hour (after your initial investment in equipment is paid for, which will take you almost 160 rounds).
Cjohnson76's 50 BMG
>>> 1100 Cost of the loading tools
>>> 900 Bullets (per thousand)
>>> 23 Primers (per thousand)
>>> 28 Powder (per lb)
>>> 240.3433476 load (grains per round)
>>> 0.0% spillage/shrinkage
>>> 68 Brass (per hundred)
>>> 6.5 # of times each case is used
>>> 16.66666667 Time required to load 1000 rounds. Include EVERYTHING. Picking up, cleaning, sorting, inspecting, filling primer tubes, etc.
39.7797755 (Calculated) Cost per
increment loaded (see below for increment size)
>>> 180 Cost per box for purchased ammuntion
>>> 20 Rounds per box referred to above
>>> 20
Incremental round count
In the 4 hours it took you to load 240 rounds (at your estimated 1 minute per round, you "earned" (by saving) $145.66 per hour.
$1100.00 equipment
477.36 240 handloaded cartridges
582.64 4 hours time
equals the cost of:
$2,160.00 240 commercial rounds at $9 each
I haven't figured out how to make the columns of my spreadsheet line up properly, but here is my best attempt so far.
Round Time Loading
Count spent Wage
reloading Equivalent
20 0.33 $(2,879.34)
40 0.67 $(1,229.34)
60 1.00 $(679.34)
80 1.33 $(404.34)
100 1.67 $(239.34)
120 2.00 $(129.34)
140 2.33 $(50.77)
160 2.67 $8.16
180 3.00 $53.99
200 3.33 $90.66
220 3.67 $120.66
240 4.00 $145.66
260 4.33 $166.81
280 4.67 $184.95
300 5.00 $200.66
320 5.33 $214.41
340 5.67 $226.54
360 6.00 $237.33
Thanks, everyone, for the overwhelming response.
Lost Sheep