Someone at the gunshow just sold me 65 pounds of once fired .223 for $65.
[one case/ 97.5 gr] x [7000 gr/ #] x [65#] = 4,6666 cases.
$65/ 4,666 cases = 1.4 cents / case
Fired brass .001" run out
20 seconds; deprime, clean pocket primer, and clean neck w/steel wool
10 seconds; lube and resize with .245" bushing
5 seconds; prime
12 seconds; trim w/ Wilson trimmer
12 seconds; chamfer w/Wilson
15 seconds; charge and seat with Forster die
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74 seconds / round
74 seconds x 4,666 cases = 345,284 seconds = 5754 minutes = 95.9 hours = 2.4 work weeks.
Cost to hire an engineer: $75/ hour
95.4 hours = $7,155
The cost of new primed .223 brass $372.19/2000
Cost of 4,666 of 4,666 primed cases = [4666/2000] [$372.19] = $868/4,666 primed cases
It seems that processing the brass is going to save me 868 - 65 / 95.6 = $8.40/ hour
Maybe could load ammo while watching TV.