bladeracer wrote:Lokvo wrote:Yeah that is a good point bladeracer. Still a tough pill to swallow though when compared to the prices fellow shooters pay in luckier places. Can only sigh and dream.
I pay a premium for my ammo, powder and primers, but he looks after me on firearms. Usually cheaper than ordering them elsewhere and paying postage to get them here.
It's a very small price to pay for the absolute dream of living in the country
Lokvo wrote:Your LGS bloke sounds like an upstanding fella unfortunately my guy is on the other end of the scale. Normal cz or brno 22 selling for 3k used on the shelf. He's a lovely fellow to have a chat with though.
Pythonkeeper wrote:Aussie Outback $139 for a box of 200.
bladeracer wrote:You guys that shoot factory ammo, you do save your brass don't you?
In which case you can sell it to recoup some of the cost.
Please don't tell me you leave it littering the bush.
Oldbloke wrote:The trick is getting super cheap projectiles or casting. Using super roo and hornady projectiles I picked up cheap I can load the 223 for between 23 & 33 cents per round.
deye243 wrote:why would cost come in to loading ? AFAIC there is only 2 reasons to load .
with what it cost to set up properly for loading you can buy a s**t load of cheap ammo
bladeracer wrote:deye243 wrote:why would cost come in to loading ? AFAIC there is only 2 reasons to load .
with what it cost to set up properly for loading you can buy a s**t load of cheap ammo
Any number of reasons.
Some people can't afford to be buying large amounts of centrefire ammo but still want to enjoy shooting, others are shooting as a business and want to monitor and control costs. For me it's just a matter of wanting to save money so I can buy more rifles
The cost of setting up to reload is only as expensive as you choose to make it.
A Lee Loader you can be set up for under $100.
You can certainly set up a press system for under $500 including dies and basic accessories.
Since 1990, when I bought a single box of 9mm, I've bought a grand total of twenty rounds of centrefire ammo, and I don't expect to ever buy any more. I prefer to start with fresh brass.
bigfellascott wrote:To me reloading was a natural progression, the cost side of things wasn't a factor in starting to reload, I wanted the rifle too shoot better and I knew reloading was the only real option back in the day so that's how I came to start reloading, it wasn't until later that I realised it was cheaper to make my own ammo (not taking into account the initial set up costs). Whilst I don't do a lot of reloading these days (I only hunt now) which is fine by me as I find it a bit boring in some ways these days.
I like the fact I have plenty of components for the diff cals so I've effectively locked in the cost to around the 1990's so shooting is quite cheap for me and if I need new reloading equipment I generally look at the 2nd hand market first as I can save money there too and pick up some good bargains and if need be I can buy new if I have too.
I don't make any fancy ammo, I just stuff em and shoot em type thing which also keeps the costs and time down which suits what I want to achieve.
duncan61 wrote:We have settled on one 80g load for our .243s it makes things simple as there are 3 of us