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Thread: .223 Reloading - Cost effective?
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November 5th, 2015, 01:49 PM #41Active Member
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Re: .223 Reloading - Cost effective?
Based off the last time i bought materials to load 223, my cheapest cost to load 1 round was $0.2766 and the most expensive was $0.3733. I made a spreadsheet that accounts for all materials (excluding brass, dies, press, etc). The variation is essentially which bullet and what powder & charge I'm using.
Figuring the average box of bullets is 20 rounds, it costs be $5.53 or $7.47 for a box. Yeah its worth it on cost alone, and the accuracy is better.Stay armed my friends.
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November 5th, 2015, 02:42 PM #42
Re: .223 Reloading - Cost effective?
For plinking ammo it's hard to beat store bought recently.
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November 9th, 2015, 02:05 AM #43Super Member
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Re: .223 Reloading - Cost effective?
I have finally decided that reloading rifle ammo, like .223 is really not worth the trouble. I do not varmint-shoot & so do not need ultra-accurate rds. I save brass and trade it in for discounts on comm'l reloads in .223 and also now for 9x19 pistol . It's just too dang much trouble to reload finicky 9mm pistol ammo when it can be bought for about a cheap as I can do it.
I have always been a wheel gun man and still shoot .38/.357 and so still like to load those myself...plus I still like reloading .45 ACP. I have found that the straight-walled pistol cases are MUCH easier to load.
G'luck!!
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November 9th, 2015, 10:47 AM #44
Re: .223 Reloading - Cost effective?
My current cost per round is .16. I buy everthing in bulk and all my equipment has long ago be paid off in savings. My last buy was 5000 primers at 19.95 X 5, 8 lbs of ArComp at 154.00, and 88.00 for a 1000 55gr Hornady FMJ. These prices included shipping except for the primers which I drove to Cabelas in Wheeling to get. I reload everything I shoot including shotgun shells. All my brass is range pickups so there is no cost for it. I save all brass whether I have a gun in that caliber or not so I can trade for brass that I shoot. I also might get a gun in that caliber so I would have the brass.
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November 10th, 2015, 11:30 AM #47
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