How much to reload???

[Rye Miles #13621]

I posted this a while ago but for those of you that haven't seen it here it is! Pretty cool!

 

http://www.handloads.com/calc/loadingCosts.asp

[Ripsaw]

I'm running about $0.11/rd for .38 spl, not counting the cost of the brass.  A couple years ago, .22LR cost more than that. Those that cast their own bullets would be closer to $.05/rd. I think.  

[Westwood Willie]

You can't put a price on the therapy that re-loading gives. The cheaper the rounds are is a bonus.

WW

[Sixgun Seamus]

I tell people that reloading doesn't save money. You just get to shoot a whole lot more for the same cost and that's a good thing.

[Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646]

I havent bought factory ammo in years, except 22lr. I may have to to get the brass i want . I have never found Federal, nickel .357 brass for sale anywhere.

 

Imis

[Rye Miles #13621]

40 minutes ago, Sixgun Seamus said:

I tell people that reloading doesn't save money. You just get to shoot a whole lot more for the same cost and that's a good thing.

Same thing no???

[Deuce Stevens SASS#55996]

I’m at $3.02 a box. My equipment paid for itself years ago. 

[John Boy]

After the amortization of the price of reloaders - the cost per round or shell drop off a tall building.  If I had to buy black powder reloads or even smokeless one's ... would have to come out of retirement and find a paying job

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

PLUS ONE to Sixgun Seamus.

 

PLUS ONE to John Boy

[Your Nemesis]

Very Cool thanx

[Jess Money]

Thanks for the chart, Rye! I appreciate it.

[Kirk James]

I've had a wrist surgery, two treatments for tennis elbow and a  shoulder replacement since I started reloading.  My wife says the cost is priceless!!!!

[Rye Miles #13621]

On 3/6/2018 at 8:13 AM, Deuce Stevens SASS#55996 said:

I’m at $3.02 a box. My equipment paid for itself years ago. 

I'm at $4.50 a box for .38's !!! You must be getting powder and primers cheaper than me. I figured about$20.00 for powder and the same for primers! I'm loading Tite-Group and their minimum starting load!

[watab kid]

i never consider the cost because you cannot buy the exact loads we load on the open market , we all have our pets for the reasons we have developed over the years , its just the fact we want what we like and are willing to make however many we think we want and need , our time is fun time so we dont charge ourselves , once perfected we enjoy the fruits of our labor at every shoot , 

 

the big thing i find that others may experience is the space it takes , even a small setup takes the space of a small bathroom and it needs to be conditioned to your climate , i would love to have a space i wont have to give up but right now - im watching the remodeling close in on my spot , ill hold it as long as i can ,but once every square foot of this place is "finished" i loose my knockin around space , may have to find me a cabin in the woods with only my space 

[Nasty Newt # 7365]

This is funny.  Just yesterday, I did the calculations to tell a guy how much he owed me for some 44-40 I loaded for him.  My arithmetic came out pretty close to the calculator.  Thanks for posting this.  

[Trailrider #896]

The biggest problem with reloading is getting one of those wooden disks with "TUIT" stamped on it!    I've got 500 pieces of .44-40 brass on my loading bench for about the last two years, but haven't gotten A ROUND TUIT!  Anybody got one they could loan me?

[Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L]

calculator is right on my costs

 

I cast my own and depending on lead prices and weight of bullets I'm right at 9¢ each (.45 Colt 200 gr and Red Dot)  BUT I WILL NEVER DIVULGE THE  AMOUNT OF POWDER LEST I BE SENT TO THE OUTER REACHES OF MONGOLIA!

[El Hombre Sin Nombre]

With using my old brass: $13 a box of 50. I guess it's a little more expensive to shoot black powder.