People often ask if reloading is worth it. The short answer is "Yes".
I went in to a local shop yesterday and saw that 350gr S&W .500 LRN ammo was going for $48/20 rounds ($2.40 per round). This is on the high side, but bear with me, it helps to make my point.
Last night, I cast, lubed, and gas checked about five hundred 385gr LHP .501" bullets.
This morning, I loaded the ammo. Here's what it cost:
Lead Alloy: $0 (wheelweights from local shops and range lead that I mined)
Gas Checks: $20
Bullet Lube: $4
Powder: $60
Primers: $14
Brass: $0
Total for 500 rounds of good ammo: $98
List price of 500 rounds of mediocre factory ammo: $1275 (including tax)
SAVINGS: $1173
With an $1173 budget, I could've purchased every single item I used to make this ammo, and had money left over.
I went in to a local shop yesterday and saw that 350gr S&W .500 LRN ammo was going for $48/20 rounds ($2.40 per round). This is on the high side, but bear with me, it helps to make my point.
Last night, I cast, lubed, and gas checked about five hundred 385gr LHP .501" bullets.
This morning, I loaded the ammo. Here's what it cost:
Lead Alloy: $0 (wheelweights from local shops and range lead that I mined)
Gas Checks: $20
Bullet Lube: $4
Powder: $60
Primers: $14
Brass: $0
Total for 500 rounds of good ammo: $98
List price of 500 rounds of mediocre factory ammo: $1275 (including tax)
SAVINGS: $1173
With an $1173 budget, I could've purchased every single item I used to make this ammo, and had money left over.
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