For the precision stuff, its usually the cost of additional equipment and time.
Concentric gauges, micrometers, run out gauge for cases, powder trickles, etc,these guys that I've seen get real ritualistic about each round loaded.
The "whats your time worth" argument is something I used to see a lot when person B is trying to upstage person A.
It was always something petty, like they were trying to justify that they were some kind of fiscal guru.
Saw it most with the old casting fudds, and then it would de-rail pretty quick.
Never saw it on this website.
It went something like this.
Person A- I'm reloading cartridge X for 9 cents a round using Brand A powdercoated lead!
Person B- Well I'm reloading that same cartridge for 6 cents a round casting and powder coating my own lead.
Person A- Well I can just order these online and load them, so it cuts time down, so when you came to that 6 cents did you figure whats your time is worth?
Person B- Well I'm retired, so I have plenty of time.
Person A- Well how long did it take you to melt down all that scrap lead, and how much electricity did you use, and did you wear gloves and do it in a ventilated space, and how much did it cost to run your exhaust fan, and how much did you spend on powdercoat, and how much did you spend on electricity for the oven, and blah blah blah I'm trying to pick your process apart
Person B- Time is not a cost, but a construct when you enjoy it!I just came back from a 2 week prospecting trip from the local range that allows me to mine the berms for "casters gold", or lead as you common folk call it. Packed up the buckets, the mule , pick axe and a sifter, and camped out many a night in wild, uncharted territory, surrounded by coyotes and squirrels , with my 3 legged dog and trusty schofield as companions. I then hauled my buried treasure back to the homestead, where I smelted my recovered booty outside on a campfire, with an old cast iron pan that harkens back from the 1800's, playing the fiddle while said fire did roar! I only ladle pour!
I spent the better part of a fortnite before the blaze and my trusty ladle wearing chaps and an old-timey smithy apron, using only a single cavity mold, all while the wolves and woodchuck did prowl the night.
Avast me hardy's, then did I powder coat, using an old toaster oven that I drove 75 miles for because it was 2 dollars less than what was offered down the street. I then spent 86 dollars upgrading it. Scouring the internet for days, searching for powder that was 2 cents per pound less than any other, but double the shipping! As the powder did bake, and the lead did cure, I played classical music to my cast lead BOOLITS, because the soothing music makes it fly straighter. And I only load on a 60 yr old single stage press!
And that, you insolent welp, is how I arrived at 6 cents a round, and if your process isn't the same as mine, you're doing it wrong!
Person C- I don't load Cartridge X, but my 45-70 likes this load formula.
Man, I crack myself up.
So I guess realistically speaking,for your specific question, you'll save on whatever, but you won't at the same time. Know what I mean?
I don't hate reloading, its more of a necessary evil for me, because theres a lot of other things I'd rather be doing, but it does cut cost down.
You'll spend more on precision rifle trying to obtain a specific goal, but its still less than factory, and who really cares in the end.
Its your money, your doing the grunt work, anyone who tells you you're wrong can go pound sand.
Now I don't load for 6.5, but my .38 special likes this load for steel challenge..........
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