...by which I mean, what normal-for-purpose cartridge would save you the most?
Basically, could I buy a (non-curio, no parlor guns) gun where if I reload the ammo, it would "pay for itself", eventually, pull for pull?
So, like good factory 338 lapua magnum is 4 or 5 bucks a round.
Nossler brass: 3 bucks per case, 4(?) reuses. = .75 + .05 primer + .0165 powder + 1.00 bullet + conditioning = about 4.5 factory-2 production = 2.5. Thus, if I fire 1000 rounds, I've "saved" 2,500 dollars. (p.s. I am well aware I am doing math on ambien, now shush). So, if I buy a gun for 5000, reloading for it would 'pay for itself' after 2000 rounds.
Is there a better whizbang round that does better at those calculations? I'm basically looking for a long range rifle to invest in (although I'm willing to hear the ambien-based economic argument for something like 458 socom or even federal 45-70 - I think a 50bmg is already almost a commodity, isn't it?) that will "pay for itself" if only I fire enough rounds using the above calculations.
(To reiterate: normal, average cartridges for the use, not some special one-offs, not to sell, but to shoot)
Basically, could I buy a (non-curio, no parlor guns) gun where if I reload the ammo, it would "pay for itself", eventually, pull for pull?
So, like good factory 338 lapua magnum is 4 or 5 bucks a round.
Nossler brass: 3 bucks per case, 4(?) reuses. = .75 + .05 primer + .0165 powder + 1.00 bullet + conditioning = about 4.5 factory-2 production = 2.5. Thus, if I fire 1000 rounds, I've "saved" 2,500 dollars. (p.s. I am well aware I am doing math on ambien, now shush). So, if I buy a gun for 5000, reloading for it would 'pay for itself' after 2000 rounds.
Is there a better whizbang round that does better at those calculations? I'm basically looking for a long range rifle to invest in (although I'm willing to hear the ambien-based economic argument for something like 458 socom or even federal 45-70 - I think a 50bmg is already almost a commodity, isn't it?) that will "pay for itself" if only I fire enough rounds using the above calculations.
(To reiterate: normal, average cartridges for the use, not some special one-offs, not to sell, but to shoot)