That is what I am thinking. I do not have a progressive press so I would have that upfront cost. I was doing the math on how many rounds it would take to get that money back. I could not make it pencil. I can not find SPP for less than 10 cents each buying them by the 1000 or 5000. With shipping and Hazmat in addition to it all. The math does not work. I just bought 1000 rounds new shipped to my door in less than 3 days. $280 all in. 28 cents a round. Am I missing anything?Unless you are trying to build SD ammo, where the cost difference for the bullet makes sense, it is probably cheaper to buy than to make.
I enjoy making the pistol ammo too whenever the mood strikes. I have .38 and 9mm set up on a Lyman 8 hole turret press, basically all I have to do is put powder in my thrower and get after it. I use Alliant Sport Pistol powder for both and Acme bullets.I have never figured out the cost for me. For pistol its therapy. For riflet is accuracy
That is what I am thinking. I do not have a progressive press so I would have that upfront cost. I was doing the math on how many rounds it would take to get that money back. I could not make it pencil. I can not find SPP for less than 10 cents each buying them by the 1000 or 5000. With shipping and Hazmat in addition to it all. The math does not work. I just bought 1000 rounds new shipped to my door in less than 3 days. $280 all in. 28 cents a round. Am I missing anything?
It can be an expensive proposition, I hear, to use reloads in a defensive situation. I've read about multiple cases where the defense had to pay for ballistic testing for shootings in which facts were disputed. I've read it can be up around $70,000+ to have reloads evaluated in such a way to have the results admissible in court. If you choose a common round carried by big departments, the testing is done, usually by the FBI and the information is available.I can't buy the loads I choose to carry either in my Glock 40 cal. , or for my wife in her Glock 43 , 9mm. , so the cost is irrelevant . Call them +P , or whatever , but I know the consistency and accuracy of the loads . I just refuse to bet my life , or Her's on someone else's load .
That's my favorite load for 9mm... I need to try the delta bullets...Current prices (6 months ago) for me. Excellent accuracy, here's 10 shots at 25 yards.
$0.22 each
$220/1000
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124gr Precision Delta JHP (2k bulk box)
4.2gr HP38/W231 (8lb jug)
SPP any
Free pickup cases
I could chop a penny or two off those prices by using poly bullets etc but it's not really worth it to me. Primer prices are what's killing the economy of reloading, powder has gone up but you don't use much for pistol, while bullets are only slighty higher than normal.
I just got into 10mm and sat down and figured that out.... Since I had to buy brass from starline because you just don't find it laying around like 9mm and with today's prices I am not saving any money really over blazer if using Hornady bullets and I can't say to much about accurate because when I tested the blazer over a crono the numbers were actually decent.... But I can get full power or close by hand loading.... Trying out some xtream bullets right now and the price is a lot less than Hornady for plinking....In today's market how affordable can you manufacture pistol ammunition at home? The premise is you have the brass, and you do not pay Hazmat fees. You need primmers, powder and bullets. What is recipe to roll your own for local club steel matches, and what does it cost you per round?
I just bought 1000 rounds new shipped to my door in less than 3 days. $280 all in. 28 cents a round. Am I missing anything?
I live in Arizona ; where we have Stand Your Ground Law , and Castle Doctrine Law . If I lived in a Communist Blue State , I might be concerned about it . I'm NOT ! You sound like a Lawyer . Are you ?It can be an expensive proposition, I hear, to use reloads in a defensive situation. I've read about multiple cases where the defense had to pay for ballistic testing for shootings in which facts were disputed. I've read it can be up around $70,000+ to have reloads evaluated in such a way to have the results admissible in court. If you choose a common round carried by big departments, the testing is done, usually by the FBI and the information is available.
Stand your ground or not, the facts can be brought into question and that is when it is important. No, I'm not a lawyer, just somebody that reads many, many civilian use of force cases and it is something I've seen come up multiple times, even in 'stand your ground' and 'castle doctrine' states. Despite favorable self-defense laws, one can still find themselves in court. I'm not telling you what to do, it really doesn't matter to me, but it is something that should be considered for anybody strapping a gun to their hip.I live in Arizona ; where we have Stand Your Ground Law , and Castle Doctrine Law . If I lived in a Communist Blue State , I might be concerned about it . I'm NOT ! You sound like a Lawyer . Are you ?
Nice group! When I first started using a red dot on my Glock, my 25 yard groups were half the size. Elimination of sight error. Not as good as yours however.here's 10 shots at 25 yards