Boy are we getting screwed

[Tesoro]

$35 for 100 of the 103 grain ELDX. That's tough to believe. I don't want Grendel brass, I'll just have to do it the hard way.

If you order 300 then it works out to 40c with freight. or if you drive 70 mi r/t to the store then probably a bit more!

 

[David Milisock]

If you order 300 then it works out to 40c with freight. or if you drive 70 mi r/t to the store then probably a bit more!

New brass cost is still the definitive issue in costs. I have way to many firearms to have missstamped case heads. It's still better to buy practice ammo and keep the brass, then the lower cost projectiles work out well.

 

[Tesoro]

New brass cost is still the definitive issue in costs. I have way to many firearms to have missstamped case heads. It's still better to buy practice ammo and keep the brass, then the lower cost projectiles work out well.

I'd say primers are the are the component out of wack comparatively. They are 3x what they should be when everything else is at most 1/2 to double more than what we are used to paying.

 

[David Milisock]

I'd say primers are the are the component out of wack comparatively. They are 3x what they should be when everything else is at most 1/2 to double more than what we are used to paying.

You must be young! Primers are 10 times what I consider reasonable.

The thing that saves me is I don't compete, I hunt and practice. I've also amassed a rather large inventory 9ver the decade or so. Now that my health is back in order the only thing I need acquire is a few thousand rounds of inventory for my 6 ARC. I've settled on practicing with the 105 Black to acquire brass then loading up the 103 ELDX for carry and game. You can use an AR and 24 caliber in my State.

 

[Tesoro]

You must be young! Primers are 10 times what I consider reasonable.

The thing that saves me is I don't compete, I hunt and practice. I've also amassed a rather large inventory 9ver the decade or so. Now that my health is back in order the only thing I need acquire is a few thousand rounds of inventory for my 6 ARC. I've settled on practicing with the 105 Black to acquire brass then loading up the 103 ELDX for carry and game. You can use an AR and 24 caliber in my State.

not that young!! what I am trying to say is primers are the most relatively over priced part of the loading mix. If I were shooting with an AR then I wouldnt care what brass I was using!

 

[David Milisock]

not that young!! what I am trying to say is primers are the most relatively over priced part of the loading mix. If I were shooting with an AR then I wouldnt care what brass I was using!

I'll agree with that! Then the hazmat charge for shipping, YUK!

On the AR posts some of the guys are finicky with the brass they want to use. As long as it's sorted by head stamp and all trimm uniform I don't worry too much with an AR. Of course with the 6MM ARC you're stuck with a more limited range of manufacturers.

 

[762plinker]

sorry some are just looking at this the wrong way.
i am retired...
THIS IS A HOBBY
period

 

[Tesoro]

I'll agree with that! Then the hazmat charge for shipping, YUK!

On the AR posts some of the guys are finicky with the brass they want to use. As long as it's sorted by head stamp and all trimm uniform I don't worry too much with an AR. Of course with the 6MM ARC you're stuck with a more limited range of manufacturers.

I hear ya. I found a gunshop/feedstore in texas that was shipping me powder and primers at a decent price to oregon in a plain wrapper box. That was a year ago. stocked up now. That helped!!

 

[Ray123]

But maybe I don't want the garden variety 115 or 124 FMJ offered at the big discount store price.... Maybe I want to shoot 185 gr out of my 9mm or 50 gr at almost 2000 fps ...or +p+ out of the AR ..
9mm case .04 cents each plus 23% off and free shipping over new years..but I don't need any. Bullets bulk, pulled, 2nds etc 8 to 10 cents primers 7 to 10 cents, powder 2 or 3 cents ...and I have a bunch of bullets 50 to 185 grains to decide on ...and 900 fps or 2498 fps...over 700 ft/ lbs of energy available in the 9mm AR platform.
The 9mm Cheap and versatile...still

 

[David Milisock]

I hear ya. I found a gunshop/feedstore in texas that was shipping me powder and primers at a decent price to oregon in a plain wrapper box. That was a year ago. stocked up now. That helped!!

Being retired helps to, I have been doing business with several shops with a couple hours drive for decades. I'll order up junk and spend the day browsing their shops and picking up my junk.

 

[243Mendoza]

It all started with wanting to load 9mm, had bullets, primers, powder but no empty cases.
So I figured I would just get some new 9mm brass.

That's when the title of this thread became evident. It costs almost as much to buy ONLY 9mm brass than it does for loaded ammo.

Instead of buying the brass I bought 1000 rounds of 9mm for $275.00 including tax and shipping. The price for 1000 pcs of unprimed brass is $240.00 shipped and I would have to add $100.00 for primers $100.00 for bullets and say $30.00 for powder PLUS my time. SCREW THAT.

I may have to take up gardening.

Wow. Then I must be lucky, since many police depts use our range and leave their 9mm brass on the ground.

 

[243Mendoza]

It all started with wanting to load 9mm, had bullets, primers, powder but no empty cases.
So I figured I would just get some new 9mm brass.

That's when the title of this thread became evident. It costs almost as much to buy ONLY 9mm brass than it does for loaded ammo.

Instead of buying the brass I bought 1000 rounds of 9mm for $275.00 including tax and shipping. The price for 1000 pcs of unprimed brass is $240.00 shipped and I would have to add $100.00 for primers $100.00 for bullets and say $30.00 for powder PLUS my time. SCREW THAT.

I may have to take up gardening.

https://americanreloading.com/9mm/3707-9mm-luger-new-sig-unprimed-brass-1000ct.html

95/1000 not including discount coupon

 

[SRJG]

If you think you are getting screwed, spare a though for us at the other end of the world. For my FTR gun its $1.15 a case for Lapua, and up near $1.50 a Berger 155. With the great 6.5 140 grain projectile drought we have just come out of, people were paying over $2.00 a projectile. Dont get me started on powder, its made accross the water from me, but its still cheaper for you guys in the USA to buy than us here in NZ, and as a dealer i have an account with the importer, so i am not talking shop prices.

 

[SBS]

There are many hobbies/interests that are not economical to pursue. Most who hunt and fish would find it cheaper to go to the grocery store and buy meat & fish -- even at today's prices. Consider the cost of equipment and fuel plus all the time spent; and sometimes we come home empty handed! If you're just plinking with the smaller popular rounds like 9mm & .223, these can be produced much cheaper by the factory than less popular rounds that are produced in smaller quantities (more setup time per round produced plus lower sales volume). Loading .44 Mag. in pistol and .300 Win. Mag. in rifle are good examples, compared to 9mm and .223. Buy .41 Mag and .375 H&H for example, and the savings are even greater for handloading. The less the factories sell of a given caliber, the higher the cost and the more it pays to handload.

 

[Fern]

Friend found a place that had it at $170 for1k loaded 9mm. Wish I would have jumped on that

 

[mikeinct]

. SCREW THAT.

I may have to take up gardening.

 

[Webster]

It all started with wanting to load 9mm, had bullets, primers, powder but no empty cases.
So I figured I would just get some new 9mm brass.

That's when the title of this thread became evident. It costs almost as much to buy ONLY 9mm brass than it does for loaded ammo.

Instead of buying the brass I bought 1000 rounds of 9mm for $275.00 including tax and shipping. The price for 1000 pcs of unprimed brass is $240.00 shipped and I would have to add $100.00 for primers $100.00 for bullets and say $30.00 for powder PLUS my time. SCREW THAT.

I may have to take up gardening.

I picked up 1000s of fired 9mm at the range for free.

 

[whatsupdoc]

I picked up 1000s of fired 9mm at the range for free.

That is not the point at all. If you buy all new components its cheaper to buy factory ammo.

OK so I went to the range and found 2 new boxes of 9mm on the ground so yes its cheaper than factory ammo.

See the forest but not the trees.

 

[CenterDot]

I have a local CCW trainer that sells me 9mm brass by the 5-gal pail. I sort it, clean it, and then bag in lots of 1,000.