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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 2941081" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>can you save money?</p><p>1 LB of powder has 7000 grains worth of weight in it.</p><p>My .223 uses 26 grains for about 269 rounds.. my 30-06 uses 53 grains for about 132 rounds</p><p></p><p>So the .223 would cost .096 cents per load and 30-06 .17 cents each round.</p><p>Then primers .03 cents each.</p><p>Then bullets .20 cents each for the .223 for the 55gr Vmax.</p><p></p><p>.32 cents each for the 155 Amax for the 30-06.. yes you can use cheaper bullets.</p><p>So .52 cents each for 30-06 or $10.40 a box of 20 rounds.</p><p>Or .326 cents each for .223 and that is $6.52 a box of 20 rounds.</p><p></p><p>Then you have the brass prep time,, or the cost of brass if you must buy it.</p><p>Now a fun thing is reloading cast bullets.</p><p></p><p>If you make your own and scrounge for lead you can make ammo really cheap.</p><p>I have a cast load for my 30-06 that is very accurate 1" at 100 yards sometimes better sometimes a little larger group.</p><p></p><p>11.5gr of powder .037 cents and the lead bullet cost me to make is .025 cents and then .03 cents for primer.</p><p></p><p>You are talking $1.84 for a box of 20.</p><p>OH wait tack on another 38 cents for 20 gas checks and you have some cheap fun rounds to shoot.</p><p></p><p>That is if you paid a buck a pound for lead.</p><p></p><p>I do it for accuracy though not money savings.</p><p>If i want to hit a tennis ball at 200- 250 yards I am hard pressed to find store ammo for my guns that will do that.</p><p></p><p>Do you need that accuracy .. probably not .. but many times during a tough hunt I have had a window through the brush to hit the animal and this window is 8" or so and the animal is 300 yards away and wind is on and off .. can you make the shot.</p><p></p><p>I would not even try if I had not shot hundreds of rounds before the season in many different conditions.</p><p>I shoot in below 20 temps to 100 degrees to see what each gun and load does.</p><p></p><p>I did not save any money vs what i did before I began reloading.. but I sure shot a lot more ammo.</p><p></p><p>Before reloading a box of 20 30-30 ammo would last me 3 years.</p><p>I would shoot 250 yards max and it better be a perfect standing still broad side shot.</p><p>Most shots were under 50 yards though.. 1 deer a year would make me happy.</p><p>Now I hunt all seasons and want to limit out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 2941081, member: 15054"] can you save money? 1 LB of powder has 7000 grains worth of weight in it. My .223 uses 26 grains for about 269 rounds.. my 30-06 uses 53 grains for about 132 rounds So the .223 would cost .096 cents per load and 30-06 .17 cents each round. Then primers .03 cents each. Then bullets .20 cents each for the .223 for the 55gr Vmax. .32 cents each for the 155 Amax for the 30-06.. yes you can use cheaper bullets. So .52 cents each for 30-06 or $10.40 a box of 20 rounds. Or .326 cents each for .223 and that is $6.52 a box of 20 rounds. Then you have the brass prep time,, or the cost of brass if you must buy it. Now a fun thing is reloading cast bullets. If you make your own and scrounge for lead you can make ammo really cheap. I have a cast load for my 30-06 that is very accurate 1" at 100 yards sometimes better sometimes a little larger group. 11.5gr of powder .037 cents and the lead bullet cost me to make is .025 cents and then .03 cents for primer. You are talking $1.84 for a box of 20. OH wait tack on another 38 cents for 20 gas checks and you have some cheap fun rounds to shoot. That is if you paid a buck a pound for lead. I do it for accuracy though not money savings. If i want to hit a tennis ball at 200- 250 yards I am hard pressed to find store ammo for my guns that will do that. Do you need that accuracy .. probably not .. but many times during a tough hunt I have had a window through the brush to hit the animal and this window is 8" or so and the animal is 300 yards away and wind is on and off .. can you make the shot. I would not even try if I had not shot hundreds of rounds before the season in many different conditions. I shoot in below 20 temps to 100 degrees to see what each gun and load does. I did not save any money vs what i did before I began reloading.. but I sure shot a lot more ammo. Before reloading a box of 20 30-30 ammo would last me 3 years. I would shoot 250 yards max and it better be a perfect standing still broad side shot. Most shots were under 50 yards though.. 1 deer a year would make me happy. Now I hunt all seasons and want to limit out. [/QUOTE]
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