Reloading prices

[PineyWoodsPlace]

Don't let anyone try to sell you that line about "Reloading saves you money." It ain't true. You're gonna spend the money. It's just that reloading lets you shoot a LOT more for the same price.

I've been handloading for almost 40 years. I started with a single stage press, but my shooting has been steadily increasing to the point where a progressive press is really a necessity - I'm a Cowboy Action Shooter. I fired around 4,000 rounds in competition alone last year and have already exceeded that amount this year.

A single stage press will not supply you with enough ammo to shoot 300-500 rounds every week unless you're spending ALL of your spare time loading. I can easily load 800 rounds of 357 Magnum on my Dillon XL650 in about an hour. I can load about 500 on my Dillon 550 in the same amount of time.

The only thing I still use the single stage press for is limited runs of hunting ammo, but it excels at that.

 

[kellyj00]

I agree with the "it costs the same, but you shoot more."

If you use components from www.powdervalleyinc.com you're looking at about
$60 per 1000 rounds of 9mm
$75 per 1000 rounds of 45acp.

those are estimates. If you cast bullets, you'll save a lot more as that's the most expensive part. I use all commercially available stuff and my 45's are right at 7 cents each..... walmart sells winchester 45 white box for 28 cents a piece.... uh, ya, way way cheaper.

If you use jacketed bullets, your costs will be much higher.