bi9johnny Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 What is the average cost of loading 22/250.....223......243 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 My basic .223 target FMJ rounds cost between £16 - £18 a 100 depending on the price of the .224 FMJs which seem to constantly be on the increase! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Last time I worked out the price of my 243 100grs it was around 43pence each. PPU ammo isnt far off the same price, though is getting more expensive and harder to find in my area but I never had any great success with this ammo anyway. My rifles like a diet of Sako or RWS, which are around £1.50 a pop, my reloads are just as good, probably better so in that respect its much cheaper to reload. It takes a while to get the price of the kit back but after three years of reloading the lee gear still has many years left in it. When I started reloading 308 the set up price was only the cost of dies and case trimmer. I can keep enough stock to reload for both calibres to last me the year so never worried about it not being stocked in the local RFd's, it also will save on any price hikes that year. You will get through a fair bit of ammo setting up initial loads, getting used to it and the general novelty of reloading your own, but its a great hobby, good excuse to dissappear to the shed when the familys a bit loud and very rewarding. You either love it or hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) My basic .223 target FMJ rounds cost between £16 - £18 a 100 depending on the price of the .224 FMJs which seem to constantly be on the increase! The bullets on their own will cost you about that now, postage being another big amount on top. I don't fully understand why they have gone up so much. The last lot of primers I bought was £36, its not that long ago I was paying £12 The trouble is every time you go back to buy more there is a jump. I bought a load of bullets a few years back so they are keeping me going but they are just about finished now. I doubt I will buy any more. This is going the same way as shotgun reloading. Years ago I could reload shotgun cartridges for half the price of bought cartridges. Then the costs just went up and up. Most of the time I just buy Privi ammo now, I enjoyed reloading but not if its actually costing me more. Edited January 27, 2013 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 roughly 25p for .222 38p for .243 47p for 270 but I knock that down by half by hoarding bullets bought privately or given. I probably have 300 6mm 85gr that were free, another 200 .270 130gr that I was given. that knocks 20-30p off a round cost straight away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Remember too that once you have a good recipe, get a good variation to your cert, get the components and get buying, saves a good bit over the years. If you need to mess about then it will cost, get a good recipe for your shooting/rifle and stick to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
308win Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 If cheap ammo works well in your gun you are lucky. But it really depends on what you want to do. If you are looking for real precision shooting, rolling your own is the answer. I load for my .204 & .308 ive never thought about the costs. I enjoy the process & reap the benefits with precision ammo Saying that, i know that Factory Live 20 x Norma 150grn Ballistic tips for the .308 was £40+ from my local shop last time i checked. Loading my own, Im now shooting 150grn Sierra Gamekings, box of 100 heads £25 ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 You have to decide in your mind why you want to reload. If its just to save money I don't think you ever do. You just buy more kit over the years, first a press and dies, then scales, then a tumbler, calipers, powder trickler etc. Then you start experimenting and its all good fun but you don't ever save money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 You have to decide in your mind why you want to reload. If its just to save money I don't think you ever do. You just buy more kit over the years, first a press and dies, then scales, then a tumbler, calipers, powder trickler etc. Then you start experimenting and its all good fun but you don't ever save money. I have to disagree Vince, reloading kit lasts,even the bottom end of the market Lee gear is guaranteed for life so I'm sure they expect it to last a bit. At first its expensive but after a few years,especially if you reload for several calibres you will start to see a saving. PPu could never match my homeloads in accuracy, only Norma or Rws could do that at a push and thats over a £1.00 around more in 308 than my reloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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