SMSgtRod
Professional
I reload because it saves me some bucks to buy other important things like guns!
Maybe an even more important reason is protection. Remember the Obama ammo
shortage era? It was like needing some 9mm and walking in to Walmart now. There
ain't none. Back then every store you went to was out or rationing it.
Reloaders were at home rolling their own.
Let's take a look at what has become the most popular cartridge..... 9mm.....
What does it take to rebuild one after it's been fired and you have the equipment
set up. This will be general costs and measures. Price will vary some due to different
types of components.
You saved the brass so that's one expense cut out. Mind you now that most ranges
will require you to mark your brass if you want to keep it. Spent brass is where they
make some money. I put mine in a 100 round case, bullet down and drag a Sharpie
across the base. I get to keep the brass, they keep the bullets.
Ok, 9mm. Got the brass all cleaned up we'll put in a primer. You'll get a 1000 of them
for $30. Makes it 3¢ each round. Next you need some powder. Another $30 for a
pound of powder that is 7000 grains in the measurement system we use. 9mm is
going to take about 3 grains per round. That pound of powder you bought will load
2000+ rounds. 9mm uses just a pinch of powder as my wife says. Powder cost is
maybe 0.015¢. Lastly we need to stuff a bullet on top to keep the powder from falling out.
1000 jacketed hollow points cost $100. Bullets are a dime per round.
Total cost around 15¢ a round and you can buy them for 17¢ to 20¢. Not a great savings.
Your wage is maybe 25¢ an hour.
But you can try a lot of different loads that you can't buy. A lot of manuals have
accuracy loads that you can work up.
If you are shooting for competition you can weigh each bullet, powder charge and
size the cases. Make each cartridge is exactly the same so they always shoot the same.
Lastly. Should there come another ammo shortage while your neighbor is frantically
going from store to store, you are at the reloading bench filling up your ammo cans.
Did you know that the 9mm round is considered a high pressure round. It's rated at
twice the pressure of a 38 Special and only a little bit shy of a 357 Magnum.
Reloading is safe as long as you pay attention to what your doing. I find it relaxing
doing the piece work.
Guys, you find anything wrong in my comment let me know and I'll edit.
Maybe an even more important reason is protection. Remember the Obama ammo
shortage era? It was like needing some 9mm and walking in to Walmart now. There
ain't none. Back then every store you went to was out or rationing it.
Reloaders were at home rolling their own.
Let's take a look at what has become the most popular cartridge..... 9mm.....
What does it take to rebuild one after it's been fired and you have the equipment
set up. This will be general costs and measures. Price will vary some due to different
types of components.
You saved the brass so that's one expense cut out. Mind you now that most ranges
will require you to mark your brass if you want to keep it. Spent brass is where they
make some money. I put mine in a 100 round case, bullet down and drag a Sharpie
across the base. I get to keep the brass, they keep the bullets.
Ok, 9mm. Got the brass all cleaned up we'll put in a primer. You'll get a 1000 of them
for $30. Makes it 3¢ each round. Next you need some powder. Another $30 for a
pound of powder that is 7000 grains in the measurement system we use. 9mm is
going to take about 3 grains per round. That pound of powder you bought will load
2000+ rounds. 9mm uses just a pinch of powder as my wife says. Powder cost is
maybe 0.015¢. Lastly we need to stuff a bullet on top to keep the powder from falling out.
1000 jacketed hollow points cost $100. Bullets are a dime per round.
Total cost around 15¢ a round and you can buy them for 17¢ to 20¢. Not a great savings.
Your wage is maybe 25¢ an hour.
But you can try a lot of different loads that you can't buy. A lot of manuals have
accuracy loads that you can work up.
If you are shooting for competition you can weigh each bullet, powder charge and
size the cases. Make each cartridge is exactly the same so they always shoot the same.
Lastly. Should there come another ammo shortage while your neighbor is frantically
going from store to store, you are at the reloading bench filling up your ammo cans.
Did you know that the 9mm round is considered a high pressure round. It's rated at
twice the pressure of a 38 Special and only a little bit shy of a 357 Magnum.
Reloading is safe as long as you pay attention to what your doing. I find it relaxing
doing the piece work.
Guys, you find anything wrong in my comment let me know and I'll edit.
