I've been collecting my brass because I thought I'd start reloading my own this fall. Toward that end I've been reading up and something occurs to me: there is no way in #%^!% I'm going to save a dime reloading my own.
Right off the bat the best I can figure is that each reloaded round will cost me $.346 + my time and the cost of the reloading gear (up to about $500). Right now I'm able to pickup a box of 500 rounds of .223 psp at Cheaper than Dirt for $175 OTD or $.35 a round.
How long will it take me to reload 500 rounds once I'm good at it and know what I'm doing? Can anybody reload 100 rounds an hour in their garage? That would be less than a minute a round. You'd look like one of Santa's elves at that pace. Even at that pace reloading 500 rounds will essentially take all day.
So I don't see getting in to reloading because I'm a cheap bastard. However, there are other benefits: a better quality more accurate bullet than what I'm buying. The boxes I'm buying are reloaded rounds (I'm a cheap bastard) and are not the absolute best bullets on the market. Then again, I'm just happy that I can keep the holes inside the circle so my standards are pretty low.
Are there any other benefits (relaxation of doing something is always a good one) I'm missing out on? Having a few pounds of black powder locked away in the garage offers some opportunities for fun.
Right off the bat the best I can figure is that each reloaded round will cost me $.346 + my time and the cost of the reloading gear (up to about $500). Right now I'm able to pickup a box of 500 rounds of .223 psp at Cheaper than Dirt for $175 OTD or $.35 a round.
How long will it take me to reload 500 rounds once I'm good at it and know what I'm doing? Can anybody reload 100 rounds an hour in their garage? That would be less than a minute a round. You'd look like one of Santa's elves at that pace. Even at that pace reloading 500 rounds will essentially take all day.
So I don't see getting in to reloading because I'm a cheap bastard. However, there are other benefits: a better quality more accurate bullet than what I'm buying. The boxes I'm buying are reloaded rounds (I'm a cheap bastard) and are not the absolute best bullets on the market. Then again, I'm just happy that I can keep the holes inside the circle so my standards are pretty low.
Are there any other benefits (relaxation of doing something is always a good one) I'm missing out on? Having a few pounds of black powder locked away in the garage offers some opportunities for fun.