How many BTUs is 15kg?
I bought 15kg of powder via Facebook reloading group (red-eye reloading) for $360 delivered. S&B primers at $20/1000 at Cabela's. Free lead from tire guy at work. Powder coat from smoke on the CB forum. Electricity is cheap. Gas is basically free. Had a lot of tanks left after I got rid of my grill...
0.02 primer
0.00 brass
0.00 lead
0.00001 electricity and gas
0.00001 powder coat
0.09 ~6 gr powder
So I'm at 0.029 per 9mm. 226 rounds loaded in mags plus reloading once at the range. 9$ range fee at bracken. So I can go blow 450 rounds day for about $22.50. I highly recommend getting big mags!
The 380 uses a little under 4 grains so those are more like 0.025 per round.
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Yes, you're right. It should be 0.009 for powder. And yes, you're right. It should be 2.9 cents a round. Not the "just over 2 cents" I said before. My 380s are also at 2.5 cents a round. I may have mixed up the two.That's a bit more than $0.02 each. Your math actually shows $0.11 each. You left out a 0. You're actually at $0.03 each, a difference of 50% from your claim.
Yes, you're right. It should be 0.009 for powder. And yes, you're right. It should be 2.9 cents a round. Not the "just over 2 cents" I said before. My 380s are also at 2.5 cents a round. I may have mixed up the two.
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Edit: the powder coat from SMOKE4320 on the castboolits forum is great stuff. I got 3 ⅓lb bags of different colors for 22$ delivered. I coated about 1300 9mm with it and hardly touched one of the bags for it. I'd say I probably used 2 table spoons with plenty left over to do more. I bet I can probably do 75k with the full pound of powder. I highly recommend his stuff if you guys haven't tried it.
It'll keep you young, until you're not.Sized, tumbled, and reamed another 500 or so rounds of 223. Now I need to trim them. I'm still not thrilled about that part.
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Most of them shrank! How hot was that water??
Accidentally washed my .223 brass in hot water.
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