An open question on costs of bullet casting.
Another thread on the costs of reloading got me thinking of costs other than - cases – bullets – powder – primer - and related loading tools. The real saving is to cast your own.
1. Has anyone calculated in the “energy costs” for smelting, mixing alloy, and keeping the lead at temperature during pour?
2. If so - - How do you calculate those “energy costs” costs?
3. Are these costs significant? In the range of a penny a bullet? More? Less?
4. Casting equipment must also be factored in. So how do you amortize per shot:
- - - -furnace, pot, dipper, molds, flux, release compound, lubrisizer, lubrisizer heater, lube, molds, and ??? other?
Another thread on the costs of reloading got me thinking of costs other than - cases – bullets – powder – primer - and related loading tools. The real saving is to cast your own.
1. Has anyone calculated in the “energy costs” for smelting, mixing alloy, and keeping the lead at temperature during pour?
2. If so - - How do you calculate those “energy costs” costs?
3. Are these costs significant? In the range of a penny a bullet? More? Less?
4. Casting equipment must also be factored in. So how do you amortize per shot:
- - - -furnace, pot, dipper, molds, flux, release compound, lubrisizer, lubrisizer heater, lube, molds, and ??? other?
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