Geezerbiker
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Compared to the cost of the rest of the hunt, premium bullets only add a couple $ to the cost of the hunt. Gas and food for the trip cost way more even if you're camping out for the trip.
Tony
Tony
Thank you.Ranting,
What is this thing you have with the greater than symbol? Please write in fluid English so we can understand you.
Don
I once tried to calculate the savings, but it isn't worth the effort because the saving is pretty substantial. The simple math formal is: As a reloader, the more you shoot, the cheaper it gets; as a buyer of ammo, the more you shoot, the more expensive it gets.
See if I got this right. If you shoot enough the ammo becomes free?
Yes! I believe MarkCO is there.See if I got this right. If you shoot enough the ammo becomes free?
USSR said:…to a total cost of bought ammo for which the price per box basically remains fixed.
When I started reloading 357 Magnum in 1975, you could reload for about 1/3 the cost of factory ammo, even using jacketed bullets, and even less if you cast bullets and have access to free lead.
Yes, in comparison to buying boxed ammo.See if I got this right. If you shoot enough the ammo becomes free?
USSR said:You missed the point, Unclenick.
True if you don't plan on shooting much. Shoot a few boxes of ammo, retire, and you just saved a ton of money.…And you missed my point, which was simply that the price of commercial ammo is not "basically fixed". It keeps getting higher faster than the rate of inflation.
The idea that shooting more reloads makes reloading cheaper is true on a per-round basis. It is not true on a total annual outlay basis. So which one we are talking about has to be clarified.
Buy everything in volume and you will save money on reloading components.I bought 97,000 rounds worth of reloading components over the past 8 years. So do your math and explain to me how / when i will "save money" . Guys who claim to be saving money by reloading are just kidding themselves. Guys who also brag by posting a hard dollar CPR are also kidding themselves as when you reload your brass is an ever changing cost variable. I reload for the precision, the passion, and most importantly right now , i reload for the independence.
The idea that shooting more reloads makes reloading cheaper is true on a per-round basis. It is not true on a total annual outlay basis. So which one we are talking about has to be clarified.
Buy everything in volume and you will save money on reloading components.