Price check please!
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Fill out the form of what you are looking for and it will find ammo in stock if there is any.
g.willikers
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Around here, commercial reloads with lead bullets are selling for slightly under $20.
That's the cheapest.
.38 special is probably one of the easiest calibers to reload for.
Have you considered that?
That's the cheapest.
.38 special is probably one of the easiest calibers to reload for.
Have you considered that?
There is plenty 38 special available online. http://www.gunbot.net/ammo/pistol/38special/ Ranging from 30 cents a round on up.
bedbugbilly
New member
I shoot a lot of 38 spl. and for that reason reload - you might want to consider that. You can save your brass from ammo you buy - or buy range brass for around .07/casing and reload it many times. The last I paid for small pistol primers was around $34.00/1,000 so round that off to .04 per reloaded round for primer. Powder - I use Bullseye - well over 2,000 reloads per pound but go on the high side and say .02 per round for that. Bullet . . . well, you can buy 'em or cast 'em. I cast all of mine. You should be able to buy 'em for around .10/ea. So, thats .10 + .04 + .02 or .16 per round - much cheaper if you cast your own. I didn't figure the casing cost in as it can be reloaded many times. So, at .16/rd. that's $8.00 per box of 50 if you reloaded them.
I don't have much tied up in lead as most of it I have scrounged - so, I figure I have about .06 per round not considering the cost of the casing or lead. My time? Well, I'm retired and reloading is also a hobby. That's some pretty cheap shooting that over time will pay for the cost of a reload press, a set of Lee dies and other necessities.
I never thought I'd see the day when it was chapter to shoot my 38 splx. than it is to shoot .22s. I just thought you might be interested in seeing what reloading could save for you over time. It's not necessary to buy the most expensive equipment - .38 spl. is one of the easiest cartridges to load.
If you decide to go with a .38 and still buy your ammo - don't leave the casings where you shoot. Grab 'em up and either save 'em for when you might reload in the future - or give them to someone who does reload 38s - they'll appreciate having 'em
Good luck to you!
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I don't have much tied up in lead as most of it I have scrounged - so, I figure I have about .06 per round not considering the cost of the casing or lead. My time? Well, I'm retired and reloading is also a hobby. That's some pretty cheap shooting that over time will pay for the cost of a reload press, a set of Lee dies and other necessities.
I never thought I'd see the day when it was chapter to shoot my 38 splx. than it is to shoot .22s. I just thought you might be interested in seeing what reloading could save for you over time. It's not necessary to buy the most expensive equipment - .38 spl. is one of the easiest cartridges to load.
If you decide to go with a .38 and still buy your ammo - don't leave the casings where you shoot. Grab 'em up and either save 'em for when you might reload in the future - or give them to someone who does reload 38s - they'll appreciate having 'em
Good luck to you!
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