9mm questions

[JadeDragon]

Well I have been pricing and stuff, and came up with a few questions.

1) How much powder for 1000 rds.? 8lbs would do around how many rounds?

2) Wolf ammo is about $100.00 for 1000 rds at Cabelas, could I expect to do better than that reloading?

Thanks guys, lemme know.

[longrifle1000]

You can load a lot of rounds with 8 pounds. As far as price goes, look at this.

Cases $80.99/1000 $.08/1
Primers $16.99/1000 $.02/1
Bullets $40.99/1000 $.04/1

That is $.14/round minus powder. But you can load those cases many times over. So, one you have shot them once, you have $.06/round plus powder. The wolf ammo is $.01/round. But with reloads,you will get the exact components you want, and a better product. And the wolf ammo cannot be reloaded later. Hope this helps some.

[JadeDragon]

Do you have a guess as to how many rounds for 8 lbs?

Thanks, that helps a lot.

[halcon]

There is 7000 gr of powder to a pound ,devide that by the load your using .
With the loadI use I can get 4666 rounds from 8 lbs of powder. I buy once fired 9mm brass for$10.00 a thousand ,pay $12.99 a thousand for primers and $39.00 a thousand for 115 gr FMJ bullets . And it don't foul my guns like Wolf ammo . You can do the math

[JadeDragon]

do you buy from Hal?

[HighDesertWolf]

to be honest 9mm factory ammo is cheap enough its really not worth the time to reload IMO. Unless you are wanting to load specialty or hunting loads. For plinking/target shooting id just stick with cheaper ammo like S&B or bulk winchester stuff, Yes cheaper not cheapest LOL , i wouldn't even use wolf 9mm in my P-38 if the stuff was free. through J&G you can buy 1000 rounds of S&B 115 grain fmj 9mm for $115. heres a link to J&G www.jgsales.com.

[Gundigest]

I just buy the wolf ammo. I just plink and use mine for self defense so I don't need more accuracy. I don't have a target 9mm anyway. Factroy ammo works fine for my 9mm and .380. I do reload for my .357 and .44 though.

[rick_reno]

This winter the local police gun fellow told me they'd stopped reloading. It's cheaper for them to buy the ammo.

[JadeDragon]

Okay, so reloading 9mm might not pay. What about other common cals, like .45 ACP or .40 S&W?

I have an old Mauser in what I think is .32 ACP, reload that?

[JadeDragon]

Anyone??