ORIGINAL: timbercruiser
fastfire, I was just about to order a new reloading kit for shotshells, but you post that the savings would only be three penniesper boxthrows a bucket of water on my powder. Is that actually the only savings? We just put in a six position trap range and a complete sporting clay range and thought these thousands of hulls I have needed a place to be reloaded...........
Average cost 25 rounds
Hulls - free
powder $18.00 per lb- 30gr =$1.94
shot -$24.00 per 25lb -1 1/8 oz $1.70
primers-$20.00 per 1000 = $.50
wads - $24.00 per 1000 = $.60
total $4.74
You might find better prices but this is the cost in my area for small amounts.
+ the cost of press & powder scales + your time.
Walmart same basic load $3.99 a box by the case
and I have found even cheaper deals.
If you buy in large quantities cost goes down.
But you have to be able to store it.
500 lb of shot takes up a lot of space.
large cans of powder you have to store properly & so on.
If you are a club or something similar check around.
A few of the Rod & Gun Clubs in the area went together & buy factory ammo at $2.50 to 3.00 per 25 rounds they
sell to us at a $.25 mark up.
This is my $ .02