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Old 06-17-2008 | 11:29 AM
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Default RE: Is reloading cost effective?

From my view, you own some pretty standard calibers there.....so they should be loaded by the factory fairly cheaply compared to some others....

reloading will certainly save you....but then you have to add in yoru time....what's yoru time worth? trim/size cases etc....once you get a favorite load downthen sure.....I think you'll be cookin, but even when you know all of that, how fast can you load a box of ammo? I'm unssure. I crunched somenumbers and noticed that reloading brass you already own is where the biggest savings came in.....but if you were to buy all new componets, powers, brass, bullets, primer...and simply loaded them, you'd barely come off ahead.

I don't think many guys take into account what their times worth......but if you're doing it for the enjoyment etc....have at it, but simply to save money....then I'd consider that aspect too and its probably cheaper IMO just to buy ammo.
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