Originally Posted by
Palehorse
I am paying $1.93 for bullet and sabot (Barnes T-EZ, 15 for $28.88). 777 pellets run 53 cents a piece from the same store.
That is every bit of three dollars for a 100 grain load, not counting primer, cleaning patches per shot, caps fired between shots, etc.
Last 500 count lint free patches I bought were 5.3 cents a patch.
Time to start cutting up my undies.
Gosh that is expensive...
You can cut your costs if you choose to do so, by switching to loose powder and by shooting a much less expensive bullet for practice/recreation and then your hunting bullet for those special times.
You really do not need to shot primers between shots if you reduce the amount of moisture that you might be putting in the bore.
I use a homemade Windex patch that is slightly damp.
And still, $1.93 for bullet and sabot seems really high.
You might consider doing some shopping
So back to the original question...
Is there $$ performance value difference between the new tech and ~ 45 cents for example, bulk sabots and XTP bullets?
To that i would answer yes! I think there is or are alternative to your $3 per shot that would significantly reduce your costs...
Getting a bullet sold in bulk for reloding might be the first place to start. I would suggest a .452-250 grain or even the 300 grain Speer Deep Curl ( approximately 34 cents per bullet). Loose T7 powder ( 100 grains approximately 24 cents per shot). Bulk sabots (50 sabots per pack - approximately 14 cents per shot) and someone has already posted 5 cents per primer...
Think that works out to about 77 cents per shot... but my math could be faulty also...
The Speer Deep Curl is a proven quality bullet. I would still say that in most instances the Barnes bullet might provide an additional amount of security in a marginal shot - but the Speer is awful good also.
Here are some pics of Deep Curls that I tried to torture and destroy... I stll call them a 'poor mans' Nosler Partition.
