Cheapest round to shoot for Rifle, Semi-Auto Pistol, Revolver, and Shotgun that is not .22 LR.
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Elkins45
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9mm is probably the cheapest centerfire round available, and you can buy rifles and revolvers chambered for it. Shotgun is probably 12ga just purely on volume.
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troy fairweather
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Steel case 7.62x39
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Actually, 9mm can be shot in a rifle, revolver and a pistol. As for a shotgun, around here prices for 12 and 20 ga. shells runs about the same.
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Ernie Bass
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Actually 9mm can be shot in a shotgun as well.
Name me one shotgun that can chamber and safely shoot 9x19 NATO? There is a 9mm Flobert but good luck finding a box of it in the USA...
Elkins45
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I wonder about the break even point of buying a 9mm revolver (a good one) vs paying more per round for 38 special to shoot in a less expensive 38 or 357? 38 special isn’t nearly as cheap (relatively) as it used to be.
scaatylobo
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Just got a delivery of 9MM to my door.
1000 rounds at 204.00 = to my door in bulk pack.
115 brass and brass rounds.
Not finding anything cheaper ------------- yet.
1000 rounds at 204.00 = to my door in bulk pack.
115 brass and brass rounds.
Not finding anything cheaper ------------- yet.
Ernie Bass
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Just about any single shot shotgun, can shoot 9nmm, 357, 22.cal and even other shotgun loads. Every body knows that.
General Geoff
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9mm and 12 Guage are the only two cartridges needed. Expand to .223 if you want to reach out past 150 yards with the rifle.
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A month ago I got an order of Speer 124 Lawman TMJ delivered (1000 rounds) for $179; last check, price has gone up from .18 to .28/round
Yeah right, do you mind informing me just how this is possible?
troy fairweather
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Chamber adaptors
He didn't say anything about those... Do the come with barrel inserts as well?
troy fairweather
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The barrel is in the chamber adaptor
WestKentucky
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The rules left a loophole. 22 mag bulk packs are usually cheaper than 9mm. But that’s kinda cheating.
buying loaded ammo,
***Rifle-7.62x39 can be found as cheap or cheaper than 5.56. That one is a tossup for a true rifle round, but there are carbines that shoot 9mm so again there’s room to argue.
***Revolver 9 or 40sw guns aren’t terribly hard to find, but they are more expensive to buy the gun than 38spl. 30 carbine also isn’t bad on price but it’s gone up and doesn’t look like it will come back down soon, but again it’s an expensive gun. 38 is probably still the cheapest, then 357 but 327 is not far behind, and economy of scale aside, the 327 takes less material to make and fits in a smaller package so it should be cheaper than 357 if it continues to gain in popularity.
***magazine pistol-ruling out 223 single shots-9mm and 40sw are cheap. Hard to beat, especially if you buy Monarch or Zero ammunition. White box Winchester, or green box Remington are still cheap. Take your pic, 9mm typically cheaper than 40 but by a hair. 40 pistols are stupid cheap right now.
***Shotgun- 12 ga is the hands down winner simply due to economy of scale.
BUT if you want to change absolutely everything above then you buy a cheap reloading kit and it’s off to the races. You look at small bore guns that are popular enough to get components easily and then minimize powder cost. Cast is cheaper than jacketed so we look at cast bullets and buy them essentially by weight.
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***Rifle... 30 cal is about as small as cast goes that makes sense. 25 cal can happen but not common. I’m gonna say 30 carbine is likely the winner but 30-30 is easier to get brass and only takes a bit more powder. 32-20, .308 and 30-06 are all nipping at their heels. Some smaller bores can be done cheaper likely but going smaller than 30 caliber gets hard on hands
***Revolver... 32short. Hands down the winner. Light bullet and only a pinch of powder.
***magazine pistol...same deal, 32acp.
***Shotgun...410 components are cheap and it uses the same powder and lead as the big boys, just a lot less of it.
buying loaded ammo,
***Rifle-7.62x39 can be found as cheap or cheaper than 5.56. That one is a tossup for a true rifle round, but there are carbines that shoot 9mm so again there’s room to argue.
***Revolver 9 or 40sw guns aren’t terribly hard to find, but they are more expensive to buy the gun than 38spl. 30 carbine also isn’t bad on price but it’s gone up and doesn’t look like it will come back down soon, but again it’s an expensive gun. 38 is probably still the cheapest, then 357 but 327 is not far behind, and economy of scale aside, the 327 takes less material to make and fits in a smaller package so it should be cheaper than 357 if it continues to gain in popularity.
***magazine pistol-ruling out 223 single shots-9mm and 40sw are cheap. Hard to beat, especially if you buy Monarch or Zero ammunition. White box Winchester, or green box Remington are still cheap. Take your pic, 9mm typically cheaper than 40 but by a hair. 40 pistols are stupid cheap right now.
***Shotgun- 12 ga is the hands down winner simply due to economy of scale.
BUT if you want to change absolutely everything above then you buy a cheap reloading kit and it’s off to the races. You look at small bore guns that are popular enough to get components easily and then minimize powder cost. Cast is cheaper than jacketed so we look at cast bullets and buy them essentially by weight.
Reloaded
***Rifle... 30 cal is about as small as cast goes that makes sense. 25 cal can happen but not common. I’m gonna say 30 carbine is likely the winner but 30-30 is easier to get brass and only takes a bit more powder. 32-20, .308 and 30-06 are all nipping at their heels. Some smaller bores can be done cheaper likely but going smaller than 30 caliber gets hard on hands
***Revolver... 32short. Hands down the winner. Light bullet and only a pinch of powder.
***magazine pistol...same deal, 32acp.
***Shotgun...410 components are cheap and it uses the same powder and lead as the big boys, just a lot less of it.
The last time I brought ammo, 9x19 NATO FMJ was the cheapest handgun centerfire round and 7.62x39mm along with 5.56x45mm the lowest cost centerfire rifle cartridge.
Reloading? Well .38 Special costs me around ~$3 a box of 50... I never got around doing any reloading for 9mm or .45 ACP, So...
Reloading? Well .38 Special costs me around ~$3 a box of 50... I never got around doing any reloading for 9mm or .45 ACP, So...
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Yep. 2-3/4", 5", 8", 10", and up to 18" long. Chamber and rifled barrel all in one.
https://www.gunadapters.com/12-gauge-1/
http://mcaceak.com/shotgun-inserts.html
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I thought .410 was the cheapest round for shotguns.
troy fairweather
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No least demand it's the most expensive other than specialty loads. In theory it uses the least materials.
FL-NC
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Russian steel cased ammo.
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