TooTaxed
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9-mm Luger costs me $2.26/50 w/124-gr RNL bullets, $3.17/50 w/115-gr PRN Ranier bullets. .357 Mag is $4.64/50 w/140-gr SJHP Remingtons. .45 Auto is $2.78/50 w/200-gr SWCL, $5.26/50 w/ 230-gr PRN Raniers. .223 is $2.46/20 w/55-gr FMJBT military bullets. 6-5 x 55 is $4/47/20 w/ 140-gr HPBT bullets. .308 Win and .30-06 are $3.71/20 w/ 168-gr FMJBT bullets. (I need to determine what my .38-Spl, .40 S&W, and .45 Colt costs are...will take time to check the files and see what the component cost including shipping was.)
These costs are with my current stock of components, and will change depending on what bulk bargains I can locate in the future. I rarely buy bullets in small batches of 100 or powder by the single pound unless for trial purposes (expensive!)...normal batches of bullets are at least 500. Over the years I've become pretty well standardized on Win #231 for pistol and #4895 for rifle...most of my shooting is on the range, two or three times/week, and my loads are tailored for best accuracy in each firearm.
As to time, I normally run batches of 500 through one stage at a time on a single stage press. Using a small folding portable Black and Decker bench, I can decap/size, prime, and final crimp the cases while watching TV in the evenings...can't get into trouble in those stages. My powder is measured by a Lyman 1200 DPS Programmable Automatic measure and scale...a REAL time-saver! I put the powder in the cases and seat the bullets in a single step (away from the TV). The time required isn't a problem. Full-sizing rifle cases is done on a heavy work bench. Bought a Lee Loadmaster progressive press secondhand at a gunshow, and will put that into operation soon.
These costs are with my current stock of components, and will change depending on what bulk bargains I can locate in the future. I rarely buy bullets in small batches of 100 or powder by the single pound unless for trial purposes (expensive!)...normal batches of bullets are at least 500. Over the years I've become pretty well standardized on Win #231 for pistol and #4895 for rifle...most of my shooting is on the range, two or three times/week, and my loads are tailored for best accuracy in each firearm.
As to time, I normally run batches of 500 through one stage at a time on a single stage press. Using a small folding portable Black and Decker bench, I can decap/size, prime, and final crimp the cases while watching TV in the evenings...can't get into trouble in those stages. My powder is measured by a Lyman 1200 DPS Programmable Automatic measure and scale...a REAL time-saver! I put the powder in the cases and seat the bullets in a single step (away from the TV). The time required isn't a problem. Full-sizing rifle cases is done on a heavy work bench. Bought a Lee Loadmaster progressive press secondhand at a gunshow, and will put that into operation soon.
