Zen21Tao
Member
Recently a thread asked us about the most expensive firearm(s) we own. This got me thinking, for many shooters (myself included) the most expensive firearm to own isn't the most expensive gun to shoot.
For example, my S&W 500 ($950) was almost a third of the cost I put into a custom AR (@ $2500) but commercial ammo for the 500 runs about $2 per round compared to .20 per round of surplus .223 or even the .30-.40 per round for Black Hills match grade .233 ammo.
To offset the cost of shooting my S&W 500 (as well as my Glock 10mm) I took up reloading. This has really helped as I tend to blow through about 30-50 rounds of S&W 500 and 100-150 rounds of 10mm every two weeks.
My question for this thread is what is your most expensive gun to shoot, have you turned to reloading too, and how often are you able to shoot it?
For example, my S&W 500 ($950) was almost a third of the cost I put into a custom AR (@ $2500) but commercial ammo for the 500 runs about $2 per round compared to .20 per round of surplus .223 or even the .30-.40 per round for Black Hills match grade .233 ammo.
To offset the cost of shooting my S&W 500 (as well as my Glock 10mm) I took up reloading. This has really helped as I tend to blow through about 30-50 rounds of S&W 500 and 100-150 rounds of 10mm every two weeks.
My question for this thread is what is your most expensive gun to shoot, have you turned to reloading too, and how often are you able to shoot it?