What do you spend on reloading in a year?

[Tim the student]

Too much, and not enough, all at the same time.

 

[helotaxi]

I refuse to count for reasons of plausible deniability.

 

[A Pause for the Coz]

I dont really want to know. Some thing about plausible deny-ability.
I do know if you figure my Loading tool purchases, Bench building, Lighting, Consumables, and Guns purchased over the last two years. I could be driving one of those brand new high end ATV's But then I wouldn't be able to shoot any thing.

 

[MikeOBWan]

I just started loading this year, so I purchased 2 presses and dies and all that good stuff. I'm loading 3 pistol sizes and 5 rifle sizes. All my equipment came to around $2418.84 and my supplies have totaled about $1375 plus I have and order of powder on the way right now. I figure next year wont be near this amount. Since this was my first year and I had to build up stock.

Love doing it though.. It's a lot of fun

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Does Blackpowder stuff count as reloading components? In reality the powder, cap & ball are for loading, not reloading, no?

I did buy a lot of Blackpowder equipment, powder, cap, ball, bullets and 209 primers this year since I just got into Flintlocks, Caplocks and Inline Rifles.

 

[silicosys4]

Well here we go...just started this year and decided to jump in with both feet...its going to be a long list full of things I didn't need, lol

press: $400 + $165
Accessories (shellplates, springs, etc...) $300
Dies $300
Scale $100
Trimmer $275
Tumbler and media $200

Ouch. Well, that was $1750 well spent though... should be a lifetime investment
Onwards

Brass...stocking up on 45acp, 38spcl, 40s&w, and 9mm. $350
Lead. Likewise, stocking up. $500 or so
Powder. Well over 15 lbs stored, used 5lbs this year already. Stocking up for multiple rifle, pistol, both mags and nonmags. $400
Primers. Shot 5k this year, as well as stocking up. $450

Miscellaneous stuff: books, equipment, lube, sizing dies, molds, etc.. $550

Total....over $4000...but that said, all I have to do for the next year or two is cast and load, and I'm set for equipment. I can run a pretty heavy volume too, 1k a day on the weekends pretty easily

 

[longdayjake]

This year it will be about $300,000.00

 

[helotaxi]

Jake-

You have a return on the investment though so that doesn't really count.

 

[oneounceload]

Reloading shotgun is cheap enough - what gets me are the targets costs as well - figuring a combined cost of $1/target and shell, and shooting about 15,000 rounds per year - it adds up quickly enough

 

[SSN Vet]

not nearly enough

 

[BYJO4]

I shoot about 18,000 handgun rounds a year. While I keep invoices so I can compare the cost of componets as time goes by, I do not compute the total amount spent on ammo shot. I reload because I enjoy it and it saves me a significant amount over factory ammo which allows me to shoot more.

 

[krmalin221]

In looking at it so far I have spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $500.00 to $600.00 however I have only been doing it for about two months now. The problem that I see is every time I go to the store I think of something that I can use.

 

[FROGO207]

I budget $150 a week for consumables to shoot as much as I do presently and find that I need to on occasion bump it up a bit. I put a little portion of those supplies away and use the remainder up reasonably fast but never really try and figure out what I ACTUALLY spend.

 

[blarby]

Depends.

Tooling eats up dollars a lot more than components.

I'm targeting somewhere around $4500 for components next year.

Starting a business though- might eat a bunch of that up.

 

[Ankeny]

When I was shooting both rifle and pistol competitively, my bullet orders usually ran around $4,000.00 to $6,000 per year. That doesn't include primers, brass, and powder. Still cheaper than when I was doing the walleye tournament thing...

 

[jim243]

On reloading stuff, about $250.00 this year for a trimmer and case prep center. The rest I am still loading from my purchases from the last election and have more than enough to shoot and reload with. Primers, bullets, powder and cases = $0.00.

Jim

 

[1SOW]

Sheesh, I don't keep track of the totals.
My "internet only" credit card $-limit is to prevent painful theft damage.
I thought the monthly limit I put on it would be plenty for reloading + small gun-related charges---Wrong.

100% Free range brass, light pistol loads don't use much powder -2 cents/rd?-, primers are maybe 2.8 cents/round+/-.

Jacketted/Plated Bullets are my biggest per round expense by f-a-a-a-r at 8 to 11.5 cents/round. Should be getting another 2K bullets tomorrow as a matter of fact.

I've been shooting well over 1000/month. I'm not going to add it up.

Reloading ALWAYS leads to more shooting; so it's a cost of "RELOADING" to shoot those reloads adding range and/or match fees and gas to get there.

Whatever it is, it's a bargain.

 

[dickttx]

Being a retired CPA, I don't even want to keep track of things like that anymore. Just filed my tax return last week.

 

[GW Staar]

not nearly enough

That!......on the other hand, about twice what my wife would prefer.

My goal is Peter Eick's level of shooting and expenditure..... Of course not all my goals happen. Fighter pilot sure didn't.

 

[popper]

On a weekly basis, not near as much as a movie and dinner for 2.

 

[James2]

This year, not much. Didn't need tools. I stocked up on primers and powder 2 years ago. Sure enjoying the inexpensive ammo now.

 

[KeithET]

For me that's a difficult number to contemplate. To start with I don't keep track of what I spend on reloading. It also varies greatly from year to year. To give a ball part range I would guess between $0 and whatever disposable income I have for any given year. I am just glad my wife does not keep track.

KeithET

 

[papaairbear]

I could tell you, but then I'd have to keep you from telling the wife somehow!

 

[osprey176]

My wife reads my posts......really honey,about a hundred bucks...REALLY!

 

[rikman]

More than I care to think about.

Same here but love my hobby!