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9 boxes of PMC 9mm at Cabellas in Ft. Worth for 15.99 a box this morning!!!! Who hoo!!!! Had to share with someone.

Congrats. These days it is a game of right place, right time...

pcgizzmo wrote:9 boxes of PMJ 9mm at Cabellas in Ft. Worth for 15.99 a box this morning!!!! Who hoo!!!! Had to share with someone.

That is PMC 9mm FMJ brass boxes. It was like $12/50 rds or less. now at $16 it is 30% up!

Glad they got some in. I stopped by Academy a few minutes ago and they had 223 for 8.99 a box of 20. The best part was that they still had 200+ sitting on the counter two hours after opening.

woohoo, reloading is more cost effective every day!!!! I'll keep pressin em out.

RX8er wrote:Glad they got some in. I stopped by Academy a few minutes ago and they had 223 for 8.99 a box of 20. The best part was that they still had 200+ sitting on the counter two hours after opening.

woohoo, reloading is more cost effective every day!!!! I'll keep pressin em out.

I was wondering about this recently. It costs about $120 for a thousand rounds to reload if you don't recycle brass. Your cost for those 20 rounds works out to $449.50 per 1000. So you save $329 per thousand. How many rounds would it take to recoup the cost of reloading equipment? Around 3 or 4 thousand rounds should do it, right? (That cost doesn't include your time, of course. At $40 per hour, what's the labor cost for 1000 rounds?)

baldeagle wrote:

RX8er wrote:Glad they got some in. I stopped by Academy a few minutes ago and they had 223 for 8.99 a box of 20. The best part was that they still had 200+ sitting on the counter two hours after opening.

woohoo, reloading is more cost effective every day!!!! I'll keep pressin em out.

I was wondering about this recently. It costs about $120 for a thousand rounds to reload if you don't recycle brass. Your cost for those 20 rounds works out to $449.50 per 1000. So you save $329 per thousand. How many rounds would it take to recoup the cost of reloading equipment? Around 3 or 4 thousand rounds should do it, right? (That cost doesn't include your time, of course. At $40 per hour, what's the labor cost for 1000 rounds?)

I did not factor in my time because I consider it a hobby and not a chore to reload. It is costing me $.15784 per 9mm and $.17861 for 40. for the initial first load when I buy brass. After that, it costs $.03 less because I have the brass. Easy math, I figure it costs $.13 for 9 and $.15 for the 40. For the small caliber, I am running at an easy half price but more important, I don't have to worry about finding any.

I don't have the dies for the 223 or 308 yet (on order) but my math shows it will be about $.217 for 223 and $.301 for the 308. This could change some as primmers and powder are getting more expensive and I don't have much brass for those yet. The powder I use now isn't made for the rifle. These could come down too if I score some cheap brass or, the more I am able to pick up from the range. Or, if any of you nice folks want to donate.

I could also get the price down even more if I cast my own bullets. Right now, I am just using Berry's Manufacturing plated for my lead needs.

I pick up brass every day I go to the range and I am ammasing a good collection of 38/357/45 and 380 brass that I should be able to trade or sell to help further offset the costs.

At my last run of 100 each of 40 and 9, I pressed the total lot in under an hour. If you figure my by the hour cost, I am losing money.

Congrats. I was at academy today on a non-firearm related trip, and there was atleast 30 people standing in line waiting for them to open to get ammo. I didn't realize people were so desperate for ammo. Guess my hoarding has finally paid off.

Scored 100 round Winchester White Box .40 Cal for $36 at Academy today.

I am not in dire need of ammo, but anytime I see a reasonable deal I pick it up to replenish the stockpile.

AndyC wrote:

RX8er wrote:I could also get the price down even more if I cast my own bullets. Right now, I am just using Berry's Manufacturing plated for my lead needs.

As you probably know once you have your brass in stock, the next most-expensive component is the bullet. If you get into casting and can scrounge free lead alloy, you're golden.

Reloading 1,000 .45acp costs me about $40 in materials thanks to casting my own bullets - 4c per completed round of ammo.

I don't factor in time either, otherwise I may as well charge myself for time at the range, which is silly. Other than that, ammo availability is my main reason for reloading - I like to stock up on components which allows me to be independent of suppliers/retailers as much as possible, especially these days.

this is the next mission on of mine.... I spoke with two tire places and one won't give/sell it and the other is already accounted for, as an employee is taking it home. I know who it is because he sells lead ingots on one of the reloading forums and always wants local pickup in the Keller area. I thought about ratting him out.

RX8er wrote:Glad they got some in. I stopped by Academy a few minutes ago and they had 223 for 8.99 a box of 20. The best part was that they still had 200+ sitting on the counter two hours after opening.

woohoo, reloading is more cost effective every day!!!! I'll keep pressin em out.

My store bumped up to $9.99 per box.
Or, if you are needing .22 rounds... $4.99 per 50.

Ya. I saw that the .223 our academy had was 899 a box too. It was the brown box federal I think?
Waiting to find the 50 packs at Walmart again for 17!
brian

so surreal to see 9mm priced near what i was paying for a box of 45 6months ago

I paid $1.00 more per box of 20 the other day than I did on 2/6. The good thing is that ammo seems to be sitting on the shelves longer and longer each day. IMHO, we have reached the peak of the rush and are at the top or just starting down the other side. Let's hope anyways.

Just got an email from PBR Ammo. My 223 and 308 shipped out. Yipee!!!