Cost per round.. help a newbie please.

[bearring]

I am new to reloading hobby.. I would like to know some average cost for 223 Specially, but welcome all. If you would put cost of brass, bullets, powder, and primers.. thank you do much.

 

[SpeedyR]

1k rounds of brass. - ~$130 prepped
1lb of powder is 7000 grains, average load maybe 25grains
Projectiles- anywhere from $90 for 55gr fmj to $200+ for good stuff
Primers $25 for 1k

Prices can vary a lot it just depends upon what you want.

 

[Hunterrs]

Google reloading cost spreadsheet. Once you know all your costs, you can determine cost per round and even when you will break even from buying all the stuff you "need" to reload.

 

[YOTESHOOTER]

Reloading for plinking, or accuracy?

 

[wsbrown]

Not worth it to reload 223 at current factory ammo prices.

 

[jeffdt]

Not worth it to reload 223 at current factory ammo prices.[

Disagree, I'm sub $0.17 a round. Where is that brass cased factory ammo?

 

[tfergusonracing]

Disagree, I'm sub $0.17 a round. Where is that brass cased factory ammo?

Ditto that.

 

[wsbrown]

Let me rephrase then, I don't shoot enough for it to be worth the effort.

I'll reload 308 and 45 ACP, but 223 just feels like a pain to make any progress on, not worth it to me.

 

[bearring]

Whats your formula for reloading so cheap??

 

[bearring]

Ditto that.

Where and What do you guys get to be able to reload so cheap. Surplus in bulk?