For you guys that reload, how much would it cost to get set up reloading .223 ammo? I am sure there are variables but I am just looking for a ballpark figure for a newbie to start.
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Reloading question
- Thread starter LewisBrookshire
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You can start out with a single stage press and get a Lee kit for just over a $100 http://www.midwayusa.com/product/423081/lee-challenger-breech-lock-single-stage-press-anniversary-kit
Dies (Lee) will set you back about $30, another $30 for hand primer, probably less than $20 for loading blocks or make you own. Other incidentals. You’re looking probably around $200.
The expendables such as primer, powder and bullets vary. The bullets are largest cost but 1000/.223 are one of the cheaper bullets. If you shop around I have picked them up for about $70-$80 at local gun shows. Primers can be picked up if you shop around for around $20/1000 and a pound of powder for around $20.
So probably around $320 starting out to load 1000 .223. I didn't count brass as all that I shoot I pick up normally and pick up anyone’s left overs at the ranges over the years. I have a tub of .223 brass. You can load less and cut down on start up cost.
