What’s your current cost per round on .308?

[calebp]

Looking to shoot cheap more than chase groups. Ar10. Currently set up to reload 9mm. I could get plates and dies for .308 so don’t factor that in. Looking for cost per round, with and without spent brass please.

Thanks!
Caleb

 

[Jackie Graham]

Really depends on what projectiles you use.
150gr fmjbt run around $0.30 to $0.35 per round. Match grade 168gr or 175gr can be $0.50 to $0.75 per round. Powder will be in the range of $0.25 per round. Primers run about $0.12 per round. Brass can run between free to $0.20 each.
I am loading my 175gr Sierra Match king for $0.85 per round

 

[calebp]

Really depends on what projectiles you use.
150gr fmjbt run around $0.30 to $0.35 per round. Match grade 168gr or 175gr can be $0.50 to $0.75 per round. Powder will be in the range of $0.25 per round. Primers run about $0.12 per round. Brass can run between free to $0.20 each.
I am loading my 175gr Sierra Match king for $0.85 per round

Exactly what I was looking for, ty!

 

[medium187mph]

Well 1 pound of powder doesn’t go very far like 9mm does that’s for sure

 

[Jackie Graham]

About 160 to 170 rounds per pound depending on the charge

 

[greg vess]

I got this at Walmart for 40 bucks for 40 rounds. It shoot a average of .700 ( rounded off, it's actually .668 or something like that) out of my Ballistic Advantage Hanson 18 inch barrel. Buy all you can get at that price. It 149 gr. FMJ and it's worth every penny. Well out of my gun it is. You can get it off ammo seek as well but you're going to pay for shipping and whatnot. That's the cheapest I found. I can't find the several group Target that I shot but this was that the target I used to zero in the scope. The top three are adjustments I made. The five in the middle was just to verify I was on and I went straight to 300 yard plates. Later when the barrel cooled I did some 5 shot groups at 100 yards.

 

[Jackie Graham]

I am shooting an AR10 with a 24"bull barrel with a 1 in 10 twist. It likes the heavier projectiles. However it will shoot moa at 100 yards with a 150gr projectile.

 

[greg vess]

I am sorry I just thought you meant shelf ammo.

 

[greg vess]

I am shooting an AR10 with a 24"bull barrel with a 1 in 10 twist. It likes the heavier projectiles. However it will shoot moa at 100 yards with a 150gr projectile.

One of my first AR-10's was a DPMS LR308 with a 22 or 24 inch bull barrel. That gun was stupid accurate for what little money they cost. It would shoot circles around the Sig S-716 I also had. It was about 600 dollars cheaper too.

 

[SpeedyR]

Price for loading can and will vary a lot depending upon what combinations you are shooting. But here's an easy way to figure it out.

Components:

Primers- typically $75-120/thousand if you are buying now. Higher price if you want match primers, lower price for standard. Large rifle is probably still the hardest of the primers to find right now. Anything under $75/thousand is a good price now on LRP.

Powder- 4064, Varget, TAC are all good choices. 1 pound = 7000grains. Most of the better 308 powders are $40-50/pound these days. Typical loads are 40-45gr of powder, so roughly 150-175 rounds per pound of powder. If you want less expensive but still decent performance and not too hard to find, check out Shooters World powders. See what might be best for your weight bullets (typically some powders will work better for the 150gr range, others better for the 175/180gr range).

Bullets- this is where the difference in prices really show- if you can buy in bulk that's the best bet but a big difference between 147-150 gr FMJ vs 175gr HPBT/SMK. Best price will be blem 147gr FMJ bullets. Check Rocky Mountain Reloading, MidSouth, or there are a few places that sell mil spec "demilled" parts. Pats, Bartlett, etc.

Brass- again, big differences here. Bulk LC brass isn't too bad to use and actually is good brass with a little prep work. Or you can buy Lapua if you are shooting precision. $.25 a case for LC vs $1.00 per case for Lapua. Find a good source for once fired Lake City and you are set.