.30 bullet head source

MarkC · 11-20-2009, 04:22 PM

GT,

Thanks for the research, I guess $20 per 100 for FMJ is not such a bad deal but add $3 for primers and $2 for powder your up to $25.00 per 100 for reloads when factory ammo costs $20.00 per 50, still a savings but not by much!

Mark

G.T. · 11-20-2009, 04:40 PM

Hi Mark, Yes, it seems a bit expensive... to me too... One of the problems is that scrap material isn't the best choice when swaging... If not clean, pure, soft virgin metal, it wears dies and such faster.. worse on long range costs... and you have to figure in the added time of scrounging for scrap, salvage, etc, etc... It's definitly a dog fight on whether it's worth it or not??.... looks like about a "K" to start up, and more added on as you go.... (not including time) You can buy a lot of bullets for a thousand bucks!!...

..... and not ever have to pull a handle!

Best to all, til...lat'r.....GT

11-20-2009, 04:40 PM	#2
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,541 Thanks: 1,342 Thanked 3,743 Times in 1,020 Posts	cost.... Hi Mark, Yes, it seems a bit expensive... to me too... One of the problems is that scrap material isn't the best choice when swaging... If not clean, pure, soft virgin metal, it wears dies and such faster.. worse on long range costs... and you have to figure in the added time of scrounging for scrap, salvage, etc, etc... It's definitly a dog fight on whether it's worth it or not??.... looks like about a "K" to start up, and more added on as you go.... (not including time) You can buy a lot of bullets for a thousand bucks!!........ and not ever have to pull a handle! Best to all, til...lat'r.....GT

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11-20-2009, 04:22 PM	#1
MarkC User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 482 Thanks: 1 Thanked 126 Times in 29 Posts	GT, Thanks for the research, I guess $20 per 100 for FMJ is not such a bad deal but add $3 for primers and $2 for powder your up to $25.00 per 100 for reloads when factory ammo costs $20.00 per 50, still a savings but not by much! Mark