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Originally Posted by Capt Crunch
I reload .45 and .45 LC but I normally end up using those in my Governor. I just have a simple Lee hand press, it's ok but actually when you get all said and done you really only save about 33% and if you figure in how valuable your time is...well... doesn't exactly pay off (well, maybe for the Long Colt  ). Anyhow, for an AR however, with how finicky they are on ammo, no I don't think I would do it. Certainly not with a hand press and I don't have the cash to invest 1500 bucks into a reloading system that cost more than my actual rifle. |
Capt,
If you are only saving 33% on .45 ACP and .45 Colt, then you must be buying components at retail, in small quantities and at very high prices!
An 8 pound jug of Titegroup can be found on the Web at $105.00 to $110.00. Buy a few different 8 pound jugs and/or get 3, 4 or 5 buddies to go in and absorb the shipping/Hazmat fees and you are looking at "maybe" $120.00 for 8 pounds. That's $15.00 per pound. I buy 230 gr., .45 ACP Lead Bullets from bulletsdirect.com for around $80.00 per thousand and Primers can be had (along with your powder shipment for "MAX" $25.00 per thousand! At these prices (which are high) the cost to load a box of 50 rounds of .45 ACP is $5.71. GARBAGE .45 ACP on sale here is over $20.00 a box. That is a 70% savings! And BTW, I use titegroup to load .380 ACP, .9mm, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .45 ACP and it can be used for .45 Colt!
AR's finicky????? That gun (at least the 5 I own) will shoot anything I feed them AND, my reloads cost 1/2 the price of "bulk" factory ammo and shoot much better!
G