For those of you who reload this cartridge approximately how much per round does it cost you ? ....assuming you are using your own brass.
Cost to reload .45 ACP....
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Since I cast my bullets and use wheel-weights acquired over the years with a bit of additional tin, it’s hard to calculate projectile costs precisely, but it’s less than $.03 each.
Primer cost is between $.07-$.1 even with today’s prices.
Powder is a penny or two a shot.
I’ve acquired brass for years and have a bunch. Many have been reloaded 5-8 times. I acquire more when the opportunity presents itself, but won’t pay more than $.03 each.
As is so often true, being patient and disciplined pays off: you can assemble components for less than $.12 a round if you’re not in a rush.
If you decide you want to gear up in a day, you’ll pay much more .
Primer cost is between $.07-$.1 even with today’s prices.
Powder is a penny or two a shot.
I’ve acquired brass for years and have a bunch. Many have been reloaded 5-8 times. I acquire more when the opportunity presents itself, but won’t pay more than $.03 each.
As is so often true, being patient and disciplined pays off: you can assemble components for less than $.12 a round if you’re not in a rush.
If you decide you want to gear up in a day, you’ll pay much more .
3.4 cent primer......from my stash
free 230 gr MY cast bullet
0.015 for 5.5 grs 231 at $20/lb.......From my stash.
free.......45acp brass have lifetime supply
=3.415 cent per cartridge or $1.7075 per box
free 230 gr MY cast bullet
0.015 for 5.5 grs 231 at $20/lb.......From my stash.
free.......45acp brass have lifetime supply
=3.415 cent per cartridge or $1.7075 per box
3.4 cent primer......from my stash
free 230 gr MY cast bullet
0.015 for 5.5 grs 231 at $20/lb.......From my stash.
free.......45acp brass have lifetime supply
=3.415 cent per cartridge or $1.7075 per box
Cheaper to shoot than .22 long rifle.
free 230 gr MY cast bullet
0.015 for 5.5 grs 231 at $20/lb.......From my stash.
free.......45acp brass have lifetime supply
=3.415 cent per cartridge or $1.7075 per box
Cheaper to shoot than .22 long rifle.
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Honestly not sure exactly how much this would cost if you were starting out and had to buy everything, I still have some old components and really have not been paying that much attention to prices, but these days I would guess somewhere between 25 to 35 cents for 230gr FMJ.
It kind of depends on what is available, at times being forced to pay more, i.e. having to buy 100 bullets instead of 1000 at a time, or powder in 1lb containers instead of the unavailable larger ones.
Now if you're asking to see if you could save some money by reloading, there are more than a few threads on the topic, and if it's a good or bad idea
It kind of depends on what is available, at times being forced to pay more, i.e. having to buy 100 bullets instead of 1000 at a time, or powder in 1lb containers instead of the unavailable larger ones.
Now if you're asking to see if you could save some money by reloading, there are more than a few threads on the topic, and if it's a good or bad idea
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Academy has .45fmj bullets $29.99 per hundred. I've saw primers $600. per 5000. I haven't priced any powder. Bullet .30, primer .12. $0.42X50=$21 a box plus powder. Larry
Cost to load 45acp with 230 fmj. 2022 prices.
Bullseye powder $.03 Hornady 230 gr fmj $.30 Primer .10 free range brass.
Cost per round $ .43 each. Add shipping, tax & hasmat.
I cast my own bullets. Cost of bullets? Who counting labor? $ .10
Missouri Bullet Company Buy lead bullets?
Bullseye powder $.03 Hornady 230 gr fmj $.30 Primer .10 free range brass.
Cost per round $ .43 each. Add shipping, tax & hasmat.
I cast my own bullets. Cost of bullets? Who counting labor? $ .10
Missouri Bullet Company Buy lead bullets?
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I find most of us don't save money by reloading, we just get to pull the trigger a whole lot more than those that don't.
Cost/round can vary on how you calculate. I have never bought 45acp brass, projectiles are my own cast from re-claimed bullets, wheel weights, roof jacks, and SOME purchased alloy.
Still working on an 8lb jug of tightgroup I got for $100.00, and using primers I piled up a few years ago.
So primers at .03 - powder at less than 0.01-lead at .04 (max) =0.08 each?
This does not consider cost of equipment. Lead melter, presses, powder scales, tumbler, brass prep tools, etc...
Cost/round can vary on how you calculate. I have never bought 45acp brass, projectiles are my own cast from re-claimed bullets, wheel weights, roof jacks, and SOME purchased alloy.
Still working on an 8lb jug of tightgroup I got for $100.00, and using primers I piled up a few years ago.
So primers at .03 - powder at less than 0.01-lead at .04 (max) =0.08 each?
This does not consider cost of equipment. Lead melter, presses, powder scales, tumbler, brass prep tools, etc...
scattershot
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Last time I did the math, it was $26.00/100. I can’t tell you what prices for components were, they have been fluctuating so wildly. Slightly more if you have to,buy the cases, too.
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Pre plandemic ball was ~35¢ each and reloads with coated bullets were 13¢.
Don't know now.
Don't know now.
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Once you obtain the brass it's good for at least 10 times fired. Starline current cost is $203.50 per thousand, or .02 cents a round. Powder cost is so low it's not worth figuring. So for brass and bullets figure 2 cents. At 45 ACP velocities lead is good, very good. Lots of online sellers that have been around for years selling great bullets, figure $110 per thousand shipped. If you cast your own the price drops down to a couple of cents. But figure you don't want to cast then figure 11 cents a round. Now up to 11 or 12 cents a round. Now the elephant in the room. can you find primers? Absolute worse case figure $130 per thousand or 13 cents each. Total is 25 cents a round or $12.50 a box of 50. Price has gone up drastically (like everything else) in 3 years but can you find a box of quality 45 acp for $12.50? Plus there is the satisfaction of making your own plus it's a fun hobby. Tooling is a one time cost but if you ever decide to quit you can sell and probably not even take a loss.
LoboGunLeather
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Still working on pre-panic supplies including primers at $27 per thousand and powder at $22 per pound. I've been casting bullets since 1973 using salvaged lead (wheel weights, type metal, range scrap) so the only hard costs have been electricity for the lead pots and bullet lube. I have at least one lifetime supply of brass, some of which has been loaded 20 times or more with modest charges, no signs of wearing out.
So:
Primers at 2.7 cents per round
Powder at 1.6 cents per round
Bullets (electricity & lube) maybe 0.5 cents per round
Brass (again, and again, and again, so I call it zero)
Total about 4.8 cents per round, $2.40 per 50-round box, $48 per thousand round case.
Just about the same as I figure for most handgun calibers (.38 Special, .357 magnum, 9X19, .44 Special, etc).
Shopping at today's inflated prices for primers and powder (if you can find them), or buying bullets at retail or bulk-delivered prices, I don't even want to think about that.
After the last period of shortages (2008 to 2012 or so) I made a point of stocking up on primers and powders, usually buying more every month as available. I am hoping that some degree of normalcy will return before I run out of stuff I laid in before the current panic.
I still remember loading most handgun calibers in the mid-1970s for 65-80 cents per box of 50, just a little bit more than .22LR ammo at that time. I also remember digging up the pits on the police range to salvage spent bullets and scrounging every tire shop and print shop within driving range for scrap lead, driving a 1967 Ford Fairlane and making payments on my $17,700 house while trying to keep my kids fed on skinny paychecks as a young cop. All my pocket change every day was set aside to pay for the annual deer/elk hunting trip so I wouldn't have to upset the family budget in the hopes of putting a couple hundred pounds of meat in the freezer (which was purchased on low monthly payments, of course).
It is a different world these days.
So:
Primers at 2.7 cents per round
Powder at 1.6 cents per round
Bullets (electricity & lube) maybe 0.5 cents per round
Brass (again, and again, and again, so I call it zero)
Total about 4.8 cents per round, $2.40 per 50-round box, $48 per thousand round case.
Just about the same as I figure for most handgun calibers (.38 Special, .357 magnum, 9X19, .44 Special, etc).
Shopping at today's inflated prices for primers and powder (if you can find them), or buying bullets at retail or bulk-delivered prices, I don't even want to think about that.
After the last period of shortages (2008 to 2012 or so) I made a point of stocking up on primers and powders, usually buying more every month as available. I am hoping that some degree of normalcy will return before I run out of stuff I laid in before the current panic.
I still remember loading most handgun calibers in the mid-1970s for 65-80 cents per box of 50, just a little bit more than .22LR ammo at that time. I also remember digging up the pits on the police range to salvage spent bullets and scrounging every tire shop and print shop within driving range for scrap lead, driving a 1967 Ford Fairlane and making payments on my $17,700 house while trying to keep my kids fed on skinny paychecks as a young cop. All my pocket change every day was set aside to pay for the annual deer/elk hunting trip so I wouldn't have to upset the family budget in the hopes of putting a couple hundred pounds of meat in the freezer (which was purchased on low monthly payments, of course).
It is a different world these days.
LoboGunLeather
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Duplicate post. Sorry about that.
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Since you didn't provide any details on how you want to load them, namely lead -vs- jacketd or plated, or if you're new to reloading & just starting, we're left to assume.
I prefer jacketed & was just noticing yesterday how much more expensive jacketed 45ACP bullets are now (& harder to find), than before the pandemic, compared to 9x19 bullets which are currently pretty close to what they used to be.
Whether you're using pre-pandemic bought supplies or buying supplies at the current high prices makes a difference.
Got more criteria to go on?
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We are in a Brave New World of reloading. We all can tell you what it used to cost with high precision. But what used to be does not help us now.
Due to the shortages etc.... the prices of components these days, if they can be found at all, are all over the place. These current prices generally range from ridiculous to outrageous. Many of us who reload will not pay the price of these components, particularly primers.
So, I think that the most honest answer that I can give you is "I don't know". I, like most other people, are trying to wait this thing out and see what we have when prices stabilize again somewhere down the line. Until then, it would be hard to answer this question.
Due to the shortages etc.... the prices of components these days, if they can be found at all, are all over the place. These current prices generally range from ridiculous to outrageous. Many of us who reload will not pay the price of these components, particularly primers.
So, I think that the most honest answer that I can give you is "I don't know". I, like most other people, are trying to wait this thing out and see what we have when prices stabilize again somewhere down the line. Until then, it would be hard to answer this question.
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Primers are running 10 cents before shipping and Hasmat fees right now, cast bullets 9 cents before shipping and powder about 3 cents before shipping and Hasmat. 23 cents if materials sourced locally otherwise add another dime per round. Prior to the crazy inflation I was loading for about half that amount. To give you an idea of how much it has gone up I still have primers marked $24/1000.
I inherited my dads loading equipment and supplies. Even at $24/1000 he Luke have said that’s crazy. I had primers he paid half that for or less and powder at $6-8 per pound. Actually thirty years ago I was paying those prices too.
This is our new reality now and we’re going to have to pay it if we want to shoot. Another little note, I used to pay 50 cents for 50 Winchester Super X 22LR.
I inherited my dads loading equipment and supplies. Even at $24/1000 he Luke have said that’s crazy. I had primers he paid half that for or less and powder at $6-8 per pound. Actually thirty years ago I was paying those prices too.
This is our new reality now and we’re going to have to pay it if we want to shoot. Another little note, I used to pay 50 cents for 50 Winchester Super X 22LR.
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OP asks how much it cost and everyone tells him how much it used to cost.
how much is gas where you live?
it used to be about 2.99 a gallon of course its more now.
if you want to know how much it cost, one need to look up how much are the bullets one wants to use TODAY. how much are primers TODAY, which powder do you want to use and how much does it cost TODAY, brass cost how much TODAY, add shipping,hasmat add them all up and bingo you have your answer.
its just like the old story problems in math class, Jack wants to reload if primers cost x amount and powder is x amount and brass cost x amount with primers costing x amout how much will it cost jack to reload a round.
how much is gas where you live?
it used to be about 2.99 a gallon of course its more now.
if you want to know how much it cost, one need to look up how much are the bullets one wants to use TODAY. how much are primers TODAY, which powder do you want to use and how much does it cost TODAY, brass cost how much TODAY, add shipping,hasmat add them all up and bingo you have your answer.
its just like the old story problems in math class, Jack wants to reload if primers cost x amount and powder is x amount and brass cost x amount with primers costing x amout how much will it cost jack to reload a round.
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Many of us stocked up years ago, prices posted are what we paid so thats Our Costs.
But what are you going to replace it with? I think primers have bottomed out.
Buying today's primers, powder and lead, I'm at .17/round. Buying a FMJ bullet adds .11. So still a great bargain, even with current component costs.
