Am I missing something?

[Forrest r]

IMHO:

The price point of doing something for reloading is 1 of the most misunderstood parts of reloading.

This thread is an excellent example of it.

Back when I started swaging these 22lr cases into bullets you could buy the hornady 55gr sp's for 4 cents apiece. A deluxe set of corbin dies were $700+.

I could of looked at it with the thought of having a bunch of sweat equity in making +/- 18,000 bullets to break even.

Instead I looked at I'll never have to buy another blammo ammo bullet again and the swaging dies will always hold their value.

So far my $700+ (Shipping/can't remember how much) is easily worth $1500 and the +/- 30,000 bullets I made were free.

 

[rockquarry]

I tried bullet swaging in 1971 and again about forty years later. An interesting process to learn, but hardly worth the time and expense. You don't learn to make good bullets overnight; it's like casting. Far too slow a process for today's high-strung "need it right now" shooters unless you want to settle for an inferior homemade product.

I'd leave the .22 brass where it is or take it to the salvage yard if you have at least a hundred pounds to make the trip worthwhile. Buy some good Sierra .22 bullets. Unless you have top of the line equipment (Corbin equipment is probably good stuff, but the benchresters use far more expensive tools because of accuracy demands) you'll likely be settling for second rate accuracy.

 

[Nemo288]

The price point of doing something for reloading is 1 of the most misunderstood parts of reloading.

I agree with that.
I have never bothered even calculating what I spend per round.
The main reason I started reloading was to make ammo that was not offered by the big commercial outfits.
Like 44 magnum "gallery" target loads.
Then I quickly found out how much fun and satisfaction it brings to shoot your own ammo.
I mostly shoot revolvers, lever and break action rifles and 12ga O/U shotguns.
So I don't need a huge amount of ammo for a days shoot.
I usually load a box of 50 at a time and that can take me a couple of hours (or more) with my single stage press.

 

[rockquarry]

IMHO:

The price point of doing something for reloading is 1 of the most misunderstood parts of reloading.

This thread is an excellent example of it.

Back when I started swaging these 22lr cases into bullets you could buy the hornady 55gr sp's for 4 cents apiece. A deluxe set of corbin dies were $700+.

I could of looked at it with the thought of having a bunch of sweat equity in making +/- 18,000 bullets to break even.

Instead I looked at I'll never have to buy another blammo ammo bullet again and the swaging dies will always hold their value.

So far my $700+ (Shipping/can't remember how much) is easily worth $1500 and the +/- 30,000 bullets I made were free.

It's a hobby. We do it if you enjoy it. I couldn't imagine doing it solely to save money, something I'm not sure is even possible.

What is a "price point"? I've never understood the term, but I think it has the same meaning as price with an extra word added as many like to do these days. Sort of like "skill set" when they mean "skill".