Originally Posted by
Bimmer
Thoughts:
1. If you're only saving 8¢/round, and you're reloading to save money, then it ain't worth it.
Even if you're doing 100-150rnds/hour, you're only "paying yourself" $8 or $12/hour. Even tax-free, my time's worth more than that (and I hope yours is, too).
2. You're comparing apples and oranges... You buy loaded ammo online, in bulk, but you're buying reloading components locally?
NB: "in bulk" is a different scale for loaded ammo vs. reloading components. I buy loaded ammo "in bulk," by the case of 1,000 (sometimes several at once). I buy reloading components by the 10,000, especially primers and powder. (Enough powder to load 10,000 rounds.)
3. If you're just doing this to save money, then don't bother. If you don't think reloading is fun, or you don't want to load something special, then it's just not worth it.
Upgrade your bullet from a 7¢ M193-whatever to a 15¢ match bullet, and then you're loading match ammo for the price of bulk blasting ammo: That makes economic sense.