.308 reloading for plinking

[sasquatchoslav]

Seems the general goal is to reload match/sniper grade round. Has anyone gone to the proverbial basement and been able to get their cost per round down in the sub .45 cent range with today's materials prices(not a load purchased way back when)? I've been shooting a ton of the Wolf Poly and it shocked me how accurate I was out to 250 which is the end of our range. Good enough for me anyway. I'm getting that for .45 to my door. Can I beat that by reloading brass? Incidentally I have access to piles of once fired 308 brass. Thanks for anyone who has gone that route.

[markm]

The biggest variable would be bullet. Wideners has IMI 147s for 79 dollars per 500. I find it hard to believe you can't make the 45 cent threshold with (after shipping) a 20 cent bullet.

[Ryno12]

The biggest variable would be bullet. Wideners has IMI 147s for 79 dollars per 500. I find it hard to believe you can't make the 45 cent threshold with (after shipping) a 20 cent bullet.

I agree. I developed a 300BLK subsonic load with those IMI 147s & I'm at $0.30/round. I blow through those like they're going out of style.

[Bimmer]

I've been shooting a ton of the Wolf Poly and it shocked me how accurate I was out to 250 which is the end of our range. Good enough for me anyway. I'm getting that for .45 to my door. Can I beat that by reloading brass?

Absolutely. Like the others said, the biggest cost is the projectile.

Brownells sells Nosler Custom Competitions for 25¢/round or so, so you don't even really need to shoot crummy milsurp bullets...

Incidentally I have access to piles of once fired 308 brass.

Reload it or sell it... once-fired brass is worth 5-10¢/round.

BTW: if you figure in the value of the once-fired brass (if you sell it), then brass-cased ammo is usually CHEAPER than steel-cased .308.

[Slippers]

RMR runs some crazy deals on Nosler 175gr CC bullets every once in awhile. Back in May I snagged 3000 for $612 shipped, which is 20.4 cents per.

[markm]

RMR runs some crazy deals on Nosler 175gr CC bullets every once in awhile. Back in May I snagged 3000 for $612 shipped, which is 20.4 cents per.

Damn. That's a decent buy for 77 grain bullets... forget 175s!

[eightmillimeter]

Nosler and Hornady overruns and blems are the way to go. I've never had anything shoot an M80 style bullet worth a crap and the ones I mentioned can usually be found in the 22-30 cents per range with shipping. Check Powder Valley, Midsouth Shooter Supply, Shooters Pro Shop.

[sasquatchoslav]

Thanks for the great info everyone this is music to my ears.

[jbdesigns]

Plinking and target round. 125 TNT bullet. 41.5 imr-4895. Bullet is $.20 per when bought at 500 lots. Very accurate, light recoil, as cheap as you will get. A+


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[Slippers]

Damn. That's a decent buy for 77 grain bullets... forget 175s!

I know, right? I wish I had bought 5,000+, but the credit card was in pain that month since I also got my NF ATACR the same week. It's really nice when your precision 1000+ yard load costs less than MEN or Hirtenberger, though.