re loading .32h&r mag
if i had to buy a press, dies, powder caps brass and bullets how many rounds would i have to reload to break even? i don't know how to figure this out so help would be greatly appreciated thanks
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never worried about that...gets cheaper as you reload more calibers....factor in fun & experimenting like reloading 180gr spire point in 357 mag for single shot rifle, etc 0 -
It ain't hardly worth if if you just want a couple hundred rounds of ammo. Reloading components such as primers & powder, are just as hard to get as ammo nowadays. Speculators and hoarders are buying up reloading components just like ammo, making them hard to find and very expensive when you do get your hands on some.
I was on another firearms enthusiasts site a while back. Some bottom feeding, butt wipe, was bragging on how he had 100,000 primers and was buying as many more as he could get his hands on. This is what we have to deal with, when your trying to get your hands on components.0 -
Sort of like saying if I buy a car.... Well, there are Neons, and Mercedes.
The least expensive is probably a single stage press. You resize all your brass, then change dies to the priming/flaring die. Does take a little longer than a turret press (holds all dies in a turret, you rotate turret by hand) or a progressive press- spits out a loaded cartridge with each stroke)
Looked around on another popular auction site that has a LOT of reloading gear but no guns (Just to check prices on USED reloading stuff) Basic press- $25 Set of 32 H&R dies w/ shell holder- $18.50 Priming tool- $20. You CAN find a cheap electronic scale (druggies use them a lot) for $15. Add about 25 in shipping costs. That is your DURABLE investment.
Brass will last about 7-10 reloads IF you are not trying for absolute MAX. Figure if you have brass, then cast bullets, powder and primer will run you about 10 cents per loaded cartridge. Or $5 per 50 rds. Assuming you are paying $30 a box now (have not bought 32 Mag, just guessing) that is $25 per box you save. If you buy brass (and you WILL need to buy brass, or some new ammo to recycle) add 1/7th of the cost of the brass. Jacketed bullets will cost more than cast bullets.
You would break even at about 5-6 boxes of ammo. Now, this IS bare bones reloading- you can spend more to buy case trimmers, tumblers, powder measures, good scales, etc etc. Go in any auto parts store, and look at all the junk you can buy for a car (fuzzy dice, electric floormats, power ashtrays) But you can get by without a lot of it.
Your best payback is when you reload several calibers. I have one rifle that is $80/ 20 rds of new ammo- justifies a set of dies real quick.
Some folks will argue you should include the cost of your time. Well, if I did that, I could not justify cooking breakfast for myself. I reload because I enjoy it, and can get ammo I can't buy. And I probably save a few bucks in the long run.0 -
You will NEVER break even!!! And any one that tells you they reload to save money is lying to you. You may start out with one caliber, then it will escalate from there. Better presses, different powders, various bullets....it never ends. The final stage of this sickness is when you start reloading for a caliber that you "plan" to buy a gun for...Welcome
to the world of reloading !!! bob0
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