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Originally Posted by Handlebar
Why not reload?
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Whats your time worth? I did the math once and I could reload 12ga target shells for around $4.25/bx. Not a big enough savings (for me) when I can buy the same for $5 on sale.
IME, reloading comes into its own on the exotic/higher priced stuff *OR* you are looking for the ultimate in precision. 500S&W goes from $2.50 to $0.50 ea trigger pull. 220gr 300blk $1+ -> $0.35. Precision 308 $1 -> $0.50. Those are all 'worth' it to me. I can reload 45 & 9mm for about 1/2 what I buy it for, yet I still buy it by the 1k case. Even w/ my loaded Dillon 650 those just take too much time at the moment. I always save brass though! Some calibers I just can't beat the commercial stuff. Even buying parts by the thousands (to amortize shipping and hazmat fees) .223 is ~$0.18 to reload 'plinker' rounds and the steel case wolf/tula is about that new.
Whats your time worth?
