Getting priced out of shooting.

[Jamnanc]

"11 cents a bullet (based on Wideners Mil-spec 55 gr, 99 bucks per 500)
14 cents in powder (based paying 200 bucks for 8 lbs of powder and using 24 grains per round)
4 cents a primer (based on 1k of CCI purchased at Cabelas)
09 cents for brass (take your pick)"

I dont factor brass at its whole price, you'll use it at least twice and usually get some for free.
Powder charge should be .14 assuming the pound costs $40.

Looks like 38 cents a round. Cheaper than most quality ammo, but you've got time to factor in too.

[spleify]

"11 cents a bullet (based on Wideners Mil-spec 55 gr, 99 bucks per 500)
14 cents in powder (based paying 200 bucks for 8 lbs of powder and using 24 grains per round)
4 cents a primer (based on 1k of CCI purchased at Cabelas)
09 cents for brass (take your pick)"

I dont factor brass at its whole price, you'll use it at least twice and usually get some for free.
Powder charge should be .14 assuming the pound costs $40.

Looks like 38 cents a round. Cheaper than most quality ammo, but you've got time to factor in too.

Looks like based off of your prices you would be at .23 cents a round. I dont include brass either as it will be used multiple times and if you are diligent about it you can get quite a bit from the ranges where others dont/wont pick up there own.

Your calculation of powder breaks down like this;

8lb keg-7000 grains per pound X 8 = 56,000 divided by 24=2333 $200 divided by 2333 = .08

Bullet .11
Powder .08
Primer .04
Total .23

[Jamnanc]

Looks like based off of your prices you would be at .23 cents a round. I dont include brass either as it will be used multiple times and if you are diligent about it you can get quite a bit from the ranges where others dont/wont pick up there own.

Your calculation of powder breaks down like this;

8lb keg-7000 grains per pound X 8 = 56,000 divided by 24=2333 $200 divided by 2333 = .08

Bullet .11
Powder .08
Primer .04
Total .23

I was going to lay out the math, but I am on a mobile device. And it's a pain in the ass. Ive used $.23 as my baseline for 55 grain 223, then if you can get both deals and or use cheaper products, You can get the cost down even farther. I have yet to have one failure with Wolf primers. A lot of people say it's not worthwhile to reload 9 mm 40 and 2 to 3, but I would disagree with them. Now that I am working on 308, I assume I'm saving $1 per round, my reloads aren't perfect yet, but my speer 168 hpbt loads at $.60 each shoot tighter groups than nosler custom competition @ $1.5 per round.

[cfortune]

Actually, 500 bullets for $99 comes to a hair under $.20 a bullet