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$/Round? Reloading .308 How much are the component costs?

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Posted 16 July 2009 - 06:49 PM

I already own a .308. I'm thinking of getting an AR-10, and loading for it. How much per round does .308 cost at current prices?

VS 5.56/.223?

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Posted 16 July 2009 - 07:30 PM

Well, let's see- per round: (today's prices)

brass .10- .13
primer .03- .04
bullet .16+
powder varies, but figure about .17

That puts you at about 49 cents +/- per

For .223

brass .08
primer .03- .04
bullet .09+
powder .08

About .28+ for these.

YMMV

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Posted 16 July 2009 - 10:32 PM

Figure the first time cost to be 50% of factory ammo. As you reload the brass (used to be the most expensive component, but no longer), you'll save even more subsequently (i.e. omit the cost of brass out of the total component cost).

Used to be up to 75% savings, not so much these days as the bullet has become the most expensive component.
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