Cheapest rifle load

[George63]

ordered supplies for my bulk .223 load so I re-figured what they are costing me:

hornady 55 FMJ by the box of 6000 ------- .08 ea
wc844 powder 85$/8lb -(25 g + or - ) ---- .04 ea
tula small rifle primers -------------------- .02 ea
range PU brass, sorted by weight - I am calling this 0 ea

so total: ------------------------------------- .14 ea

they do 1.5 - 2 moa in most AR's


is there any other rifle loads that can be made in this price neighborhood?

 

[ChrisGarrett]

Re: Cheapest rifle load

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: George63</div><div class="ubbcode-body">ordered supplies for my bulk .223 load so I re-figured what they are costing me:

hornady 55 FMJ by the box of 6000 ------- .08 ea
wc844 powder 85$/8lb -(25 g + or - ) ---- .04 ea
tula small rifle primers -------------------- .02 ea
range PU brass, sorted by weight - I am calling this 0 ea

so total: ------------------------------------- .14 ea

they do 1.5 - 2 moa in most AR's


is there any other rifle loads that can be made in this price neighborhood? </div></div>

That's pretty cheap, but cheap isn't always better.

Probably not the most accurate ammo, but still pretty cheap.

Hornady 55 FMJs are not a bad bullet, for what they're intended for--plinking and SHTF type scenarios.

I don't shoot Russian primers, but give them a whirl.

Free brass is free brass, but ehhh...I get tons of RP brass for free from the dudes shooting 'green box' at the range.

MilSurp powder saves you some cash, so that's a good price.

It's not target ammo, afterall.

Chris

 

[JoeBUtah]

Re: Cheapest rifle load

I'm at about $00.18 per round with bullets from Everglades and A2230 powder. My brass is all range pick up and I use Winchester primers.

 

[Boxerglocker]

Re: Cheapest rifle load

OP are you accounting for HAZMAT and shipping of your components, particularly the primers and powders?

I use TAC for my bulk .223 ammo and Hornady or MG 55 FMJs, pay anywhere between 13-17 cents a round based on bulk buys and supplier sales. Early last year one supplier waived a HAZMAT fee on a order, another had a run on Wolf SRM primers for $16 a thousand (purchased 20K).

 

[George63]

Re: Cheapest rifle load

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Boxerglocker</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OP are you accounting for HAZMAT and shipping of your components, particularly the primers and powders?

I use TAC for my bulk .223 ammo and Hornady or MG 55 FMJs, pay anywhere between 13-17 cents a round based on bulk buys and supplier sales. Early last year one supplier waived a HAZMAT fee on a order, another had a run on Wolf SRM primers for $16 a thousand (purchased 20K). </div></div>


had to put in some good sized orders to reach the price point
projectiles were 960$ for the 12,000 delivered (mid south)
48 lbs of wc844 532$ delivered - with waived hazmat- (hi-tec)
primers were piggybacked on a waived hazmat powder order from powder valley - so it may have added 5-8$ on the shipping - but over the 18,000 primers that only makes it .0204$ each

 

[thespecialist]

Re: Cheapest rifle load

I'm shooting 300 Blackout fairly cheap

16.5gr H110- .05 ea ($22/lb locally)
147gr M80 .13 ea (bulk from Hi-tech, shipping included in the figure)
CCI 400's .03 ea (also bought locally to avoid haz-mat fees)

Cases are made from old PMC I had laying around