Why are automatic bullet feeders so expensive?

[dbooksta]

They're basically low-voltage motors with a drum and slotted wheel. What justifies a price over $100 (much less the ~$400 retail rate) for such a device?

 

[rrflyer]

Re: Why are automatic bullet feeders so expensive?

have you built one yet?

Figured out how to make sure it drops just one bullet at a time instead of all of them?

They're not terribly complicated....especially the collater. But the die is a pain.

 

[dbooksta]

Re: Why are automatic bullet feeders so expensive?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rrflyer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">have you built one yet?
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At these prices I'm tempted

I've looked at a few; didn't focus on the die end, but even there it looks like a simple mechanism. Not to build from scratch, but having put it into production I don't see how the marginal cost per unit could justify a price virtually as high as a progressive press itself!

 

[Jackalope33B]

Re: Why are automatic bullet feeders so expensive?

Hornady Bullet Feeders are on sale at midway for $230! I would like to get more info on this Hornady for my Dillon 650