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cscitney87 wrote:
Essentially I would look for a machine produced reload- if that exists. Where a repeating machine is cranking out reloads, exactly the same- every time. For half the price.
Can I have a pony while you're at it? And a rainbowunicorn that burps up leprachauns?
Seriously, it doesn't exist. #1, lead, primers, and powder just physically cannot get below that price. The only way you getclose to thosesavings is to save, clean, and anneal your own brass until it's virtually free. #2, even if someone was able to get the materials for that low, do you really expect them to give you their labor for free and discount below market price out of the goodness of their hearts?
The main benefit of reloading is to be able to customize your loads for what is more accurate for your particular gun. You can get great savings fromrecycling your brass (Hey, look at us!Reloading isa green initiative!), but that does not count your labor or the initial costs in equipment. Anyone who sells ammo is going to add those costs to their product. Factor in their potential inconsistency, and it's not that much of a bargain.
If you want those kind of savings, you'll need to do the work yourself. There are "machines" to automate the process, but for every step of automation, you introduce a chanceof inconsistency.
TAANSTAFL, friend. TAANSTAFL.