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Old 04-20-2015, 06:16 PM
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Based on current prices, here are the costs of reloading 230 grain 45 ACP:

Magtech 230 grain FMJ: $21
CCI LP Primer $0.03
5 grains Bullseye Powder $0.02
Brass free (I've never bought brass for .45 ACP)
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Total $0.27 per round
$27 per box of 100

Winchester White Box: $43.00/100

Gross Savings (not counting equipment) $16/100

The real savings however come with casting your own bullets.

Lead from scrap $0.01
CCI LP Primer $0.03
5 grains Bullseye Powder $0.02
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Total $0.06 per round
$6.00 per box of 100.

Winchester White Box: $43.00/100

Gross Savings: $37 per box of 100.

You can get a complete setup (RCBS Spcial-5 Explorer Plus kit) for $379:
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/828...tage-press-kit

So with your own cast bullets, you'll pay for it with just over 1000 rounds With commecial bullets, it will take a bit over 2000 rounds.

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You don't need 600 bucks to startup. Buy a Lee Classic Cast turret with dies and two turret heads, a good powder measure, a good beam scale and a tumbler. I believe has a Lee Turret and .45 dies for sale right now. PM him to see what he has.
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Yes, I do have a Lee Classic Turret for sale, plus other stuff.
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Like its been stated you do save no matter what set up you have but shoot more because of the savings. The real issue is the time it takes to reload. Before I got a Dillion I would spend hours and hours on a single stage. Now with progressive I load for a weekend or two and am good for a year, really. Shoot twice as much as I used too. the bad right now is powder....impossible to find. Everything else easy to get just powder is tough right now. Looking back I would reload again and again. I enjoy it and its just cool to tell people you make your own bullets....
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