how bad is your ammo habbit

[hcbr]

i have 60-70 to spend every two weeks from the paycheck, that's how bad lol no exceptions, even when i'm on a bill crunch, i buy this amount all the time, and it depends on my stock in caliber/ammo

[Packy14]

People were telling me that it wasn't worth it for them to reload 9mm, nor .223.

9mm:
1000 Retail 115GR $230.95 (Averaged CPR between Walmart Federal 100, and 250packs)
1000 Reloads 124GR $120.4614 (Plated/TMJ [no exposed lead])

.223/5.56:
1000 Federal 55gr .223 $420.225(in 100 Packs @ Walmart including TAX)
1000 55 grain Pulled $184.7644929 (Plinker bullets, bought in Bulk and reloaded, including shipping)

With other calibers, I hear you save WAY more (.38 Secial, .40, .45).

Please keep in mind these are my CURRENT reloads, and I have not bought powder in any substantial bulk-QTYs yet. Reloading is cheaper than buying steel cased ammo @ Walmart too, after recouping the initial cost of press and such.

I agree that theoretically it is worth reloading for some, but the prices you post are very high, I have recently purchased new federal 9mm for 210$ shipped, and new lake city 5.56 for 309$ shipped. I did the math, and when i count the value of my time, the need for designated space, the start-up costs, it ends up not being worth it for me. That said, if all I did was shoot all day I'd definitely reload. I don't get enough time to shoot, so I'd rather use any reloading time as unloading time instead.

[rromeo]

In addition to stockpiling supplies for guns I shoot, I have also started buying guns in new calibers so I can reload even more ammo.