I've been buying cast bullets and getting them for .05 cents each(.38-125gr-fp and 9mm-147gr-fp) For those of you who buy the plated (fmj) bullets. How much do you normally pay per bullet? Include shipping and tax in your estimates. Don't forget to say what caliber and grain your talking about. I would love to start buying the plated ones if they are cost effective.Thanks
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In England you'r looking at $20.00/100 for. 303" 125 / 150 / 174 gr FMJ bullet heads.
The weight seems to have very little impact on the price.
.308" are a similar price.
Powder (H4895) is around $48.00/pound
As a comparison - factory loads (Privi Partisan) .303 are around $60.00/100 and 7.62 (military) are around $45.00/100
I've been buying cast bullets and getting them for .05 cents each(.38-125gr-fp and 9mm-147gr-fp) For those of you who buy the plated (fmj) bullets. How much do you normally pay per bullet? Include shipping and tax in your estimates. Don't forget to say what caliber and grain your talking about. I would love to start buying the plated ones if they are cost effective.Thanks
Is the price you quoted for cast including shipping too? Where are you buying them? That's pretty cheap. I'd like to buy some.
but just to post an old trick I was taught, if you shoot lead bullets put a FMJ at the bottom of the clip or the last cylinder to be fired in a revolver.
Same holds for a rifle.
Supposedly, this is a neat way to get the lead buildup from the riflings.
Note - I was taught this and I cannot verify it but I have used it during my adult life.
Is the price you quoted for cast including shipping too? Where are you buying them? That's pretty cheap. I'd like to buy some.
I buy them locally at a target range called Target World. That does include tax. The .38's I mentioned above are $27.30 + tax and the 9mm are $23.00 + tax.
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I buy them locally at a target range called Target World. That does include tax. The .38's I mentioned above are $27.30 + tax and the 9mm are $23.00 + tax.
Do they ship? Have a website? It's always nice to have another source.
I have been loading .38 Special and .45ACP in 500 round batches. I buy my bullets from the local Sportsman's Warehouse - no shipping or 'lead surcharge'.
West Coast Bullets .357 Plated Flat Point, 158 grain - $62.00/500
West Coast Bullets .451 Plated Round Nose, 230 grain - $72.00/500
My .308 and .303 (.311 actually) bullets average at $24/100. Depends on who's I buy. I usually use Sierra, Speer or Hornady.
Bullseye powder is $115/8 LBs.
H4895 is $145/8 LBs.
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KW ty these guys $25.00(includes shipping) for 500 9mm 125gr FP's. MIDSTATES CAST BULLETS
These are not plated.
Good post JimKim I was looking at Midway supplies just now and they seemed overpriced in everything, but then again I've been stocked up for some time and haven't really been following the prices. I'm glad I cast and reload now!
I use neither plated or cast for my 9mm, 357 Sig, .40 S&W, 10mm, or .45 ACP. I use Precision Bullets Moly coated. As for instance, I buy 230 grain .45 cal RN molys for 11.1 cents apiece. That includes shipping. The other calibers are cheaper yet.
185 grain .40/10mm 9.5 cents each
125 grain 9mm/357 Sig 6.7 cents each
The moly coating prevents barrel leading, and doesn't cost a whole lot more than hard cast bullets.
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I use neither plated or cast for my 9mm, 357 Sig, .40 S&W, 10mm, or .45 ACP. I use Precision Bullets Moly coated. As for instance, I buy 230 grain .45 cal RN molys for 11.1 cents apiece. That includes shipping. The other calibers are cheaper yet.
185 grain .40/10mm 9.5 cents each
125 grain 9mm/357 Sig 6.7 cents each
The moly coating prevents barrel leading, and doesn't cost a whole lot more than hard cast bullets.
Where do you buy those? New to this and I want a database of as many sources as I can get.
Looking at their site now. Good prices. The photos of the bullets don't show the wax around the base like other cast bullets have. Does that make a difference?
I have been browsing the Berrys and Precision bullet sites and it looks like a good deal at Berrys on some .38/.357 bullets but I don't see any .45ACP (.451) that I like.
I know it has been asked and answered on here but can I load .452 cast bulets for my .45ACP. I load Hornady HP-XTP's in both guns but just need some inexpensive banging loads to keep proficient as I like to shoot 50 to 100 rounds a week and sometimes more.
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