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444 · May 7, 2006, 08:16 AM

Another thing is that you are buying everything in very small quantities.
Reloading isn't all about trying to save money. There are many other reasons to reload. BUT, people who reload with the primary goal of saving money are usually high volume shooters. High volume shooters arn't buying bullets 100 at at time or one pound of powder at a time or one package of primers.
I just finished loading about 2500 rounds 9mm handgun rounds. I bought two boxes of Remington bulk bullets with 2000/box. I went through the better part of five pounds of powder. I didn't bother to calculate how much this cost me. My motivation for doing this wasn't to save money. I am "into" suppressors and have two suppressors in 9mm. That 2500 rounds is all 147 grain subsonic ammo, and is loaded with Alliant Power Pistol which I have found to be an extremly clean buring powder in 9mm. The reason I loaded it is because it isn't all that easy to get good subsonic ammo. I could order it, but since I have everything to do it myself, why not ?

May 7, 2006, 08:16 AM	#8
444 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,968	Another thing is that you are buying everything in very small quantities. Reloading isn't all about trying to save money. There are many other reasons to reload. BUT, people who reload with the primary goal of saving money are usually high volume shooters. High volume shooters arn't buying bullets 100 at at time or one pound of powder at a time or one package of primers. I just finished loading about 2500 rounds 9mm handgun rounds. I bought two boxes of Remington bulk bullets with 2000/box. I went through the better part of five pounds of powder. I didn't bother to calculate how much this cost me. My motivation for doing this wasn't to save money. I am "into" suppressors and have two suppressors in 9mm. That 2500 rounds is all 147 grain subsonic ammo, and is loaded with Alliant Power Pistol which I have found to be an extremly clean buring powder in 9mm. The reason I loaded it is because it isn't all that easy to get good subsonic ammo. I could order it, but since I have everything to do it myself, why not ? __________________ You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British Regulars fired and fled, How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.