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I cast about 500 230 g RN for .45 ACP reloads this past weekend, it took a couple of hours using a Lee six cavity mould, but then I'm kind of a newbie and not efficient as some others.
Brass is range pick ups and once fired from newly bought ammo from back in the day. I'm using Unique (not sure how much that was, I think it was $60 for 5 lbs when I bought it last) and surplus Russian Unique ($45 for 5lbs not including hazmat and shipping) so the 5.5 g per load is pretty cheap (7000 g per lb I think). Primers are .02 I guess. I tumble lube with Johnson's Paste Wax, which is $7 for a big can that I may use up sometime in the next few years. My wheel weights are free, the bottom pour Lee lead pot and mould I use are paid for by the savings already.......same for the reloading equipment......I don't count my time though.....you know what they say....."....you won't spend any less, you'll spend more, but you'll shoot a lot more....."
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