8mm bullets, what's the value?

Dezynco · May 30, 2008, 07:46 PM

My Dad bought a box full of .324's (8mm) 160 grain Lyman cast bullets. There are approx 650 - 700. What would someone be willing to pay for them, unlubed, at a bargain price?

Sevens · May 30, 2008, 07:54 PM

Sorry to say, but I don't see it being a lot, especially considering that they are unlubed. Penn Bullets, a website I happened to have up right now, lists 170 grain lubed .323's, and they sell them at $28 for 500 of them.

You'll find there isn't nearly as big a following for cast lead bullets in bottle-neck rifle calibers. Because they are lead, you typically have to push them at monumentally slower speeds compared to their jacketed counterparts.

Dezynco · May 30, 2008, 08:06 PM

Ok, just feeling around. He and I may squeeze them through a .310 sizing die and shoot them through a 7.62x54.

I thought about buying a die for my Lyman lube machine and selling them in 50 cnt. lots with the gas checks. Maybe $15.00 for 100 + shipping?

If nothing else, we could melt them down and use them for something else.

Sidetracked · May 30, 2008, 08:23 PM

With 185 gr Core-Lokts at $18-22/100, I don't think it would be very easy to sell those at $15/100.
$10/100 ...maybe...

Swage them to .310" or melt them down. -my vote.

May 30, 2008, 07:46 PM	#1
Dezynco Senior Member Join Date: May 7, 2008 Posts: 401	8mm bullets, what's the value? My Dad bought a box full of .324's (8mm) 160 grain Lyman cast bullets. There are approx 650 - 700. What would someone be willing to pay for them, unlubed, at a bargain price?

May 30, 2008, 07:54 PM	#2
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Sorry to say, but I don't see it being a lot, especially considering that they are unlubed. Penn Bullets, a website I happened to have up right now, lists 170 grain lubed .323's, and they sell them at $28 for 500 of them. You'll find there isn't nearly as big a following for cast lead bullets in bottle-neck rifle calibers. Because they are lead, you typically have to push them at monumentally slower speeds compared to their jacketed counterparts. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

May 30, 2008, 08:23 PM	#4
Sidetracked Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2008 Location: Henrietta, FL Posts: 306	With 185 gr Core-Lokts at $18-22/100, I don't think it would be very easy to sell those at $15/100. $10/100 ...maybe... Swage them to .310" or melt them down. -my vote. __________________ Feel free to disagree with my opinion. -I do it all the time.

May 30, 2008, 08:06 PM	#3
Dezynco Senior Member Join Date: May 7, 2008 Posts: 401	Ok, just feeling around. He and I may squeeze them through a .310 sizing die and shoot them through a 7.62x54. I thought about buying a die for my Lyman lube machine and selling them in 50 cnt. lots with the gas checks. Maybe $15.00 for 100 + shipping? If nothing else, we could melt them down and use them for something else.