9mm worth reloading?

rjv140 · March 18, 2006, 05:19 PM

i am trying to figure out if it is worth me reloading for my new xd. i can get get 50 9mm rounds for $5 a box. i was wondering if anyone knows where i can get cheap 115gr or so 9mm heads in bulk so i can fit that into my equation to see how much it is to make 1000rounds vs buy.

100 Primers 1.75*10= 17.50
Powder Approximately 17/pound
Bullets ?
Cases $0 (i have a bunch)

sindiesel666 · March 18, 2006, 05:54 PM

You're better off posting this on reloading section, but since you're here my answer is "probably not".
Unless you're cranking ammo out on a Super 1050 to the tune of 1200 rounds/hour, I wouldn't bother loading for 9mm.
I buy it locally for under 4 bucks. So it's kinda pointless. I do load for 45.

rjv140 · March 18, 2006, 06:12 PM

who sells the cheapest 9mm ammo that i can get? b/c i can currently get remington for 5$ for 50 and i was wondering if i should save my brass to reload?

roy reali · March 18, 2006, 06:47 PM

Maybe not for the money, but with my 9mm the performance is better. It shoots better with reloads then it ever has with factory ammo.

rhgunguy · March 18, 2006, 07:09 PM

How much is your time worth? How much would you save? That is the way I look at it. As long as WWB stays around $11 for 100, I am not spending the money on dies.

stevelyn · March 18, 2006, 07:37 PM

With the price of 9mm ammo, it would be difficult to see the savings especially when you factor in your time.

However, if you already reload it couldn't hurt to purchase a set of dies and stockpile components for a rainy day.

Rightwinger · March 18, 2006, 07:46 PM

For accuracy and consistancy in competition... Sure.

For cost savings? Umm.... Probably not. Anyone within driving distance of a half decent gun shop or a WalMart will spend less money on ammo by purchasing it factory loaded.

Joe D · March 18, 2006, 08:49 PM

Reloaders figure their time as $0. That is not why we reload. I have loaded ten of thousands 9mm rounds. Cost is as follows with lead bullets.
Primer .013
Bullet .017
Powder .004
That's $34 per 1,000.

Smoke Screen · March 18, 2006, 09:02 PM

There no way I'd reload for my 9mm. Like it was said before, too cheap to buy and my time is worth more than the .006732 cents I'd save per round by reloading.

sindiesel666 · March 18, 2006, 09:47 PM

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Reloaders figure their time as $0. That is not why we reload. I have loaded ten of thousands 9mm rounds. Cost is as follows with lead bullets.
Primer .013
Bullet .017
Powder .004
That's $34 per 1,000.

dude, where are you getting your $$$ figures from?? i'm not trying to be an ass or anything, but those prices seem really low to me. Around my parts it's as follows, per 1000.

Bullets approximately 30-50$, lead vs. jacketed
Primers 15 $ or so.
Powder is minimum of 10-15$

So, my totals are closer to ---> 55$ for lead, 75 for jacketed.

I buy Blazer 9mm for 83$/1000 all day the at local sporting goods store. Thats with tax. Very accurate and consistant (9 fps SD) . No way in heck am I wasting my time to reload for 8 bucks worth of difference. My time is more precious than that, but then again we're all different people.
If reloading 9mm is what you want to do, and I do know ONE other guy (out of over 100 guys he's the only one reloading 9mm) in my IPSC club that reloads 9mm, then more power to you.

now, if you're talking 38 super, 40, 45, 38 spl, 357...

Leftoverdj · March 18, 2006, 10:19 PM

Save that brass. If you don't want it, it's worth a buck to a buck and a half a box to someone who does.

MrApathy · March 19, 2006, 04:06 AM

9mm is only worth reloading when you want to create loads that match the expensive premium target/defense ammo for practice. $100 per 1000 for reloads beats $250+ per 1000 premium defense ammo. use a few rounds to get a feal so you can go to the load bench and recreate a load that recreates the characteristics of the original so you can practice for $100 per 1000 use the expensive stuff only when your life depends on it.

caz223 · March 19, 2006, 05:09 AM

If you're trying to reload 9mm to save money, forget it. Buy it by the case and you'll save money. Sell the brass on E-bay, and save money.

If you LIKE shooting 9mm, you like shooting it accurately, and don't mind spending MORE reloading it than buying ammo, you can reload PREMIUM 9mm ammo for just a tiny bit more than you can buy the cheap stuff.
I like winchester 147 grain JHPs. Price completed ammo with those bullets? It ain't $5.00 for 50, I can tell you that....

Joe D · March 19, 2006, 06:12 AM

Sindiesel, I pay $65 per case for primers. Powder runs me $10 lb. in bulk. I purchase my lead bullets from Valiant.
I use a 147 gr bullet for competition. I pay $46 per 1,000 for those. Cost goes up to $63 per 1,000.
A 9mm loaded with a 147 gr bullet is much softer shooting than a 115 gr. This is the bullet I load in my wife's G34 for matches.
Her gun, with the 147 gr bullet, will group under 1" at 25 yds.
When you shoot as much as we do per year you look for ways to save money. Year before last we went through three 8 lb. jugs of Titegroup powder. Last year we only went through two. This job thing sucks. We both my retire again. Our jobs interfere with our shooting.

2400 · March 19, 2006, 10:53 AM

A buddy of mine just gave me 5000 124gr 9mm bullets AND 8#s of Unique.
My total cost per 1000 is the $15.00 I pay for primers. Yup it's worth loading them.

Superhornet · March 21, 2006, 07:52 AM

JoeD----that G34 using a stock or aftermarket barrel for the lead 147 grain bullets ?????????

JDG · March 21, 2006, 02:56 PM

rjv140,
Heres where I buy my 9mm bullets.
http://stores.ebay.com/TJ-Conevera_B...QftidZ2QQtZkm:)

shu · March 22, 2006, 08:02 AM

Is 9mm worth reloading?

No - but i do it anyway. I just like tinkering with different powders, bullets, and set lengths.

March 18, 2006, 05:19 PM	#1
rjv140 Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2006 Posts: 142	9mm worth reloading? i am trying to figure out if it is worth me reloading for my new xd. i can get get 50 9mm rounds for $5 a box. i was wondering if anyone knows where i can get cheap 115gr or so 9mm heads in bulk so i can fit that into my equation to see how much it is to make 1000rounds vs buy. 100 Primers 1.75*10= 17.50 Powder Approximately 17/pound Bullets ? Cases $0 (i have a bunch)

March 18, 2006, 06:12 PM	#3
rjv140 Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2006 Posts: 142	9mm worth reloading? who sells the cheapest 9mm ammo that i can get? b/c i can currently get remington for 5$ for 50 and i was wondering if i should save my brass to reload?

March 18, 2006, 06:47 PM	#4
roy reali Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2005 Posts: 3,248	Not For The Money Maybe not for the money, but with my 9mm the performance is better. It shoots better with reloads then it ever has with factory ammo.

March 18, 2006, 07:37 PM	#6
stevelyn Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: Fairbanksan in exile to Aleutian Hell Posts: 2,655	With the price of 9mm ammo, it would be difficult to see the savings especially when you factor in your time. However, if you already reload it couldn't hurt to purchase a set of dies and stockpile components for a rainy day. __________________ Stop Allowing Our Schools To Be Soft Targets! http://fastersaveslives.org/ East Moose. Wear Wolf.

March 18, 2006, 07:46 PM	#7
Rightwinger Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 168	For accuracy and consistancy in competition... Sure. For cost savings? Umm.... Probably not. Anyone within driving distance of a half decent gun shop or a WalMart will spend less money on ammo by purchasing it factory loaded. __________________ "Appeasement reflects the hope that the crocodile will eat you last."- Winston Churchill

March 18, 2006, 05:54 PM	#2
sindiesel666 Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: San Antonio Posts: 270	You're better off posting this on reloading section, but since you're here my answer is "probably not". Unless you're cranking ammo out on a Super 1050 to the tune of 1200 rounds/hour, I wouldn't bother loading for 9mm. I buy it locally for under 4 bucks. So it's kinda pointless. I do load for 45.

March 18, 2006, 07:09 PM	#5
rhgunguy Junior member Join Date: March 7, 2006 Posts: 1,057	How much is your time worth? How much would you save? That is the way I look at it. As long as WWB stays around $11 for 100, I am not spending the money on dies.

March 18, 2006, 08:49 PM	#8
Joe D Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 1999 Location: Alabama Posts: 455	Reloaders figure their time as $0. That is not why we reload. I have loaded ten of thousands 9mm rounds. Cost is as follows with lead bullets. Primer .013 Bullet .017 Powder .004 That's $34 per 1,000. __________________ Miss? That can't be a miss. Looks like a perfect double to me.

March 18, 2006, 09:02 PM	#9
Smoke Screen Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Cold Rocks Hold, Aiel Waste Posts: 186	Uh..no There no way I'd reload for my 9mm. Like it was said before, too cheap to buy and my time is worth more than the .006732 cents I'd save per round by reloading. __________________ Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.

March 18, 2006, 10:19 PM	#11
Leftoverdj Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 2004 Posts: 934	Save that brass. If you don't want it, it's worth a buck to a buck and a half a box to someone who does.

March 19, 2006, 04:06 AM	#12
MrApathy Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2004 Posts: 529	9mm is only worth reloading when you want to create loads that match the expensive premium target/defense ammo for practice. $100 per 1000 for reloads beats $250+ per 1000 premium defense ammo. use a few rounds to get a feal so you can go to the load bench and recreate a load that recreates the characteristics of the original so you can practice for $100 per 1000 use the expensive stuff only when your life depends on it. __________________ Divided and conquered, Gripped by fear Wishful thinking that it can't happen here It's well underways but nobody knows A repeat of history, That's how it goes

March 19, 2006, 05:09 AM	#13
caz223 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,429	If you're trying to reload 9mm to save money, forget it. Buy it by the case and you'll save money. Sell the brass on E-bay, and save money. If you LIKE shooting 9mm, you like shooting it accurately, and don't mind spending MORE reloading it than buying ammo, you can reload PREMIUM 9mm ammo for just a tiny bit more than you can buy the cheap stuff. I like winchester 147 grain JHPs. Price completed ammo with those bullets? It ain't $5.00 for 50, I can tell you that.... __________________ I'm not just a gun. I'm YOUR gun. (Hold me.)

March 19, 2006, 06:12 AM	#14
Joe D Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 1999 Location: Alabama Posts: 455	Sindiesel, I pay $65 per case for primers. Powder runs me $10 lb. in bulk. I purchase my lead bullets from Valiant. I use a 147 gr bullet for competition. I pay $46 per 1,000 for those. Cost goes up to $63 per 1,000. A 9mm loaded with a 147 gr bullet is much softer shooting than a 115 gr. This is the bullet I load in my wife's G34 for matches. Her gun, with the 147 gr bullet, will group under 1" at 25 yds. When you shoot as much as we do per year you look for ways to save money. Year before last we went through three 8 lb. jugs of Titegroup powder. Last year we only went through two. This job thing sucks. We both my retire again. Our jobs interfere with our shooting. __________________ Miss? That can't be a miss. Looks like a perfect double to me.

March 19, 2006, 10:53 AM	#15
2400 Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2004 Location: AZ Posts: 389	A buddy of mine just gave me 5000 124gr 9mm bullets AND 8#s of Unique. My total cost per 1000 is the $15.00 I pay for primers. Yup it's worth loading them.

March 21, 2006, 07:52 AM	#16
Superhornet Senior Member Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: florida Posts: 292	JoeD----that G34 using a stock or aftermarket barrel for the lead 147 grain bullets ?????????

March 21, 2006, 02:56 PM	#17
JDG Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: West Michigan Posts: 673	rjv140, Heres where I buy my 9mm bullets. http://stores.ebay.com/TJ-Conevera_B...QftidZ2QQtZkm:)

March 22, 2006, 08:02 AM	#18
shu Senior Member Join Date: May 11, 2000 Location: lower rio grande valley, texas Posts: 216	Is 9mm worth reloading? No - but i do it anyway. I just like tinkering with different powders, bullets, and set lengths. __________________ If you would have Liberty you must accept that individual security is not the responsiblity of government. You must. - XAVIER ONASIS