I pay 9.47 per box of 50 Federal at Walmart. The only reason I would consider reloading such a cheap caliber is if there was a heavy tax put on it, short supply etc... It just doesn't make sense right now to buy all the reloading equipment for this caliber.
Currently factory 223 is going for under 300 bucks a 1000.
I too have wondered about the practicality of reloading 9mm, it's pretty cheap at Wally-World. I reload my .38 and .357 and have for over 20 years, but 9mm, I have a simple turret press and to me just handling the small 9mm brass seems like a real effort.
But then one more question, with 9mm dies can one also reload .380's ?
If you want to shoot steel cased Russian garbage, then yes. The cheapest boxer primed, brass cased, reloadable .223 that I've seen today is $6.49 a box for PMC at Cabela's. That equates to $324.50 a thousand. Classic Arms has some U.A.E. manufactured reloadable, brass cased stuff a little cheaper, but the guys I've spoken with say it shoots "soft", and won't cycle some AR-15's reliably. It's worth it simply because of the brass, which you should be picking up regardless of where you shoot, or if you reload or not. Leaving empty, cases on the ground is nothing more than pure and simple littering. Someone else is going to have to pick them up if you don't. That is how many shooting areas out here in Arizona are getting closed down. The last thing we as shooters need are more slob shooters than we already have.
You need to shop someplace else. I don't shoot any steel in my guns. Poorly Made Crap was under 300 bucks a 1000 where I live. Since I shoot between anywhere from 2 to 6 matches a month money is a big concern ( just ask my wife), but so is my time.
No matter how you do the math, reloading is worth it if you buy your components wisely. I've proven that to myself in over 4 decades of shooting. There is no way I could afford to shoot as much as I do if I didn't reload. Component cost is always relative to loaded ammunition cost.
Depends on how much your time is worth and how much time you have vs. the savings on the ammo. If you pick up your brass and sell it it closes the savings gap between loading and buying, too.
For the guy who wants to go out and bump fire a few magazine fulls of ammo into a hillside twice a month on his lunch break, then no, reloading is not going to pay off. But when you are feeding a total of 10 AR-15 rifles that get shot by 2 people on an average of twice a week, there is no way a person is going to support that without reloading unless they earn a salary far above the average shooter. And even then they are just wasting more money if they don't reload. They will simply be able to afford to waste it easier. Bill T.
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