Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Research on Reloading 9mm
jonm:
5 cases at a time :o. My last order was for 6k and I thought that was a lot. We should try to set up a group buy for those of us that can't afford to order in that much bulk.
JTH:
--- Quote from: jonm on May 26, 2012, 02:23:15 PM ---5 cases at a time :o. My last order was for 6k and I thought that was a lot. We should try to set up a group buy for those of us that can't afford to order in that much bulk.
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Make sense to me. Montana Gold has shipping included in their prices, so it doesn't do anything other than help bring the case price down. (Meaning it doesn't hurt, it only helps.)
Like I said, I normally do my large bullet buy in January/Feb or so (that way I have Feb/Mar to reload a bunch before serious practice starts). It is true that this year I might need to put in another order around October, though, since I'm going to Nationals, and REALLY want to get some practice in this summer. I use 124 gr, however...
For those who want 115 gr bullets: $900 gets you 12,000 9mm 115gr FMJ shipped to you--three people each spending $300 would make it work, and each person would get their own box of 4000 bullets. Any more cases than that would still be only $300 per 4000 rounds.
(If anyone wants to try some 124gr, I'll make a comment about it on this forum whenever I next buy some, in case someone else wants to buy also. I like it for competition purposes, plus it is the same bullet weight as the self-defense hollowpoints that I carry.)
jonm:
Please let me know when you do, I would love to jump in on that deal.
FWIW 124gr Precision Delta has slightly lower prices than Montana Gold though they aren't fully encapsulated. You would have to order 10K to get the $78/k price
JTH:
--- Quote from: jonm on May 26, 2012, 04:29:17 PM ---Please let me know when you do, I would love to jump in on that deal.
FWIW 124gr Precision Delta has slightly lower prices than Montana Gold though they aren't fully encapsulated. You would have to order 10K to get the $78/k price
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Precision Delta is a little cheaper, true. The $78/K price is for the 115s, though. It is $81/K for the 124s (if ordering over 10K.) Still slightly cheaper than MG, though.
In my case, I have had good, extremely consistent results with the MG bullets. And while PD bullets are okay, I would use them for practice but not for competitions---and since the MGs aren't that much more, it is easier for me to just buy all MG for practice and competition, and not have to make any changes to my reloading setup.
This whole thing really is a tradeoff, after all. Reloading is merely trading time for money---takes time to reload, but costs are cheaper. But it is a volume sort of situation. If you are only going to shoot a couple of thousand rounds a year, just buy some bulk Wolf ammo (assuming you have a Glock or something else that doesn't care what the ammo is) and shoot it.
If you are going to shoot more---well, then it might be worth it. :)
RLMoeller:
Montana Gold is usually in stock. PD is usually shipped a few weeks after you order. So how soon you want them might be a factor.
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