smellysell
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Think my first attempt at making a holster will be for the old k frame .38 I got from my dad. Pretty excited.
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JCinPA
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Well, I’m taking Christmas week off, so I dusted my reloading setup off (been a few years) and got back to it loading about 300 rounds of .45 ACP. 200 grain LSWC. I was a little rusty at first but it’s like riding a bicycle, the rhythm comes back quickly. Here’s my setup.
The result …
My production rate is about 150 rounds per hour, and I used to figure I save about 25 cents per round, so my time works out to about $37.50 per hour. But I enjoy it, and SWMBO doesn’t come into the basement to bug me the whole time, so time well spent, says I!
The result …
My production rate is about 150 rounds per hour, and I used to figure I save about 25 cents per round, so my time works out to about $37.50 per hour. But I enjoy it, and SWMBO doesn’t come into the basement to bug me the whole time, so time well spent, says I!
DomnioMaestro
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I haven't been able to find large pistol primers at a *reasonable* price.....
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Yeah, my components are years old. I don’t see LPP for any less than 8-10 cents per primer these days. Mine are probably more like 3 cents, and I still have 4-5 bricks left.
Remington went out of the primer business a while ago, but restarted again, I’m not sure what their production rate is these days. The war in Ukraine and the current re-arming of the US military isn’t helping, I’m sure. The best I’ve heard lately is about 6 cents per for US on sale or for foreign brands. It stinks.
Remington went out of the primer business a while ago, but restarted again, I’m not sure what their production rate is these days. The war in Ukraine and the current re-arming of the US military isn’t helping, I’m sure. The best I’ve heard lately is about 6 cents per for US on sale or for foreign brands. It stinks.
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@DomnioMaestro Found some CCI #300 LPP for $63 for a brick (1,000). Remington 2-1/2 for $65. About as good as I think you can find at present.
www.grafs.com
Large Pistol - Primers - Powders & Primers - Graf & Sons
www.grafs.com
DomnioMaestro
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Oh Wow! Thats 30 bucks cheaper than I've seen anywhere around here. Thank you for this info!!@DomnioMaestro Found some CCI #300 LPP for $63 for a brick (1,000). Remington 2-1/2 for $65. About as good as I think you can find at present.
Large Pistol - Primers - Powders & Primers - Graf & Sons
Don't forget Hazmat and freight get tacked on to that price.
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Because of the scarcity/high price of primers I'm going to keep an eye out for sales, and sometimes some vendors leave off the Hazmat occasionally. Gotta keep an eye out, but it pays to load up then. I have to look, I actually may be down to my last 3-4 bricks of LPP primers. Eeek!