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Old 10-18-2012, 06:58 AM
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Anyone have the cheapest possible .308 combo?

I'm lookin to get a lee hand loader for Xmas to reload a bunch of spare brass I've been keeping.

I'll I need is something to replace the factory Ammo, and shoot a little more accurate doesn't even need to be soft point.(except when I need to)

Any one have an estimate for fmj rounds? Minus the brass.
Whatever load you want to calculate it is very simple matth. Bullet cost, plus primer plus powder cost.

Bullets sell in 100, 500 or 1000 packs. You can get FMJs as cheap as $5/100 or 5 cents each. Primers in 5k lots can be bought as cheap a 2.5 cents. Powder in 8 Lb jugs, $24/lb. 7000 grains in a pound so a typical 308 45 grain load gives you 156 rounds per pound so 15.4 cents for powder. So 22.9 cents per round or $4.58 a box of 20. With Barnes premium TSX bullet about $22/20. In Either case this is a lot less than factory loads with the same bullets. Even bulk 308 milsurp runs about $12/20.
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