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Not counting the Coonan 357 and the Auto Mag 357 I shot 66 .357Mag, 99 45GAP, and 103 9mm. The 99 GAP is 10 mags loaded with 9 rounds. The 9mm in 4 mags of 10 rounds and 6 mags of 9 rounds. I usually arrive with the 9 and 45 loaded up and it takes just under an hour as this is my standard range trip. The 357 is not going to be a regular at the range as it is destined to be the "truck gun".
The 66 357 cost: Primer 2.57 cents, powder 1.76 cents, JHP 17.8 cents for 22.13 cent per round or $14.61
The 99 rounds of 45GAP: Primer 2.57 cents, powder 1.4 cents, SWC 7.8 cents for 11.77 per round or $11.66
The 103 rounds of 9mm: Primer 2.57 cents, powder .9 cents, cRN 5.9 cents for 9.37 cents per round or $9.65
I buy in bulk. Just under $36 for an hour and a half of shooting. $30 a year for hunting license to use DNR range (36-40 trips per year). It takes 4 gallons of gas round trip in the Ranger or 1 & 3/4 on the Electraglide. I shoot the 45GAP and 9mm almost every time unless I have something special to shoot. Over Christmas break I used my AR-9 to burn through 500 rounds of 9mm of mouse fart 120gr lead RN that no longer worked in the 92 INOX after a stock re-spring. I had developed that load about half way through the spring life and it would no longer cycle the 92 but it worked in the AR-9. That ammo was cheeper as I spent an afternoon helping a buddy cast 1200 bullets. I only had 3.47 cents per round tied up in it.
This does not factor in the cleaning supplies that cost about $20 every 25-30k rounds. All the brass is ammo I purchased and shot, state patrol range pickup (45 GAP - free), or part of a 5 gallon bucket of brass a buddy gave me as he had save brass for over 40 years with the intention of getting into reloading but never did. I grew up with my dad and uncles that reloaded. A good friend in high School's dad was the QA at Hercules Powder in Brunswick GA so I also learned some loading techniques from him.
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Tony
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'04 XLT regular cab 3.slo stepside
Semi retirement