• 3rdPartisan [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Primers aren’t even on the market. Manufactures are withholding them for the next production run, but I highly recommend looking into a press. It’s cheaper anyway to do the work yourself but also the constituent parts are often more available than finished ammo.

    • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      It’s cheaper anyway to do the work yourself

      Is it? I've done the math on this and it doesn't look like it lowers the price below cheap stuff on the market now.

      I could see it if your ammo is particularly expensive, or if you want to get higher-quality ammo for the price of something cheaper (albeit at the expense of your own labor), but if you're just going on pure price I'm not sure it makes sense.

      • 3rdPartisan [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        Keep searching for slug & casings sold loose out there.

        I’m not smelting slugs or anything but we do this as a collective for .556 9mm & .45, it’s definitely cheaper.

    • regenerativedespair [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Where would i start? I was an amateur before this price hike happened, just getting by with the help of friends that i've now drifted quite far from (long story)

      • 3rdPartisan [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        This is what we use on the farm:

        https://leeprecision.com/load-master-9mm-luger.html

        You can swap the die sets and plates for any caliber.

        • regenerativedespair [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          That's dope as fuck, I'm saving for this now. However, the link says that particular one is out of stock, do you know what the key words would be for a bullet-creating machine like this?