figuring cost per shot froma pound of powder

[spispeza]

im loading for a 45acp using 8.0grs of powder per 1 loaded round-how many grains are in a pound,thanks

[Steelbanger]

7,000 grains in one pound. You'll get 875 loads of 8 grs. from one pound of powder. Most powders in my area are selling around $17/lb. Divide $17.00 by 875 and you'll see that it's just under .02 for powder in each round you load.

[Redhawk1]

Steelbanger, 100% correct..  

[ButlerFord45]

Then, if you buy the powder in bulk, you can get the cost down to about $12-13 per pound and cast you'r own wheel weights the high cost of shooting becomes the primer!    See how much money you can save!? 'Course you'll want to spend some of those savings on new moulds, maybe a new lead pot, or a better sizer, then a bigger better faster press to load all these really inexpensive bullets with.  Then you end up with more bullets than you can shoot from one gun so you'll need to get another gun.  Too bad it isn't the same calibre, that's ok though, just pick up a couple of new moulds and sizing dies, course you'll need new reloading dies and swapping out dies all the time get's to be a real pain, it's a lot easier just to get another reloader, that way you just leave'em set up for each calibre so you can turn out even more bullets than two guns can shoot.  What the heck, I wanted another gun anyway.

 

[TennesseeNuc]

I see that Butler has it all figued out.     Best logic I've heard in a while.
Best,
TnNuc

[Questor]

Butlerford is all to correct. But consider Questor's law: You're going to spend your money anyway, so it may as well be on something you like.

How would you feel if you spent all your extra money on furniture, lawn mowers, and other junk that you may have  some use for, but don't really want?