SMK vs RN (pics)

[Scollins]

Originally Posted by Bigfoot

Looks perfect, except for that price.

Late in the game on this one...

Yes, it is $1,366 for the kit, but let's see what it would take to break even.

The Kit includes enough materials to make 1,300 bullets (assumption on the lead core portion.) He sells 250 jackets for $24 and a 70,000 grain spool of lead for $24. So, 1,300 jackets would be $24x5 (close enough) = $120 and the lead would be $24x5(close enough) = $120. So that is $240 per 1,250 rounds, or 19.2¢/round. If we subtract the $240 from the kit cost, we have $1,126 as a fixed cost to recoup.

I currently buy 240 grain SMKs for about 40¢/each. With this kit, I'd be saving 20¢/bullet. To break even, I'd have to make 5,630 bullets. That's a lot of bullets. I blaze through that much 5.56 ammo in less than a year, but I don't shoot the 300x221 at nearly the same amount. Mostly because it costs about $15 per magazine of 30, versus $5 for a 30 round mag of 5.56.

[Artful]

Originally Posted by Scollins

I currently buy 240 grain SMKs for about 40¢/each. With this kit, I'd be saving 20¢/bullet. To break even, I'd have to make 5,630 bullets. That's a lot of bullets. I blaze through that much 5.56 ammo in less than a year, but I don't shoot the 300x221 at nearly the same amount. Mostly because it costs about $15 per magazine of 30, versus $5 for a 30 round mag of 5.56.

But I'd bet your not hunting animals with that 5k+ 5.56, if you want a better bullet for hunting animals the extra cost per bullet to have one that sails flatter and expands reliably is well worth the cost - for quiet paper punching with out great expense the pulled 30 cal 147 grn FMJ's work great.

[shockawe1/5]

OMG You took an IRON to the range and shot it with a subsonic rifle. Thats friggin awesome!!!

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