Thanks for all your posts on the last thread. I've renamed the spreadsheet to address some considerations. I think I've addressed much of the actionable feedback from the last thread (forgive me if I missed something).
Today, I am not looking for opinions, but I could still use help with actual facts. I appreciate your indulgence. (I will next be asking on the competition-focused forums)
Link to Spreadsheet
Real Press Setup Costs
Today, I am not looking for opinions, but I could still use help with actual facts. I appreciate your indulgence. (I will next be asking on the competition-focused forums)
Link to Spreadsheet
Real Press Setup Costs
- Items marked in red are still very fuzzy to me. Any accurate, recent information would be great help.
- For the (auto)press costs overall: I'm intending to kit it out with everything that makes it 1) easy and 2) reliable, to do all four of those classes of rounds with high quality, so that I will actually do it instead of revert to just buying ammo.
- I know this means dies, but it also means various items like different bullet and case feeders (and/or caliber conversion kits), different primer handling, etc.
- Tumbling/cleaning/polishing (do you need multiple rigs for that to handle all 4? I'm assuming one)
- I can't tell what's a bell or whistle and what actually is better (e.g. things like the Mark VII sensors)
- I don't feel like I'm getting a straight dollar-cost answers by just looking at websites: e.g. if I want to do 4 calibers, do I need 4 DAA Mr.Bulletfeeders, or 2 with 2 conversions, or 1 with 3 conversions? Are the accessories/dies &c for a 1050XL way more expensive than a 650? Etc.
- I do have an email out Mark VII sales for this sort of thing, I just don't want to be pollyannish about future expenses.
- I will be starting with 9 and 45, but want to know the whole price going in.
- I would appreciate more reliable values (no sale prices) to fill in the fields now marked in red, with more accurate, reliable and consistent information.
- The goal is, I guess, to be able to generate 'average competition ammo', at least as reliable as factory, of each class
- Thus, not very long range shooting ammo that is better done on a single stage press under lab-controlled conditions.
- But, should be able to produce better, more tailored overall rounds than you would get from factory competition ammo.
- Thus, no skimping on the cheapest stuff possible for reloading components.