the cost of premium hunting bullets seems to be going through the roof lately. In some cases over a buck a bullet.

I am just curious. Is anybody here making their own premium hunting bullets? If so, what are you making and how are you making them. I am talking about bullets like the nosler partition or the Northfork or the swift A frame, etc.

I am making my own bullets out of a j-4 jacket in the 50 or 52 gr 22 cal FBHP.. Also I just started making a 168 gr and trying a 178 gr in HPBT Long range bullet in a 30 Cal bullet..

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The reason for the increase in jacketed bullets is a four-fold (at least) increase in the price of copper. With the world's markets going into free-fall, maybe the price will come down but, unless we quit buying them, the price of bullets will remain high.

i make .224 dia 80 gr bullets plus .510 and .700 bullets

I'm making a truncated cone softpoint and solid in .458" caliber.

I plan to get swaging dies for .375" and .416" by year's end.

Oh yeah, and more Walnut Hill presses for them.

How cool would it be to take my next buffalo with my own bullets...? Yeah!

Rich
Buff Killer

I make a 41 caliber 250gr Flat point and will soon be making a hollow point as well.
I'm using CH dies on a Rockchucker press.
The flat point bullets shoot great and penetrate 36 inches in water from a 41 mag pistol.
Don't know if you can really call them premium but I sure think they are, especially since no one really sells that weight bullet in a 41.

Joe

I cast my own for the cost of 2tenth a penny before gas check. After adding the check, we are looking at 3pennys....
I be leave I posted on total cost for everyone to compare.
Myself am saving to buy swaging equipment. Its going to run me about 600 to 700bucks to get started. After one year or less of use will pay its self off for me.