I was doing the math in my head. How many new cases could I buy for the cost of the machine? Obviously depends on the brand but let’s take 308 Lapua at 81 cents a piece (Midway). With an $1,100 purchase price of the machine the break even is roughly 1,350 rounds, or two years of shooting for me. Not exactly a precise comparison but gives you an idea of payback period. If nothing else gets the mind thinking about annealing process.
You also have to take into account the amount of time needed to add to the reloading process. On the video, I believe the owner said he could manage 5 or 6 cases a minute. Not bad, as long as you are not interrupted, but still an extra 20 minutes per 100. This would only be something I'd consider if reloading for competition.
One of the comments about the machine I read was a guy who defrayed the cost by annealing for other shooters. 15 or .20 cents per case, minimum 100 cases would help immensely in clearing the cost.
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