I own a 17 HMR and a 17 Hornet.
17 HMR ammo on sale for 9.99 for 50 or .20 cents per shot.
17 Hornet, a lb. of powder reloads 700 cases or about .03 cents per round. A small rifle primer is .03 cents. A bullet is about .12 cents or less. Total cost is .18 cents.
17 Hornet is 3700 FPS and is much more accurate than a 17 HMR
I am a very frugal buyer of reloading supplies. It costs me less than .16 cents per round to reload .223 ammo. Bullet hornaday 55 fmc or spire point, when purchased in boxes of 6000 bullets, cost me .0575 per bullet, powder cost is .07 and per primers cost is .025 cent.
