Precision Delta Ammo

BBD280

God, Guns, and Guts
2A Bourbon Hound 2024
Supporting Member
Multi-Factor Enabled
Joined
Dec 18, 2016
Messages
6,732
Location
Lumberton, NC
Rating - 100%
34   0   0
Last edited:
Don’t know anything about them. Hell, I’m just honored to be questioned together with @BatteryOaksBilly. Must mean you don’t know much about me. ;)

What I can tell you is that 24 to 25 cents was what I was paying for .38 Special FMJ back before things went crazy. I’d give it a try and look forward to hearing how they work for you.
 
Don’t know anything about them. Hell, I’m just honored to be questioned together with @BatteryOaksBilly. Must mean you don’t know much about me. ;)

What I can tell you is that 24 to 25 cents was what I was paying for .38 Special FMJ back before things went crazy. I’d give it a try and look forward to hearing how they work for you.
I just ordered 250rds. I'll keep the thread updated.
 
Don’t know anything about them. Hell, I’m just honored to be questioned together with @BatteryOaksBilly. Must mean you don’t know much about me. ;)

What I can tell you is that 24 to 25 cents was what I was paying for .38 Special FMJ back before things went crazy. I’d give it a try and look forward to hearing how they work for you.


Precision Delta is good stuff! On par with Montana Gold....
 
In the competition world, precision delta bullets are the high end option.

Precision Delta is definitely high end stuff...! A few years back, I did some projectile spin testing for some of Shay Akai's shooters. We spun projectiles in the headstock of a very high end precision CNC lathe. We used a Starrett "Last Word" aerospace indicator to check runout in tenths of an inch (.0001")

The Precision Deltas (swaged copper) and the Montana Gold (swaged brass) tied for the least amount of runout.
 
Last edited:
I used their 45 ACP bullets all the time. They are my go to 45 ACP unless I finds something stupid cheap. I used to use their 9mm but switched to RMR. Precision Delta shoots the same for me as other ammo but its Indian not the arrow.
 
I don't think he's competing. This will most likely be used out the passenger side window with the pistol parallel to the ground.
Exactly. That's why I'm switching EDC to the wheel gun. Homie ain't gots time to be picking up no brass.
 
You won't be undergunned or undermanned. I am blessed @Etruett has kept us supplied.
I've always preferred a revolver, they seem to shoot where I'm looking. I always get caught up with "need more ammo for EDC." I've all but decided that if I feel that a revolver isn't enough, that I'll..... A.) Not go, or B.) Carry another revolver.
 
Will be watching. I love wadcutters and didn’t realize PD was making live ammo.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Precision Delta at is at .25 per round. Not counting cost of brass I load coated lead wadcutters for less than .10 per round. If you look around gun shows and gunbroker, you can find .38 brass for around .02-.03 per round so loading is still half price or better Another neat thing about a revolver, its real easy to save your brass. With light loads, you should get 15 or so loadings out of brass before it cracks or the primer pocket wears out. If you shoot a lot, it won't take long to pay for a press and then you can tailor make rounds to suit a particular gun. You will be amazed at how different bullet weights and powder charges can change the accuracy in a handgun. Might not be as much as a target rifle at 500 yards, but different loads can make a noticeable difference in handguns as well. Until this virus crap hit, it was not really practical to load 9mm or .556, but with the prices of ammo going up and most suppliers have just announced another 5% increase ,reloading is becoming more attractive for 9mm and .556 as well. I haven't loaded .45 acp since the late 70's, but I ran across my dies recently and I'm going to go ahead and knock out 1k just to have. Another advantage to loading, you can stock up on components and even if there is not a huge price savings, you can always have ammo and most of the time it is better quality than the bulk stuff you get off the shelf.
 
Will be watching. I love wadcutters and didn’t realize PD was making live ammo.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Their pricing for reloads in 45 ACP and even new cased 45 ACP is pretty good. Under $.30 a round for reloads and $.32 for factory new shipped.
 
Precision Delta at is at .25 per round. Not counting cost of brass I load coated lead wadcutters for less than .10 per round. If you look around gun shows and gunbroker, you can find .38 brass for around .02-.03 per round so loading is still half price or better Another neat thing about a revolver, its real easy to save your brass. With light loads, you should get 15 or so loadings out of brass before it cracks or the primer pocket wears out. If you shoot a lot, it won't take long to pay for a press and then you can tailor make rounds to suit a particular gun. You will be amazed at how different bullet weights and powder charges can change the accuracy in a handgun. Might not be as much as a target rifle at 500 yards, but different loads can make a noticeable difference in handguns as well. Until this virus crap hit, it was not really practical to load 9mm or .556, but with the prices of ammo going up and most suppliers have just announced another 5% increase ,reloading is becoming more attractive for 9mm and .556 as well. I haven't loaded .45 acp since the late 70's, but I ran across my dies recently and I'm going to go ahead and knock out 1k just to have. Another advantage to loading, you can stock up on components and even if there is not a huge price savings, you can always have ammo and most of the time it is better quality than the bulk stuff you get off the shelf.

Except that powder, primers and bullet prices are going up by the same amounts and the supply issues are the same as factory ammo. In the middle of a shortage is the worst time to get into reloading. IMHO
 
Except that powder, primers and bullet prices are going up by the same amounts and the supply issues are the same as factory ammo. In the middle of a shortage is the worst time to get into reloading. IMHO
I haven't found that to be the case with components with the exception that like ammo the components are in short supply. I just bought some Federal primers at Sportsmans warehouse for $26.99 per k and that is as cheap as any supplier I've seen in 3-4 years. Again, that's where Gun Shows can provide some real deals on components. Lead and Coated lead suppliers are still at the same price, but have not looked at jacketed bullet prices in a while. I have been told that powder will be higher when dealers start getting it in again, but powder cost is almost nothing in a .38 wadcutter. You can get around 2500-2600 per pound and if you buy in 4 lb jugs it has been running around $65-85 a jug. Best I can tell that's about a penny per round. I've seen a lot of used reloading presses for sale lately. Not sure if it has to do with all the panic (wouldn't think so. would think it would be opposite) but there have been some good deals on equipment lately. I've seen a few here on the forum.
 
I haven't found that to be the case with components with the exception that like ammo the components are in short supply. I just bought some Federal primers at Sportsmans warehouse for $26.99 per k and that is as cheap as any supplier I've seen in 3-4 years. Again, that's where Gun Shows can provide some real deals on components. Lead and Coated lead suppliers are still at the same price, but have not looked at jacketed bullet prices in a while. I have been told that powder will be higher when dealers start getting it in again, but powder cost is almost nothing in a .38 wadcutter. You can get around 2500-2600 per pound and if you buy in 4 lb jugs it has been running around $65-85 a jug. Best I can tell that's about a penny per round. I've seen a lot of used reloading presses for sale lately. Not sure if it has to do with all the panic (wouldn't think so. would think it would be opposite) but there have been some good deals on equipment lately. I've seen a few here on the forum.

I think people are upgrading equipment because of the panic. Primers and powder prices are going up as they come back into stock. I don't buy Federal primers these days but last time I bought primers in bulk they were Winchester and they were $23 out the door including tax, shipping etc... I still have thousands of S&B primers that were bought for $16 per 1000. Look at bullets. The major suppliers are all going up. RMR, Delta, Xtreme, Berrys etc... are all showing price increases and major supply issues.

If I was looking to get into reloading I would buy a used press now if I found a good deal but I think that the real deals will come in the next 12-18 months. All the people who jumped onto the reloading bandwagon will realize they don't really like reloading. That the time they spend doing it learned the process and making the ammo is not justified vs their time. Trapped at home during COVID -19 lockdowns makes reloading more attractive than it realistically is for a lot of people. Tons of newbies are going to dump their brand new equipment. When ammo becomes more reasonable. I am already seeing signs of that. When that happens that is the time to get into reloading IMHO.
 
Last edited:
I don’t think anyone here will be surprised to learn that reloading ones own ammo will be less expensive than commercially loaded.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
I don’t think anyone here will be surprised to learn that reloading ones own ammo will be less expensive than commercially loaded.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
And if you are in it for the long haul, your equipment will pay for itself.

Another cost savings is casting your own bullets and that's another whole story.

Sent from my SM-J320V using Tapatalk
 
Just got the notification that my order has shipped via FedEx and should be here on Thursday.
 
I am still waiting on my 45 ACP bullets. I am not worried about it because I still have about 1500 Xtreme 45 bullets and a ton of factory ammo but on the bullet side they are slower. As expected.
 
Have you tried Rocky Mountain Reloading. I have found their HPs to be very accurate and consistent.

I use them for 9mm. They don't have in house 45 ACP 230Gr FMJ.
 
Might need to give their 38 special a try, that's a good price. I bought some precision one reman wadcutters for less a while back, but I can't run that in a lever gun well.
 
Might need to give their 38 special a try, that's a good price. I bought some precision one reman wadcutters for less a while back, but I can't run that in a lever gun well.

One of my 38 revolvers would not do well with a remanufactured loads from another company. The cylinder would not turn when firing it double action. Several more brands ran perfect and to be honest I had never had an issue with that revolver until the wadcutter remans.
 
These are the first HBWC I’ve shot in many years, and I’ll be reloading them ASAP. I forgot how accurate they were!
 
These are the first HBWC I’ve shot in many years, and I’ll be reloading them ASAP. I forgot how accurate they were!
I wish they'd post the velocity for them on their site. Maybe someone will put them through a chronograph.
 
710 FPS for 50' indoors, 770 FPS outdoors 25 to 50 yards was the most common.

Tom
 
I wish they'd post the velocity for them on their site. Maybe someone will put them through a chronograph.
The only chronograph I’ve got is a Magnetospeed Sporter, and I haven’t been able to get good results on a handgun. I’ll try it again tomorrow if the weather cooperates.
 
Back
Top Bottom