Ammunition Cost Comparison Calculator

Per-round cost across calibers and manufacturers.

Price per box ($)

Rounds per box

Rounds per range session

Sessions per month

Reload cost per round ($)

Tab to move between fields

Cost per round ($)

$0.40

Cost per session ($)$40.00

Monthly ammo cost ($)$160.00

Annual ammo cost ($)$1,920.00

Annual rounds fired4,800

Boxes needed per year96

Annual reloading savings ($)$0.00

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the Price per Box and Rounds per Box for your ammunition.
Set Rounds per Range Session and Sessions per Month.
Optionally enter Reload Cost per Round if you handload.
Review Cost per Round, Cost per Session, Monthly Cost, and Annual Cost.
Check Annual Reloading Savings to evaluate whether handloading is worth the investment.

How the result changes with Rounds per box

Price per box ($): Retail price for one box of ammunition.
Rounds per box: Number of cartridges in one box (e.g. 20, 25, 50).
Rounds per range session: Average number of rounds fired per practice or competition session.
Sessions per month: How many times you shoot per month.
Reload cost per round ($): Cost per round if handloading (set to 0 if not reloading).

Cost per round ($): Factory ammo cost for a single cartridge.
Cost per session ($): Total ammunition cost for one range session.
Monthly ammo cost ($): Total monthly spending on ammunition.
Annual ammo cost ($): Projected yearly ammunition expenditure.
Annual rounds fired: Total cartridges consumed per year.
Boxes needed per year: Number of boxes to purchase annually.
Annual reloading savings ($): Money saved per year by handloading vs. factory ammo.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Price per box ($) = 20, Rounds per box = 50, Rounds per range session = 100, Sessions per month = 4 = 5 input(s) provided
Calculate Cost per round
Cost per round = pricePerBox / roundsPerBox
0.4 = $0.4
Calculate Cost per session
Cost per session = costPerRound * roundsPerSession
40 = $40
Calculate Monthly ammo cost
Monthly ammo cost = costPerSession * sessionsPerMonth
160 = $160