Originally Posted By: FairChase93Would you be willing to share your average price of a reloaded trap shell?
LOL ... not sure I know ..... 
Give me a few minutes ......
EDIT: About $3.75 - $4.00 a box depending on the current cost of components. These are quality skeet loads with good components:
AA Hulls
Windjammer wads
Lawrence shot
Winchester primers
We load with "AA Lite" powder, which is a bit more expensive, and that runs the cost up. I didn't include the cost of the hulls as that can vary from "free" to who-knows-what depending on availability. And make no mistake: I am not above going garbage can diving at the local club if I see a bunch of AA hulls being thrown away by someone. (It's amazing the people that leave hulls lying in the fields after they shoot) Some clubs don't allow a hull to be picked up after it hits the ground because they resell them, and that's OK. They usually turn them back to the membership at reasonable costs. But if you're shooting a break action gun that's not an issue. This cost is based on buying components in very large quantities, also. If you are a member of a skeet/clays club there is usually a "buying group" that orders components like powder and especially shot in huge amounts and you can dramatically lower your costs by doing that. And as you increase your powder and shot charges when going to trap loads / 5 stand / sporting clays of course the costs increase a bit.
If you're interested in loading for pheasant, turkey, and coyotes the largest advantage is that you can tailor your loads to your specific needs, and you always have ammunition available without having to go store-jumping to find it.
