on my way this afternoon to buy 2 more lb's of W231. I just called and they are in stock for $37.39/lb + tax and a 50 mile round trip.
I am in love with this powder, its one of the cheaper powders and I can almost always find it.
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on my way this afternoon to buy 2 more lb's of W231. I just called and they are in stock for $37.39/lb + tax and a 50 mile round trip.
I am in love with this powder, its one of the cheaper powders and I can almost always find it.
Same here. Started out in 1972 with a 9mm Lee "pounder loader" and a 115 gr lee bullet mold for my HP.....Since then I've added more 9mm's and more molds.......Now I load "em" fast on a Dillon Square Deal progressive press.
I also cast for every caliber I own from .32 to 45-70. As long as as I can hold the molds I'll never run out of bullets.........I also pour my own #6-#7 1/2 and #8 shot.........All this makes me much less dependent on outside sources.
This is exactly what I have been saying for quite a while. When I have found 9mm ammo for under 12 dollars I now have at least 6 cases...they ain't getting cheaper. I bought the SA primers for 50 a thousand delivered and the Fiocchi's cost 58 dollars delivered. I am hoping powders come down in price BUT at this time there is a shortage of Nitro cellulose world wide...so don't bet on powder coming down either...and we have proved to the seller/producers of the products we need to reload...we WILL pay higher prices. Unfortunately...now is the time to be proactive and stock up at least some suppliesHey, to everyone who does not load 9x19 . . . now's the time to buy (assuming you're not already overstocked). Prices aren't dropping lower and I have every expectation they'll be soaring again soon as people get more anxious in the political season.
It doesn't go bad - or at least it won't in the time you've got left.
Yep.......
I had one go off while tapping on it. My room acoustics probably dampened it a little more than yours but it was plenty loud enough.
Got my start banging .38 Specials into a Lee Loader on my dorm room chair - 9mm not long after that. I'll tell you what: when a primer goes off during seating and you're in a tiny room with concrete ceiling/floor and cinder block walls - you know it!..........
I had one go off while tapping on it. My room acoustics probably dampened it a little more than yours but it was plenty loud enough.
I just reload everything I shoot.
I have plenty of components from better times for my lifetime, so I'm not out scouting for deals.
Not everyone has that advantage.
I just couln't imagine paying the powder and primer prices of today.
At least the primer prices seem to be coming down some.
I don't shoot near as much as some others do. A box or so will do in most any caliber for a range visit /per gun.
38sp and 9mm can get loaded on an elderly Square Deal (not even a 'B'). So an ample supply is easy to do if really needed. I started using that back in Bullseye Target days in the 70's in 38sp.
But the Rockchucker usually gets used anyway.
Probably one of the biggest drawbacks locally/state-wide here right now that would keep me from using factory ammo is the NYS mandated background check on ammo purchases.
The BG check itself doesn't bother me, they know who I am.
But they charge for it.
Each purchase, no matter the amt.
The State fee is $2.50 per purchase.
The shop/FFL can add on whatever they want,,and they usually do.
At a local gunshow, the ammo ammo BG check fee was $10 /per ammo purchase.
Better buy in quantity.
I have plenty of components from better times for my lifetime, so I'm not out scouting for deals.
Not everyone has that advantage.
I just couln't imagine paying the powder and primer prices of today.
At least the primer prices seem to be coming down some.
I don't shoot near as much as some others do. A box or so will do in most any caliber for a range visit /per gun.
38sp and 9mm can get loaded on an elderly Square Deal (not even a 'B'). So an ample supply is easy to do if really needed. I started using that back in Bullseye Target days in the 70's in 38sp.
But the Rockchucker usually gets used anyway.
Probably one of the biggest drawbacks locally/state-wide here right now that would keep me from using factory ammo is the NYS mandated background check on ammo purchases.
The BG check itself doesn't bother me, they know who I am.
But they charge for it.
Each purchase, no matter the amt.
The State fee is $2.50 per purchase.
The shop/FFL can add on whatever they want,,and they usually do.
At a local gunshow, the ammo ammo BG check fee was $10 /per ammo purchase.
Better buy in quantity.
Erich
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sigp220.45
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After about 50 years of reloading I’ve come to the conclusion I don’t like it and I never did. I mostly loaded .38/.357, .38 S&W, and .45 Colt. I’ve never bothered with 9mm, .40, .45 ACP, .223 or 12 gauge as I could get it at work.
Now I just buy what I need. I shoot a lot of 9mm since its cheap and easy on the wrist and hands. Same with .22s. I shot every week through the Chicken Little panics, and kept shooting when the reloaders were fighting over primers. My stash is a little depleted, but I buy when I find a deal.
I was in a gunshop when a kid brought in a list of ammo his late father had stored in the basement. Thousands and thousands of rounds of 9mm, .45 ACP, .223, .38 Special, and a bunch of others. The old man would buy ammo and never shoot it because he was afraid he couldn’t get more. The kid sold it for about ten cents on the dollar, and I bought a bunch from the store for 50 cents on the dollar. At least somebody enjoyed it.
Everything has gone up, but I can still get fresh 9mm for 11 bucks a box. When that empty flies out of the gun it may as well be going into another dimension. I ain’t chasing it.
Now I just buy what I need. I shoot a lot of 9mm since its cheap and easy on the wrist and hands. Same with .22s. I shot every week through the Chicken Little panics, and kept shooting when the reloaders were fighting over primers. My stash is a little depleted, but I buy when I find a deal.
I was in a gunshop when a kid brought in a list of ammo his late father had stored in the basement. Thousands and thousands of rounds of 9mm, .45 ACP, .223, .38 Special, and a bunch of others. The old man would buy ammo and never shoot it because he was afraid he couldn’t get more. The kid sold it for about ten cents on the dollar, and I bought a bunch from the store for 50 cents on the dollar. At least somebody enjoyed it.
Everything has gone up, but I can still get fresh 9mm for 11 bucks a box. When that empty flies out of the gun it may as well be going into another dimension. I ain’t chasing it.
I have loaded 1,000 rds of 9 this Summer and am going to load 200 more and quit, as that is how many bullets I have left. I am also down to my last pound of old and cheap 231. At current powder and primer prices, a box of 50 is going to be about $17. I can buy factory for that.
As soon as the 9's are done, I am switching the Dillon to .45 and concentrating there with my reloading. I have lots of primers I bought 20 years ago and several thousand bullets. I have several cases of 9mm I can shoot.
As soon as the 9's are done, I am switching the Dillon to .45 and concentrating there with my reloading. I have lots of primers I bought 20 years ago and several thousand bullets. I have several cases of 9mm I can shoot.
These days I only load 9x19 when I want something weird, like a 147-gr HST load that does 1150 fps from my Glock 43 with the Canada-length barrel (extra spicy for hikes in the National Forest that's behind the house).
I loaded it when I was in college and unbelievably poor - on a Lee Loader, if you can believe that.
Have several pistols with extended barrels. Very effective way to get full sized umph without the weight/size. Even better when they're threaded.
Erich
Member
Reload 9mm quite a bit as the wife and I both shoot USPSA events. This amounts to about 350 rounds per match. All brass is range brass but is rollsized prior to loading. Changed the sizing die on the 1050 to a Lee so I could use a Squirrel Daddy decapping pin because of the super small primer holes on Norma brass.
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I've been reloading for a few decades. I've been reloading 9mm for a number of years. I have yet reloaded any loads that will hold 3"or better at 25 yards except for loads with lightweight copper jacketed bullets and driven around 1,100 fps. Even 147 gr. JHP loads don't group well. One of these days I'll get around to loading the much touted Hornady HAP bullets in 9mm.
You can buy decent quality range fodder in 9mm for anywhere from $210 -$225 for a 1000 round case . I know people who reload 9mm but it's not worth it to me when I can buy cases at the present prices.
I've been getting well stocked up on the calibers I enjoy shooting while the prices are good.
I'd much rather be out shooting , fishing , enjoying the outdoors , spending time with my wife , my granddaughter , my family and friends than in my basement reloading ammo.
But....to each his own .
I've been getting well stocked up on the calibers I enjoy shooting while the prices are good.
I'd much rather be out shooting , fishing , enjoying the outdoors , spending time with my wife , my granddaughter , my family and friends than in my basement reloading ammo.
But....to each his own .
Old Corp
Member
About to reach the end of my supply of Rusky steel cased 9mm practice ammo, bought back when it was $5 to $7 a box. Dirty, smelled funny, but was OK for running drills and basic practice.
So, my ol' semi-obsolete Dillon is set up in 9mm now.
Have a lifetime+ supply of 9mm brass that was free. Lots of primers from back in the 'cheap days' and have on hand lots of coated and cast bullets. My favorite is the 120/122/125 gr. TC (truncated cone) design which feeds in every 9mm I've ever tried.
Doesn't take long to knock out a decent supply of 9mm and on an upcoming rainy day will replace my depleted hoard of Rusky Tula and Brown Bear stuff. Figure cost is not far off of the the foreign stuff, and doesn't have that weird smell.
So, my ol' semi-obsolete Dillon is set up in 9mm now.
Have a lifetime+ supply of 9mm brass that was free. Lots of primers from back in the 'cheap days' and have on hand lots of coated and cast bullets. My favorite is the 120/122/125 gr. TC (truncated cone) design which feeds in every 9mm I've ever tried.
Doesn't take long to knock out a decent supply of 9mm and on an upcoming rainy day will replace my depleted hoard of Rusky Tula and Brown Bear stuff. Figure cost is not far off of the the foreign stuff, and doesn't have that weird smell.
Since I have a good supply of wheel weights and Linotype metal I can make lead bullets very cheaply. I have been handloading for the 9x19 since 1968 and would never have been able to do the huge amount of shooting I do if I had not handloaded for it.
Back before the pandemic and before the latest insanity of the Ukrainian/Russian war when primers were still .02 a piece I usually took 4 various 9mm pistols to the range shooting 100 rounds out of each for a total of 400 rounds on a single day. With todays scarcity of Alliant powders and of course primers I don't shoot up that much ammo anymore along of course with the latest insane and rip off prices the component companies are charging simply because they can get away with it. I have seen Bullseye powder (used container of less than 1 lb) go for $90 and some Hodgdon powders like 322 going for $63 a pound which will bankrupt even a politician these days.
For those that complain about not having time to handload, I do my bullet casting and handloading during the Winter Doldrums when snow and bad weather keep even die hard women shoppers home.
I reload 9mm but it's about the same situation as loading shot shells. The price isn't really a factor as they are very close. Factory ammo being a little more expensive but not much. I just buy shotgun ammo these days mostly because of high price of shot. That isn't the situation with 9mm however so I just keep loading it.
gjgalligan
Member
I have pretty much quit reloading altogether. I bought cheap & stacked deep on factory ammo and reloading supplies.
Life has changed to where I seldom get a chance to do much shooting.
I enjoyed reloading so winter time and through out the early couple of covid years I pumped a bunch of reloads out.
I decided to quit reloading as nobody will want to buy another man's reloads but will be willing to buy componets making it easier on my heirs to unload my stuff.
So if & when I get to do some shooting I will try to shoot up my reloads.
Life has changed to where I seldom get a chance to do much shooting.
I enjoyed reloading so winter time and through out the early couple of covid years I pumped a bunch of reloads out.
I decided to quit reloading as nobody will want to buy another man's reloads but will be willing to buy componets making it easier on my heirs to unload my stuff.
So if & when I get to do some shooting I will try to shoot up my reloads.
Eddie Southgate
Member
I haven't in the past but I plan on loading some cast bullet loads when I find a cheap set of Lyman 310 dies . I already have everything else including two molds , a 124 grain RN solid and a 124 grain HP . Just something else to play with now that im retired.
Chubbs103
US Veteran
I've started casting for 9mm now as well. I picked up a 135gr RNFP NOE mold. Even buying my alloy, with current primer and powder prices I'm at 10 cents a round.
