Unwanted 380 Reloads Question?

[murphydog]

I don't see the point of destroying perfectly good ammo and the components?

1. Label them with the bullet weight and powder type/charge and keep them.
2. Label and sell them locally, the buyer will know what they are getting and no potential shipping issues.
3. Break them down for components, and keep or sell. I presume the bullets and primed brass have a long shelf life and you'll likely reuse them.

 

[bananaman]

I have traded reloads that I had done for factory new loads of another caliber at local gun show. Do not know if you have that opportunity or not. Bob

 

[smokindog]

Or use them with a "loaner/rental" to remind you of good times

If one of your shooting bud's own a .380 just bring the ammo to the range and shoot it up with him or her.

 

[Eddie Southgate]

Uh, I know there are lots of guys here who are smarter than me but I do have a question. Why not keep it? If you are a gun guy, you definitely will come back around and get another 380 somewhere down the road and then you are going to slap your forehead and say, "Duh, I had all those reloads and no gun. Now I got a new gun and nothing to shoot in it! I wish I had kept those reloads!" LOL!

You will not get enough out of them to warrant getting rid of them, especially when you have to replace them later on when you get another 380.

just some random thoughts!

What he said.

 

[mikld]

My .380 experience; I got a Davis 380 pocket gun in the '80s, and shot it a bit and was fairly accurate at SD distances (I could keep 1 1/2"-2" all day at 10 yards). I purchased a good variety of ammo (some 9mm Corto, some 9mm Browning, and a lot of 380 ACP) and have mebbe 200+ rounds left, and a couple hundred empties. Later I bought "funner" guns and stopped shooting the Davis. The ammo has been sitting in an ammo can for at least 10 years and every round is still good, and it takes up very little space. Maybe I'll find one of the new 380 pistols on sale and pick one up on a whim. Until then I have a bunch of ammo and brass that's taking up little room and bothering no one just waiting for me to find another 380, maybe...

 

[rockquarry]

I'm in that situation now. I have .380 handloads but have had no .380 pistols for several years.

It's a lot of wasted effort to break down several hundred rounds. Keep them; they won't spoil and don't take up that much space. Besides, they're an incentive to buy another .380 if you run across a great deal.

 

[SLT223]

Get another .380 or go to a range with rentals, rent one, and get to work.

 

[fredj338]

SHTF ammo. Put it in a box. If the big one comes you have barter mat'l. Either that or pull them & sell or trade the components. I hate throwing useful stuff away. Plus, you may get another 380, never say never.

 

[gregintenn]

Keep it! I've got lots of ammo for guns I don't own right now.

Better yet, where are you? I'm sure someone here would be local to you and happy to swing by and take it off your hands.

 

[rwsmith]

Get an intertial puller......

If you don't have one, get an inertial puller. If they are the same cartridge and you don't have to mess with changing collets it can go quickly. At first I couldn't pull a bullet for love nor money, then I got the technique down and it usually takes me one or two smacks on my big wooden block.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I'm guessing the OP figured out something by now since this thread is 2 years old lol.

 

[Neely52]

I'm guessing the OP figured out something by now since this thread is 2 years old lol.

That is funny, looks like he did buy another 380.
There is a new thread Noshow started on 380 reloading dated 8-2016 ;

"Anyone use Hodgdon Clays for 380Auto"

 

[gwpercle]

Just keep them....you never know when a deal , one that you can't pass up , will drop another 380 in your lap. Then you'll have ammo !
My dad would say " It's not eating hay...just keep it !"
And unlike milk or bread , ammo has a long shelf life.
Gary

Two years old ! ..... buy now he must have solved this problem !!!

 

[Speedo2]

Having once owned a blow-back design 380 like the PPKS, I can understand why the OP would have assumed that he would never own another 380 caliber gun. That thing was snappy and hateful; sort of like an old girlfriend from my sordid youth.

However, upon my recent G42 acquisition (locked-breach design pistol), my the opinion of 380 has evolved. I hope that the OP listened to some of the sage advise given here and kept his reloads. -S2

 

[Steely85]

With Halloween right around the corner they would likely put a smile on a young lad's face. It would be something different than the usual popcorn ball or candy corn....

 

[rwsmith]

If a post pop up with a comment....

I hardly ever check the date of the original post, thus, old threads keep coming back.

Maybe Lee will put a "This Thread Is Over a Year Old" tag or something to help us lazy people.

 

[robvious]

had a friend with same problem except he had 1500 misc rounds... he got a hi-point 380 for $150 shot them all up and sold the hi-point for $140... just consider it rent...