NFrameFred
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Originally posted by smith crazy:
Casting, you gotta get into casting!
I'd love to, but can't seem to find a supply of lead in these parts . . .
why reload?
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I'd love to, but can't seem to find a supply of lead in these parts . . .
Hey Goboling: shipping is on you....both ways....to central Indiana.6000 38's, 3000 357's, 3000 45acp's and 3000 44mags will do it for this summer. We'll talk next fall since I'm caught up for now; load all winter so I can shoot all summer. Oh, that of course doesn't include what'll be burned in the K22!
R. Walter
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In my rifle reloading, I'm a long range shooter and varminter. I like to craft accurate loads for the smallest possible groups.
For general handgunnning, basically, I like to reload in volume.
In my hunting handguns, my reloading is geared towards powerful loads driving the best bullet possible for the big game I'm chasing.
For general handgunnning, basically, I like to reload in volume.
In my hunting handguns, my reloading is geared towards powerful loads driving the best bullet possible for the big game I'm chasing.
Skip Sackett
US Veteran
Originally posted by NFrameFred:
Originally posted by smith crazy:
Casting, you gotta get into casting!
I'd love to, but can't seem to find a supply of lead in these parts . . .
ebay, do a search.
m657
Member
I've found a way to reload and shoot "for FREE"....
I got my supplies SO LONG AGO, compared with today's costs, they didn't cost ANYTHING. Some of these have been sitting there loaded and waiting, since before Y2K.
And I got to meet with my (now grown)son for a fine afternoon on the target range....that was nearly deserted but for us.
My NEW hobby is 'finding replacement components' because NOW is likely to be cheaper than LATER. And at 2% return interest on savings, I'd rather disburse the return on my prior investment, than 'roll it over' into the new dog-money economy.
We took 3 1911s, a 625, and a couple 9mms to try out the recipes. Shot up about 500 ACPs and 250 9s....
"All free"....*kaff*kaff*.....
Never could have afforded it with store bought ammo....
I got my supplies SO LONG AGO, compared with today's costs, they didn't cost ANYTHING. Some of these have been sitting there loaded and waiting, since before Y2K.
And I got to meet with my (now grown)son for a fine afternoon on the target range....that was nearly deserted but for us.
My NEW hobby is 'finding replacement components' because NOW is likely to be cheaper than LATER. And at 2% return interest on savings, I'd rather disburse the return on my prior investment, than 'roll it over' into the new dog-money economy.
We took 3 1911s, a 625, and a couple 9mms to try out the recipes. Shot up about 500 ACPs and 250 9s....
"All free"....*kaff*kaff*.....
Never could have afforded it with store bought ammo....
Skip Sackett
US Veteran
"why reload" is the question. I have an addendum to my previous answer.
At the local gun range today, limit 2 boxes of ammo per customer, period.
At another local gun store today, no 380 ammo, others not available either. Steel case Wolf 223, still available, no others.
Why reload? If I stay informed, like some did at the middle part of last year, they bought components. Things were cheap and plentiful, we stocked up.
Now the "ammo well" is dry, that is, all except a few that were prepared and reload.
Hind sight is always 20/20 but if you learn from this situation, maybe, just maybe, you will have prescription glasses on before the next time it happens.
FWIW
At the local gun range today, limit 2 boxes of ammo per customer, period.
At another local gun store today, no 380 ammo, others not available either. Steel case Wolf 223, still available, no others.
Why reload? If I stay informed, like some did at the middle part of last year, they bought components. Things were cheap and plentiful, we stocked up.
Now the "ammo well" is dry, that is, all except a few that were prepared and reload.
Hind sight is always 20/20 but if you learn from this situation, maybe, just maybe, you will have prescription glasses on before the next time it happens.
FWIW
m657
Member
....also, in a weird way.....
"reloading" is rather like a fly fisherman learning how to tie his own flies....
It is a related yet distinctly different aspect of the Shooting Art....it soothes the spirit and deepens the appreciation for unpredicted enjoyment of what we do....
"reloading" is rather like a fly fisherman learning how to tie his own flies....
It is a related yet distinctly different aspect of the Shooting Art....it soothes the spirit and deepens the appreciation for unpredicted enjoyment of what we do....
ambassador
Member
I got started in reloading when I got three FTF in my first ever centerfire rifle using factory ammo in my 222Rem H&R Model322.I HAVE NOT BOUGHT Factory ammo since.I have now started to reload pistol ammo .380ACP,357MAG Lee factory crimp carbide die sets never a problem feeding .firing or ejecting.Reloading only way to go for me!.Oh it's fun too.
Duke426
Member
Sort of like "ambassador" although I didn't have any FTF's, I was finding a big variation in my factory ammo from round to round and box to box. I was shooting good quality factory stuff too...Winchester, Federal and Remington.
I don't reload because it saves me any money or because I shoot a lot - it doesn't and I don't. I don't reload because I am working up a MOA target load or anything like that. I reload just to produce a predictable, consistent product each and every round down the tube. That makes the shooting more enjoyable for me because then I don't feel like I'm just burning up mediocre ammunition for the heck of it.
I don't reload because it saves me any money or because I shoot a lot - it doesn't and I don't. I don't reload because I am working up a MOA target load or anything like that. I reload just to produce a predictable, consistent product each and every round down the tube. That makes the shooting more enjoyable for me because then I don't feel like I'm just burning up mediocre ammunition for the heck of it.
Superflywimpy
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I found that by reloading my own shells rifle or pistol I can tailor my rounds to suit my needs better. I shoot 44 magnum and I dont always want to shoot the full tilt shake your fillings out of your mouth loads but some informal plinking around 1000 fps. Or when I shoot my 30.06 rifle I can load small light bullets like 110 grain spire soft point to blast the coyotes from a far. It also saves me money and and lots of it with the price of ammo these days. It also fills my spare time with a very enjoyable hobby. Helps keep my mind sharp because you can't afford mistakes when you reload.
cmort666
Member
A factory equivalent of my .30-06 long range loads simply doesn't exist. About the only .30-06 target ammunition available is the obsolescent 168gr. load. I load a 200gr. Sierra Match King over IMR4350. No such thing in the stores.
If I didn't reload, I couldn't shoot. I came to that realization in 1979. Factory ammunition certainly hasn't gotten any cheaper since then. The only factory center fire ammunition I buy is self-defense ammunition and that purely for legal reasons.
I have reloading gear and supplies for every caliber I regularly shoot. I don't have as big a supply of components as I wish I did, but I won't be going to Walmart, hat in hand, for the foreseeable future.
If I didn't reload, I couldn't shoot. I came to that realization in 1979. Factory ammunition certainly hasn't gotten any cheaper since then. The only factory center fire ammunition I buy is self-defense ammunition and that purely for legal reasons.
I have reloading gear and supplies for every caliber I regularly shoot. I don't have as big a supply of components as I wish I did, but I won't be going to Walmart, hat in hand, for the foreseeable future.
Bullseye Smith
Member
When I used a single stage press I enjoyed reloading, then I got a 650 Dillon and then it was a job. But now I have a 550 Dillon and enjoy the heck out of it, loading is fun again. I still have the 650, but the 550 gets used 97% of the time. I load 9mm - 45 colt - 32 S&W Long and 45 acp on the 550. The 650 is setup for 38 Special and 223. Working up a load for a handgun or rifle is alot of fun. Plus I wouldn't be able to shoot like I do if I didn't load my ammo. I was happy this weekend because I got power for 18 bucks a pound
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I'm one of those lost souls who always has to do something or be busy. If I'm reloading, I can't nibble on junk food. Reloading ammo is really my diet plan that is fully approved by Rosie O'Donnell. I don't save a dime doing it because of the higher volume / lower cost syndrome. $50 of 2002 reloading components makes a lot more ammunition than $50 buys at the ammo counter today.
photoman
Member
Reloading made me a better shooter and I enjoy spending "quiet" time in the garage.
Black_Sheep
Member
ain't that the truth!
gregintenn
Member
why reload?
It keeps me out of my wife's hair.
It keeps me out of my wife's hair.
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