Attention: Reloaders

[The Right to Bear Arms]

Does anyone here reload all of the so called " practical calibers " 9mm, 40S&W, and 45ACP ?

If so, please regale the rest of us " non reloaders " on all the benefits and value of this increasingly valuable activity.

Yes, I plan on getting started and frankly I feel our Golden state benefits overall when we have a gun owner community that possesses a diversified skill set.

Thanks for your time my fellow California gunners,

R.B.A.

[zfields]

There is a section on the form for reloading....read the stickies.

[zfields]

Oh, and its a horrible time to start reloading. If you think ammo is hard to find, try looking for primers.

[XDRoX]

The benefits:
Easier to get components in times of shortages than factory rounds.
Taylor make custom rounds that your guns like best.
Expect to pay about half Walmart prices in normal times. I have no idea what factory ammo costs but I know that I load 9mm for just under $5 per 50 rounds.
Relaxing hobby.

Cons:
You will become obsessed with reloading.

[NewGuy1911]

Hi,

Just starting myself. To much invested now to stop. Something you should do before you give this any more thought!

Go to the reloading posts and check out the Calgunner's Reloading Benches (and all the stuff on those benches).

Buying factory ammo just might be cheaper

[zfields]

Hi,

Just starting myself. To much invested now to stop. Something you should do before you give this any more thought!

Go to the reloading posts and check out the Calgunner's Reloading Benches (and all the stuff on those benches).

Buying factory ammo just might be cheaper

I paid off my reloading gear in far under a year.

But at the time I was shooting +/- 1k a month.

[MA2]

Slight misconception, is saving money , you just end up shooting more , but just less per round .

[Press Check]

I reload to shoot better ammunition for close to the cost of factory ammunition, and more than anything else, it is another hobby for me. On average, I will shoot 100 rounds of .223, and upwards of 200 rounds of 45 ACP, so I would definitely fall into the catagory of a low-volume shooter, but at the same time, I make every shot count on the pistol or rifle line.

[boomer135]

love to know how your reloading 9mm for .10 per round. I am @ .13 using montana gold 124gr.

The benefits:
Easier to get components in times of shortages than factory rounds.
Taylor make custom rounds that your guns like best.
Expect to pay about half Walmart prices in normal times. I have no idea what factory ammo costs but I know that I load 9mm for just under $5 per 50 rounds.
Relaxing hobby.

Cons:
You will become obsessed with reloading.

[boomer135]

buy the ABC's of reloading and read it. Start collecting brass....

[zfields]

love to know how your reloading 9mm for .10 per round. I am @ .13 using montana gold 124gr.

Casting lead.

[Press Check]

Slight misconception, is saving money , you just end up shooting more , but just less per round .

Very true, but at the same time, even low-cost load-development will generally far exceed the quality of factory-based ammunition like PMC Bronze, AE Tactical, XM193, or in the case of pistol ammunition, Winchester WB, CCI Blazer, etc.

[Revoman]

38 special loads right at $5.19 per 50.

You cannot look at the cost of the loader itself as included, it is an initial investment, but not only will it will pay for itself over time, you will get most of that initial cost back if you were to sell the loader. Even if you don't sell the loader, it pays for itself.

A simplistic view;
Buy a loader for $380, use it for a few years. Sell it for $300. There isn't much lost there at all. Since you are loading each round for less that factory, you are defraying that $80 difference every time you pull that handle.

I will state these kind of savings can only be had buying in bulk, but that is easy enough to do if you join a bulk buy here or with a group of other shooters or friends.

Times are tough right now though for anything firearm related. Components as stated are hard to come by at this point in time.

[bill_k_lopez]

Reloading is great - it is time consuming though. It starts out as a way to make shooting cheaper - then it turns into its own hobby. Then you end up shooting more because of how much you are saving, so you end up spending more.

I agree that now is not a great time to start getting into it - primers and powder are ridiculous to find right now especially the popular handgun powders - try and find a pound of W231 somewhere right now. Most places are limiting sales to 1000 primers at a time. So its a rough time to "get into" reloading.

If you wanted to start, I'd say get a book and read it first. If you could find the things like powder, primers and brass - and you wanted to make the investment in the dies - make friends with someone that already has a press - thats the single most expensive investment in the hobby.

[Brian1979]

I dont know anyone who is dumb enough to just sell some guy his own reloads. The liability is so high to do something like that and its a lawsuit waiting to happen. What would you do if the ammo you bought from me blew up your gun and injured your hand?