Is there any reason to reload 12ga if I'm shooting 100-150 rounds of sporting clays each weekend? I can usually buy 12ga target loads around $5 a box on sale, so is it worth the time/investment of a single stage or progressive press?
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I know Zip about reloading.. so let me ask you guys
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Not really going to save much on 12 gauge. There are some cost calculators ,IIRC,
on Mec website that will show you. If you only shoot 12 gauge the $5. stuff is the way to go. cheap and time is spent shooting.
on Mec website that will show you. If you only shoot 12 gauge the $5. stuff is the way to go. cheap and time is spent shooting.
We have a tendency to agree, unless you already have equipment sitting around...
just a suggestion, go buy them until the tidal wave hits....
just a suggestion, go buy them until the tidal wave hits....
It is only cheaper to reload 28 and 410 , at one time it was cheaper to load 12 ga, and if you want to load good quality hunting loads it is cheaper to reload, but trap and skeet shells are as cheap to buy off the shelf
NO!
You will not save any money and it will cost you more to load 12 gauge shells.
Lead shot is so high right now it'll cost you $6 a box to make 1 ounce shells and as you've seen you can get 1 1/8 ounce shells for a little over $5 a box.
The only savings in shot shell reloading now is .410/28 & 16 gauge.
For example .410 Win AA is $9 a box, you can reload them for about $3.
28's and 16's are high too, so there's a savings there as well.
Yeah,
That's pretty much what I figured after talking to some of the guys at my gun club. If I shot 28 gauge or .410 it would be worth the time/expense. Otherwise Wally World or Dicks seem to be my best bet
