Pros and Cons of Reloading

[Flashover16]

I guess you guys answered my question!

I am not a very patient man and do not care to read lol

Bulk ammo it is

sounds like you should remain a wally world, Academy, Cabela's shopper then.

 

[ReganR6]

sounds like you should remain a wally world, Academy, Cabela's shopper then.

I literally shop none of those store.

Thanks for the advice though

 

[Jackie Graham]

You can usually find steel or aluminum cased 9mm at Wally World for about $0.20 per round after tax. Otherwise, you will have to go online and buy some factory remanufactured stuff for about the same price.

 

[palmettomoon]

9mm and 300AAC

Worth buying a reloading set up to do so?

Likely worth it if you are tailoring a load to a rifle/suppressor combo, or any rifle for that matter. I can load much higher quality ammunition that I can buy. I chrono everything and do my math, then take it to Talladega for verifying. It's satisfying. I shoot a lot of weird stuff too so reloading is the only option for me (cost-wise anyway).

Stuff like 7.7 Jap, 6.5 Jap, 6.5 Swede, .303 Brit, 40-40 Krag, 8mm Mauser, 450-500 Martini Henry, 45/70 Gov't (Black Powder pressures), etc., really is cheaper if you roll your own.

I load thousands of .45 ACP and .38 Spl. flush seated wadcutters each year and shoot them too. They are reduced power loads for Bullseye target shooting. Mid range 38 is damned near impossible to find and if you do see a couple of old boxes on a table at a gunshow it's retarded owners are asking retarded prices for it.

 

[ReganR6]

Likely worth it if you are tailoring a load to a rifle/suppressor combo, or any rifle for that matter. I can load much higher quality ammunition that I can buy. I chrono everything and do my math, then take it to Talladega for verifying. It's satisfying. I shoot a lot of weird stuff too so reloading is the only option for me (cost-wise anyway).

Stuff like 7.7 Jap, 6.5 Jap, 6.5 Swede, .303 Brit, 40-40 Krag, 8mm Mauser, 450-500 Martini Henry, 45/70 Gov't (Black Powder pressures), etc., really is cheaper if you roll your own.

I load thousands of .45 ACP and .38 Spl. flush seated wadcutters each year and shoot them too. They are reduced power loads for Bullseye target shooting. Mid range 38 is damned near impossible to find and if you do see a couple of old boxes on a table at a gunshow it's retarded owners are asking retarded prices for it.

Thanks man. I really do appreciate your input.

I would really only be reloading 300AAC Subs and 9mm plinking/defensive ammo

Not sure if that would merit buying a setup and reloading or not

 

[z.chance]

Ive got a dillon 650 that is set up for 223. Since I got all my brass for free, my reloads are very cheap. The reloading setup should be paid for in savings in just a few thousand rounds.

I did just grab a single stage to start loading 300blk. Its very worth it to me for that caliber because theres so many things you can do with it, and pretty big cost savings too.

 

[Glockadopoulos]

After you work up a nice minor load with some VV N320 for a 9mm, bulk factory ammo will seem kinda lame. And it's cheaper. Cast and it's .22lr cheap.

 

[handloader]

I loaded 9mm when you couldn't buy it. Now it isn't worth the time. I still save a huge amount on 30-06, 44 mag, 7mm-08, 8x57, etc.

 

[GeauxLSU]

I have all the equipment and have never used it (inherited) and I need to do it for less common/expensive stuff, (.30 Herrett, .260, .44 spcl,).
Just another thing on that ever growing "one day" list...

 

[biker_bill]

I have all the equipment and have never used it (inherited) and I need to do it for less common/expensive stuff, (.30 Herrett, .260, .44 spcl,).
Just another thing on that ever growing "one day" list...

You even have his recipes!
No excuse!