How much will you save and understanding it's time consuming, how much times IS consumed?
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How much will you save and understanding it's time consuming, how much times IS consumed?
Cheers!:)
More than we will admit and enough to fill our OCD requirements.
is there another kind ???Quote:
Originally Posted by James J.
How long is a piece of string ? It varies depending on how much more you shoot as a result of reloading what sort of gear you invest in.Quote:
Originally Posted by James J.
You WILL shoot more when you reload your own ...
Time wise , as an example, a batch of 100 223 rounds takes me about an hour all told.
Reloading is a pain in the ass cause I start to worry about tying to keep all the brass. I have a video of me shooting but I look awkward as watching it as I try to eject the spent shell into my hand and hold a handful of empty's while still shooting haha. I must be alright at it though I only lost 3 out of 30 yesterday. And I know where they are, just couldn't be bothered picking up brass in some mud.
I think some people find reloading therapeutic and count the time as time well spent. Once you have the required equipment it seems to be cheaper but I'd say performance is more the driving factor? I could be wrong. Either way, I am saving my brass to begin reloading at some stage :thumbsup:
Even saving my brass "just in case" I ever want to reload annoys me. So I don't think it's for me!! Maybe when I have more time at home one day.
James, if you want to reload to save money, forget it. Go buy cheap factory ammo and shoot that..
dunno about saving money haha but its pretty fun to make awesome customized ammo for whatever purpose. i have to reload now anyways for all the queer calibres ive got haha
James
You wont actually save any money ...... in fact you will spend more money.
Each round you reload will cost less but you will shoot much more.
As for time .... once your hooked you will never find enough time to spend at your reloading bench no matter how much spare time you think you have now.
Good luck
Cheers
Pete
I have all the gear but just cant be fucked and go buy ammo a lot of the time unless its one of my reload only guns due to ammo cost or the fact you cant buy it
I can punch them out pretty quick but id rather 20 rounds that are 100% perfect an hour rather than 100 I've just chucked together
Sounds like a planQuote:
Originally Posted by ebf
Thanks ebf!
Thanks Pete! Yeah times is a very important resource!Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
Cheers
yep you reload coz its more accurate not to save moneyQuote:
Originally Posted by ebf
By casting and reloading you can save bucket loads of cash and the more you shoot the more you save.
This Sunday down at the range I'm planning on shooting my way into being a millionaire. ;)
I save nothing, neither in time nor money, however I'm pleased I was talking into this reloading game.
You will become a better shot too with all the extra shooting you will do
its not about saving money for me. its accuracy, and projectiles you cant buy in factory ammo.
a rifle with customised ammo (hand loaded) will usually shoot better than one feed factory ammo, and a hand loader is probably a better shot because hes behind his rifle shooting more often.
Well, Jimmy J if you are concerned about the time taken for reloading, then don't take up deer stalking as the rate per hour is shocking...I have always said that venison costs about $300 per pound...by the time you take into account the gun, the dog [and associated costs], the vehicle, the reloading gear, the helicopter costs, the time away from work, the gifts to the woman to justify all of the above.
How many rounds do you shoot per week ?Quote:
Originally Posted by James J.
Per month ?
Perspective is a good friend to have :thumbsup:
I chose reloading so I can make ammo that my rifle likes and you know that the ammo you made won't be hard to come by or become unavailable when there are shortages like we have been experiencing.
Reloading 100 rnds full process takes about 3-4 hours which I'll space out over a week. If I included tumble time. It's about 10 hours total.
I end up with a "++ premium" rounds for less than the budget price.
If you considered the value of time ... Let's say 50/hour exclude tumble ... At approx $1 end for components.
$200+$100=$300/100rnds=$3rnd
$3x20rnds=$60 "Packet"
Excluding time it is $20 packet of ammo ...
Taken with a pinch of salt ... :)
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You will not save money , you will spend the same or more , BUT you will have more ammo to shoot , and as has been said , you can tailor the load to your rifle , and pick the bullet YOU want to use , and not whats available in factory ammo .
I used to reload all my own ammo, but now can't be bothered. I just buy factory ammo off the shelf. The accuracy of factory ammo is such that if I aim at an animal, I will hit it, it will go down and the job is done. I hate range shooting so don't actually fire that many rounds each year.
However, if I was target shooting and needed the accuracy and was churing through much higher numbers of rounds, then reloading is probably justified. With high volumes it is cheaper and some find there is some therapeutic value in sitting down in the garage reloading.
Kaweka_NeilQuote:
Originally Posted by Kaweka_Neil
This is my main reason for reloading .... because I enjoy it. :)
You also get a little extra buzz when you take an animal with your own reload, similar to catching Trout on the Fly you just finished tying.
Cheers
Pete
You can be at the pub or you can reload and get something worth while done.
Some find reloading Fun ? , but to me , its just like doing the dishes or mowing the lawns , ie " I hate it " , But its the only way I can afford to shoot , so its a neccessory evil at the moment , until I win LOTTO .
I will say , as to reloading , be
1 ) Careful , make sure all your data is out of a current reloading manual .
2 ) If using a powder thrower/despencer , use a piece of masking tape to stick to the hopper & label the powder in use ? , why because 3 mths later when you relaod again , you will look at that powder & think , whats that powder & guess as to what it is , ( and either use it ? , or tip it down the sink ) , IF you are not 100% sure of the powder , DONOT risk your life for $5-10 of powder , throw it out .
3 ) Or once done , pour all the powder back into the correct container .
4 ) If you store stuff in containers , other than original packing , make sure they are marked as to what they are , from powders to primers etc ,
5 ) Save the guessing for the Casino , NEVER guess when assembling ammo .
6 ) Also , donot borrow reloaded ammo from anyone , the ammo maybe dangerous , squib etc .
7 ) NEVER make ammo , when you are tired or are rushed ( ie little time etc ) , as you are more inclined to stuff up , and miss something you would other wise pick up on .
Later Chris
I enjoy reloading, something I can do between shooting and better than watching TV.
I've been loading some 53gr Vmaxs in my 223, which if I was too buy would cost me about $2.20 a round, but considering I have free brass is about $.70 to reload.
If I brought things in bulk it'd be cheaper again.
I loaded about 50 rounds this weekend and was probably an hour and a half, but I wasn't in a hurry, I sized another 30 odd cases, and I was trimming, deburring, individually weighting powder, and doing a thorough job. What I'm doing will be more accurate than most factory loads, but more importantly you get a much better selection of projectiles.
If you shoot a lot of a certain round and don't need to be super accurate you could do it dirt cheap buying everything in bulk and load up pretty quickly, but of consistency and accuracy is what you are after then it'll be slower and more expensive.
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I'm not a hard core reloader by any imagination :D but banged these .223 out this afternoon for use this weekend on some rabbits - combination of Vmax, soft points, and a couple of hollow points. All while having a nice zen time with no interruptions or kids yelling. Reloading also does give you the opportunity to try different projectiles and load combinations. To purchase that lot you're looking at *roughly* $55/box, reloaded *roughly* $30/box.
But if you're wanting to get into reloading to save money, think about how much $$ you're already dropped on your rifle and scope ;) that'll put things into perspective.
What projectiles are those @Kscott ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kscott
The reds are vmaxes , but what are the blacks ?
The VLD hp I'm guessing is a targex 69 ??
Tim
Close. Vmax, Sierra 55gr SP and Sierra 53gr HP. The Sierras seem to group better in my rifle than the Hornady 55gr SP, and also have a rounder, smoother nose. The Hornady ones sometimes look as if they've been plucked from the mould with a pair of pliers by a blind bucktooth Yankee called Billy Bob Sue.
The key to reducing time required is outsourcing labour for some of the jobs like cleaning and sorting bras... lol
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Originally Posted by distant stalker
Cleaning and sorting bras !!??dude !!!
CYFS !!!
Tim
Haha well spotted @kiwi39
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$3.00 for once fired 7mm08 brass might get more hits here:roll:
how long it takes me to do rounds is hard to calculate, because I shut the world out when I load.
nothing worse than someone wanting to chat to you while you are loading.
I do like making a rifle that shoots no better than 1.5-2 inches shoot small clover leaf groups
it really is like getting 70 odd dollar per packet premium ammo for the price of cheep stuff
Ie good pill, good accuracy
