pre64hunter
Active Member
That's Right!
I enjoy reloading. I've cast bullets, slugs and I have never fired factory loads in most of my guns. I started reloading with a Lee hand loader when I was a teenager 50 years ago to save money.
With the price of lead and shipping shotgun shells are cheaper to buy.
I cast and reload my own 12 gauge slugs that shoot sometimes better than factory sabot ammo. When my sons were young and beginning deer hunters I could have never afforded $15 a box of 5 slugs. We shot well over 100 slugs a year and we were confident where our guns hit.
But now my kids are making good money, they don't care about reloading, they buy slugs.
If I find factory rifle ammo that shoots good that's what I use. Most of the time though handloads will shoot better, much much in a rifle.
Sometimes handguns can be finicky with resizing the brass but usually much cheaper for just shooting.
ONE GOOD QUESTION, MANY ANSWERS!
The consensus from the reloaders I know is that you have to love reloading as an activity upon itself. If you’re doing it just to save money it becomes tedious.
I enjoy reloading. I've cast bullets, slugs and I have never fired factory loads in most of my guns. I started reloading with a Lee hand loader when I was a teenager 50 years ago to save money.
With the price of lead and shipping shotgun shells are cheaper to buy.
I cast and reload my own 12 gauge slugs that shoot sometimes better than factory sabot ammo. When my sons were young and beginning deer hunters I could have never afforded $15 a box of 5 slugs. We shot well over 100 slugs a year and we were confident where our guns hit.
But now my kids are making good money, they don't care about reloading, they buy slugs.
If I find factory rifle ammo that shoots good that's what I use. Most of the time though handloads will shoot better, much much in a rifle.
Sometimes handguns can be finicky with resizing the brass but usually much cheaper for just shooting.
ONE GOOD QUESTION, MANY ANSWERS!