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Post by bigblue on May 3, 2006 16:24:39 GMT -6
I can only remember ever having one gun that shot better with factory ammo than the reloads I made for it. It was a H+R Ultra Varmint in .223 and preferred cheap Winchester USA ammo to anything I was able to produce. Other than that one rifle, I've probably owned close to 100 different guns that always shot more accurately with hand loads. People spend thousands on a rifle that will shoot MOA groups, which with hand loads I've been able to do with rifles that cost under $300. The ammo manufacturers can't cater to just one rifle, so they produce ammo that will work the best in the majority of guns. By hand loading you can customize ammo for your gun.
So why aren't you reloading yet? As far as I'm concerned it's the best way to get your gun to shoot accurately.
Don
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Post by DocHolladay on May 3, 2006 22:54:06 GMT -6
Why procrastinate today, when I can do it tomorrow???   |
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Post by bigblue on May 5, 2006 20:02:41 GMT -6
Why procrastinate today, when I can do it tomorrow??? Doc, A lot depends on the gun, but hypothetically speaking, if a guy owned, oh let's say a .44 mag. carbine, you just can't buy the kind of ammo you can handload for it.  Bullet choices are limited in factory ammo and it's produced with a pistol length barrel in mind. Most all guns respond well to handloading, but some just come out and shine. Don |
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Post by bubbawitha4570 on May 12, 2006 20:40:52 GMT -6
I'm not reloading yet because I've used all of my bullets!!!!
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Post by tmrltree on Oct 5, 2008 3:43:32 GMT -6
I'm not reloading yet because I thought it would be to complex for myself at this time, with the schedule Uncle Sam gives me. However, after reading a bunch of the post in this section, it may not be as complex as I thought, and I am reading more into it. I also now realize, its not as expensive as I once thought.
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Post by juliang on Oct 5, 2008 5:55:01 GMT -6
Hi rmrltree I waited to get to get into reloading for the same reasons as yourself. I started 3 years ago and am I gald I did! Go buy a reloading manual, the Lyman is as good as any. I started off with a LEe anniversary kit, and a set of Lee dies. Total cost including powder and primers was probably just over $100. I know this does not give the greatest quality reloading equipment but it will certainly get you started. Reloading is not difficult, believe me.
Price of ammo these days, I'd say it was the best thing you could do for your shooting hobby.
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Post by bigblue on Oct 5, 2008 14:51:07 GMT -6
I originally started reloading just for my pistols, a Colt series 70 1911a Combat Commander in .45acp and a 6" Colt Python in .357 mag. At the time I was shooting mostly at indoor ranges and either buying ammo or purchasing the ranges reloads. The ranges reloads were dirty and of poor quality and the price of factory ammo was too high to shoot as much as I wanted to shoot. At that time I was shooting around 600 rounds per week! Once a month I shot the .45acp in IPSC competitions. My first reloading bench was actually the kitchen table in a second floor apartment. I decided to reload for my rifles in order to customize loads to the rifles, get a better choice of bullets and to get better accuracy. Saving money was just a nice extra. The first rifle I reloaded for was a Remington Model 700 Police Sniper rifle in .308. Using 168gr. Sierra Matchking bullets and IMR4064 powder it could shoot quarter sized groups at 200 yards.
Don
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Post by bubbawitha4570 on Oct 15, 2008 20:06:52 GMT -6
BTW, I'm still not reloading because I don't have my benches set up from the move yet....  |
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Post by DocHolladay on Oct 15, 2008 20:29:32 GMT -6
I checked into everything I would need to reload for my .44 Rem Mag. Now all I need is the money to buy it. Gotta get tires and more important things first.
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Bullet choices are limited in factory ammo and it's produced with a pistol length barrel in mind. Most all guns respond well to handloading, but some just come out and shine.
