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Reloading - Is it still really worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Reelamin" data-source="post: 2369851" data-attributes="member: 42157"><p>I have been reloading for 45 years and will not be giving up on it. I started doing it for two reasons had to for a round we could not buy (218 Bee in the late 70's) and purely to save money. The precision benefit came later and even today I save money because I have a lot of brass and components. That being said I never factor in what I paid 20 years ago for components to justify I am saving money. (Yes I have components even powder older than 20yrs I use) The main reason is I reload both rifle and pistol for maybe 15 other people. I would always say I got it just pay me when you pick it up. </p><p></p><p>After election 2020 I have said SORRY I CANT FRONT THE STUFF ANYMORE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED AND THE AMOUNT YOU NEED. BRING THAT TO ME AND I WILL LOAD IT FOR YOU. I WOULD GUESS I HAVE NOT LOADED 300 ROUNDS FOR OUTSIDE PEOPLE IN TWO YEARS. WHAT I HEAR IS THEY CAN BUY FACTORY AMMO CHEAPER AND OR I CANT FIND ANY OF THAT STUFF. I NORMALLY WOULD LOAD 1000'S OF ROUNDS A YEAR FOR PEOPLE. EVEN MY KID WAS GOING TO GET INTO RELOADING WITH HIS OWN GEAR...JUST LAST WEEKEND.....HOLY HELLO DAD....ITS CHEAPER FOR ME TO DRIVE THREE HOURS ONE WAY....SPEND THE WEEKEND THEN BUY ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND CRAP TO DO THIS. </p><p>Even today just from a cost savings I save money over buying factory ammo on my centerfire. When loading bulk/practice 223 FMJ, pistol rounds, shotgun of equal quality/components its cheaper to buy unless I lower my quality of components. (Already posted and clarified this earlier) If I cheapen on components for larger centerfire....yes they work and have worked for a feaking 100 years it is dang close on costs. The factory ammo and guns have increased in quality noticeably, and I can still gain on precision usually 98% of the time over factory hunting ammo and even most match ammo. There are still lots of people who dont have several stores to stop and shop at on their way home from church or work and I am one of them. So component cost short notice is exponentially more. </p><p></p><p>I'm not caving in and quitting, and this current reality from many angles has me shooting anything (even 22lr) almost down to nothing. It is pretty bad when my buckets have not been rotated out in two years. I just don't have the funds, nor the desire to spend the amount of money it takes lately. I shake my head telling people "No way in Hello am I paying $50 for primers". Yet today, I am bartering for surplus bullets from people 10-15 states away just to load for a certain gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reelamin, post: 2369851, member: 42157"] I have been reloading for 45 years and will not be giving up on it. I started doing it for two reasons had to for a round we could not buy (218 Bee in the late 70's) and purely to save money. The precision benefit came later and even today I save money because I have a lot of brass and components. That being said I never factor in what I paid 20 years ago for components to justify I am saving money. (Yes I have components even powder older than 20yrs I use) The main reason is I reload both rifle and pistol for maybe 15 other people. I would always say I got it just pay me when you pick it up. After election 2020 I have said SORRY I CANT FRONT THE STUFF ANYMORE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED AND THE AMOUNT YOU NEED. BRING THAT TO ME AND I WILL LOAD IT FOR YOU. I WOULD GUESS I HAVE NOT LOADED 300 ROUNDS FOR OUTSIDE PEOPLE IN TWO YEARS. WHAT I HEAR IS THEY CAN BUY FACTORY AMMO CHEAPER AND OR I CANT FIND ANY OF THAT STUFF. I NORMALLY WOULD LOAD 1000'S OF ROUNDS A YEAR FOR PEOPLE. EVEN MY KID WAS GOING TO GET INTO RELOADING WITH HIS OWN GEAR...JUST LAST WEEKEND.....HOLY HELLO DAD....ITS CHEAPER FOR ME TO DRIVE THREE HOURS ONE WAY....SPEND THE WEEKEND THEN BUY ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND CRAP TO DO THIS. Even today just from a cost savings I save money over buying factory ammo on my centerfire. When loading bulk/practice 223 FMJ, pistol rounds, shotgun of equal quality/components its cheaper to buy unless I lower my quality of components. (Already posted and clarified this earlier) If I cheapen on components for larger centerfire....yes they work and have worked for a feaking 100 years it is dang close on costs. The factory ammo and guns have increased in quality noticeably, and I can still gain on precision usually 98% of the time over factory hunting ammo and even most match ammo. There are still lots of people who dont have several stores to stop and shop at on their way home from church or work and I am one of them. So component cost short notice is exponentially more. I'm not caving in and quitting, and this current reality from many angles has me shooting anything (even 22lr) almost down to nothing. It is pretty bad when my buckets have not been rotated out in two years. I just don't have the funds, nor the desire to spend the amount of money it takes lately. I shake my head telling people "No way in Hello am I paying $50 for primers". Yet today, I am bartering for surplus bullets from people 10-15 states away just to load for a certain gun. [/QUOTE]
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