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How to find a less expensive practice round?
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<blockquote data-quote="lancetkenyon" data-source="post: 1676075" data-attributes="member: 68875"><p>Unless you shoot a LOT, reloading is NOT cheaper. It is expensive to set up, and you still have consumables as well.</p><p>Reloading bench</p><p>Storage shelves/cabinets/boxes/etc.</p><p>Press</p><p>Shell holders</p><p>Dies</p><p>Trimmers</p><p>Case prep tools</p><p>Tumbler & media</p><p>Scale</p><p>Funnel</p><p>Measuring tools</p><p>Sizing lube</p><p>Priming tools</p><p>Brass</p><p>Powder</p><p>Primers</p><p>Bullets</p><p></p><p>What reloading DOES do is help with producing ammunition that is consistent. And tailored to YOUR rifle's tastes and likes, shooting more stable powders, with the bullets YOU choose to shoot. Not all bullets, brass, primers and powders are created equal. Some are more consistent and accurate than others. Consistency is key to accuracy. And consistency is not found in most inexpensive factory ammo. Even in some of the more expensive factory ammo.</p><p></p><p>Reloading takes practice, and TIME out of your day, to do well. What is your time worth? </p><p></p><p>Cracks me up when people say reloading saves you money. Not for years after initial start up anyway. And unless you shoot a few hundred rounds a year of top of the line factory ammo, maybe never. Unless you buy the cheapest reloading supplies and components. But then, you will never get the accuracy most rifles are truly capable of producing. You have to pay to play in the accuracy game. </p><p></p><p>Cheap factory "practice ammo" would frustrate the heck out of me. I want to know if it is me or the ammo that is causing errors. Hard to do that when factory ammo can vary by 100+fps, brass weights vary by 20gr, and seating depths vary by .030" or more. Let alone neck tension, bullet weight and dimensional differences, primer seating, case dimensions, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lancetkenyon, post: 1676075, member: 68875"] Unless you shoot a LOT, reloading is NOT cheaper. It is expensive to set up, and you still have consumables as well. Reloading bench Storage shelves/cabinets/boxes/etc. Press Shell holders Dies Trimmers Case prep tools Tumbler & media Scale Funnel Measuring tools Sizing lube Priming tools Brass Powder Primers Bullets What reloading DOES do is help with producing ammunition that is consistent. And tailored to YOUR rifle's tastes and likes, shooting more stable powders, with the bullets YOU choose to shoot. Not all bullets, brass, primers and powders are created equal. Some are more consistent and accurate than others. Consistency is key to accuracy. And consistency is not found in most inexpensive factory ammo. Even in some of the more expensive factory ammo. Reloading takes practice, and TIME out of your day, to do well. What is your time worth? Cracks me up when people say reloading saves you money. Not for years after initial start up anyway. And unless you shoot a few hundred rounds a year of top of the line factory ammo, maybe never. Unless you buy the cheapest reloading supplies and components. But then, you will never get the accuracy most rifles are truly capable of producing. You have to pay to play in the accuracy game. Cheap factory "practice ammo" would frustrate the heck out of me. I want to know if it is me or the ammo that is causing errors. Hard to do that when factory ammo can vary by 100+fps, brass weights vary by 20gr, and seating depths vary by .030" or more. Let alone neck tension, bullet weight and dimensional differences, primer seating, case dimensions, etc. [/QUOTE]
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