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<blockquote data-quote="TRG65" data-source="post: 1746949" data-attributes="member: 103919"><p>If I look around my loading room and what I considered good enough a few years ago, and what I have and am chasing now. I agree with others you start questioning am I saving money.</p><p></p><p>20+ years ago I started with a used Lee progressive and some RCBS pistol dies (all gone) to support an IDPA habit. Then I got a free RCBS Junior single stage (still around but not mounted). Now to support a USPSA habit, there is a 1050 with heads for 9mm and 223. For the PRS habit there is a 650 with either Redding competition bushing dies, or Whidden bushing dies (depending on cartridge), in Whidden floating tool heads, and accompanied by an autotrickler with Area 419 upgrades beside an AMP annealer.</p><p></p><p>I'm getting better and more consistent results now for my rifles than I ever have in the past. Results that I haven't been able to get using factory ammo the few times I've tested it. I could get good enough, but not what my handloads give me. Using my son's Creedmoor as a base line I'm saving $0.87/round shooting 147 ELDs. My 6.5x47 or my 338 WinMag or my 6.5 Addiction I would be saving even more. You pretty much can't buy fact 6.5x47 and absolutely can't buy 6.5 Addiction factory. </p><p></p><p>Looking at the rifles I track, I loaded and shot close to 2500 rounds between two rifles over the last year, probably another 1000 in 223 and 338, and another couple hundred for my son's 6.5 Creedmoor. Then a few thousand 9mm between my son and I. There is no way I could shoot this volume buying factory ammo, but 1 year's "savings" comes close to paying for the auto tricker and AMP. Another year or part would be necessary for the Dillon, toolheads, and dies. But if I didn't have all the stuff, I wouldn't shoot this much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRG65, post: 1746949, member: 103919"] If I look around my loading room and what I considered good enough a few years ago, and what I have and am chasing now. I agree with others you start questioning am I saving money. 20+ years ago I started with a used Lee progressive and some RCBS pistol dies (all gone) to support an IDPA habit. Then I got a free RCBS Junior single stage (still around but not mounted). Now to support a USPSA habit, there is a 1050 with heads for 9mm and 223. For the PRS habit there is a 650 with either Redding competition bushing dies, or Whidden bushing dies (depending on cartridge), in Whidden floating tool heads, and accompanied by an autotrickler with Area 419 upgrades beside an AMP annealer. I'm getting better and more consistent results now for my rifles than I ever have in the past. Results that I haven't been able to get using factory ammo the few times I've tested it. I could get good enough, but not what my handloads give me. Using my son's Creedmoor as a base line I'm saving $0.87/round shooting 147 ELDs. My 6.5x47 or my 338 WinMag or my 6.5 Addiction I would be saving even more. You pretty much can't buy fact 6.5x47 and absolutely can't buy 6.5 Addiction factory. Looking at the rifles I track, I loaded and shot close to 2500 rounds between two rifles over the last year, probably another 1000 in 223 and 338, and another couple hundred for my son's 6.5 Creedmoor. Then a few thousand 9mm between my son and I. There is no way I could shoot this volume buying factory ammo, but 1 year's "savings" comes close to paying for the auto tricker and AMP. Another year or part would be necessary for the Dillon, toolheads, and dies. But if I didn't have all the stuff, I wouldn't shoot this much. [/QUOTE]
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