How much ammo should i have
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GunsNotPuns
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Yah......no. with my cast bullets I'm about $0.13/round
That statement without context means nothing. What rounds are you reloading? How much is retail on those rounds?
I'm not doubting you but I will say your statement goes against the grain of what a lot of reloaders have told me. They do it to customize their loads or ensure a supply of hard to find ammunition, certainly not cost savings once they factor in the cost of raw and recycled materials, reloading equipment and their time.
The one good thing is the Internet. You can shop around for the best deal. I live in a condo, so reloading is not an option (even if I wanted to, but cleaning guns takes up enough of my non-range time). Of course, the ultimate backup is to keep a working Brown Bess handy, that way you can always strip the church roofs for lead and make your own black powder! There's a church near me with a brand new roof that looks just right....
That would be for 30-30. If you buy premium components you could spend more then off the shelf ammo costs. For plinking and hunting reloaded ammo is cheaper.
come one guys .he said he is going to be living in the city going to school for the next few years ,there is no reason to go over board and have a ton of ammo if he is going to be studying and living in the city ,I am not even sure I would be bringing all my guns with me if I was in his shoes ,why have thousands of rounds and lots of guns around if you are a student going to school for every punk to steal ,,,,he did not say were he will be living but if he is sharing a room or a house it may not be a good idea to have any ammo there if it was anything like my school days ,tons of people over every night with never ending cases of brew ,,,got to think about all that stuff ,,,,,,I would never be without at least one gun and a hundred rounds ,,,Dutch
Depends on what you're reloading. For a 9mm mediumish range load, I save 10-12 cents. Not really worth it for the effort but it's fun to experiment. But for .44mag, the savings add up fast. Again for a medium type range load, I'm saving 65-70 cents over new factory like American Eagle, around 60 cents per for factory reloads. That adds up fast. Even faster for hot HP loads. Fast enough that the 4000rds plus that I've done has more than paid for every single bit of reloading gear I've ever bought. For the .308W, American Eagle runs about $1.20 a round, reloaded with Hornady A or V-Max, various powders and match primers, my most expensive round is 77 cents. Granted, I don't shoot that many of them but saving $40+ per session is pretty sweet.
oy being some what new to having my own guns (been shooting forever but only got license recently) this is one hard one for me. I wish i had the spare cash to jump on any deal i can find. But that's my advice, keep watching for deals, and buy it when you can. one thing you will find is the steel vs brass cased ammo talk (assuming for range). SKS and such surplus mostly steel for cheep. but you can now get things like the tulu ammo for great prices but its steel. So do you want to save cash steel is a option these days. Note it causes more ware, but the amount saves would well save you more then enough to replace a barrel a little early on ar for example.
but ya buy it when you can
but ya buy it when you can
GunsNotPuns
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Hat tip to you then, my man. I don't mind being proven wrong and I'm glad to hear that you're saving significant money.
I consider myself corrected then, and gladly at that. You and yomomma may have just convinced me to do more investigating of reloading.
If I can save money on .303 Brit and build a replenishing supply of 6.5 Jap, I'm all for it.
The amount of ammo you should have is in direct relation to the tensile strength of the concrete slab in your basement, at least that's what I've always been told
I was reloading in the garage one day. My wife came in to see what i was doing and notice my ammo cabinte was getting full. She said i should probably cut back since the cabinte was full. Next day there was 2nd cabinte in the garage...
Because those calibers can be hard to find, reloading should be totally worth it. What I've found is because the initial investment has already paid off, picking up another set of dies etc for a new caliber isn't much of hit. So more bonus.
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