Go shooting with a non reloader.

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As we are driving out talking about things he says he has about a box and a half of bullets. Enough to practice with and hunt for the year. Good thing I wasn't drinking coffee at the time, I could have chocked and dried.
Don't know at what point my OCD would cut in, the rifles I only shoot rarely have at least 5 boxes. But I'm not to the point of putting wheels on the ammo box. Yet.

A fellow reloader asked me " Is your house leaning towards the gun room."
 
I'll never waste my time reloading. Too many other things I'd rather do.
I just moved my ammo crates/boxes/etc. and didn't realize just how much I actually had.
 
I've been a reloader since the early 70"s. Love it, like trying different brands of bullets and powders looking for the optimum load for a rifle. My kids just shake their heads when i open up the powder and bullet storage. Only time i shoot much factory ammo is if i need some brass and can't source new unfired, 7.62 and 223 are the exception, i have crates of factory stuff i bought cheap. Got one son into reloading so he is a lot more appreciative of my supplies.
 
I know that feeling. I'm the only one who reloads out is my hunting group of 4.

Buying factory ammo is too damn expensive, especially if you want to shoot premium bullets. For the same cost as the cheapest factory ammo I can load up something with a premium bullet that was tuned to my specific gun.

Plus, it gives me an excuse to go shooting - gotta work up a load with this bullet or for that rifle or... There's always something!
 
The guys who don’t reload are gonna wish they did if things keep going the way they are
We may come to a time where it may be limited to what we buy/ how much we can buy, or worst case not being able to buy at all!
Nice to have supplies to make your own
A big plus to shooting with guys who don’t reload ( I have a few buddies) is free brass! :)
 
MRP said:
As we are driving out talking about things he says he has about a box and a half of bullets. Enough to practice with and hunt for the year. Good thing I wasn't drinking coffee at the time, I could have chocked and dried.
Don't know at what point my OCD would cut in, the rifles I only shoot rarely have at least 5 boxes. But I'm not to the point of putting wheels on the ammo box. Yet.

A fellow reloader asked me " Is your house leaning towards the gun room."
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That box and a half of ammo would be the norm , or more , than what most hunters use . I know lots of hunters who fire a couple of shots to make sure their scope is dialed in , and then maybe fire 2 or 3 shots during the entire hunting season ; then their rifle goes back into the safe for another year . Range/target shooters go through a ton of ammo , seasonal hunters , often just a handful of shells per year .
 
I started reloading for many reasons.
One of which is to save money.
I haven't saved any money, I just shoot way more.
Once I started reloading, i discovered another reason to reload, I just liked to reload. It is very interesting. New calibers, old calibers, obselete calibers, casting, Forming brass......
Reloaders are just good people to converse with.
 
You make fun of him only to talk about how you don't have less than five boxes for any gun. I guess you mean crates? 5 boxes isn't even worth setting up a press unless you just don't shoot it much. I had to start storing my stuff outside years ago. Moving wasn't fun...
 
Reloading is a very expensive and addictive hobby. I once came across 20, 300 Weatherby Magnum cases on the ground. Empty box in LNC in the garbage.

So I did what any sane man would do, and watched E.E. till a 300 Weatherby rifle came up for sale.

It took awhile, but that gave me plenty of time to save up for the "investment".
 
trebor2880 said:
Reloading is a very expensive and addictive hobby. I once came across 20, 300 Weatherby Magnum cases on the ground. Empty box in LNC in the garbage.

So I did what any sane man would do, and watched E.E. till a 300 Weatherby rifle came up for sale.

It took awhile, but that gave me plenty of time to save up for the "investment".
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Was there any other option?
 
9mmGunGuy said:
I'll never waste my time reloading. Too many other things I'd rather do.
I just moved my ammo crates/boxes/etc. and didn't realize just how much I actually had.
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Surplus doesn't count.

If you're lucky enough to have a rifle that isn't fussy about factory ammo and you have a lot on hand fine.

I always wonder about people that claim to shoot a lot and can't afford the time to load 50-100 rounds. Might take all of an hour???

Still, I'm not knocking you or the reason, we all have different priorities.

You seem to have missed the point of the OP. It wasn't so much the quantity of the ammo his companion had along but how limited his practice session would be to become proficient with the rifle.
 
B said:
You make fun of him only to talk about how you don't have less than five boxes for any gun. I guess you mean crates? 5 boxes isn't even worth setting up a press unless you just don't shoot it much. I had to start storing my stuff outside years ago. Moving wasn't fun...
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That's just your personal opinion.

I seldom load more than sixty rounds for any rifle at any time. Mind you, when I go to the range I seldom take less than 5 rifles.

All of my reloading gear is set to go into one or the other of four different presses on my bench. A, B, C, or the Hornady turret press D.

I found out the hard way that I can't switch my dies between presses and expect the product to be consistent from the last batch. Always something a bit different.

I don't like to keep handloads or any ammo around for longer than the season I'm hunting. This is just a personal preference.

I load for my Deer rifle just before the season starts and whatever is left over from the 60 rounds, is practice ammo. Same goes for the 257 Roberts, which is a multi purpose rifle and the 22 Hornet.

The rest mostly get ammo built to their specs the day or two before I plan to use them.

It all depends on how your personal preferences go.

Our local gunshop, sells individual boxes of five or ten rounds to those that just can't afford more and have a White Tail eating their apples in the back yard.

Not everyone that hunts and shoots is a Gunnut.
 
Well if someone wants to go thru the red pail at the left most range at the SPFG range I burned thru 80+ rounds of .303, Prvi, Winchester and UMC brass.
 
trebor2880 said:
Reloading is a very expensive and addictive hobby. I once came across 20, 300 Weatherby Magnum cases on the ground. Empty box in LNC in the garbage.

So I did what any sane man would do, and watched E.E. till a 300 Weatherby rifle came up for sale.

It took awhile, but that gave me plenty of time to save up for the "investment".
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This is gold! Can't say it had not happen to me before.
 
Ironers said:
Well if someone wants to go thru the red pail at the left most range at the SPFG range I burned thru 80+ rounds of .303, Prvi, Winchester and UMC brass.
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Too bad the brass pail at the RWF has a lock on it,but there are still people at our range that throw their brass in the garbage pails,cannot help myself and look,sometimes I get lucky.
 
trebor2880 said:
Reloading is a very expensive and addictive hobby. I once came across 20, 300 Weatherby Magnum cases on the ground. Empty box in LNC in the garbage.

So I did what any sane man would do, and watched E.E. till a 300 Weatherby rifle came up for sale.

It took awhile, but that gave me plenty of time to save up for the "investment".
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Amazon had some Lee 41 mag dies cheap once. Got them just because. Then waited for the revolver.
 
I cleaned up 50 rounds of 45 colt at the range one time, and had dies I got on trade for 303 dies, that I don't shoot
So I found a colt Anaconda in 45colt as I had 50 rounds of ammo .
Talk about not shooting much, A fellow dragged in a super nice old savage 99 in 22hp with 1 1/2 boxes of ammo from when he bought the gun new 50 yrs ago. or more
Moving into a home and did not want any more. That one went under the table. But gun hounds can smell good stuff under the tables I think.
BTW I took a new fellow shooting one day, 38sp, 9mm, and he brought his "new " SKS
He had a great time , never shot handguns before, he started to pick up his surplus steel brass, did not know you could not reload it.
 
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