Hunters who handload

[RR]

I only have 50 sets of dies

 

[prosper]

I have dies for cartridges I don't even own.

 

['Boo]

I have dies for cartridges I don't even own.

Me too! LoL

I also have bullets and brass for cartridges I either no longer own or have not yet got around to buying.

 

[BC Bigbore]

I have dies for cartridges I don't even own

I also have bullets and brass for cartridges I no longer own

You're not alone there!

 

[BC Bigbore]

130 to 8? Should have added a "both" choice there Gary.

 

[catnthehatt]

I've been known to buy a set of dies because I MAY buy a rifle that fits them, or may know someone who needs handloads!
Cat

 

['Boo]

130 to 8? Should have added a "both" choice there Gary.

Not really. A "both" option would have created a fuzzy line between the two.

I figured that hunters who shoot both factory and hand-loads would pick the option closer to what they actually do. The hand-loading shooter that buys factory ammo to obtain brass, or due to time constraints, is still a hand-loader.

The poll results so far are about what I would have guessed from a group of "Gun Nutz". As was mentioned a lot of casual hunters/shooters would not join a community like GunNutz in the first place so these results probably have little relevance in the "real" world.

 

[donnybear]

Handloading adds a dimension to hunting and shooting that cannot be bought. Its like tying your own flies for fishing. You can create exactly what you want and it brings great pride and satisfaction when it pays off.

X2 for this train of thought

 

['Boo]

X2 for this train of thought

I remember the first time I shot a duck over decoys I had carved, from a duck punt I had built, with a shotgun shell I had loaded. As the bird was being retrieved by a Lab I had trained I remember thinking that life didn't get much better than that!

 

[hs4570]

Bought my reloading equiptment in 1978 to load for my two rifles and two handguns ...and as time went on accumulated dies etc for 15 calibers that I have been shooting now for some time in over 20 rifles...I shoot factory in 22rf.. 22 win mag and 12 ga. Also enjoy IVI 7.62 military hard ball for my 308's .

As others have stated..building up loads for each rifle and getting far more accuracy than any factory fodder and for far less expense is most satisfying and of course allows you to shoot thousands of rounds a year if you wish..

hs4570..yer mileage may vary