Reloading shells worth it?

BattleRife said:
The last bag of shot I saw in stock was still $49.95. Where are you seeing it for that price?

To answer the question, I would load for waterfowl, odd guages, super low recoil, buckshot or slugs. I would not load for standard 32g, 1200fps 12-gauge target loads. Not even if I was shooting in the Olympics.

Mind you, if I came upon a home shot making machine that worked well and I had a steady supply of nearly free wheel weights, my tune might change.
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Griffoneur said:
There is no appreciable cost saving in reloading shotshells.
Rifle & pistol ammo yes. Shotgun NO!
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There is some savings possible on shotshells if you shoot a lot of high velocity, heavy waterfowl loads. For clays and skeet and mall ninja stuff like blowing up milk jugs, its cheaper to just buy the 100 round packs at cantire or wallyworld.

For some people there is more to reloading than just cheaper ammo. I have several old firearms that I cannot buy factory ammunition for, but i can make it myself.

Reloading pistol ammo is extremely cost effective, if you shoot several thousand rounds a year you can pay for the investment in reloading equipment in a short period.
 
Well, in response to Battlerife, a steady supple of wheel weights (parents happen to own a tire shop) is accesible to me, now if only i could make shot like you said...
 
can you buy shot at LeBaron, or somewhere else near ottawa? anyone bought from them recently? looking for approx price. Even at 50$ a pound, id reclaim the cost of the reloader in 88 boxes, and considering ive gone through 36 boxes already in 3-4 months, it might be worth it for me. Not counting my time of course,but for those who want a hobby, it might pay off.
 
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Let's agree that dollars and cents matter, and that calculating what it is costing you is important, but one reason to reload and to cast that is seldom discussed is to exert a bit of control over your ability to shoot. There are so many forces marshalled to stop our sport shooting that failure to give yourself as much control over what you are doing might be a mistake. I don't think one has to be fanatical about it but this is a thought I can't escape thinking about reloading and casting. Fred
 
jcenten said:
can you buy shot at LeBaron, or somewhere else near ottawa? anyone bought from them recently? looking for approx price. Even at 50$ a pound, id reclaim the cost of the reloader in 88 boxes, and considering ive gone through 36 boxes already in 3-4 months, it might be worth it for me. Not counting my time of course,but for those who want a hobby, it might pay off.
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At "$50 a pound" you will never reclaim the cost of the reloader.:confused:
 
From my perspective, yes it's worth reloading shotshells, especially if you're a high volume shooter. I just carefully had a peek at my costs, "taxes-in" with
buying bulk supplies of wads, primers & powder. I'm currently at about $ 8
a flat less than the cheapest "promo" loads (which I don't like) today.

That's not a whole lot of savings ( 80 cents a box) , but coming off a PW 950 Elite I've owned for about 10 years, and sitting on 20-30,000 once fired old style 12 ga. AA's, it's definitely worth it to me ... I get very good quality, dependable reloads, just the way I want them, ... when I want them, for a fair bit less than first rate factory stuff costs. Savings for 20 gauge is comparable ... and again, I'm in good shape with about 5000 once fired AA's. As CB & others note, it's considerably more attractive if you have a 10, 16, 28or .410, or need 2" or 2-1/2 shells for an old double.

I find reloading both relaxing & enjoyable.

In the end run, "is reloading worth it" ... maybe ... depends what you're looking for, and what you want to get out of it !
 
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