koja48
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Have you ever . . .
You actually SLEEP with a new press in the house?????
You actually SLEEP with a new press in the house?????
Reloading saves money, and other boldfaced lies...
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XD-40 Shooter
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Every gun show I attend, we have at least 6 big ones out here every year, I buy all the 40 S&W and 357 mag brass that I see, as long as the price is right. I've got a good supply of bullets, powder, and primers, but I always seem to be short on brass. I also shoot every weekend, just so I can free up my brass for another load.
So yes, I've got the disease, take all the money I've saved over buying factory ammo and buy more reloading components, in the end, I don't save a damn thing.
But I have a heckuva lot more fun.
So yes, I've got the disease, take all the money I've saved over buying factory ammo and buy more reloading components, in the end, I don't save a damn thing. But I have a heckuva lot more fun.loud-mouth shnook
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One thing I've not seen mentioned just yet is the plight of the semi-greenhorn/materialistic-only-child types like me.
example: Began loading .38 spl. Simple, no? "Hmmm...shooting a Smith 586 so why not .357's?" 'Kay. More brass, or in my case, more ammo (excuse to shoot to make brass). "Oops, prob'ly need small pistol MAGNUM (RAWWRR!) primers now." "What about this here H110/296?", etc.
After starting all over again experimenting with all the different bullet weights and styles for .357, just like with .38 spl., the situation stabilizes...
...until...
"Oh, man. All the old gurus say .45 ACP loads are far better if you handload them. Wayulp, I wanna be an old guru, too. So I better go get me a 1911." (which I've happened to have wanted since age 8) "WOOHOO!! Got my 1911!" (of course, more dies, different powders, primers, brass, and bullets) "Already been handloading .38's, .357 magnums, .357 maximums, and .44 magnums. YAY! I'm a guru now. Lemme just start this first batch of .45's."
Long story short, now I need a factory crimp die, I need to learn how to USE said factory crimp die, I need to figure out WHOSE factory freakin' crimp die I should get, and that's just the factory crimp die, fer crissakes. And then maybe with my SECOND batch I won't wind up with a slide stuck out of battery with a round poking halfway out the back of the chamber. (Did you know that you gotta use a different crimp on autopistol ammo than ya do with revolver ammo?) GRRRRR!
But hey..."RIFLES!!!! I'm gonna be the next P.O. Ackley!"...and on and on...
Seems like everytime I buy something to solve a problem or make a change, I wind up having to buy two more things to go with that first thing I bought.
example: Began loading .38 spl. Simple, no? "Hmmm...shooting a Smith 586 so why not .357's?" 'Kay. More brass, or in my case, more ammo (excuse to shoot to make brass). "Oops, prob'ly need small pistol MAGNUM (RAWWRR!) primers now." "What about this here H110/296?", etc.
After starting all over again experimenting with all the different bullet weights and styles for .357, just like with .38 spl., the situation stabilizes...
...until...
"Oh, man. All the old gurus say .45 ACP loads are far better if you handload them. Wayulp, I wanna be an old guru, too. So I better go get me a 1911." (which I've happened to have wanted since age 8) "WOOHOO!! Got my 1911!" (of course, more dies, different powders, primers, brass, and bullets) "Already been handloading .38's, .357 magnums, .357 maximums, and .44 magnums. YAY! I'm a guru now. Lemme just start this first batch of .45's."
Long story short, now I need a factory crimp die, I need to learn how to USE said factory crimp die, I need to figure out WHOSE factory freakin' crimp die I should get, and that's just the factory crimp die, fer crissakes. And then maybe with my SECOND batch I won't wind up with a slide stuck out of battery with a round poking halfway out the back of the chamber. (Did you know that you gotta use a different crimp on autopistol ammo than ya do with revolver ammo?) GRRRRR!
But hey..."RIFLES!!!! I'm gonna be the next P.O. Ackley!"...and on and on...
Seems like everytime I buy something to solve a problem or make a change, I wind up having to buy two more things to go with that first thing I bought.
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The_Antibubba
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I have saved, deprimed, and sorted by caliber and manufacturer thousands of range brass, in calibers I don't own guns for (for trade purposes, of course). No big deal, you say?
I have yet to reload a single round. Not one. I have the press, I have the dies, but no primers or powder. Yet. Soon.
I have yet to reload a single round. Not one. I have the press, I have the dies, but no primers or powder. Yet. Soon.
That just don't sound natural
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on my self' when I get home from shooting I should clean my guns. If I start reloading instead I punish myself by watching some stupid TV show with my wife 
Problem what problem Will my insurance cover this ????dont know what I got ,but I have been known to NOT leave the range until I find every last piece of brass that I fired that day. I once spent an hour looking for that last .40 brass .I felt like I hit the lottery when I found. it. do you know how insane it would be to go home with 4 boxes of 50 missing 1 piece I would have never gotten to sleep.
target1911
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I know the feeling of not leaving your brass behind.......
HEY...you wouldnt leave your Dog or your gun behind would ya??? WHY...I say WHY would anyone even THINK anbout leaving 1 piece of brass behind?????
HEY...you wouldnt leave your Dog or your gun behind would ya??? WHY...I say WHY would anyone even THINK anbout leaving 1 piece of brass behind?????
jfh
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Well, I don't know about YOU guys,
but I'm paying my gunsmith to tweak various semi-autos' extracters so I can find that brass easier....
Jim H.
but I'm paying my gunsmith to tweak various semi-autos' extracters so I can find that brass easier....
Jim H.
target1911
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Hmmmm..... I wonder......I have a VERY intelegent dog....I am willing to bet that I can teach her to hound my brass. I think I will get started on that this weekend. Less work for me and more treats for her......OH yeah...and more free BRASS
FLORIDA KEVIN
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Better teach that pup to let it cool first!
Really I just ordered a set of 357 dies from Natchez !! so now I have to get magnum small pistol primers and order some 357 bullets from Master Blaster !Oh and i don,t have any empty 357 cases so i guess i better go to the range and shoot up the 200 rounds I bought at the gun show last weekend !!Oh and a buddy of mine is gonna try to find me some 454 brass at the gunshow in Ft. Myers this weekend ! boy Im saving money hand over fist !:banghead:
Really I just ordered a set of 357 dies from Natchez !! so now I have to get magnum small pistol primers and order some 357 bullets from Master Blaster !Oh and i don,t have any empty 357 cases so i guess i better go to the range and shoot up the 200 rounds I bought at the gun show last weekend !!Oh and a buddy of mine is gonna try to find me some 454 brass at the gunshow in Ft. Myers this weekend ! boy Im saving money hand over fist !:banghead:
DAdams
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I was thinking about getting into loading but after reading this I don't know.
This whole damn gun thing is a fast path to the poorhouse. I'm ordering the LnL by the end of the year. Must get the coupon for the 1000 free brass to Hornady by Jan 15th.
I think I may fit right in. My wife always told me I had an addictive personality. I'll be proving her right again.
Proposed room for setup. I have some nice new 1/4 inch Starboard just waiting to be put to good us.
Yep. I'm screwed.
I was thinking about getting into loading but after reading this I don't know.
This whole damn gun thing is a fast path to the poorhouse. I'm ordering the LnL by the end of the year. Must get the coupon for the 1000 free brass to Hornady by Jan 15th.
I think I may fit right in. My wife always told me I had an addictive personality. I'll be proving her right again.
Proposed room for setup. I have some nice new 1/4 inch Starboard just waiting to be put to good us.
Yep. I'm screwed.
FLORIDA KEVIN
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i wish someone would make a casull pistol that ejects the empties about 25 ft ! so i could suck up some free breass !!:banghead:
silverlance
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dadams, dont forget proper ventilation in that room!!
zxcvbob
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I ordered one yesterday. Had a $100 Cabelas promotion and two $20 coupons, all about to expire. I used one of the coupons to buy the press and a pound of Blue Dot (which then activated the $100 gift certificate), and I'll use the $100 certificate and the other $20 coupon to order shellholder plates and some plated pistol bullets.
The 1000 free bullets from Hornady is probably a lifetime supply for me because I cast most of my own pistol bullets.
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