Alex Clayton
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While it seems to set off a lot of shooters when people say roll your own, it also seems to set them off when many of us say where were you last many shortages? For those who refuse to learn from the past? <shrug> Can't help you.
For those who are new to shooting, or think maybe this time they should learn? OK, there is no such thing as no place to roll or time. When I learned I did it with just a book. This was LONG before Al invented the net. The cost to set up to roll, when the stuff comes back, is a few hundred total for a decent set up. As for place, I used to use the kitchen table. Set up a board I could C-Clamp to the table and put it away when done.
When you are talking strait wall pistol cartridges it's so simple that if you can put in a light bulb and not electrocute yourself you can load. Now days with the net it's something a kid could learn to do.
Time? Again I had little kids, Wife, home to take care of. I did it in batches. Would do a couple hundred at a time until they were done.
So this panic will be over, just like all the others before. When it's over those who got caught with their pants down again can make a choice. Buy more ammo than you shoot when it's on sale. Set some aside. Buy a Lee "kit". Will be around $100 when they come back. Later buy a set or two of the dies. Later get some powder and primers when they are in the stores and on same again. When the next panic hits, as it will, you can still shoot. The alternative, that many shooters seem to prefer is pretend re loading is rocket science, takes hundreds of hours of time, is expensive so not for them. When the shelves are full of ammo and it's on sale ignore it. Then when the next panic hits complain daily <shrug>
For those who are new to shooting, or think maybe this time they should learn? OK, there is no such thing as no place to roll or time. When I learned I did it with just a book. This was LONG before Al invented the net. The cost to set up to roll, when the stuff comes back, is a few hundred total for a decent set up. As for place, I used to use the kitchen table. Set up a board I could C-Clamp to the table and put it away when done.
When you are talking strait wall pistol cartridges it's so simple that if you can put in a light bulb and not electrocute yourself you can load. Now days with the net it's something a kid could learn to do.
Time? Again I had little kids, Wife, home to take care of. I did it in batches. Would do a couple hundred at a time until they were done.
So this panic will be over, just like all the others before. When it's over those who got caught with their pants down again can make a choice. Buy more ammo than you shoot when it's on sale. Set some aside. Buy a Lee "kit". Will be around $100 when they come back. Later buy a set or two of the dies. Later get some powder and primers when they are in the stores and on same again. When the next panic hits, as it will, you can still shoot. The alternative, that many shooters seem to prefer is pretend re loading is rocket science, takes hundreds of hours of time, is expensive so not for them. When the shelves are full of ammo and it's on sale ignore it. Then when the next panic hits complain daily <shrug>