Remanufactured Ammo versus Reloaded Ammo

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FROGO207 said:
Remanufacturers have to have an FFL as stated above. Part of that requirement is to have liability insurance. Hopefully those that do actually try to mimic a factory loaded round that is safe in everybodys gun. That said, some have a good reputation. Ultramax was a past remanufacturer that made decent ammo. To me it is all about consistency and accuracy and the ability to be accountable if you make a bad round and I get injured.
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^^^ That, exactly. Ditto and all that.

Some "remanufacturer" outfits make Federal and Winchester look silly with their quality and prices - others not so much and a few are to be avoided at all costs. Caveat emptor.
 
Bush Pilot said:
"Squid"? I hate it when sea animals make themselves at home on the shooting bench. If I had time I would tell the story about the sharks stealing brass. Sorry, I couldn't resist having a little fun.
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Land sharks! Avast, ye mateys, man the range rafts!
 
buck460XVR said:
I have shot some factory ammo that shot as good or better than anything I could produce and I have shot some that were absolutely pathetic.
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French Gevelot branded ammo comes immediately to mind. Some foreign ammo is great, some is dangerous garbage.
 
I reload therefore I don't really have much use for reman ammo. I have a feeling the small commercial operations would be having a hard time finding components and highly doubt we will see an explosion of new outfits popping up.

I occasionally buy ammo and pretty much always buy quality stuff, but it represents less than 5% of what I shoot. If I was looking to buy cheap plinking ammo I'd probably be willing to buy remanufactured ammo if the prices was right. I have a feeling most people engaging in the handloading subforum of a firearm forum probably don't shoot much reman ammo.
 
reddog81 said:
I reload therefore I don't really have much use for reman ammo. I have a feeling the small commercial operations would be having a hard time finding components and highly doubt we will see an explosion of new outfits popping up.

I occasionally buy ammo and pretty much always buy quality stuff, but it represents less than 5% of what I shoot. If I was looking to buy cheap plinking ammo I'd probably be willing to buy remanufactured ammo if the prices was right. I have a feeling most people engaging in the handloading subforum of a firearm forum probably don't shoot much reman ammo.
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Components...Bosnia. :rofl::thumbup:
 
And New isn't always Good. About 25 years ago I bought an Encore pistol .308 caliber and bought about 4 or 5 boxes of ammo I think Winchester, but I have slept since then. Anyway I had shot a half dozen or more shots and noticed a round without a primer, upon examination of the other boxes I found 3 or 4 rounds with no primers. I shuddered to think what I would have thought if I "clicked" on a round with no primer and Bullwinkle was in my sights. New is just that new, not necessarily good. Just like a car part, it may be new, but it may be bad.
 
rkittine said:
Back in the 70s, I got a manufacturers license and was making Remanufactured Ammo. Reloaded to strict record keeping etc. Not much different than new except the brass was fired before and had to be inspected well. I gave it up after my attorney told me how stupid I was as a small shop, doing this. Then I found, even in the basement of my Garden Apartment where I had a Nice Storage room, I could sell sporting goods items with a lot less liability and make a lot more money.

Here is what my storage room looked like in 1971 before I moved to my own store in 1973.

Bob

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Now that is a place that is missing in today's world. I would have supported your business, looks like fun times to be had in those close quarters buying needs and wants.
 
WeekendReloader said:
It is difficult to tell if a particular company has actual commercial grade loading equipment or a few guys running an automated Dillon in the back room while smoking a cigarette.
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Both. There is a commercial loader not too far from here; I bought a Dillon and some accessories there. I got a look at his loading area. There were a couple of the big industrial machines, Camdex, maybe, and lots of Dillons. While I was there, a guy came to work, went over to a Dillon 1050, checked the adjustments, and started cranking out ammo where he had left off the day before. He wasn't smoking, though.
 
Back in the early 70s, I initially used Star Reloading Machines, one machine for each caliber / projectile combination. That was before I purchased a commercial unit, a number of die heads and auto boxers. My tumbler was made from rubber lined 55 gallon drums.
 
There are only a few people in the world whose reloads I will shoot. I've never bought remanufactured ammo and don't plan to. No doubt, some of it is very good.

In my lifetime I have only had one dud with my reloads. After breaking down the dud cartridge I discovered a primer missing an anvil. It somehow got by me. This was in over 10's of thousands of my reloads.
 
lightman said:
There are only a few people in the world whose reloads I will shoot. I've never bought remanufactured ammo and don't plan to. No doubt, some of it is very good.

In my lifetime I have only had one dud with my reloads. After breaking down the dud cartridge I discovered a primer missing an anvil. It somehow got by me. This was in over 10's of thousands of my reloads.
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Don’t blame you... I’ve had so much trouble when I first started. My .460 had 10 squib loads before I got it right
 
Remanufactured ammo is made with the cheapest components available with the poorest quality control and is sold at the premium supply and demand low market price which is disgustingly high right now......and sadly outperforms the people that buy it....when 3 rounds out of 10 hit paper, its not LAX's fault!!!!!
 
lightman said:
There are only a few people in the world whose reloads I will shoot. I've never bought remanufactured ammo and don't plan to. No doubt, some of it is very good.

In my lifetime I have only had one dud with my reloads. After breaking down the dud cartridge I discovered a primer missing an anvil. It somehow got by me. This was in over 10's of thousands of my reloads.
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I’m also going to say, reloading is not rocket science or high vacuum plasma etching science. You got a better chance at crashing your Honda Civic in rush hour
 
"Squid"? I hate it when sea animals make themselves at home on the shooting bench
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I carry a brass squid rod just for this case
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Might need a big rod for some of them:D
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Spelling checker was probably helping b=d, sometimes they can be a pain...

Squid stuck in barrel
No I when I said 4 I meant pounds not grains;)
 

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