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Everyone warns you that you will not save money because you will shoot more. This post is for those that are researching about reloading for cost savings. Since I am new to the reloading game, I can compare to when I was buying bullets only a few months ago.
We shoot 22, 9mm and 38sp/357. My wife and I used to shoot mostly 22lr because were shooting at least once per week. Then we would take out the 9mm and go through 50 rounds. Then we added a 357 mag to our collection and would only shoot 20 or so rounds because the damn things are so expensive.
Fast forward to today, the reloading era. Warm up with a 150 rounds or so of 22lr. Cheap to buy and fun to shoot. Then shoot 100 rounds of 38sp, mix in 20 or 30 rounds of 357, just for kicks. Then take out the 9mm. 150 to 200 rounds are no problem. This is usually on a Saturday. Then Sunday rolls around and the chances are pretty high that we will do it all over again.
So are we saving money? Hell no we are not. But we are having a whole lot more fun. My biggest problem is keeping up with our ammo demand. So if you are reading this and researching cost savings, forget about it. Then there is the other half of this story, the stock piling of bullets, brass and powder. Then there are the additional stockpiles because you want to try different bullets, powders and brass. Oh, and don't bother with buying powder in 1lb increments. I just figured that one out. Just bite the bullet for the 8lb jugs.
Pete
We shoot 22, 9mm and 38sp/357. My wife and I used to shoot mostly 22lr because were shooting at least once per week. Then we would take out the 9mm and go through 50 rounds. Then we added a 357 mag to our collection and would only shoot 20 or so rounds because the damn things are so expensive.
Fast forward to today, the reloading era. Warm up with a 150 rounds or so of 22lr. Cheap to buy and fun to shoot. Then shoot 100 rounds of 38sp, mix in 20 or 30 rounds of 357, just for kicks. Then take out the 9mm. 150 to 200 rounds are no problem. This is usually on a Saturday. Then Sunday rolls around and the chances are pretty high that we will do it all over again.
So are we saving money? Hell no we are not. But we are having a whole lot more fun. My biggest problem is keeping up with our ammo demand. So if you are reading this and researching cost savings, forget about it. Then there is the other half of this story, the stock piling of bullets, brass and powder. Then there are the additional stockpiles because you want to try different bullets, powders and brass. Oh, and don't bother with buying powder in 1lb increments. I just figured that one out. Just bite the bullet for the 8lb jugs.
Pete