Do you reload 1 or all of your cartridges?

[rcmodel]

I reload for everything I own, except for one .25 ACP Baby Browning.

First I never shoot it enough to warrant it.
Second, the cases are too small to pick up and put in a shell holder.

rc

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

I have dies and components for both pistol and rifle calibers that I shoot. Only exception is the 32 Auto that was my wife's grandfather's pistol when he was a constable in York.
I was a less than stellar boy Scout but that "Be Prepared" motto did sink in...

 

[zxcvbob]

I have dies to reload every centerfire that I own. I even have brass saved-up for cartridges where I don't yet own a gun. It's a "be prepared" thing.

I wish I had been better prepared for the 15 month and counting .22LR drought

That said, I mostly just reload .38 Specials, .45 Colts, and .223's, and I still buy factory ammo when I find it cheap (that's been a while)

 

[Ifishsum]

I started with .204 Ruger when I shot up the first three boxes I bought with the rifle and then couldn't find any more to buy anywhere. Now I load everything centerfire -16 different cartridges (except 7.62x39) and when I buy a new gun I buy dies and brass instead of factory ammo.

 

[WestKentucky]

Hey fullgraf...how is it loading 25acp? I can't imagine a dipper small enough. That small of a case has no room for error either.

 

[whughett]

I reload all I shoot and shoot all I reload, plus casting bullets. Only buy primers, powder and the occasional FMJ or hollow points. Brass is always range pickup and lead is recycled range lead.
Not poor just cheap I guess.

Went to BP C&B bout a year ago to cut down on bench and bullet sizing time while increasing range time.

 

[Rico567]

No. I have a Mosin-Nagant, but have no intention of reloading for 7.62 x 54R. I have a .303 SMLE that will shoot, but have lost all urge to shoot it. My surplus ammo is long gone, but I'm not taking up reloading for it. I have a .300 Win. Mag "kit gun" that is still in the form of a LH barreled action and an unifinished stock of what looks like walnut. It has no trigger, guard, floorplate-that stuff. Doubtful if it'll ever be finished, so, no, not going to reload for that one, either.

 

[Magnum Shooter]

I reload for every center fire caliber I own, I just don’t load for the rifles or shotguns often. Loading 12,000 to 15,000 handgun rounds a year I’m not sure I have all that much time anyway even with a Dillon XL 650.

 

[another pake]

I reload everything that I shoot, and have purchased dies, powder, cases for calibers that I don't have but think my grandsons might start to.

 

[TennJed]

Everything but 7.62x39

 

[Steve C]

I hand load most of my calibers except for rimfire of course, .380 acp, 9x18 makarov, and 7.62x39.

Don't bother with the .380 acp since they don't get shot that much. Bought plenty of the 9x18 and 7.62x39 inexpensive steel case com bloc ammo years ago so have no real need to load ammo to feed those guns yet.

 

[oldillini]

Reload my hand gun cartridges. Have the dies, etc. for my 223, but just have not started them yet. But I am a newbie to reloading (only for 6 months).

 

[Claude Clay]

i reload 21 and buy for 1 besides rim-fire and carry rounds

 

[frankenstein406]

3 so far but its growing.

 

[CCWdownrangeP2]

Started hand loading with the "wack-a-mole" Lee for my 38 22 yrs ago It's been therapy for me ever since. I load for shotgun and all my pistols and rifles now. Like so many others have commented the dies and components are purchased either with the new firearm or shortly thereafter. Always have been a fairly self-sufficient type of person and whether poking holes in paper or bringing home meat for the freezer there's nothing like doing it with rounds you manufactured yourself.

 

[splattergun]

12ga, 16ga, 30-06, 6.5x55, .243, 9mm, .38/.357, and soon 20ga and .45 acp.
I don't reload for my SKS at this point, but that could change.

 

[FROGO207]

I CAN reload everything centerfire (34 calibers) that I shoot as well as 10 others I no longer own. All shotgun as well. The only thing that is not feasible at this point is rimfire. Some rounds like 7.62X39--orX54 are not worth the effort today with all the cheap surplus but I have enough reloadable brass stockpiled and already developed loads for the time I may need to start doing it. This has become really handy with the propellant shortage as I can get the biggest bang for the dollar when buying replacement stock by tailoring it to specific data already tested with my firearms. I see reloading\bullet casting as a way to avoid shortages and keep shooting economically well into the future. IMHO every shooter should keep enough ammo/supplies stocked ahead for 3 years anticipated use as a hedge. YMMV

 

[cfullgraf]

Hey fullgraf...how is it loading 25acp? I can't imagine a dipper small enough. That small of a case has no room for error either.

My Redding 10-X could be adjusted to throw a small enough charge with adjustment to spare.

Seated the bullets on a single stage press. It is always handy to have a single stage press around.

I will admit that I have loaded just one batch and have not had a chance to shoot them yet. But, I have no doubt they will work just fine.

 

[mavracer]

I load for all the rifles and all the handguns except 25acp, 32acp and 7.62X25.

 

[hartcreek]

I reload everthing. If your brass is flying use a brass catcher.

 

[Swampman]

I reload for all the centerfire rifles I own and all but two pistols, a 9mm Mak and a .25 acp. The Makerov has been my "loaner" pistol for years and I just got it back. I'm looking for a mold now. I don't think I'll ever load for .25 acp, too small, plus I don't shoot it much at all.

 

[jimbeaux82]

I reload 25 different rifle calibers. Currently getting set to reload 9mm and 45 ACP for pistol, but will stay with single stage presses for now.

 

[gamestalker]

I'm going to attempt to keep this as short as possible. But the fact is, this thread opens up a big giant can of worms for me, and can't be answered with a simple yes, or no, for the following reasons below.

Since I started reloading more than 30 yrs. ago, I have made it a point to reload for every center fire I own. I'm so adamant about shooting only what I reload, that I won't buy the firearm until I can find the dies. I have not bought a single box of center fire in so many years, that I honestly can't remember the last time I did so. In fact, when someone gives me factory, I have been known to pull factory rounds so I can start fresh, with what I know will function 100% every time, at least so far.

My experience with factory ammunition has not been favorable, so much so, that I will not shoot it. I know others feel differently, and many will reload for the economics of it, yet trust their lives to factory for self defense ammunition. This is where I take a 180, I will not even consider trusting factory for self defense, and economics have nothing to do with why I reload, or why I ever started reloading. The reloads I carry for hunting and self defense, are the same reloads I shoot at the range, and practice with. And although this may sound expensive, or economically foolish, I mean since I do reload, I can still shoot full tilt jacketed ammunition for considerably less expense, than factory of a far lesser quality.

So to sum it up, I consider factory for what it is, which is to say, mass produced, rather than meticulously and precision made, one at a time.

GS

 

[WestKentucky]

Well put gamestalker. I agree on carrying hand loads. I carry hand loads in a gun I have tweaked and tuned to what I consider good enough for "social work" with a fast/light bullet that detonates when it contacts anything. No realistic chance of over penetration, ricochet, etc. I put that load together for home defense and learned to love it. It's a full tilt 357 load under an 85 grain bullet of unknown origin I got about 7000 of a few years ago. I check my ammo after tumble, after resize/decap, after retumble, when I'm clearing primer pockets of walnut media, when the primer seats, when the powder is thrown, when the bullet is thumbed into the case, when it is seated, and when it is crimped. When I need it my revolver will bark. And even if it doesn't, it's a revolver...by the way, I refuse to use anything more than a single stage press. It was beaten into me as a kid reloading for .256winmag with a lee hammer load set that there is nothing more important than safety. Do it right, make sure it's right, do it again.

 

[M1GarandDeerHunter]

I load for all my stuff as well, the only exception 7.62x25. just havent gotten around to buying dies yet. Oh well. I buy factory, I buy surplus. I reload shot shells and buck shot. My favorite calibers are the most common and easy to find ammo wise, plentiful brass on the ground at my rifle range being a good motivator.