Have you ever been overloaded??

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Overloaded... Having far more then enough reloads.
Yep I'm overloaded have plenty of Supplys brass bullets powder and primers I have the desire and motivation.
Took a lil inventory looks like
I live on the coast in Ca, and weeks and weeks of rain has me all loaded up shop is clean 1000s and 1000s of primed sized and trimmed cases. 1000s of cast boolets. But between the rain and the highway landslide make it tough to shoot.
Days it ain't raining I get to go to work. Thursday looks like a range day God willing. And Saturday Pheasent hunting. Not loading shotgun.
I guess I can powder coat some cast boolets.
I know a good problem to have. Just have a bad case of Cabin fever.
 
Overloaded... Having far more then enough reloads.
Yep I'm overloaded have plenty of Supplys brass bullets powder and primers I have the desire and motivation.
Took a lil inventory looks like
I live on the coast in Ca, and weeks and weeks of rain has me all loaded up shop is clean 1000s and 1000s of primed sized and trimmed cases. 1000s of cast boolets. But between the rain and the highway landslide make it tough to shoot.
Days it ain't raining I get to go to work. Thursday looks like a range day God willing. And Saturday Pheasent hunting. Not loading shotgun.
I guess I can powder coat some cast boolets.
I know a good problem to have. Just have a bad case of Cabin fever.
Yeah, I know where you're coming from. Either cold, snow, wind, or rain, has kept me from the range. And the range is only 5 mins. off my path home.

Any new loads I do at these times, I keep good notes, as chances are good I will forget the intent of the load or where I came up with the data from.
 
Yep. Now I do 500 max for each cartridge. Otherwise I get overwhelmed on my single stage press. Plus I noticed when I had 1000 38 spcls, I'd shoot 200 or so during one session so 800 just sat there.

Components on the other hand are something that can never be over stocked.
 
When I moved after 39 years in my old home I was amazed at the amount of ammo I had loaded. Ammo cans by the dozen full of 22, 22 mag, 9, 38, 357, 44, 44m, 45, 45 Colt, rife ammo in ten sizes. Retirement gas afforded me time, starting when the weather moderates, to "unload" those cases and start over. I have seven grandkids that want to reload, two of which keep me busy on the shotshell press for youth league needs. Grandpa, the best part of having kids.
 
For me during the summer lots of trips to the woods where we have a free for all shooting tons and tons. Usually takes me till May or so to get loaded up but with all the rain here I am.
 
I hear that... I’m fearing the day I have to move with all the filled ammo cans and factory boxes of loaded ammo I’ve amassed. Gonna weigh a ton... and a half... or more :what:

Even worse will be the boxes of lead projectiles still waiting to be loaded up... :eek: As it is my UPS guy already dreads seeing boxes with my name on it for him to deliver, they usually weigh 40 lbs or more each when I am on a roll.

I always try to have enough ammo on hand to let me head out and shoot most of my guns for an entire weekend without having to worry about running short. :thumbup:

Stay safe!
 
For me during the summer lots of trips to the woods where we have a free for all shooting tons and tons. Usually takes me till May or so to get loaded up but with all the rain here I am.
It's kind of the same situation here. As I've said in other posts, our "shooting range" is a county gravel pit about 2 miles south of the house. That pit has had 3 feet of snow in it for months, and if I was to drive my truck down into it, I'd have to figure on leaving it there until the last part of next month (April) at least.:eek:
Consequently, I have a several different test loads built for the brand new .264 Win Mag I bought myself early in January, and I'm aching to try them. But the fact is, I haven't even bothered to mount the scope on my new rifle yet, because I know me...if that rifle was ready to go, I'd find a place to go shooting, get my truck stuck, and risk having a heart attack digging it out.
BTW - the skiers around here are loving this winter. And we're looking forward to having plenty of water in our well for a change. But for right now, it's just nice to stay inside and spend time on THR griping about the snow out there.:D
 
I haven't been able to get out shooting lately either, rain, snow more snow then single digit temps plus wind chills. When I have plenty of ammo in hand I call for a family shoot and try to shoot all the stored ammo with help! :)
 
This winter has been long for me with little to do, I got the reloading bug but looking over my stock I just don't need to reload for much. It got so bad that after I purchased a 3D printed case feeder I ended up resizing 14000 pieces of pistol brass in 6 calibers just to be able to run the press handle. I'll fix my problem this summer and have some empty cases and shelf space by next fall so I have a winter time project.
 
Once hunting season end at the end of February I start getting antsy. Dying to burn some powder, but the weather is not cooperating. They are building a new indoor range nearby, but all of the permitting nonsense and hoplophobe whining has it delayed so it ,probably won't be running til summer. In the meantime I am getting all the brass prepped and have lots of ammo loaded.
 
Gonna weigh a ton... and a half... or more :what:

It adds up quick, if you buy in bulk. I ordered bullets for guys in my club for awhile. 61,000, 230gn bullets weighs more than a ton. USPS would use a different truck to drop them off and they were in no rush, as they would always wait for me to bring the forklift out.
 
I like to keep a .50 cal. ammo can full of loaded ammo for each of my rifles and hand guns, two for .22 rim fire. hdbiker
 
I try to control the quantity of reloads by the number of ammo boxes I have, which is based on storage issues. I have 3-4 hundred of each caliber (and there are many of those) with plenty of supplies in stock. I bought a lot before I retired so now I have a good stash. Then there's the weather. I can get to the indoor range when they plow out, but outdoors will be months yet I fear.
 
I'm have a comfortable balance with loaded rounds on hand. Not so many that they are a burden to store but still plenty on hand. Supplies laid in to make more as needed. Since I don't feel pressured to produce vast quantities, I can concentrate on working up and testing accuracy loads.

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Yes, Last year I loaded up a big bunch because the wife and I were going to a group shoot that was supposed to last a couple days. It didn't. Shortly after that she had a knee replaced and wasn't mobile, then after that I had a couple medical issues so we haven't shoot much since then. I have an over supply to unload before I start to reload again.
 
Not yet. I don't see myself ever keeping more than 1500 reloads of each cartridge on hand. But that already equates to 8000-10,000 rounds on hand in my home.
 
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