Have you ever had all your brass reloaded and ready to shoot at one time?

[floydster]

I have about 3,500 pistol rounds loaded---so, I go down in the cave and think, what can I load now--it is winter here in Minn., so I don't get to the range until spring.
We do shoot at an indoor range a few times during the winter, but....

 

[HOWARD J]

@ Bush Pilot

No reason to smile about my health--my kids probably will be the ones
to shoot most of those shells--but then you never know---------

 

[hogcowboy]

I've never even come close.

 

[evan price]

Loading all my brass would be unpossible. I measure brass in pounds, not rounds. Common stuff like 9mm I measure by the bucket. I'd love to be able to load and shoot all of it but WOW...!

 

[howlnmad]

My last name is not Gates so it would not quite be possible for me to reload all my brass and shotgun hulls at one time.

 

[wally]

Only the first time when I loaded the 250 rounds of brass I'd saved up after running a few test loads of five rounds and worked up to what functioned well. Then I started buying "once fired" brass and components at gun shows.

Since then, never been close to having all the empties even cleaned, yet alone loaded.

 

[wild willy]

I have a lot of brass but I never will have a lot of it loaded my motto is Load em up shoot em up.I have steel plates from 30yds to 150yds in the back yard if I can make it to the back porch I can shoot.

 

[4895]

I keep no more than about 500 rounds of handgun ammo (per caliber). When I shoot, 250 rounds is the most I will go through. Anymore than that and I tend to tire and lose my fundamentals. That gives me about 250 rounds in reserve and I can keep fresh rounds in rotation. If I want to change a load, I don't have too many rounds laying around. When I get back from a shoot, I throw my 200+ rounds in the tumbler, then load them in about an hour. I do tend to pick up more brass each trip to the range and that helps my supply stay fresh. I toss the bad ones in a 5 gallon bucket that someday will fetch enough $$ when full to buy more powder, bullets, primers, etc. I don't freak out too much about supplies. If I can shoot, I will. If prices stay high, (like they are), I shoot less. I simply cannot afford to make someone rich because prices are inflated. Reloading is very expensive lately. I doubt I could ever have my brass all loaded. But then again, I don't think I would want it that way.

 

[rehorne]

Well I have 2 30 gallon drums full of once fired 38 spl brass in my shop now. I doubt I will ever get it all loaded! LOL

 

[NoAlibi]

“A reloader always loves a good piece of brass.”

I have a “war chest” of ammo in several rifle, shotgun and pistol varieties that is stored in the event of civil unrest. The amount - classified.

Then there is the stuff that I use to practice with -- no high tech (pricey) components. On average - only 2,000 rounds in each caliber and gauge.

Finally, the serious stuff for competition and other special needs -- no more than 500 in each category. The reason for the low count is that high tech components sometimes become low tech because of new innovations.

When I started shooting I had to reload or do without, so I by necessity became a brass hound and lived by the rule: “A reloader always loves a good piece of brass.” Other than the loaded rounds my supply of brass should last me two or more of Methuselah’s lifetimes, unless I get something in .357 Sig, or 6.8 Spc or…

 

[James2]

If so, it must have been way back when I first started loading for 30-30 and only had 30 or 40 brass to work with. Aside from that, NO WAY!

 

[788Ham]

No way! I've got about 1000 .223 mty brass to tumble yet, then to get it reloaded, I'll need to go back to work full time........ ain''t gonna happen. I've got a big bunch of .38's and .357's to tumble and then reload, just need to get into the cave and get with the program. I've got some other larger cal. revolver cases I need to load, haven't been able to get the powder I want, always something holding things up.

 

[Redneck with a 40]

I've never had all my brass loaded at one time. I shoot enough rifle and pistol rounds that I'm constantly recycling my brass supply. Back in '09, I bought 1000 pieces of Remington once fired .223. Typically I will shoot 40 rounds/week, so once a month, I'm reloading 160 rounds of .223.

I've got about 2500 pieces of 40 S&W brass and after my factory ammo is shot up, I'll have 1500 peices of 9mm brass.

 

[thump_rrr]

I have 1900 completed rounds of 9mm.
I have another 10,000 cases of 9mm which are tumbled ready to load.
I also have 1000 completed rounds of .45ACP.
I have another 5,000 cases of .45ACP which are tumbled ready to load.

 

[Hit_Factor]

Ammo for competition is loaded during the winter months. I usually choose one pistol as a primary competition gun for a year. I will load 2-4 thousand depending on the chosen handgun and it's applicability to 3 gun matches.

Secondary handguns I will keep 1000 rounds loaded, good enough to attend 3 or so matches for a specific handgun on short notice.

.223 I will load 3-5 thousand for 3 gun.

I buy 12 gauge by the case or two as needed.

Hunting rounds are loaded in the same quantity as the bullets are packaged. Usually 100 or so.

Unloaded brass is stored in five gallon pals. Usually clean, ready to load.

I leave one press setup for my primary handgun during the year. Setup the other press for making what is needed.

All brass loaded, never.

 

[Walkalong]

Nope.

 

[lightman]

No,and I don't want to.I like to have some empties around to use for load development in new guns,or with different bullets.Like most,I have collected brass until it would be impossible or at least foolish to load it all. Lightman

 

[danbowkley]

I've got a 5 gallon bucket of prepped 9mm brass, and I don't own a 9mm weapon. So, not likely at this point. Then again, Santa's been dropping hints about guns lately, so who knows? Maybe a Springfield EMP? Yeah I could see going thru a bucket of 9mm with that....

Oh Santa....

 

[snuffy]

Are you joking?

None of your business how much I have loaded, or what potential I have to load more. What are you, some kinda govmint spy!?

 

[jeffreybehr]

I have FAR more brass for the ONE caliber, 357SIG, I own and load than I could EVER have loaded at one time.

 

[plodder]

Thanks all for the feedback. Sorry for the typo on the OP ("every" vs. "ever"), I do know the difference. As your humble OP'er, I'll have to admit that the only time I ever had all my brass loaded and ready to fire was when I was 15 and had first bought my 25.06 and 40 rounds of factory ammo. I now have about 1k rounds each of 30.06, .223, 45ACP, .357mag and rarely do I have more than half of them ready to fire at the same time. I am fortunate enough to shoot at a range that has a low percentage of reloaders, so finding once fired brass is common, especially in .223 & 45ACP.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Just once I got every piece of brass loaded to say I could do it. Not today though. I have more brass and have been loading shotgun shells so I have at least 30,000 pieces of brass to load.

Thinking of that, why am I here reading?

 

[Hogpauls]

No. I like to keep 1000 rounds of each caliber I reload, reloaded and alternate shooting the different calibers. I like to keep busy so reloading on a Rock Chucker only there is always something to do.

 

[capreppy]

The limiting factor for me is pistol bullets. I'll buy 2 to 3k for each caliber at a time. I'll load them up and store them. When I get low, I'll order some more bullets and then go through the process again. I have 5k pieces of brass in 9mm luger and 4k in .45 ACP. I'll always have brass that is cleaned and ready to load. I've got plenty of powder and primers (actually getting low on LPP because I shoot 45 more than I do 9mm).

Rifle, lots and lots of brass, but not nearly enough bullets and powder to load them all.