How many of you reload ??

[joevilla71]

In IPSC / USPSA : how many of you reload your ammo?

 

[frez]

Not me. To save money for amo, I just bought a .22LR G22 rifle for primary shooting on the range. I shoot my 9mm M&P occasionally to keep proficiency in it, but not nearly as much as the .22LR

 

[Gatordad699]

I shoot 9mm, 223 and 12ga for USPSA and 9mm in IDPA. Only reload 9mm. Will start 223 again since prices are going up so much. Have had a Dillon 550 for about 10 years.

 

[eerw]

At some point you need to..

I reload 9mm, 9x23, 38 super, .40SW, 45ACP

 

[mscott]

I can't think of more than a couple guys I know that don't reload. I load for rifles, pistols, and shotguns. It not only saves a lot of money, but you get better ammo that fits the situation and your guns better.

 

[mpthole]

I reload for pretty much everything I shoot, that being .45, 9mm, 44 mag/spcl, .223, .308, etc.

 

[GrandmasterB]

I reload all my pistol calibers. I can't imagine trying to shoot IDPA or USPSA without reloading, especially now with ammo prices increasing.

 

[billp]

30-06 and now .223

I've reloaded 20-06 for 40 years.

I reloaded .22-250 but then gave this up because it is a cruel killer.

I'm about to reload .223 for paper and MAYBE p dogs?

But why do you ask?

 

[joevilla71]

Why do I ask?

Well, I've decided to start reloading as well. I shoot 9, 40, 45, 223, and it's getting, correction; IT IS EXPENSIVE!!!!

This past week I shot three-hundred rounds of 45, sixty 223, 400 9MM and I bought it at academy sports. I figure I could have almost bought a press for the money I spent in the past month on ammo.

I have never reloaded, but am considered a Dillon 550 or maybe even a 650. They sound like they are reliable and safe because of the automation.

I guess I was just trying to convince myself that it's the next logical step.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Moondoggie]

Yes, and yes.

 

[Phillip Allen]

For myself (over 40 years of reloading) I approach the reloading as a additional level to my hobby...if it is just a chore so you can shoot, you might be dissapointed...it is, in fact, a bonus dimention

 

[iowain45-70]

Reloading

I been reloading about 20 years.I reload ever gun I own to me it is the only way to go.

 

[JackOfAllTradesMasterAtNone]

I too have been reloading for more than 20 years.

I reload for just about everything I own. Single stage for the most accurate rifle hunting ammo I can create. Especially for the one wildcat that I can't possibly purchase retail ammunition for. For the hand gun calibers, I load on a progressive press. Except for the extra hot handgun hunting loads. Those get one at a time attention.

With the rising cost of rimfire ammunition I wish I could reload them too!

I certainly reload everything that goes out the pipe of my 45's.

-Steve

 

[Jim Reaves]

Reloading

Joevilla71
I shoot in several types of competition and reload for each. I highly recommend the Dillon 550. I'm not mechanically minded at all and I have no problems with the 550. I also have a Square Deal B from Dillon that I keep set up for 38 and 45. Dillon stands behind their reloaders a hundred and ten percent. I purchased my 550 from a friend and it was several years old when I got it. I called Dillon, they upgraded it and got me in business, and didn't charge me a dime. You cann't beat that service.

 

[ZXD9]

I started reloading 9mm specifically for USPSA. I also purchased .38 Special dies for my revolver since I already had the investment in the press.

 

[TonyT]

I reload every caliber I shoot. I enjoy customizing a load the the specific requirements of the "game".

 

[bdutton]

I reload for .45 on a dillon 550. It's a good machine.

If you can afford the XL650 or even to 1050 do it.

 

[Hoser]

I have been reloading since I was maybe 12 or 13. I am 36 now.

Since I started shooting IPSC in 96, I upgraded from my Rockchucker. Not pictured is a Spolar Hydro loader that replaced the Dillon SL900.

 

[Pensfan]

Not yet... but I will very very soon.

Between the wife and I we shoot about 2000 rounds of 9mm per month. I will probably start reloading as soon as our stock pile gets a little bit lower. Right now we have about 8K pieces of our own once fired 9mm brass waiting for the eventual reloading. So I just need to pick up the hardware and some mroe components.

 

[SIRVEYR666]

9mm and .45ACP with a Lee Turret. I shoot and reload about 500 a week...I think. I've got so much ammo lying around it's hard to tell sometimes.

 

[CZ223]

Hoser, I am jealous

and I own 2 550s, 5 extra powder measures etc. along with several single stage presses. I don't know how much shooting you have to do to justify all that equipment that you have but, more power to you brother. Joe, you have made the right decision on both. By both I mean the decision to reload as well as the decision to buy a 550. I know there are other machines out there and there are threads running about the merrits of all of them it seems but, in my opinion, you can't go wrong with a Dillon 550. Once you get used to it you will find that reloading 500 an hour is a pretty simple task if you load all your primer tubes first. I like the 550 better than the 650 because it does not auto index and, for me I like this WHEN I screw up. It just makes things simpler. When I bought my 550s I bought them specifically because there were not a lot of accesories like case feeders to spend my money on. Well that has all changed now. If you really think that you want the aded speed of the 650, buy it rather than upgrading the 550 later. I say this because the 650 was designed from the ground up where the 550 accesories have been designed after the fact. I don't have any experience with them but that is the way I would approach it.

 

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loadin!

lol im a beginer and a hand press with three set die lol but im going to get a speed die

 

[KHawk]

I've been reloading since 1970. I was 27 then. I started with 38 SPL, 357 MAG and 12 GA Quail loads. Over the years I've loaded 9MM, 44Mag, 30-06 SPRNG, 222 REM, 223 REM and 45ACP. Just recently I started loading 20GA and 40 S&W. The only ammo I buy is 22LR.

 

[joevilla71]

AWESOME REPLIES !!!

I could not have noped for better replies. The wealth of knowledge here is just amazing.

I have been looking at 550 and 650 Dillons and will let everyone know what I end up with in the next 48 hours.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Joe D]

My old Glock 35 had over 100,000 rounds through it when sold. Not one round was factory ammo.