BCRider
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Texan, if you're going to shoot .45Colt or .44Mag or any of the calibers staring with 4 or higher there is simply no reason NOT to get into reloading.
Reloading will provide you with more options for bullet weghts, styles and velocities AND do it for MUCH, MUCH CHEAPER than you can buy factory .45Colt. You'll have the option of finding the happy medium general purpose load for both hunting and defense and at the same time you can load up and keep handy a store of 200 gn bullets with lighter powder charges behind them for letting folks shoot that are rather squeamish about recoil.
Oh, did I mention that it's MUCH cheaper to reload with these bigger calibers? Well it is. That alone should make you sit up and consider taking the plunge. You can shoot more and not worry about it compared to buying ANY of the factory .45Colt.
A basic single stage reloading setup can be set up for around $250 and the whole works will easily fit into a medium size storage tote when not being used. And you can reload 50 rounds for under $10 in the US. Up this way in the land of ice and snow it's more like around $12 for my buddy that reloads on my equipment. If you compare that cost to the cost for factory you'll easily see how long it'll take to pay back the $250 startup equipment cost. And even with a basic press you can easily make around 150 rounds an hour.
Reloading will provide you with more options for bullet weghts, styles and velocities AND do it for MUCH, MUCH CHEAPER than you can buy factory .45Colt. You'll have the option of finding the happy medium general purpose load for both hunting and defense and at the same time you can load up and keep handy a store of 200 gn bullets with lighter powder charges behind them for letting folks shoot that are rather squeamish about recoil.
Oh, did I mention that it's MUCH cheaper to reload with these bigger calibers? Well it is. That alone should make you sit up and consider taking the plunge. You can shoot more and not worry about it compared to buying ANY of the factory .45Colt.
A basic single stage reloading setup can be set up for around $250 and the whole works will easily fit into a medium size storage tote when not being used. And you can reload 50 rounds for under $10 in the US. Up this way in the land of ice and snow it's more like around $12 for my buddy that reloads on my equipment. If you compare that cost to the cost for factory you'll easily see how long it'll take to pay back the $250 startup equipment cost. And even with a basic press you can easily make around 150 rounds an hour.