Not a reloader. Just asking.

[tws3b2]

I carry a 38spl. I like it and would like to keep carrying it. But, you probably know 38spl is still priced kind of high and not so easy to find. "In my area anyway".
I see Ammo inc has "remanufactured" 38 spl. at $38/100. That's only about $3 more than what I pay for 50 fmj in my area. Just wondering does that sound like a decent price to you guys?
Also, Some tell me not to use remanufactured ammo because it can't be trusted, can fail. But, I'm talking Practice, Range fmj ammo. Not defence ammo. What kind of failure rate could I expect with "Remanufactured" ammo?
Just asking.

 

[Soonerpesek]

If you’re purchasing from a reputable/ legitimate company, they have a license to manufacture…
You shouldn’t expect any fail rate any more than factory munitions…
That said, just beware of sticking one in the barrel, be conscientious of what is going on during firing and you’ll be golden…

 

[EricBu]

Ammo Inc is a decent company, they own jaggeman brass and gunbroker btw. They move a LOT of reman. That said, for the life of me, I cannot figure out how they can set that price. I am sure that their reman ammo is using xtreme plated bullets though, so that's one area they shave some cost. If I didn't roll my own, I wouldn't hesitate to use their reman as range fodder, as long as it's mild and they aren't doing a heavy roll crimp on those plated bullets.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I carry a 38spl. I like it and would like to keep carrying it. But, you probably know 38spl is still priced kind of high and not so easy to find. "In my area anyway".
I see Ammo inc has "remanufactured" 38 spl. at $38/100. That's only about $3 more than what I pay for 50 fmj in my area. Just wondering does that sound like a decent price to you guys?
Also, Some tell me not to use remanufactured ammo because it can't be trusted, can fail. But, I'm talking Practice, Range fmj ammo. Not defence ammo. What kind of failure rate could I expect with "Remanufactured" ammo?
Just asking.

want to roll your own paracice all for a cheap price of $32-$35 plus components??? very easy to do, don’t even have to measure. If you can mix a drink, put pegs in holes, and tap a hammer! You got ammo for as low as $0.15 a round!

 

[.308 Norma]

What kind of failure rate could I expect with "Remanufactured" ammo?

I've never had any problems with it. But then again, I don't remember what brand of "remanufactured" .38 Special ammo I used to buy around here. It used to be reasonably priced at local gun shows. I guess that's a topic for a different conversation though.

 

[tws3b2]

want to roll your own paracice all for a cheap price of $32-$35 plus components??? very easy to do, don’t even have to measure. If you can mix a drink, put pegs in holes, and tap a hammer! You got ammo for as low as $0.15 a round!

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You know, That does not sound like a bad idea. I've thought about getting into reloading many times. Just never did. I just may give that some thought. But just reloading my own 38spl. Better to look for components online or the lgs? Ideas on where to look online?

 

[Mark_Mark]

You know, That does not sound like a bad idea. I've thought about getting into reloading many times. Just never did. I just may give that some thought. But just reloading my own 38spl. Better to look for components online or the lgs? Ideas on where to look online?

shipping is too much for powder & primer. If you got a Sportsman wearhouse it’s the cheapest place to get powder & primers. Bass pro, Cabelas, call lgs. You just need like 2-3 sleeves of Small Pistol Primers, and a bottle of .38 powder.

Get the Lee Loader .38 Special from Amazon, incase you don’t like & wsnt to free return & shipping

you will need a hammer or rock too!

 

[Mark_Mark]

here a video, just you, a log, and the woods!

45-70 reload

Reloading for my Marlin 45-70, useing the Lee kit, Speer 400 GR Flat Nose bullets, and Du Pont IMR 4227 powder.

youtu.be

 

[NMexJim]

Started out with one of these myself in 38/357 because I was just back from service and broke in 1971. Loaded a bunch with this tool. The fact that I never had a problem speaks volumes about how safe it is.

Here’s a link to the instructions for you to look over. There’s some research to do on powders and bullet weights. Call Lee Precision if you need. Your local gun shop would help.

https://leeprecision.com/files/instruct/RE1423.pdf

1 pound of powder is about $45 and 250 plated bullets is about $45 and a couple sleeves of primers $24. You can probably get 900 to 1,000 or more rounds out of a pound of powder.

I know Asheboro is small, but I bet you can everything there.

 

[mdi]

I bought a box of Ammo Inc. 9mm 115 gr. TMJ ammo a while back, just out of curiosity (and a good price). Can't remember if I shot all 50, but every one went bang and cycled my Ruger LC9. I'm not a real good shot with the small pistols, but noticed no big difference in accuracy of any factory ammo I've tried...

 

[Mark_Mark]

Started out with one of these myself in 38/357 because I was just back from service and broke in 1971. Loaded a bunch with this tool. The fact that I never had a problem speaks volumes about how safe it is.

Here’s a link to the instructions for you to look over. There’s some research to do on powders and bullet weights. Call Lee Precision if you need. Your local gun shop would help.

https://leeprecision.com/files/instruct/RE1423.pdf

1 pound of powder is about $45 and 250 plated bullets is about $45 and a couple sleeves of primers $24. You can probably get 900 to 1,000 or more rounds out of a pound of powder.

I know Asheboro is small, but I bet you can everything there.

Asheboro NC? Call Ed’s Gun shop in Pinehurst! they carry reloading stuff at a really good price. I’m from Rockingham, but moved to Seattle

 

[J-Bar]

After having bullets stuck in the barrel using some reloads purchased at a gunshow, I swore I would never use anyone else's reloads again. That was 25 years ago. Practice with your own reloads, carry factory ammo for self defense.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

Like others have said, if you buy from a reputable company, you shouldn't have trouble with bad ammo. Find someone with a 5 star or close rating. I think the price is high, but I'm comparing to me making them and I can't do that. I don't charge myself labor and the commercial guys have to make a profit to stay in business. They are charging $19.00/50.
I can make them for .18 each if I have the brass. That's $10.00/50 but I'm not counting any labor, and finding primers you can afford right now is hard to do.
As far as failure rate, you shouldn't have anymore with remanufactured than with new if it's done right.

 

[40WHAT]

If your just getting it for practice and have a few duds your still coming out ahead and saving money, even new ammo isn't 100% guaranteed to work, anything manmade can fail at anytime , you pay your money and take your chances

 

[unwashed]

LOL, remanufactured=Reloading= price gouge. If you gonna buy reman, mind as well start reloading on your own.

 

[jmorris]

I see Ammo inc has "remanufactured" 38 spl. at $38/100. That's only about $3 more than what I pay for 50 fmj in my area. Just wondering does that sound like a decent price to you guys?

I think the only people who would pay $38/100 for 38 spl reloads are people who don’t do it themselves.

I could count on one hand the number of reloaders I would trust their ammunition in one of my firearms but I would expect 100% reliability out of them.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I think the only people who would pay $38/100 for 38 spl reloads are people who don’t do it themselves.

I could count on one hand the number of reloaders I would trust their ammunition in one of my firearms but I would expect 100% reliability out of them.

I think most reloaders know what they are doing. How many thousand of members we have here in this section, nobody ever said “I blow up my gun from my reloads” I would trust 99.9% of peoples reloads here. Unless they say, “Don’t my reloads, I’m new”

 

[IWAC]

Started out with one of these myself in 38/357 because I was just back from service and broke in 1971. Loaded a bunch with this tool. The fact that I never had a problem speaks volumes about how safe it is.

Here’s a link to the instructions for you to look over. There’s some research to do on powders and bullet weights. Call Lee Precision if you need. Your local gun shop would help.

https://leeprecision.com/files/instruct/RE1423.pdf

1 pound of powder is about $45 and 250 plated bullets is about $45 and a couple sleeves of primers $24. You can probably get 900 to 1,000 or more rounds out of a pound of powder.

I know Asheboro is small, but I bet you can everything there.

I borrowed one from my Brother-in-Law...till he made me give it back! It will do the job, but I enjoyed my press and dies better when I could afford them! Carbide is a goodness!

 

[mdi]

I started with the Lee Loader and believe I got an excellent education, introduction to reloading. No idea how many 38 Specials I pounded out, but a lot. On occasion I'll feel "retro" and dig out one of my Lee Loaders (I have 7) and pound out a few...

I only know two or three guys in my area that reload, and we may talk guns once in a while but we never ask for or offer our reloads...

 

[illinoisburt]

I would check the shipping costs when you look at ordering the remans. If they tack on another $15-20 then the deal doesn't look too great anymore. FYI if there is an Academy store nearby they should have new 38 for under 60 cents per round.

 

[Ranger99]

. . you will need a hammer or rock too!

Ideally, using the original Lee Loader,
You should use a mallet, or a heavy
synthetic hammer, or a rawhide mallet
or similar
You don't want to damage the top
of the tool by using a hardened steel
hammer. The tool won't last as long
and there's a possibility of sparks
where you don't want sparks

 

[jmorris]

I think most reloaders know what they are doing. How many thousand of members we have here in this section, nobody ever said “I blow up my gun from my reloads” I would trust 99.9% of peoples reloads here. Unless they say, “Don’t my reloads, I’m new”

Oh, I could send you thousands of photos of blow up guns, even if people don’t always post about them.

Some of them I have kept as reminders this stuff is dangerous and it’s best to approach with caution and remain on “high alert” as complacency can get even well seasoned reloaders. It doesn’t always have to be the firearms fault or bad data. Like the fellow that had one to many containers on the bench and grabbed Titegroup when he intended to use Varget!


Kind of catastrophic, I can send you photos of his hand if you’d like it doesn’t look much better than his rifle though…



Really doesn’t have to be handloads for people to cause catastrophic failures though, like this one.



A simple case of rectal cranial inversion can be the cause.



Doesn’t even have to be a firearm for people to be dangerous.



Yeah, there are still only 4 or 5 people I would shoot their loads out of my firearms. I suppose you could increase that number if I am using their equipment, because we also generally don’t let others shoot their ammo in our stuff either.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Ideally, using the original Lee Loader,
You should use a mallet, or a heavy
synthetic hammer, or a rawhide mallet
or similar
You don't want to damage the top
of the tool by using a hardened steel
hammer. The tool won't last as long
and there's a possibility of sparks
where you don't want sparks

Sounds about right

 

[unwashed]

Oh, I could send you thousands of photos of blow up guns, even if people don’t always post about them.

Some of them I have kept as reminders this stuff is dangerous and it’s best to approach with caution and remain on “high alert” as complacency can get even well seasoned reloaders. It doesn’t always have to be the firearms fault or bad data. Like the fellow that had one to many containers on the bench and grabbed Titegroup when he intended to use Varget!
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Kind of catastrophic, I can send you photos of his hand if you’d like it doesn’t look much better than his rifle though…

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Really doesn’t have to be handloads for people to cause catastrophic failures though, like this one.

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A simple case of rectal cranial inversion can be the cause.

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Doesn’t even have to be a firearm for people to be dangerous.

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Yeah, there are still only 4 or 5 people I would shoot their loads out of my firearms. I suppose you could increase that number if I am using their equipment, because we also generally don’t let others shoot their ammo in our stuff either.

Yikes! The first pic almost happened to me, thanks for the reminder. I was loading 9's with CFE Pistol and grabbed CFE 223 instead but half way through I realized my mistake (always good to triple check)and had to empty 25 cases and start all over again.

 

[illinoisburt]

Yikes! The first pic almost happened to me, thanks for the reminder. I was loading 9's with CFE Pistol and grabbed CFE 223 instead but half way through I realized my mistake (always good to triple check)and had to empty 25 cases and start all over again.

The rifle powder wouldn't blow up your 9mm. Most likely outcome is very low velocity if it lights off completely or a squib bullet stuck in the barrel with bunch of unburned powder.

But the other way around putting CFE Pistol in the rifle case would be disastrous kaboom.