P5 Guy
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44SPL, when I saw the price of commercial 44SPL I bought my first reloading equipment.
380 ACP $4-5
I would be curious to see how much folks are saving on reloading 380. I shoot about a 1,000 rds a month
I don't even want to know. I have a spreadsheet for guns and that is bad enough!Eh, there’s over $25,000 in gear which has passed through my inventory roster... but I never intended to save MONEY by reloading when I started...
So do I but it would be more accurate to say, I spend less money by reloading than I would shooting factory. There is no money saved either way.I find the argument that you don't save money because you just shoot more silly.
Yes sir. I am hoping to land a different job in the next two or three years, as that would be the promotion level I am striving for to hit a retirement income I am comfortable with. Once I do that, I doubt I will be allowed to work overtime ever again. Right now, I'm still working 46 to 50 hours weeks, and have a home to maintain by myself. So reloading will undoubtedly pick up more once I change positions. In the mean time, I am content to load 50 and 100 round batches, as it is quick.460 Shooter,
We each find what works for us in how we approach the hobbies. As I said before, I don't really consider the cost of the equipment. It quickly pays for itself with some moderate use.
But we don't actually "save" it, because "saving" implies that we're spending it on something else. We just spend it on more shooting. My shooting has never "saved" a penny.I find the argument that you don't save money because you just shoot more silly. That's like saying I wouldn't save anything if I could buy a suburban that got 32 mpg instead of the one I have that gets 16. Even if that were the case I'd still be getting twice as much use out of it right? Isn't that the goal, to shoot the gun right? I've paid for my reloading equipment with the first caliber I started reloading. Certainly I wouldn't have shot as much if I hadn't started reloading but then I wouldn't be half the shooter I am.
I used to reload as a hobby in itself but with family and work there is other stuff I'd rather spend my time doing so now I load just to be able to shoot. I've recently started dissenting and started buying factory ammo for certain calibers. I thought 9mm would be the obvious one to buy factory ammo for but I found the cheap factory 9mm ammo to be crap compared to what I can make.
But we don't actually "save" it, because "saving" implies that we're spending it on something else. We just spend it on more shooting. My shooting has never "saved" a penny.
Nope, you're still spending it.If you get twice as much of something for the same money isn't that saving?
It's not saved money if you no longer have it.If you get twice as much of something for the same money isn't that saving?