What made you start handloading? - Page 4

JEFFBUZZZ · December 23rd, 2007, 11:22 AM

cost was the factor for me at first ,now its still the cost for me ,lol

G&G · January 3rd, 2008, 01:37 AM

I was shooting IDPA with my CZ 75 9mm. I wanted to shoot a 124 gr bullet instead of a 115 which is the most popular load. I bought a Lee Classic Turret Press & Dies after saving brass for a few months. Just having fun.

Wolf357 · January 3rd, 2008, 10:07 AM

I know one thing for sure. I'm going to be loading a lot more cast bullets since the escalating price of jacketed bullets has become as ridiculous as the price of gas. For example, Midway was selling 500 Winchester 115 grain JHP bullets for around $42.00 in December. Now they're selling them for $52.00. Heck, I can remember buying them before they rose to $30.00 per 500.

Tubby45 · January 4th, 2008, 02:36 AM

http://www.tjconevera.com/winchester-bullets.html

Go here for cheap jacketed bullets. Prices INCLUDE shipping.

Wolf357 · January 4th, 2008, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tubby45

http://www.tjconevera.com/winchester-bullets.html

Go here for cheap jacketed bullets. Prices INCLUDE shipping.

Thanks, Tubby.

stoneypete · January 4th, 2008, 10:48 AM

$$$ My friend introduced me to reloading at the same time that he introduced me to the 1911 .45acp.

At the time I could load my round for less than $3/box of 50. It's almost double that now, but still half of factory ammo.

ridurall · January 4th, 2008, 07:04 PM

I started at the age of 18 when I traded a shotgun for a custom
O3A3 chambered for 30 Belted Newton. I've still have that rifle and is still shoots great. I used to use 300 H&H brass to form the Newton brass but I now us 308 Norma Mag. Less hassle and all I have to do is resize it and fire form it. Since then I've picked up dies for 16 other calibers but don't reload as much as I did back in the 1970s and 1980s. I kind of burned out in the 1980s when I was casting and loading ammo for NRA Silhouette. In 1983 I went through 6000 rounds of .357 in 3 months using a Berdon progressive reloader. It's pretty much a tougher version of a Universal progressive machine. I was loading a 168 gr Ray Thompson designed bullet w/gas check with 15.6 gr of 296 and getting 1515 FPS out of my Contender. That still is a sweet shooting rig.

January 3rd, 2008, 01:37 AM	#32
G&G Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Western Washington Posts: 76	I was shooting IDPA with my CZ 75 9mm. I wanted to shoot a 124 gr bullet instead of a 115 which is the most popular load. I bought a Lee Classic Turret Press & Dies after saving brass for a few months. Just having fun. __________________ Be ready. You can't make an appointment for an emergency.

January 3rd, 2008, 10:07 AM	#33
Wolf357 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 170	I know one thing for sure. I'm going to be loading a lot more cast bullets since the escalating price of jacketed bullets has become as ridiculous as the price of gas. For example, Midway was selling 500 Winchester 115 grain JHP bullets for around $42.00 in December. Now they're selling them for $52.00. Heck, I can remember buying them before they rose to $30.00 per 500. __________________ A modern firearm is just an inanimate tool that is incapable of discharging until a human finger pulls the trigger.

January 4th, 2008, 10:48 AM	#36
stoneypete Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MA Posts: 208	$$$ My friend introduced me to reloading at the same time that he introduced me to the 1911 .45acp. At the time I could load my round for less than $3/box of 50. It's almost double that now, but still half of factory ammo. __________________ The .45 acp. A safe place in an unsafe world.

January 4th, 2008, 07:04 PM	#37
ridurall Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SW Oklahoma Posts: 735	I started at the age of 18 when I traded a shotgun for a custom O3A3 chambered for 30 Belted Newton. I've still have that rifle and is still shoots great. I used to use 300 H&H brass to form the Newton brass but I now us 308 Norma Mag. Less hassle and all I have to do is resize it and fire form it. Since then I've picked up dies for 16 other calibers but don't reload as much as I did back in the 1970s and 1980s. I kind of burned out in the 1980s when I was casting and loading ammo for NRA Silhouette. In 1983 I went through 6000 rounds of .357 in 3 months using a Berdon progressive reloader. It's pretty much a tougher version of a Universal progressive machine. I was loading a 168 gr Ray Thompson designed bullet w/gas check with 15.6 gr of 296 and getting 1515 FPS out of my Contender. That still is a sweet shooting rig. __________________ Life member NRA since 1983 I normally carry a Sig Pro .40 in a Crossbreed IWB but when necessary will switch to: Baby Eagle .40 W/Kramer holster Bersa Thunder380 Kel-Tec P3AT Skyy 9mm

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December 23rd, 2007, 11:22 AM	#31
JEFFBUZZZ Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: georgia Posts: 36	cost was the factor for me at first ,now its still the cost for me ,lol

January 4th, 2008, 02:36 AM	#34
Tubby45 Distinguished Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: In the reloading room Posts: 1,988	http://www.tjconevera.com/winchester-bullets.html Go here for cheap jacketed bullets. Prices INCLUDE shipping.