Is your state going nutz over anything gun?

[StrangerDanger]

I started reloading in 2008 just prior to to the last big scare. We hit up local areas where people shoot and pick up all the brass. All the calibers are cleaned up and sorted. I sell off the stuff I don't use and reload my calibers. I think I'm sitting on around 15,000 loaded 9mm at the moment. Probably 18,000 45acp. Needless to say, it has to be stored down stairs on the cement pad. I probably made a 1000 bucks off selling the assorted other brass on gunbroker.

 

I've amassed about 60K in 22lr. That crap is heavy!

[ROCKETW19]

I started reloading in 2008 just prior to to the last big scare. We hit up local areas where people shoot and pick up all the brass. All the calibers are cleaned up and sorted. I sell off the stuff I don't use and reload my calibers. I think I'm sitting on around 15,000 loaded 9mm at the moment. Probably 18,000 45acp. Needless to say, it has to be stored down stairs on the cement pad. I probably made a 1000 bucks off selling the assorted other brass on gunbroker.

 

I've amassed about 60K in 22lr. That crap is heavy!

 

15000 9mm and 18000 .45cal

that my friend is way to funny I can only dream about some stores like that WOW.

I actually just thought about reloading cuz of the new 5.7 but I read alot of people scared to mess up the load and ruin there gun. not sure how tricky that is? you do any 5.7?

 

Is it really cheap to reload compared to just buy specially something like 9mm?

On miday I see they have automatic everything even powder measure thing. me being pretty slow thats the way I would go,lol

[StrangerDanger]

I buy in massive bulk to take advantage of savings. Right now, I load 9mm for $7.50 per 100. So extrapolated, that's only like 1250 for all of them. Considering the cheapest Walmart value pack stuff is about $25.00 per hundred, the savings is apparent. My 45acp loads for about $13.50 per 100. That's a lot better than $40.00!

 

Some of my loads cost more depending on what type of bullets I'm loading. Usually I load lead bullets from S&S Casting for plinking ammo. FMJ and JHP cost more, but they're easier and cleaner to load. I store the ammo loose in 30 and 50 caliber ammo cans. I fit about a 1000 9mm in a 30 caliber ammo can. A 1000 45acp fit in a 50 caliber can. The 45's are heavy, around 70 pounds a can with 230gn pills.

 

I order bullets and have them shipped with USPS flat rate boxes for like 14 bucks each. They stuff 70 pounds of bullets into each one. Typically 3000 9mm fit in each box and 2000 45acp. On my last purchase, they shipped a dozen of these flat rate boxes at the same time. The contractor mail man was crying. His SUV was all squated out from the ton of lead in the back!

 

Bottle neck cases like the 5.7 are more difficult to load. I haven't loaded any since I've heard it's a PITA. You have to trim bottle necked cases each time you shoot them. With .223, I have an electric trimmer, so I can trim them and resize them pretty quickly.

 

I really like the Dillon equipment for loading. I have a 650XL that is loaded out. I probably invested about 1600 in loading equipment when I started. That gave me the equipment to load three calibers. You need a decent amount of room to load on.

 

High volume rounds are somewhat tedious. There is a lot of prep work to be done before you actually load the cases. Straight up loading, I can crank a 1000 rounds out in about an hour and a half to two hours. By then I'm usually bored. I have a basic outline of the tedious process below;

 

1. Collect brass from the range.

2. Sort brass into like calibers. Scrap damaged, split, pitted, missing primered casings.

3. Tumble the like brass in the tumbler in walnut media.

4. Sort the like casings again, separate into specific calibers.

5. Wipe away dust on the cases and lubricate them for resizing.

6. Cycle the cases through the Dillon to resize and deprime the cases.

7. Return the resized cases to the tumbler with corncob media to remove the lubricant and to give a final polish.

8. Return cases to the Dillon press in order to load them.

9. Inspect each round by hand and insert it into a case gauge to determine uniformity. This final check is important since many cases tend to split during the loading process.

10. Store rounds in ammo cans for later use.

 

Repeat as necessary.

[ROCKETW19]

I buy in massive bulk to take advantage of savings. Right now, I load 9mm for $7.50 per 100. So extrapolated, that's only like 1250 for all of them. Considering the cheapest Walmart value pack stuff is about $25.00 per hundred, the savings is apparent. My 45acp loads for about $13.50 per 100. That's a lot better than $40.00!

 

Some of my loads cost more depending on what type of bullets I'm loading. Usually I load lead bullets from S&S Casting for plinking ammo. FMJ and JHP cost more, but they're easier and cleaner to load. I store the ammo loose in 30 and 50 caliber ammo cans. I fit about a 1000 9mm in a 30 caliber ammo can. A 1000 45acp fit in a 50 caliber can. The 45's are heavy, around 70 pounds a can with 230gn pills.

 

I order bullets and have them shipped with USPS flat rate boxes for like 14 bucks each. They stuff 70 pounds of bullets into each one. Typically 3000 9mm fit in each box and 2000 45acp. On my last purchase, they shipped a dozen of these flat rate boxes at the same time. The contractor mail man was crying. His SUV was all squated out from the ton of lead in the back!

 

Bottle neck cases like the 5.7 are more difficult to load. I haven't loaded any since I've heard it's a PITA. You have to trim bottle necked cases each time you shoot them. With .223, I have an electric trimmer, so I can trim them and resize them pretty quickly.

 

I really like the Dillon equipment for loading. I have a 650XL that is loaded out. I probably invested about 1600 in loading equipment when I started. That gave me the equipment to load three calibers. You need a decent amount of room to load on.

 

High volume rounds are somewhat tedious. There is a lot of prep work to be done before you actually load the cases. Straight up loading, I can crank a 1000 rounds out in about an hour and a half to two hours. By then I'm usually bored. I have a basic outline of the tedious process below;

 

1. Collect brass from the range.

2. Sort brass into like calibers. Scrap damaged, split, pitted, missing primered casings.

3. Tumble the like brass in the tumbler in walnut media.

4. Sort the like casings again, separate into specific calibers.

5. Wipe away dust on the cases and lubricate them for resizing.

6. Cycle the cases through the Dillon to resize and deprime the cases.

7. Return the resized cases to the tumbler with corncob media to remove the lubricant and to give a final polish.

8. Return cases to the Dillon press in order to load them.

9. Inspect each round by hand and insert it into a case gauge to determine uniformity. This final check is important since many cases tend to split during the loading process.

10. Store rounds in ammo cans for later use.

 

Repeat as necessary.

thats is great info thanks! seems a bit to much for me, I have 9week baby and 3 yr toddler even though I have no real job (retired) I dont think with my kids and BS jobs I would ever be able to do all that. LOL if I get 2 hours I come to the net to escape and see cool gun and other stuff i am into but again thanks for the info and taking the time responding to me