Does anyone make their own ammunition? Is it difficult and will you save money?

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Does anyone make their own ammunition? Is it difficult and will you save money?

Answer 1

Reloading is fun and easy, it cuts down on ammo cost, but! (there's always a but) This almost always means you'll still spend the same amount you used to spend on ammo, you'll just have more of it to shoot!Example, say you shoot $200 worth of ammo a month, reloading may cost $100 a month, this doesn't mean you saved $100, it only means you have another $100 to spend on reloading!(Twice the ammo for the same price) This has been my problem, I figured i'd save big money by reloading, all I really did was create another aspect of shooting(reloading ammo) and spending the same amount of cash each month to shoot.You can experiment with different formulas to get the best accuracy from each firearm you own, keep a log of all your recipes you try, what works, what doesn't, what moa a particular rifle shoots with one recipe may not be as good in another rifle, a good friend of mine at the gunclub has a french mas49/56 he's been working on for months, trying to get the perfect load for it. He has another 49/56 that shoots .5moa with with one load, but the other 49/56 shoots 3" with the same load! I've had similar issues with 2 of my schmidt rubin k31's. You'll enjoy reloading, but it can be very frustrating at times, good luck!

Answer 2

You gotta shoot a lot and have a lot of time for the most part, unless you're into odd stuff. It's not DIFFICULT really, but you have to know what you're doing, and it takes forever unless you spent big money on a automated press or at least a progressive. If you can find someone with a Class 6 licence and reloads comercially, have them do it. Probably cheaper, even after they take their cut, reason being they can buy their components at OEM in thousands of pounds, and get some dirty low prices. Plus they can crank out thousands of loads an hour with their machines. Then just save your brass, with odd stuff that's the main expense. If you count your time as an expense, hard to justify reloading, unless you have a time surplus or are just real fussy about your loads.

Answer 3

You will save money if you shoot an unusual or a magnum caliber.

You can buy some ammo almost as cheep as reloading at Walmart, Dick's or other large discount stores.

30.06, 30-30, 270, 308, .38 .45 are not worth the time and effort unless you need a load that is custom.

I hand load .454Casul .44mag and sometimes 22/250.

Some factory loads are fairly accurate, you might need to try different one until you find the best one for your gun.

Answer 4

The initial investment will cost about 400 dollars, but after that it will cost about 1/2 the price of factory ammo, and is much more accurate and precise. It's not hard work, but it can sometimes be tedious and takes quite a few hours to cook up a batch of ammo. Making 1000 rounds could take several weeks, but is much shorter doing in batches where you are all set up.

Answer 5

When I got into reloading, I got a hell of a deal on a progressive press and scales. For about 250 buck I got started. i usually load .45 acp ammo, and sometimes .40 and 10mm. On .45 acp, I save half of buying factory ammo. About .07 cents for each round, compared to .23 cents buying the cheap factory stuff. I did at one point in time actually cast my own bullets. But I found a hell of a deal for 10,000 rounds and haven't cast since.The bigger the bulk that you buy in, the cheaper it is.

Answer 6

Yes it is easy to do but you need the right equipment, there is a special press to put the powder and bullet into place which is an expensive tool, but after it is purchased it works out cheaper and is convenient. since you can make the ammo to your liking, some countries forbid this, and you need a special permit in the country I live in. but if you don't shoot much it is a poor investment

Answer 7

It depends on how much value you put on your time. It is cheaper to make it yourself but it's somewhat tedious and takes some time, especially when you first start. I personally like making my own ammo but dont really have the time to do it so for me its just easier to go out and buy some.

Answer 8

end!! do not initiate RELOADING yet!!! before you do something with any reloading kit that you've, bypass immediately and purchase a reloading guide. there are one of those diverse powders accessible and 22 grains of a few powders alongside with purple Dot, eco-friendly Dot or different shotgun or pistol powders will make a bomb out of your rifle. purchase, study,comprehend and intently follow the training printed in the reloading guide. do not take absolutely everyone's suggestion on how a lot powder to positioned into your cartridges. follow the broadcast information in simple terms. you do not have a pop gun or cap gun. in case you incorrectly load some ammo on your .223, it ought to blow up and injure or kill you. "be sensible you're excellent and then bypass ahead" as Davy Crockett suggested.

Answer 9

no