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bigtex
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I don't reload because it's cheaper.
I reload because I can custom make ammo to suite any particular rifle I own. Reloading is a hobby and I get a lot of satisfaction using ammo that I have made to hunt with.
I reload because I can custom make ammo to suite any particular rifle I own. Reloading is a hobby and I get a lot of satisfaction using ammo that I have made to hunt with.
It's not so much the savings as it's the accuracy you gain. Custom tailoring the round to your gun. With some bullets the savings are quite a bit. Personally I like going to my quiet place and tinkering.
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DaveB
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^^^THIS^^^^^
I have a bolt 223 and a AR.
The load for the bolt is 25 gr of H335 hiding behind a Nosler 60 gr Partition. I purchased more than a few of these way back and we have shot them through the AR, they are accurate. The Bolt is drilling 5 through one raggedy hole, A Savage Axis hooked to a Weaver Kaspa. I use the same 25 gr of H335 for the 55 and 60 gr bullets
A lot of the cheaper ammo is steel case. I hate that stuff.
$23.00 Pound of H335 loads near 280 rounds means >10 cents...Primers were 3+ cents, Brass was once fired I bought in 1500 quantities I think 9 cents each, 55 gr FMJBT Hornady or Armscor at >9 cents each. Cost is good, but the cost is not what drives me.
I like my hobby. I like to know I made that round and it went right where I told it to and it did a good job.
I have a bolt 223 and a AR.
The load for the bolt is 25 gr of H335 hiding behind a Nosler 60 gr Partition. I purchased more than a few of these way back and we have shot them through the AR, they are accurate. The Bolt is drilling 5 through one raggedy hole, A Savage Axis hooked to a Weaver Kaspa. I use the same 25 gr of H335 for the 55 and 60 gr bullets
A lot of the cheaper ammo is steel case. I hate that stuff.
$23.00 Pound of H335 loads near 280 rounds means >10 cents...Primers were 3+ cents, Brass was once fired I bought in 1500 quantities I think 9 cents each, 55 gr FMJBT Hornady or Armscor at >9 cents each. Cost is good, but the cost is not what drives me.
I like my hobby. I like to know I made that round and it went right where I told it to and it did a good job.
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I don't own any black guns so my 223 reloads are for my Axis bolt gun used for varmint hunting. A 55gr vmax over 26gr of Varget gets the job done quite nicely. I reload for every caliber I own whether I save money or not. My loads are accurately tuned for my barrel length and harmonics. Not a generic load that is just ok.
To just go out a burn a few hundred rounds in a black gun, I would do something different.
To just go out a burn a few hundred rounds in a black gun, I would do something different.
