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Deacon_Man · 07-22-2012, 09:25 PM

Been reloading for 2 months now.
9mm
45acp
45 colt
and I sure do enjoy it.

ryan42 · 07-22-2012, 09:32 PM

Reloading since christmas 45acp and 12 guage shotgun.

sting75ray · 07-22-2012, 09:52 PM

30 years now

20ga
12ga
22 High Power
222
22/250
270
308
30-06
25-06
357 mag
41 mag
44 mag
45 Colt
45 ACP
30/30
30 Rem
300 Savage
35 Rem
357/44 Bain Davis
256 Win Mag
38/55
45/70
257 Roberts
30 Carbine
7MM/08

1LoneWolf75 · 07-22-2012, 10:24 PM

Once I get everythin else I will reload fer .30-30!!!

cycloneman · 07-22-2012, 10:55 PM

9mm
10mm
357
223
308

CampingJosh · 07-22-2012, 11:49 PM

Closing in on a year since I actually got started. Only loaded 9mm so far, but I need some .223 and .380, so I'll be loading those when life slows down in August.

steve4102 · 07-23-2012, 06:48 AM

Started loading shotgun shells in 1969.

25ACP,
9mm
40 S&W
10MM
45 ACP
45 Colt
221 Fireball
223/5.56
25 WSSM
6.5 Grendel
6.5 x 55
7mm-08
7mm-08 AI
30-06
30-06 AI
300 WSM
7.62 x 39
9.3 x 62
410
12ga
20ga

Evins74s · 07-23-2012, 07:22 AM

Have been reloading since the 1st of December. Reloading for: 223, 40S&W and .308.

carver · 07-23-2012, 07:34 AM

35 years, nothing but pistol ammo.

Alpo · 07-23-2012, 08:30 AM

Steve, what powder you use in the 25?

I found two loads - a Bullseye and a Unique. My powder measure would not go down far enough to drop that small an amount. The Lee dipper that dips 1.0 of Unique was very consistent, for me, but I had nothing small enough for Bull, so I would have to weigh every charge.

So I do the 1.0 of Unique.

Finding bullets, though, is a pain. I'd like to get one of them Lyman molds, but they are few and far between.

steve4102 · 07-23-2012, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpo

Steve, what powder you use in the 25?

I found two loads - a Bullseye and a Unique. My powder measure would not go down far enough to drop that small an amount. The Lee dipper that dips 1.0 of Unique was very consistent, for me, but I had nothing small enough for Bull, so I would have to weigh every charge.

So I do the 1.0 of Unique.

Finding bullets, though, is a pain. I'd like to get one of them Lyman molds, but they are few and far between.

AA #2, meters 1.5 gr perfectly out of my Harrell measure.

LDJ · 07-23-2012, 08:47 AM

30-06
12 Ga.
20 Ga.
These Three for 40 Years. I was a big bird hunter when I lived in Kansas. No birds now in my part of Oklahoma. Can't walk that much now anyhow.
9mm For 5 Years.
45 LC for 1 Year. I have three 45's , Including a Ruger Redhawk 454 that I shoot +P 45's in mostly. I can't get enough of shooting the 45's lately.

PanhandlePop · 07-23-2012, 09:25 AM

I started reloading around 1978 for my first centerfire revolver a Ruger Security Six 357 mag, using one of the old Lee handloaders (yep, using a mallet). I then added 44 mag, then 9 mm and 10mm, and finally 45 acp and 40 SW. I never had a need or desire to move into rifle or shotgun rounds. I find reloading to be a natural extension of the shooting experience.

Bigr Bang Thry · 07-23-2012, 11:40 AM

I've been reloading since about 1978, and have loaded for almost every gun I've ever had... Now, however, I just reload those cartridges that I shoot alot, and on occasion, those obsolete cartridges that aren't available any longer.

12 Ga
20 Ga
410 bore
.380 auto
9 mm
.38 special
.357 Mag
.40 S&W
.45 auto
.45 Colt
.222 Rem
.222Rem mag
.223 Rem
.22-250 Rem
.25-06 Rem
7 mm Rem mag
.308 Win
.45 Colt +P (rifle)
.50 BMG

obsolete...

.219 Zipper
.351 Win self loading

There MUST be more... I just can't remember them all !

crystalphoto · 07-23-2012, 01:28 PM

I guess about three or four years...

Reload:
.223/5.56

9 mm
45 ACP
.380

And plan on 38 Special, 30-30 Win, 30-06

Claudius Valarium · 07-23-2012, 10:20 PM

Around three years now.

Sherrer1* · 07-24-2012, 07:47 AM

1 year.
223 rem
270 win
30/40 krag
250 sav
7mm rem mag
40 s&w
soon many more to come.

Big Chevy · 07-24-2012, 07:51 AM

About 7 months
.38 special
.40 S&W
.45 ACP

Can't wait till the list gets bigger.

oldcrustytanker · 07-24-2012, 08:04 AM

I just started about a month ago. I'm a newbee!!!!

.40 S&W
.380 ACP
.45 ACP

DixieLandMan · 07-24-2012, 09:34 AM

Reloaded first rifle rounds around 2003 then Uncle Sam called. Been reloading full swing about a year or two. I reload, 30-06, 9mm, 38 Special, .357 Magnum. Have dies for .41 Magnum and .45 ACP but have not reloaded any of those two yet.

Mike1959 · 07-24-2012, 10:23 AM

Am currently waiting for delivery of components and press so I can begin this journey. I am going to start with 9mm and see where it goes from there. Thanks for a great forum that has tons of good useful information.

Ledslnger · 07-24-2012, 10:36 AM

Well, I am over 40 and my dad had me rolling cases on the lube pad when I was 3 years old. So, I have been reloading a while now. Been a family thing for use for a long time.

Boy, we reload about everything. Heck, we have dies for stuff we don't even have too. Just in case we get it. Have .218 Bee, .17 Remington, 44 Mag, etc. etc. and we don't have any in those calibers right now. Nothing larger than the 7m Rem Mag though. No Kodiaks in Iowa so we figure we are good to go.

My dad is an ex-Marine so he enjoys his guns. Has made for a lot of fun for us both I think. Used to shoot for 6-8 hours each weekend during my teens.

cutter · 07-24-2012, 10:52 AM

I have been reloading for many years, only way I can afford to shoot some calibers. Never have reloaded for shotgun.
.32 acp
.380 acp
9 mm
.45 acp
.45 colt
.223
.243
.308
.30 carbine
30-06
.338 win mag
.338 lapua mag
.375 h&h
45/70

Zhurh · 07-24-2012, 10:53 AM

Thought about it all my life; started after Big "O" got elected. Shoot the guns every couple days now off the back porch T bench that reloading incited me to throw together. I also have the peace of mind that my grandkids will have all the ammo they ever need; bought and paid for when the caribou come to town. Haven't started reloading for my pistols, 44,480, 460, & 45, but got everything I need. Reload for all my hunting guns:
556
270
6.8
308
338 fed
7 mag
30-378
338 win mag
My only regret (when ya first start) and advice to others is not to worry too much about things like neck turning ect; you'll just waste money on equipment; stick to the basics.

mikld · 07-24-2012, 02:14 PM

First reloaded in 1969, 38 Special with a Lee Loader. Off and on until '86 when I began reloading seriously for my .44 Magnums. So far I recycle:

9mm (just started again)
.38/357 Mag.
.44 Special/Mag. (75%-90% of my reloading)
.25 ACP (very rarely now, too damn small)
380 ACP (I think I still have dies?)
.45 ACP
.223
.30-30
.30-06
7.62X39
7.62X54R
Plus I cast for .44, 38/357, .45, and 30-30.

Not a lot but it keeps me busy and satisfied

07-22-2012, 09:25 PM	#26
Deacon_Man V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weatherford Texas Posts: 452	Re: Do you reload? Been reloading for 2 months now. 9mm 45acp 45 colt and I sure do enjoy it.

07-22-2012, 09:32 PM	#27
ryan42 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: marion indiana Contributor Posts: 1,549	Re: Do you reload? Reloading since christmas 45acp and 12 guage shotgun. __________________ Tommorrow is promised to know one! Ryan Stevens

07-22-2012, 09:52 PM	#28
sting75ray Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,086	Re: Do you reload? 30 years now 20ga 12ga 22 High Power 222 22/250 270 308 30-06 25-06 357 mag 41 mag 44 mag 45 Colt 45 ACP 30/30 30 Rem 300 Savage 35 Rem 357/44 Bain Davis 256 Win Mag 38/55 45/70 257 Roberts 30 Carbine 7MM/08 __________________ [IMG][/IMG]

07-22-2012, 10:24 PM	#29
1LoneWolf75 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Humboldt KS Posts: 587	Re: Do you reload? Once I get everythin else I will reload fer .30-30!!! __________________ They can have my guns when they pry them from my cold, dead hands!!! "Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not." - Thomas Jefferson "I've seen the system fall apart from the rules and all our presidents lie"--"Soul Survive"- Asphalt Ballethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6DgVrYWw00

07-22-2012, 10:55 PM	#30
cycloneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,401	Re: Do you reload? 9mm 10mm 357 223 308 __________________ Who are you going to serve today?

07-22-2012, 11:49 PM	#31
CampingJosh TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 4,787	Re: Do you reload? Closing in on a year since I actually got started. Only loaded 9mm so far, but I need some .223 and .380, so I'll be loading those when life slows down in August. __________________ Nothing posted on TheFirearmsForum.com constitutes legal, accounting, gunsmithing, or other professional advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with qualified professionals for real advice. Your life is lived at your own risk. Don't blame me for the dumb things you do.

07-23-2012, 06:48 AM	#32
steve4102 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota Contributor Posts: 2,760	Re: Do you reload? Started loading shotgun shells in 1969. 25ACP, 9mm 40 S&W 10MM 45 ACP 45 Colt 221 Fireball 223/5.56 25 WSSM 6.5 Grendel 6.5 x 55 7mm-08 7mm-08 AI 30-06 30-06 AI 300 WSM 7.62 x 39 9.3 x 62 410 12ga 20ga

07-23-2012, 07:22 AM	#33
Evins74s V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 96	Re: Do you reload? Have been reloading since the 1st of December. Reloading for: 223, 40S&W and .308.

07-23-2012, 07:34 AM	#34
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,245	Re: Do you reload? 35 years, nothing but pistol ammo. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

07-23-2012, 08:30 AM	#35
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,652	Re: Do you reload? Steve, what powder you use in the 25? I found two loads - a Bullseye and a Unique. My powder measure would not go down far enough to drop that small an amount. The Lee dipper that dips 1.0 of Unique was very consistent, for me, but I had nothing small enough for Bull, so I would have to weigh every charge. So I do the 1.0 of Unique. Finding bullets, though, is a pain. I'd like to get one of them Lyman molds, but they are few and far between. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

07-23-2012, 08:47 AM	#37
LDJ V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Oklahoma. USA Posts: 78	Re: Do you reload? 30-06 12 Ga. 20 Ga. These Three for 40 Years. I was a big bird hunter when I lived in Kansas. No birds now in my part of Oklahoma. Can't walk that much now anyhow. 9mm For 5 Years. 45 LC for 1 Year. I have three 45's , Including a Ruger Redhawk 454 that I shoot +P 45's in mostly. I can't get enough of shooting the 45's lately.

07-23-2012, 09:25 AM	#38
PanhandlePop V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 252	Re: Do you reload? I started reloading around 1978 for my first centerfire revolver a Ruger Security Six 357 mag, using one of the old Lee handloaders (yep, using a mallet). I then added 44 mag, then 9 mm and 10mm, and finally 45 acp and 40 SW. I never had a need or desire to move into rifle or shotgun rounds. I find reloading to be a natural extension of the shooting experience.

07-23-2012, 11:40 AM	#39
Bigr Bang Thry V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Western New York Posts: 186	Re: Do you reload? I've been reloading since about 1978, and have loaded for almost every gun I've ever had... Now, however, I just reload those cartridges that I shoot alot, and on occasion, those obsolete cartridges that aren't available any longer. 12 Ga 20 Ga 410 bore .380 auto 9 mm .38 special .357 Mag .40 S&W .45 auto .45 Colt .222 Rem .222Rem mag .223 Rem .22-250 Rem .25-06 Rem 7 mm Rem mag .308 Win .45 Colt +P (rifle) .50 BMG obsolete... .219 Zipper .351 Win self loading There MUST be more... I just can't remember them all !

07-23-2012, 01:28 PM	#40
crystalphoto V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Gilbert, SC Posts: 305	Re: Do you reload? I guess about three or four years... Reload: .223/5.56 9 mm 45 ACP .380 And plan on 38 Special, 30-30 Win, 30-06

07-23-2012, 10:20 PM	#41
Claudius Valarium V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Central Texas, AKA the Middle of Flyover Country Posts: 459	Re: Do you reload? Around three years now. __________________ CV "Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined." Patrick Henry, 1788

07-24-2012, 07:47 AM	#42
Sherrer1* Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Selma Alabama Posts: 41	Re: Do you reload? 1 year. 223 rem 270 win 30/40 krag 250 sav 7mm rem mag 40 s&w soon many more to come.

07-24-2012, 07:51 AM	#43
Big Chevy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 345	Re: Do you reload? About 7 months .38 special .40 S&W .45 ACP Can't wait till the list gets bigger.

07-24-2012, 08:04 AM	#44
oldcrustytanker Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 31	Re: Do you reload? I just started about a month ago. I'm a newbee!!!! .40 S&W .380 ACP .45 ACP

07-24-2012, 09:34 AM	#45
DixieLandMan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 606	Re: Do you reload? Reloaded first rifle rounds around 2003 then Uncle Sam called. Been reloading full swing about a year or two. I reload, 30-06, 9mm, 38 Special, .357 Magnum. Have dies for .41 Magnum and .45 ACP but have not reloaded any of those two yet.

07-24-2012, 10:23 AM	#46
Mike1959 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Contributor Posts: 187	Re: Do you reload? Am currently waiting for delivery of components and press so I can begin this journey. I am going to start with 9mm and see where it goes from there. Thanks for a great forum that has tons of good useful information. __________________ Mike You've called down the thunder, well now you've got it!

07-24-2012, 10:36 AM	#47
Ledslnger V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: N Central, IA Posts: 415	Re: Do you reload? Well, I am over 40 and my dad had me rolling cases on the lube pad when I was 3 years old. So, I have been reloading a while now. Been a family thing for use for a long time. Boy, we reload about everything. Heck, we have dies for stuff we don't even have too. Just in case we get it. Have .218 Bee, .17 Remington, 44 Mag, etc. etc. and we don't have any in those calibers right now. Nothing larger than the 7m Rem Mag though. No Kodiaks in Iowa so we figure we are good to go. My dad is an ex-Marine so he enjoys his guns. Has made for a lot of fun for us both I think. Used to shoot for 6-8 hours each weekend during my teens.

07-24-2012, 10:52 AM	#48
cutter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 630	Re: Do you reload? I have been reloading for many years, only way I can afford to shoot some calibers. Never have reloaded for shotgun. .32 acp .380 acp 9 mm .45 acp .45 colt .223 .243 .308 .30 carbine 30-06 .338 win mag .338 lapua mag .375 h&h 45/70 Last edited by cutter; 07-24-2012 at 10:53 AM..

07-24-2012, 10:53 AM	#49
Zhurh Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Upper Yukon, Alaska Posts: 1,813	Re: Do you reload? Thought about it all my life; started after Big "O" got elected. Shoot the guns every couple days now off the back porch T bench that reloading incited me to throw together. I also have the peace of mind that my grandkids will have all the ammo they ever need; bought and paid for when the caribou come to town. Haven't started reloading for my pistols, 44,480, 460, & 45, but got everything I need. Reload for all my hunting guns: 556 270 6.8 308 338 fed 7 mag 30-378 338 win mag My only regret (when ya first start) and advice to others is not to worry too much about things like neck turning ect; you'll just waste money on equipment; stick to the basics.

07-24-2012, 02:14 PM	#50
mikld Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 573	Re: Do you reload? First reloaded in 1969, 38 Special with a Lee Loader. Off and on until '86 when I began reloading seriously for my .44 Magnums. So far I recycle: 9mm (just started again) .38/357 Mag. .44 Special/Mag. (75%-90% of my reloading) .25 ACP (very rarely now, too damn small) 380 ACP (I think I still have dies?) .45 ACP .223 .30-30 .30-06 7.62X39 7.62X54R Plus I cast for .44, 38/357, .45, and 30-30. Not a lot but it keeps me busy and satisfied __________________ My Anchor is holding fast.