Do any TFF Sisters reload?

[Suicide*Ride]

I know we've got a bunch of Ladies here @ TFF, but I don't think I've ever helped 1 w/a reloading question. Anybody know if there's any forum Sisters that roll their own?

SR

[TheGunClinger]

I let my wife make a bullet once. I was hoping that she would like it and offer to make me a few thousand rounds.

[Claude Clay]

TheGunClinger truely lives in a strange and wonderful place

[TheGunClinger]

Originally Posted by Claude Clay

TheGunClinger truely lives in a strange and wonderful place

I try.

[BETH]

I would love to see someone do it and i would love to try it, it sounds pretty cool it also sounds expensive to start it. I have read some of the reload questions and don't understand what they are talking about but yes i would love to try it. I don't have the time right now. can someone give a brief instruction as to how u do it how long it takes and how much it would cost to make a bullet would love to hear it.

[red14]

Originally Posted by BETH

I would love to see someone do it and i would love to try it, it sounds pretty cool it also sounds expensive to start it. I have read some of the reload questions and don't understand what they are talking about but yes i would love to try it. I don't have the time right now. can someone give a brief instruction as to how u do it how long it takes and how much it would cost to make a bullet would love to hear it.

From what I hear, after the original set-up, it pays for itself fairly soon.

[BETH]

its got to take a lot of time?

[red14]

Originally Posted by BETH

its got to take a lot of time?

I really don't know. I believe the more you shoot, the more you save. Suicideride could better answer that question.

If you shoot 50 every two months it wouldn't be worth it. If you shoot 500 a day (as some claim), it would. The guy I knew had a lot of weapons and many calibers. He also sold to his friends.

[gazzmann]

It's addictive. Once you start you don't want to stop.
Unless you run out of components.

[RandyP]

with my Lee Classic turret I 'average' 150-200 rounds per hour regardless of caliber (pistol only).

If you check out either youtube or the Lee website, you will find any number of videos clearly showing the process. I believe that anyone who can follow simple instructions and has at least limited attention to detail can easily make reliable, safe and accurate ammunition for themselves.It sounds complicated until you actually sit down and start doing it. It is not hard at all.

Here is the Lee website link for their videos:

http://www.leeprecision.com/html/HelpVideos/video.html

I don't mean to imply that you don't need to do a little homework, and just how complex you care to get into the hobby is up to you and your wallet -lol- but Lee makes their 'whack it with a mallet' Classic Lee loader that sells for under $30 and it too makes reliable, safe and accurate ammo, just rather slowly.

http://www.leeprecision.com/cgi/cata...leeloader.html

And here is a video of it in use:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noFKV8S6cnQ

and here is Mr Lee himself reloading a rifle round:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeEl9wZyabc

[tcox4freedom]

Both, my wife and I have just gotten started reloading.

[Suicide*Ride]

Nice post Randy! Thanks! You saved me the time.

@ Beth: If you can make cookies or bake bread - you can reload. I'm not being sexist, only saying that reloading is mainly just following detailed recipes. If you don't shoot but a few times a yr., or you don't care how much it costs to feed your shooting habit, then I wouldn't recommend the investment.

What you ought to do if you're thinking about getting into it, is to find a fellow forum member who lives close by that reloads who could show you what it's like to roll your own. I enjoy reloading as much if not more than going out for a day of shooting.

(I know..... I'm weird! )

@ Tcox4freedom: Glad to hear you & your SO are getting into reloading! It's a nice thing to be able to share in any hobby w/ your spouse!

& welcome to TFF!

SR

[carver]

Getting started for reloading .38/.357
This will enable you to reload 100 rds of ammo. Store Cost for 100 rds of .38 ammo should be some where between $60 - $80. At that rate you should start to see savings after only reloading around 500 rounds.



Lee Reloading Manual $13.99
Lee 3 hole Turret Press manual $69.99
3 die set from Hornady $34.99
100 rds. Winchester Brass $16.49
Hornady XTP, 140 gr. bullets (100) $15.99
AA #5 Powder (1 lb) $18.49
Lee Perfect Powder Measure $18.49
Magnetic Powder Scale (500 gr. capacity) $47.29
Impact Bullet Puller $12.00
Total = $252.22

[BETH]

Hey suicide i am not one for cooking unless it is on the grill i am mechanically inclined i use to build engines on helicopters untill i messed up my hand, would rather fix something in the house than cook gonna have to do some research on this reloading.

[BETH]

i took a quick look at the Lee site can u reload 22lr?

[Alpo]

Beth, no, rimfire ammo is non-reloadable.

Well, actually it is, but it is very difficult and not economically feasible.

With centerfire ammo, you punch out the old primer, toss it, and put in a new primer. To reprime rimfire cases, you would need the priming mixture, in a slurry form, and put it in the case and then spin the case rapidly, so that centrifugal force puts the priming mixture all the way around the rim. And even then, you have the original hit on the rim, that is flat. You'd either need to figure a way to raise that back up, so that you can get primer under there, too, or make sure that when you loaded your magazine or cylinder that you had that flat spot way away from where the firing pin would hit.

So, basically, no, you can't reload rimfires.

[Alpo]

Back up the thread, there was discussion about cost.

Last Christmas I went to Georgia, to visit my daughter. Her husband's family also came up. His nephew had never fired a gun before, so I took him and the son-in-law out to play. Had at least two dozen different guns - mostly pistols, half dozen rifles, couple of shotguns. Wanted to give the boy a thrill. Emailed him, beforehand, and asked if there was anything he specifically wanted to shoot? Would make sure to bring it. He said cowboy guns, that army rifle, an AK47. No problem. Cowboy guns, check. Garand, check. AK, check. Pistols from 22 to 454. Rifles from a 22 pump to a 45/70. We had FUN. At the range for about 6 hours. On the way back, he asked how much that little trip had cost. I said, oh, about a hundred bucks. He didn't beleive it was that little, so that night I went online and checked ammo prices. If I had bought the ammo we blew away that day, it would have run right at 500 dollars. Since I had loaded all of it, it was closer to 50.

The savings are immense. The first thing I do, after I buy a new caliber, is buy dies. My elephant gun - 375 H&H - I've fired less than 40 rounds through it, but I've got dies. At 80 dollars for 20 rounds of factory, it doesn't take long to pay for the dies.

[BETH]

thanks for the info sounds like u did save alot by doing it yourself.

[JLA]

im in the process of teaching my wife how. she can make shot shells with the load all its nice to be able to watch the game AND make ammo at the same time... ifn ya catch my drift

[woolleyworm]

Originally Posted by JLA

im in the process of teaching my wife how. she can make shot shells with the load all its nice to be able to watch the game AND make ammo at the same time... ifn ya catch my drift

LMAO , you got it good man!!

[Bruce FLinch]

Originally Posted by JLA

im in the process of teaching my wife how. she can make shot shells with the load all its nice to be able to watch the game AND make ammo at the same time... ifn ya catch my drift

She's too good for you! Lucky Bastid

[olehippy]

My wife is an excellant shot and enjoys the sport, but also enjoys shooting up my handloads. After all, , , why go through all the effort of handloading her own ammo when she has me sooooo well trained! ! !

Miles