Reloading = dumb

[NodakBuckeye]

Hot take. This should be interesting.

Yes

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I agree no one should reload.
More for me.
You missed the square

You can't shoot Russian bullets at a Red Square

 

[AR-15]

I reload and save my Russian Ammo for the slide fires

 

[Bed Wetter]

I reload and save my Russian Ammo for the slide fires

What a shame. Think of all the sub-MOA ammo you've wasted.

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Hey, say whatever it takes to believe your steel cased, FMJ's preform as good as handloads.

I'm in KurtR's boat. More for us!

 

[JayKay]

this is a fun read!

 

[Allen]

Now if only those Russian bastards would start realizing what they are missing out on by not using the 25-06 Remington and 7 mm Rem Mag rounds!

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Note: I don't own a 223/5.56 or a 308. And if I did, I probably wouldn't reload for them either.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

I enjoy reloading more for the satisfaction of not blowing myself up with my own experiments. Just can't replicate that feel with factory ammo.

 

[PrairieGhost]

I enjoy reloading more for the satisfaction of not blowing myself up with my own experiments. Just can't replicate that feel with factory ammo.

I keep getting worse by the day. I tried a Lyman neck turning tool and didn't like it. I tried an RCBS neck turning tool attached to my Protrim and didn't like it. I bit the bullet and sent for a Sinclair micrometer adjustable today. I am sitting on 1000 once fired Federal 308 so it's worth it. Also I pay about half price comparing Lapua for my 6.5X284 to purchasing 284 Winchester, sizing, and then turning the thick neck down. Actually I get better accuracy than I do with the Lapua brass.

 

[Bed Wetter]

All kidding aside, I have to talk about my .308 Remington 700 5R. I had the barrel threaded and a muzzle break installed. I also attached a plastic cheek riser to the stock. Other than that, it's bone stock in the original HSP lightweight stock and pre-recall factory trigger. The action hasn't been bedded or trued or blueprinted.

The load is courtesy SDMF (to whom I am eternally grateful):
- Federal Lake City once-fired brass
- 45grn R15 powder
- 155gr Lapua Scenar OTM
- 2,870 FPS

The last two times I had the rifle out, these are the 1st groups I shot off the bench at 100 yards (FYI, I am a notoriously bad shooter):

8/5/17, 5 shots


9/17/17, 4 shots (I threw the 4th shot high and right):

 

[SupressYourself]

That's pretty impressive for a factory barrel.
I'm going to probably have the barrel shot out before I find something that shoots consistently well out of my stock Rem 7mm. I thought that through the magic of reloading I could make a crappy factory sporter-weight barrel shoot 1/2 moa. I'm almost ready to admit I was wrong. Problem is I have a custom barrel on another gun that will consistently shoot one ragged hole, so now I think all my guns can do that if I just believe.

 

[Enslow]

Reloading is really cheap besides the cost.

 

[BRK]

I've seen a close friends reloading room and asked him questions about the time and money put into it.... can be quite a bit. Just in powder alone I counted over $3,000 worth. He also shoots up to 10 competitions a year and doesn't have kids....

 

[Enslow]

I guess I don't reload for cost savings. Hell if you're saving money it's probably boring anyway.

 

[Bed Wetter]

and doesn't have kids....

I guess the reloading and childlessness kind of explain each other.

 

[Enslow]

What about all that lonely fireformed brass? Don't you have a heart and want to give that brass new life?

 

[thriller1]

I just built a 25/45 sharps. At $23 for 20 rounds, I have to reload for it. Other that buying the more expensive .257 slugs, its not much more $ than reloading for .223.