Reload help please
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Stalker-of-the-deer
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7000 grains to an lb.
15400 grains to a kg (2.2lb)
Just divide that number by your charge weight and that will give you a count of how many yo will get
15400 grains to a kg (2.2lb)
Just divide that number by your charge weight and that will give you a count of how many yo will get
Dosnt matter how expensive reloading is… it’s still cheaper than therapy or divorce!
Now that info is now stored in my "Knowledge book" LOL
Making holes in things
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I came to that same conclusion because what I spent yesterday on part of the kit I need to reload, would otherwise have prevented me from reloading. I reloaded .45 over 30 years ago to save money, because I shot a lot. Accuracy was not a priority for me then as it is now the case with rifles, so I was happy with my LEE progressive. I never had a single issue with it. I found reloading relaxing and satisfying then as a young man, I am sure it will even be more so now. However I have to admit, I baulked at the price of setting up from scratch . . . . . I had better still enjoy it.
PS I decided on a Dillon XL750.The price of Dillon gear would make your eyes waterI came to that same conclusion because what I spent yesterday on part of the kit I need to reload, would otherwise have prevented me from reloading. I reloaded .45 over 30 years ago to save money, because I shot a lot. Accuracy was not a priority for me then as it is now the case with rifles, so I was happy with my LEE progressive. I never had a single issue with it. I found reloading relaxing and satisfying then as a young man, I am sure it will even be more so now. However I have to admit, I baulked at the price of setting up from scratch . . . . . I had better still enjoy it.
Swedish
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Tears of joy!The price of Dillon gear would make your eyes water
Bo Diddley
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Don't listen to the nay-sayers.
The initial outlay can be for a 2nd-hand kit from this fine forum. If you decide to sell it at some point in the future, you won't have lost much on its value.
It need not take long to sort out a good hunting round. And you will save a small fortune on fuel by avoiding the journey to buy boolits.. buy powder and primers in quantity, saves time & fuel.
Norfolk Deer Search
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Stock up when you drop on to a gem, I found 7mm 150gn Sierra GK at £35 a box every time I had £35 spare I bought a box or 2 if I was flush now sitting on a healthy stock and primers by the 1000,box cleaver and sit on it, it doesn’t eat anything!
Just new to this myself and the one thing I can say is its convenient ... but I dont reckon it will save me money ever....as I do more I want to do more so I know I will get better kit...and then shoot more ammo ...which will cost me more money...but its fun.
The one thing I have managed to do is go from circa 1" groups at 100 yards with factory copper to 0.5" groups...I did manage a 3 in the same hole grup but on final inspection there were pressure signs so had to knock that one on the head
The one thing I have managed to do is go from circa 1" groups at 100 yards with factory copper to 0.5" groups...I did manage a 3 in the same hole grup but on final inspection there were pressure signs so had to knock that one on the head
If you live in the middle of nowhere you will probably save more than the figures show due to fewer long trips to buy supplies, but on that note make well certain that you buy sufficient powder and primers with each trip and that the shop will continue to stock your chosen powder. Bullets you can buy on-line and have posted. Cases ditto. Powder and primers must be bought in person. You will be limited to how much ammo you can store, but with the limit on powder being about 8lbs IIRC (happy to be corrected) you can legally store the component parts for FAR more ammo than your listed ammo limit. I developed a lovely round for my .270 and now find myself unable to find the right powder for sale anywhere, despite it being REACH compliant, so I have to now start all over again.
Powder and primers can technically be shipped by authorised carriers but you might as well keep paying £75 a box for factory if you go down that route. They charge an arm and a leg (and a bit of kidney on every other day !)
Powder and primers can technically be shipped by authorised carriers but you might as well keep paying £75 a box for factory if you go down that route. They charge an arm and a leg (and a bit of kidney on every other day !)
Simple maths.
Bavarianbrit
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Don't forget the time spent round trip and the fuel going to the gun shop that you will save.
Making holes in things
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Gents I am also out in the sticks, it is a long drive to any range or supplier from me. I never thought of the fuel savings and time saved, keep it up, I am starting to feel a lot better about the bill of the reloading kit. 
Dies and consumables still to order . . . . eek.
However buying the reloading kit is not the last of my bank manager's financial difficulties.
When I started to shoot big-boy guns again, it was a tossup between getting a 308 or 6.5 Creedmoor. After much deliberation I opted for the 308 at the time, and enjoyed it. I do not regret my decision. However, due to recoil (sight bounce completely off the whole HUGE target board never mind target, after every shot! 
) unless resting on a heavy bag I have to carry up the range, I have been envying the guys with 6.5 CMs. During my research into what dies to get . . . . . I have just gone and changed the 308 press parts I ordered, from 308 to 6.5 Creedmoor. There is no difference in price there but, and this is a BIG expensive but, I am now looking at a Tikka T3x 6.5 Creedmoor Varmint for target shooting. My dream is to go out to 1,000 meters one day. This 6.5CM is an unexpected ouch (£££s) but I admit, I am now looking forward to shooting it. My 308 Tikka T3x will have to make space for the 6.5 CM in the near future in my cabinet.
I hope other people learn from this hidden (expensive) danger of researching reloading, one may just end up buying a rifle to go with a new calibre.
Dies and consumables still to order . . . . eek.However buying the reloading kit is not the last of my bank manager's financial difficulties.
When I started to shoot big-boy guns again, it was a tossup between getting a 308 or 6.5 Creedmoor. After much deliberation I opted for the 308 at the time, and enjoyed it. I do not regret my decision. However, due to recoil (sight bounce completely off the whole HUGE target board never mind target, after every shot! ) unless resting on a heavy bag I have to carry up the range, I have been envying the guys with 6.5 CMs. During my research into what dies to get . . . . . I have just gone and changed the 308 press parts I ordered, from 308 to 6.5 Creedmoor. There is no difference in price there but, and this is a BIG expensive but, I am now looking at a Tikka T3x 6.5 Creedmoor Varmint for target shooting. My dream is to go out to 1,000 meters one day. This 6.5CM is an unexpected ouch (£££s) but I admit, I am now looking forward to shooting it. My 308 Tikka T3x will have to make space for the 6.5 CM in the near future in my cabinet. I hope other people learn from this hidden (expensive) danger of researching reloading, one may just end up buying a rifle to go with a new calibre.
I inherited my reloading kit from a dear friend who was a gunshop manager. Along with the much needed .270 dies there were dies for about 8 other calibres. Looks like I have some spending to do ! A nice new 22.250, a .22 Hornet, and a .223 to name but three !
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