zanin
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Well said!
Thinking of Home loading
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I started with a Lee loader and a £7 eBay micro electronic jewellery scale then bought a Lee press to resize second hand brass but still prefer to load with the loader.
A quote I always remember is that shooting is just luck, but the more I practice, the luckier I get.
geordiemacatac
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Reloading means you'll always have ammo and you'll end up practising more if you've 50 rds made up and at a loose end on a sat or a sun... It'll cost more but you'll have fun.. ... Like always be careful and be extra careful what language you use when it comes to either buying, selling or referencing the pointy bits that fly out of your rifle
... Like always be careful and be extra careful what language you use when it comes to either buying, selling or referencing the pointy bits that fly out of your rifle
The more you shoot and reload , you can afford to shoot . Its true of shotgun ammo alsoReloading means you'll always have ammo and you'll end up practising more if you've 50 rds made up and at a loose end on a sat or a sun... It'll cost more but you'll have fun..
geordiemacatac
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Loaded 40 today and shot 30
MTheaded but happy
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I went into the local RFD to get some propellant to try as the propellant I'm using appears to be very temperature sensitive .
The shop owner told me I should just use factory ammo ! I asked him if he had any 22 Creedmoor ammo on the shelf , the answer , "NO ! "
"I'll just take the powder then , ta ."
My gear has now paid for itself and the way ammo is priced now , I'd do it all again.
The shop owner told me I should just use factory ammo ! I asked him if he had any 22 Creedmoor ammo on the shelf , the answer , "NO ! "
"I'll just take the powder then , ta ."
My gear has now paid for itself and the way ammo is priced now , I'd do it all again.
I am pretty certain the shop makes a goodly amount more revenue on boxed ammo then ! Hand loading your own ammo saves a lot of money and comes out a lot cheaper and more accurate ( once you really perfect your loads you will not want to use to use factory , even if its free )
MTheaded but happy
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Don't you worry , I'm fully aware of his motives . Given the current economic climate it may be in his best interests , it certainly isn't in mine . It's as though he thought I'd go home and throw away all my reloading gear .
I can't remember the last time I bought factory. I like the fact that I'm in control of my ammo stocks and not beholden to an rfd . I can go as leftfield as I like and ammo will never be an issue.
I have not used factory cf ammo for maybe 25 years or so at least (excluding RF) . Its also nearly always imported into the UK which builds the costs up still further ! Had quite a lot of Stalking from estates a lot of it because I could bring plenty Ammo .Don't you worry , I'm fully aware of his motives . Given the current economic climate it may be in his best interests , it certainly isn't in mine . It's as though he thought I'd go home and throw away all my reloading gear .
I like the fact that I'm in control of my ammo stocks and not beholden to an rfd . I can go as leftfield as I like and ammo will never be an issue.
Some dealers are brilliant on reloading powders and components and will often give sound advice about how to do things /what powder etc . Others are just simply shop keepers ! Its the same when the gun needs some work
If you shoot factory ammo frequently , you really will save a load of cash over the long term . Also when there is another war or other shortage you can carry on when other factory only folk cannot . Yeah you will shoot more - but that is something we all like to do yeah?
I have not bought factory for any of my CF rifles in the last 20 years plus and I have even gained shooting others could not cover during times of shortages.
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