Shotgun Primers - Old Federal 209s

[dannyp]

good on you , i don't consider it " enjoyable " , just a necessary thing sometimes . used to be about half price to reload , those days are long gone .

 

[85MikeTPI]

maybe, reloading is a cool hobby to share with kids, wife, but I’m also incredibly lazy and have gotten to the point I’m not interested in standing by myself especially when there ain’t much cost savings. I have Reloading ADHD or something.

My shtick the past few years is a Shyda’s trip, load up on the cheapest 1 ounce stuff. Top off ammo when needed

You've apparently wondered into the wrong forum..

 

[PapiBarcelona]

You've apparently wondered into the wrong forum..

lol Just keeping it real. The convenience of buying ammo is just easier than buying components and then still have to load them.

Truthfully tho all I’m missing is some powder and I’d make some time to load on a rainy weekend but right now the press just collects dust

 

[trickg]

lol Just keeping it real. The convenience of buying ammo is just easier than buying components and then still have to load them.

I find the opposite to be true. Components run out less seldom than my ammo does, and I tend to keep a decent stock of components. That way I'm not beholden to what's available at any particular point. If ammo gets scarce or the prices are driven up, but I've still got components, it really doesn't affect me because I paid up front.

I have a progressive reloader, so once the press is set, I can crank a lot of ammo out in a short amount of time. On my Dillon 550 I'm running 100 rounds every 12-13 minutes, and I find the MEC 9000 to be pretty much that fast. The biggest difference is that I can only really load about 50-100 rounds of shotgun before I have to stop and box what I've got because it takes up that much more space. Also, I don't box my metalic ammo - I dump it in ammo cans.

 

[PapiBarcelona]

I shoot 200 targets a month at most, two sporting clay outings. Usually spring/summer I’m into doing much clay shooting

My poor ponsness warren is begging for work but the operator has been laid off for a long time lol