I recently tallied up my reloads, and I figure that I'm hovering right at the 5000 round mark. I know for some of you, that is just a busy month or 2, but for me that has been about 4 years. Still, that's better than probably 80% of all gun owners that I know. The amount of knowledge and confidence that I've gained from reloading is crazy. It's spurred me to learn more about external/terminal ballistics and basic gunsmithing as well.
I just wanted to share the good news - since I was on the fence about getting into reloading at all. If I weren't reloading, I'm sure I would have only shot half as much.
I now reload (in order of volume of rounds loaded): 38 spl/357mag, .45 acp, 300blk, .223
I'm using the Lee Classic Turrent press, and it's been good so far. I can safely say that it has let me shoot more for the same price and has become a fun hobby also -- I now scrounge brass every chance I get (I've got bags of .40 and 9mm in case I start reloading those calibers).
I weep when I think of the piles of 9mm, .40, and .223 brass I've left on the ground in my early years of shooting, and don't even mention the shotshells.
I've only crushed a couple cases, and loaded 1 squib round.
I just wanted to share the good news - since I was on the fence about getting into reloading at all. If I weren't reloading, I'm sure I would have only shot half as much.
I now reload (in order of volume of rounds loaded): 38 spl/357mag, .45 acp, 300blk, .223
I'm using the Lee Classic Turrent press, and it's been good so far. I can safely say that it has let me shoot more for the same price and has become a fun hobby also -- I now scrounge brass every chance I get (I've got bags of .40 and 9mm in case I start reloading those calibers).
I weep when I think of the piles of 9mm, .40, and .223 brass I've left on the ground in my early years of shooting, and don't even mention the shotshells.
I've only crushed a couple cases, and loaded 1 squib round.