Guest littlered Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 what would be a fairly cheap setup for realoading 2 3/4 shells. i'll mainly use them for trap, rabbits and birds. i was also wondering how much $ you can save by reloading? i'm new to realoading so any tips or advice would be so very helpful, thanks red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Re: reloading? You would save "some" money by reloading shotgun shells. The compondents have gone up in price recently, but you can still save. The only shotgun shell I ever reloaded was the .410 3" shell. I had an old "Lee Loader" and wish I still had it! Lee should resume making these as they were cheap and easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xen Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Re: reloading? honest opinion, unless you are doing a lot of shooting, just keep an eye out for deals on ammo. it use to be really cost effective to reload, now the price of components has gotten a lot higher. if you do plan on doing a lot of loading, i'd look towards a progressive reloader. i have a pair of hornady 366s, but i bought them years ago for $325. most quality progressive reloaders are going to be around $500 - if you save $1.00 a box, that's a lot of loading just to offset the cost of the reloader. you will also need a good scale, extra bushings and a lot of load data information. the best advice i can give you, is to look at the costs of shot, wads, primers and poweder. try to figure out what your cost per box will be before you get into it too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Re: reloading? I agree. You can buy good quality shotgun shells for about $3.75 - $4.25 a box if you buy them in bulk. You'll have a hard time reloading a box for that amount. I usually hit Bass Pro Shop during their August pre-season sale, and load up on 5 or 6 cases. That's enough to get me through dove and quail seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colorado Bob Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Re: reloading? ditto------you have to shoot alot to make it pay. Then also add in your time to reload. Now, if you want to do it as a hobby that's another story. CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 Re: reloading? I reloaded shotshells for close to 30 years and saved alot of money and could customize my loads for duck and goose hunting. I do not anymore. I mainly shoot trap and skeet and bird hunt. I buy my shells by the case and I don't think I could reload them for the cost. You have to remember that finding empty .20 hulls is next to impossible. You can buy once fired 12 ga though anywhere. I don't know how much you shoot, but to save $$ you would have to be shooting abunch ! too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Re: reloading? Yep, like the others mentioned, you can do it but it will take a long time to break even let alone start saving unless you are shooting an awful lot. Unless you can afford to buy your components in bulk, its hard to make reloading worthwhile. Go to your local gun shop and price components and plug the numbers into this reloading cost calculator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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