Is It Worth Reloading Your Own Ammo?

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7 ай бұрын

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@davidbeck305 7 ай бұрын

It’s a great hobby. It’s nice knowing when ammo disappears off the shelf that you can just put some together if need be. Primer prices and availability are insane right now though.

@ChadBoss-qr4hl 7 ай бұрын

Availability is getting better. I was just in Dunham’s 2 days ago and happened upon some SPP and, get this, it was just right there on the shelf. Not locked up. I didn’t have to find a bored teenager to unlock it for me or anything.

@doranmaxwell1755 6 ай бұрын

Yep.. there are times when ammo is so plentiful that it is almost cheaper to buy than handload... this was the case a while back with 9mm say... I would suggest tho that any shooter buy in bulk when prices are good... any handloader needs to buy in bulk also.... 5-10k primers at a time and powder in 8lb jugs this also saves money on hazmat fees... The fee is the same for one lb or 40 lbs I have a lot of loaded rounds I have loaded over the years and the way I handload is to have cans full of primed brass for each caliber. that way if I want to try a new load all I have to do is charge and crimp em. Coated bullets... the only way to go. I have uncoated carefully crafted in most calibers that I made years ago... I don't like to shoot em much tho now because of the coated being so much better in every way. But.... they will get shot up. I do keep records of most all the rounds I make that include targets and velocities and comments. Not much of a rifle shooter here so for the most part I don't load all that many every year 100 of 270's are gonna last me a long time. something like .223 or 30 carbine? not so much easy to power through 100 of em in one sitting. I try to bring 4 or more guns at a time tho out shooting so normally is is like plus or minus 50 rounds each... I almost always bring too much ammo but... I mean who would guess the girl I brought would love my model 1917 in 45 acp? She went through almost 100 rounds LOL

@carbonfibercrypto2919 6 ай бұрын

your community sounds like it hasn't been enriched yet@@ChadBoss-qr4hl

@jacktrevino1108 6 ай бұрын

...3 almost 4 years after the plandemic. It's by design

@00Klingon 6 ай бұрын

Sadly, reloading components are the first to disappear and the last to come back when ammo shortages happen. If you buy in bulk, you can keep reloading through shortages, but you could also buy factory ammo in bulk, and it will also be easier to store for longer. The benefits of reloading are the ability to customize the ammo to your specifications, trading time instead of money, and the enjoyment of producing something yourself. The ability to reload and knowledge in homemade BP and primers would be great for long term self-reliance for preparedness though.

@kyos2000 7 ай бұрын

The one word that scares and infuriates every reloader. “Hazmat” I’ll never understand how my box of primers or powder is more dangerous than my bulk box of ammo when being shipped.

@jimm6339 6 ай бұрын

True.

@jaredmallard9986 2 ай бұрын

My only thought is that an unseated primer is more likely to get crushed than one in a complete cartridge. Same for powder, once encased it is less likely to be set off. These are just guesses though.

@danielmcneilan6287 7 ай бұрын

Reloading is a great hobby and the price has definitely went up for reloading supplies over the years but it's really cool to make something with your own hands that you can almost shoot through the same hole with 😁

@rogerjohnson8707 7 ай бұрын

I have been reloading for 52 years. With the cost of components today you can buy new ammo for a few cents a round more.

@williewasahippie 6 ай бұрын

Better than crocheting hats. 🤣

@captaincripple7218 5 ай бұрын

@@rogerjohnson8707this is true but I can’t buy anything that shoots consistently as accurate out of my rifles compared to what I can reload.

@emotionlessmarshmallow4581 3 ай бұрын

@@rogerjohnson8707 I think it depends on what you're reloading

@rogerjohnson8707 3 ай бұрын

Not going to argue with that. Gave up rifle ammo decades go. Mainly .45 and 9mm today.@@emotionlessmarshmallow4581

@martincolvill5453 7 ай бұрын

Reloading is very zen for me. I take my time, listen to a book or music. It's magical. My grandson, when he visits looks forward to helping me. I love it because his parents are anti 2A. Gotta educate the generations that follow us.

@frenchroast1355 7 ай бұрын

I've been reloading for 40 years. Yes, the price has gone up, but once your initial investment in equipment pays itself off, it's still less expensive than buying factory ammo, especially if you cast your own bullets.

@elterga6224 6 ай бұрын

Are you able to give them a copper jacket or create specialty rounds like open tip/hollow points?

@stevenhalford3961 6 ай бұрын

Is it Lee who makes the red colored Reloaders. My roommate inherited a couple Reloaders and gave them to me. They were her dad's and she does not know much about them. If I remember correctly Dylan was the bluish green Reloaders and Lee are the red Reloaders, is this correct?

@frenchroast1355 6 ай бұрын

@@stevenhalford3961 Lee is red and I think some Redding products are too.

@erickolb8581 6 ай бұрын

@@elterga6224 I'm no expert, but a precision machine like that is likely going to be the most expensive piece of equipment out of everything they listed.

@luketimmer6108 7 ай бұрын

It matters more for larger and more obscure rounds. I have made the most money back from stuff like 300AAC, 308/30-06, 6.5 carcano, and lots of other old military surplus rounds.

@williamganley4739 7 ай бұрын

After reloading a while I found that you really don't save that much overall but you shoot a higher quality of ammunition at a cheaper price. The real reason I still reload is the peace of mind knowing that you don't have to rely on the store shelves being stocked during high demand periods. Unfortunately reloading components have been scarce for the past few years unless you already had a stockpile.

@williamfrench2481 7 ай бұрын

Agree. I stocked up on S&B primers when they were $18.99 a 1000 a few years back, and have been reloading since. It’s not just about price but availability.

@DisgustedGenXr 7 ай бұрын

@ChadBoss-qr4hl 7 ай бұрын

Availability has been getting better. But damn, $19 per 1000 is like a fairy tale.

@j.robertsergertson4513 7 ай бұрын

Say what? I reload for about a Quarter the price of factory new .

@nobama3468 7 ай бұрын

Makes all that effort picking up brass seem a little smarter, hope the guys that snorted at me have buy some for 2.00 a round.

@shadowcat3163 7 ай бұрын

Been reloading for about 30 years now. Run a dillion RL 550B 4 stage press and cast my own. Trick is to stock pile powder and primers as that is the choke point and they know it. For rifles also look for gas check cutters (E-Bay) some people produce. That will save you a fortune and avoid another choke point. They are having a real problem controlling firearms so are going after ammo now so the window may be closing on this option. Another thing is, it is great for old military rifles where ammo may be difficult to find.

@jontee3437 7 ай бұрын

If you look up Patmarlins, he makes gas check cutting dies. I've bought 4 or 5 sets from him

@shadowcat3163 6 ай бұрын

I have one of his also.

@johnmccrea8106 6 ай бұрын

I want to thank you guys for giving such a complete explanation for reloading. Not only being safe and economical you can produce a more accurate round of ammo. Thank you both and have a very merry Christmas !!!

@traillesstravelled7901 7 ай бұрын

Started reloading because of the last ammo apocalypse. Now I'm hooked! Now that I've done enough to recover costs and learn what works for my setups, even plinking and range days are more consistent and I've stopped chasing zero for each commercial load .

@chrisshumake83 7 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this content. I've been reloading for about 12 years now but I'm always open ears to new information and opinions from intelligent minds. This video had a very old school IV888 feel and I liked that. 👍 👍

@russellyoung5194 6 ай бұрын

For someone who is recently disabled with limited mobility, this was an excellent video. Great information. I love your channel and all content covered. I just ordered the Modern Reloading 2nd edition by Richard Lee. Thanks guys.

@jameskennerly9748 6 ай бұрын

Awesome information! Great to see Chad again.

@baldwinosko4739 6 ай бұрын

Eric & cad I want to say thank you for your video. You guys really woke me up on a lot of stuff about reloading now I wanna get more into it. Thank you very much for your input very helpful. I hope y’all have a happy new year.

@apocoperative7443 7 ай бұрын

These are the videos I love from this channel keep it up!

@p47rr 11 күн бұрын

Your channel is the one that convinced me to get into reloading over ten years ago. I buy a lot of pulled bullets for plinking. Midwest powders. Bought a lot of supplies from Estate sales. Saved a lot of money. Thank you!

@killjoy29650 6 ай бұрын

Really great video. I remember some of y’all’s earlier reloading videos from years past. All the info here is spot on. The biggest eye opener for me when I got into reloading was not the cost savings but how much better the ammo was. No factory ammo can even come close to ammo you custom tune for your gun. To me that is better than the money saved. I have not saved money so much as I have shot more with the same amount of money. But you were right on about how you feel when the brass finally wears out. It sucks. 😅

@Supercereal4 7 ай бұрын

I got into reloading in 2020 during the last ammo shortage/price hikes. Definitely worth it for me!

@cberge8 7 ай бұрын

When I could buy a 1000 cci primers for $25, reloading was a no-brainer for any caliber. With primers currently at about $80/1000 and powder averaging $35/lb, reloading(cast bullets) only makes sense for non mainstream calibers.

@Absaalookemensch 7 ай бұрын

I used to reload when primers were $5 to $10 per 1,000 brick. We bought several bricks each of small and large rifle and pistol. I never reloaded shotguns. I bought 8 lb tubes of powder and bulk bullets, 4,000-8,000 per box. I did a lot of casting and loaded most rifle/pistol cast for less than $5 per 100.

@trapperbobpatriot8288 7 ай бұрын

In my area large rifles primers are 111 out the door if u can find them and powder is over 55

@Bpositiveandprosper 7 ай бұрын

This. Primer prices are crazy right now

@cberge8 7 ай бұрын

Agree with everyone commenting here. Primer prices are nuts lately. I live in an area that generally has lower ammo/component prices historically. The good news is large/small pistol and small rifle(including 'military'...aka .556) primers have been available at my local big box sporting goods store for between $75-95/1000 for the past month or two. Powder is slowly showing up on the shelves; albeit at $60/lb as opposed to the $20/lb it was available at 7-10 years ago. Hopefully availability and prices keep going in the better direction for the average american for the foreseeable future; and reloading becomes a no-brainer again like it was 10-15 years ago.

@BpMetalMilitia 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, gentlemen, for such an outstanding service. 😎👍

@wes7580 7 ай бұрын

What a coincidence. Iraqveteran8888 releases a video on reloading the same day I got Lee's Modern Reloading 2nd. I just cleaned my first brass today too. The rest of the components are on my Christmas list lol. I'm glad you speak highly of reloading 44 magnum because that's what I'll be reloading first. Hoping to pick up where Elmer Keith left off. Thanks for the tips

@joetheplumber5781 7 ай бұрын

You guys are awesome. Thank you!

@raywells2858 6 ай бұрын

Great Vids guys once again. One thing I like about reloading I the fact I can reload what I need when I need it as I need it. Choosing your components and calibers carefully you can minimize the logistics and the expense to a degree. For example, BL-C2 will reload just about every non-magnum chambering from 223 to 7.62x54R with few exceptions. Reloading is how I have beat the ammo shortages!!!

@eladfitz5673 6 ай бұрын

Great video, also for giving Lee products proper credit. I used to reloan many different cartridges had several brands of presses and dies, all worked well but for the money Lee products #1 starting out especially. I gave several thousands of dollars to my nephews before covid and they then took the time to learn and enjoy reloading.

@RedEyesBadDragon 4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU GUYS^^ Excited to learn about reloading - something ive always wanted to do

@leroymorris6036 6 ай бұрын

Thanks guys!

@mhlevy 6 ай бұрын

I just found your channel, and it's really terrific. Another feature about reloading is you can design the ammunition to be exactly what it is you need. For instance, I used to shoot bowling pin competition, as wall as USPSA. For bowling pins, while shooting revolvers, even a commercial .44 Special round was way more than you needed to clear bowling pins off of tables, and I used to load up some .44 Magnum rounds with 240gr LSWC, but only moving at about 800fps, and it was a really light load, and very pleasant to shoot, but it cleared pins off the table. About 11 years ago, I had to sell my house, and I couldn't bring my reloading gear with me (Dillon 550B), so I miss being able to load my own .41Mag and .44Mag ammo, as well as .45ACP - Back then I used to shoot about about 500-600 rounds of .45ACP a week, and was reloading them about about $0.07 a round with my own brass.

@bradleyswasey6778 7 ай бұрын

Good video with the prices the way they are I can see more people getting into it

@ArkansasBadBoy 6 ай бұрын

Around the 25:18 mark you give the best advice in this video. If a person only chooses to buy one, this is the one to buy. Helpful and very informative video, guys. Good stuff.

@cj4freedom856 6 ай бұрын

Nice introduction to reloading. Another nice thing about reloading is at allows a person to experiment with what works best for a certain caliber when shooting on the bench. A couple handy little tools when reloading are the Forester brass case length cutter and the Lee primer setter.

@actionjksn 7 ай бұрын

I have a 6.5 Grendel and that is what inspired me to look into this. I'm definitely getting some stuff.

@geraldmantanona6116 6 ай бұрын

“Let them go to the brass heap in the sky”. That’s hilarious! Coming coming from a fellow US Army, Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran. Keep up,the great videos, Ranger! 😃🇺🇸👍🏾

@markall8641 7 ай бұрын

Nice video. I have been loading for 30+ years now and the cost of loading has went up faster than the cost of loaded ammo. Primers are the key component here if you don’t have tons of them not worth buying equipment. Primers have went up 10x 15 times the price they were 30 yrs ago. $5.99 9mm is not $59.99 a box now. I did the math on your cast 9mm bullets and I can’t see the savings. .06 a bullet x1000 is about $64 a 1000 bullets minus shipping and tax. It’s $90 a 1000 copper plated shipped for the bullets I buy and I didn’t included time or health risk from lead exposure, or equipment to make them. Not saying you can’t save money…. But you won’t see it you just shoot more and make bulk purchases or components bullets, powder, and primers…

@dwayne7356 7 ай бұрын

Last year when I did my winter reloading, I found that it was not worth reloading 9mm. It was cheaper to buy cheap 9mm. My costs are due to mostly shipping and hazmat costs that are added to my reloading costs. 9 to 10 cent primers are not helping either in the costs. I try to go out of state to buy my reloading supplies but I never know what they have until I get there so I often have to order it online. I do have the ability to reload all the calibers that I own because I live in NJ. I refuse to be a part of the ammo registry in NJ. When I go on vacation and get to the free living states, I always buy ammo or loading supplies.

@lastswordfighter 7 ай бұрын

9x19 is still such a common cartridge in military, law enforcement, security, and civilian use that's why.

@hardball107 6 ай бұрын

I don't know where you all are buying primers but they were at 100 bucks/thousand, maybe a little more. Now I've seen them in many places at 60-75/1000. Still twice the cost they were but I can reload my own cast bullets in 9mm or 38/357 for 8-9c each. Call it 10 bucks for 50. A 50 round box of factory 9mm will set you back 15 bucks+ so basically your saving 30% on the cost, go to 38/357 and the savings are twice that. 44 Mag and rifle rounds depending on bullet choices saves you at least 50% over factory and it doesn't cost you a fortune to get started either, visiting gun shows and buying good used equipment to get started has worked well for many of my friends.

@richardlucas2155 6 ай бұрын

I fully agree if not have primers before pandemic not worth it anymore all components high now not cheap anymore just look for good deals online for loaded ammo

@anybodykill6666 6 ай бұрын

Good timing to revisit this. Perhaps we can get an updated price structure in the future.

@travisruble6873 7 ай бұрын

I have been buying new/used reloading equipment when I come across it, and over the years, I accumulated everything but the expendables. I just never did it because I manly shot 7.62x39, it's manly steel case, and it was always cheap n plentiful. But every since covid and Ukraine I can't find it at any local shop in my town. So last night, I bought the 11th edition of Hornady's handbook and am about to pull all my equipment out of the crawl space today. Thanks for giving me more motivation this morning.

@OCCULTPREPPER78 7 ай бұрын

Very informative video I've always been curious about it ty for all you've opened my eyes too

@ThatRedMachinist 7 ай бұрын

The smoke and dirt that comes with cast lead is eliminated if you choose to powder coat your bullets instead of using traditional lube.

@monkmoto1887 7 ай бұрын

So you can buy powder coated bullets. But powder coating won’t help you with the worst part of cast lead, actually casting them 😊

@bolshoibooze8010 7 ай бұрын

Pre 2012 supplies would land you around 2-5cpr...today's supplies will land you 10+ cpr. And this is with free brass and free lead.

@Toolness1 7 ай бұрын

Yeah man, once I tried powder coating I knew I'd never go back. And once you perfect the process, it's super quick and easy.

@Toolness1 7 ай бұрын

@@monkmoto1887If you have proper ventilation it's not a concern. I cast a ton and get tested once a year, never had above a normal range of lead. I just do it outside. I also cast well below the 900 degrees F it takes to produce lead fumes. It melts at 621 degrees, I usually cast around 700. Lead dust is way more of a concern, and ingesting it if you get it on your hands and don't wash it off. I rarely handle the bare lead during the process.

@garysnow3389 6 ай бұрын

I’m so glad I started loading my own ammunition twenty five years ago, I love it as a enjoyable hobby, however with the cost of primers now and powder and only able to buy a 1000 primers at a time and only one pound of powder if that’s all that is available the cost now is very close to factory, so I’m very glad I loaded a shit pot in both handgun and rifle, great video guys.

@markrobbins1018 6 ай бұрын

The most comprehensive breakdown of the cost of reloading that I have seen to date. Thank you both for breaking the cost down so those of us who aren't the brightest bulb in the chandelier can understand the pros and cons of reloading. 😂

@pfootball6363 7 ай бұрын

I had surgery earlier this year and was off of work for about 3 weeks. I intended to load up a bunch of 9mm throughout the 3 weeks. I ended up loading 2000 rounds of subsonic 9mm in about 4 days. That's another aspect to consider for saving costs- specialty ammo like subsonics. I also load .300 blk subsonic and .38/.357 for my Henry Big Boy X. I got really lucky with my reloading set up and had a family friend give me a whole reloading set up with a turret press in exchange for hunting my parents property. It's also very therapeutic for me.

@Rusty_Spiggle-Smith 7 ай бұрын

I bought my press in 2019 right before Covid. So far I’ve loaded 9mm, 9x25 Dillon, 30-06, 44-40 black powder, 45 Colt, 32 acp all on a Dillon 550. You won’t save any money but you will be able to tailor your ammo and shoot calibers that otherwise are cost prohibitive or unobtainium. You can also experiment and push the envelope in ways that are never going to be purchased off the shelf for legal reasons. Reloading just gets you deeper into the hobby of shooting I recommend it.

@robertgray4374 7 ай бұрын

I've been reloading for over 40-years. I reload pistol, rifle cartridges and shotgun shells. It's not only cost effective but it's a great hobby. I always stay within the loading parameters of my favorite reloading manuals. Great video, guys...!!

@mountainskyaerialphotograp3921 7 ай бұрын

Well, I have been reloading since I was about 14-15 YOA, I will be 66 end of this week. It's also been a great hobby. I find that the customization you can do is amazing compared to factory. I have been buying "Blem" .308 Match bullets and have been getting some great prices. This also includes shotgun. You will really save if you shoot a lot of buck and slugs. 5 rounds of slugs is $ 9.99 for 5 rounds! You save a lot for defensive rounds on 5.56 or .300 Blackout. Thanks for the info....

@camojoe83 7 ай бұрын

Where you shop? I buy 1pz slugs loaded and shipped for less than slugs sold in a bag as components.

@02BLACKTAWS6 6 ай бұрын

More reloading content, please! Great video.

@matthewbennett4496 6 ай бұрын

Great video, enjoyed the math breakdown. I load center fire rifle for accuracy & customization

@Scar3crow_The_Menace 7 ай бұрын

This was perfect timing! I’ve been wanting to get into reloading ammo because I want to stockpile cheaply and this just convinced me to start, thank you Eric and Chad!

@Sageofthe16 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 golly, you may have missed a line or two

@healthfreak79 6 ай бұрын

The only thing not discussed in this video was the amount of rounds you can load in an hour. Thats a huge factor on if you're actually saving money.

@guyharrison5773 7 ай бұрын

The main reason to load your own is more to get exactly what you want rather than to save money per-se. Especially with older calibres like 35 Rem, 32 Spl, 300 Savage...

@Johnny-jr2lq 7 ай бұрын

Rcbs 35-200-FN love that mold for my 35 rem and my 350 legend

@rotisseriebear5394 6 ай бұрын

My buddy and I used to walk the gutters around the neighborhood, looking for lead balancing weights that fell off of car wheels to give my dad to melt down. He made mostly 38 special plinking rounds with the molds. We also lived near a wrecking yard, and allegedly found some there.

@rickyokogawa6154 7 ай бұрын

Reloading is fun! I have a Type 99 Arisaka, where factory ammo is few and far between. I’ve had to reload my own ammo for that rifle. I also reload M2 ball by for both of my 1903 Springfields. BTW I own 8 reloading manuals!

@blackie1of4 7 ай бұрын

Great pile of information!!! I must say.. a lot of us think about reloading and stop once we think about the startup cost involved.. or investment!!! Myself.. I said next year numerous times!!! Well.. this is the coming year!!! To get around some of the cost.. I made a Christmas list 😊 I've got the time.. and choosing oddball cartridges is all the incentive that I need ❤ Thank you guys for another great video 😀

@plflaherty1 7 ай бұрын

Great vid! Thanks

@evanjackson6938 7 ай бұрын

I've been reloading since 2001 and I love it.

@nefferandrade 6 ай бұрын

Very nice video, helping everyone of us saving money, thanks guys

@thatmaninblack 7 ай бұрын

If you have an AK74 and you need 5.45x39, then YES. I did check it a few days ago, out of stock pretty much everywhere, and even if you find some, it's an average of $2 / round! It's insane...

@2stroke438 7 ай бұрын

Kicking myself for not buying as many cases of 7n6 that I could.

@thatmaninblack 7 ай бұрын

@@2stroke438 I got 1500 rounds of Silver Bear a several years ago. I don't shoot often so I'm good... First the import ban from Russia, and now the war. I guess Russia is using up all the ammo they could export, and other countries are just sending their AK74 ammo to Ukraine. Nothing left for AK74 owners in the US...

@jonathanstevey1748 7 ай бұрын

7.62x39 is becoming pretty high too. The democrats war on Russia is insane.

@GoingBrokeHockey 7 ай бұрын

I think the fact that primers are now $90-$100 have skewed the savings of reloading drastically. That's a 3x increase for that component. I don't get why it's so expensive, while ammo prices were dropping months ago, primers have barely changed.

@FishFind3000 7 ай бұрын

Agreed, I’ve been doing the math every few years and each time the cost of the raw parts cost the same as buying factory ammo. That cost doesn’t include my time or equipment either.

@camojoe83 7 ай бұрын

Factory demand is up. Factories get first dibs. It's a reeeeal simple equation.

@grantensrud9185 7 ай бұрын

I separate out what I do at my bench into 2 disciplines. 1 Reloading and 2 handloading. Reloading is what I do to save money and do in volume. My reloading is typically done on a progressive press and it is mostly for simi auto. Handloading is done for EDL or hunting ammo and is done on a single stage press. I independently weigh every charge, brass is meticulously prepped, and every round is checked at every step for consistency. Two completely different reasons for producing your own ammo. I enjoy both...

@reloadernorway1042 7 ай бұрын

12:28 Great jacket 👌 From the Norwegian "Heimevernet" [almost the same as Norwegian ' national guard '] Greetings from Norway 🇳🇴

@culinaryavatar9563 7 ай бұрын

I reload with Sierra Match King 69 grain BTHP. for 5.56, I have the X750 Dillon Press, it was a present to me! I am loved!!!

@stevengonzalez6126 7 ай бұрын

I bought a Lee turret press and it works well… A big issue most don’t think about is that whatever press you buy, you will have to feed. A dillon progressive is only useful if you are loading 500+ rounds in a session. You have to have the money to feed whatever press you are using.

@sms9106 7 ай бұрын

Hell yes it is worth it, buying a ton of supplies years ago helps but it so rewarding and satisfying as well as more accurate ( I reload for rifle only).

@teedermcdribble 6 ай бұрын

I started reloading and casting years ago for handgun ammo. I didn't know that you can't use your reloads for self defense so I bought lots of expensive hollow point bullets to load and now I really don't have any use for them except blowing up bottles full of water. General reloading and casting was a lot cheaper than factory ammo when I started but now primers and powder have become so much more expensive that I just do it because I like to and not to save money. Thanks for the great vids.

@twa2471 7 ай бұрын

I've reloaded and casted my own bullets for > 55 years and never really did it for the cost savings , more for being able to dial in the perfect load for any particular gun or use and to reload the odd ball stuff. I prefer the Lyman reloading guide myself and generally start with there suggested accuracy loads and 90% of the time that just happens to be what most guns will like best, if not start tweaking it 1 tenth at a time till you find what works best in your gun. That's been my experience anyhow and I figure the folks at Lyman have shot probably a billion rounds compared to my million , so they pretty damn well know, way better than me when they suggest a accuracy load for a particular caliber , there pretty spot on . I haven't done any reloading lately as I recently moved and am still getting organized, but I already have a spot picked out for a enclosed reloading room as soon as my new garage is done. Plus I had almost all my brass reloaded before I moved, have plenty on hand and haven't really had the opportunity to shoot as much as I did before the move anyways, so no push . I want my new reloading room and hot rod garage to be a dandy ! Ya Ya ,,,I know, it seems I like all the expensive hobbies now don't I ,and hot rods sure ain't cheap either ,,,got 3. Thank God I got out of flying too ! No wonder I'm broke all the time ! 🤦‍♂ Gezzzz

@grimwatch5974 7 ай бұрын

been reloading since I was a kid. Im still pretty young and 8.6 re kindled my love for reloading. I collect soviet cartridge guns still and reload for all of em.

@brody5563 6 ай бұрын

Its ashame what youtube did for reloading content. I did enjoy your reloading videos.

@scottlame6724 6 ай бұрын

It's great to see Chad. He isn't on too often these days.

@1968CudaGuy 7 ай бұрын

I got into reloading and casting my own bullets back in the late 1980's because of an uncle who got me hooked by reloading shotgun shells for him. Been picking up brass for almost as long and store brass by the 5 gallon buckets worth. Back in 2020 when you couldn't get 300 Blackout I was casting 160gr lead and powder coating them then putting Hornaday copper gas checks on. Loaded thousands upon thousands of 300 Blackout, 308, and 30-06 with them. Last year nobody had 30-30 except our hunting group in the area.

@andrewvillavicencio8496 6 ай бұрын

Same. LOVE my little Marlin 30-30 I bought back in the 80's

@desertriderukverun1002 7 ай бұрын

The real cost savings comes from the less common rounds that can be very expensive, if you can even find ammo for it. If you load the big bores reloading is a huge savings

@tugarin2345 7 ай бұрын

I never considered reloading when I got into shooting. But since owning a few 10mm and a .44mag, I’m definitely going to get a simple setup for reloading those two cartridges.

@Rushshooting67913 7 ай бұрын

Great video!!!!

@jimchambers7548 7 ай бұрын

Your time is the main issue for most. According to work and family schedule. When i eas working 6 days a week i didn't have time to reload, now im disabled all i have is time. So if youre not working its good for time consumption, and saving money. If you break even it keeps you busy. Thats worth a lot. And i buy lead at recycling centers. They sell me small bucket or 5gal bucket. Great video 👍👍

@Quantrills.Raiders 7 ай бұрын

i just read that powder companies are going to start charging an extra 10% because of the need for ammo in ukraine and gaza. Its not even worth it to reload ammo anymore

@leonardjanda6181 7 ай бұрын

Primers are 70/80 dollars a 1000 primers, 11 years ago you could’ve buy 5000 it’s still cheaper, my brass is once fired for free ❤ great videos 🍷

@death818 7 ай бұрын

it's good if you buy in bulk or want to shoot match ammo or custom loads for specific purposes (i.e. competition, hunting, long range precision etc.) You don't really save money though. especially if you buy all the fancy tools to make it fast/time efficient. It's more like purposed loading.

@dougmccoy1260 7 ай бұрын

I have an old Herters loading manual. There is enough bologna in there to survive a month in the wilderness. The loading data is fine, but the rest is quite filling.

@jarink1 6 ай бұрын

Just shot a friend's Winchester 1898 in .32-20. Didn't realize until after that the ammo sells for *well* over $1/round. Found new brass online, .32 bullets (cast or jacketed), small pistol primers and your powder of choice and it's easy to see there would be a savings in a fairly small number of reloads.

@jamiecarter9357 6 ай бұрын

Been reloading since 1984 and can't imagine doing it any other way, however I generally just purchase bulk ammo for the first time for cartridges like 9mm, 308 and 5.56 but range brass is an option if you know it's new. Love going to the range after the local cops qualify! After that I reload and I generally figure the empties are half the cost of the loaded cartridge. 44 mag, 300 Win Mag and others that are never cheap I just buy the components new and load from the beginning. The best deal I ever got was 30-06 ammo from CMP. Picked up over 3000 rounds close to 20 years ago. I'll have ammo for my M1 for life and the brass is awesome for 168 gr match handloads. Have also picked up tens of thousands of rounds of 9mm, 40 cal and 45 range brass, plus bulk once fired machine gun brass by the pound from Lake City. I load all winter and shoot all summer!

@gutsbiker 6 ай бұрын

I plan on doing some reloading, mostly because of my pre 1915 T38 Arisaka. The most expensive rounds I ever bought.

@ramblinman5350 6 ай бұрын

I am reloading 30-06 ammo for a Remington 740 & M1 while listening. I am extremely fond of 77/75 grain 5.56, hand loads are the only way go, still not cheap but about 1/2 price. Started hand loading in 1966, have not come up with a good reason to stop.

@williewasahippie 7 ай бұрын

I got into reloading before COVID and everything before the cost of ammo and reloading supplies went up (and reloading supplies were scarce too!). Luckily, I purchased supplies prior to prices going up. Just last week, I ordered some more reloading supplies since I can now find primers, cases, and bullets. I have a Lee Classic Turret Press and just reload 9mm for now.

@Toolness1 7 ай бұрын

I knew prices would go insane eventually so I stocked up nicely years ago. I hear powder is going to be a big concern next year with big price hikes because making more ammo for the ongoing conflicts is going to cause a worldwide powder shortage. Yay.... The prices of IMR powder is already pretty bad, wonder what they will go up to. Companies have already stopped making some types of powder because of all of this.

@williewasahippie 7 ай бұрын

@@Toolness1 Guess we better get some powder now. I already have some from a few years back and it would suck to run out. Primers, cases, bullets, power. You need all 4. lol

@Toolness1 6 ай бұрын

@@williewasahippie I don't like to fuel the panic but it's probably a good idea to get some of your favorite powders now just in case....I've been stocking up since about 2013 but I still grab stuff now and then. With full power rifle loads you can go through a pound pretty quick!

@williewasahippie 6 ай бұрын

@@Toolness1 Always best to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it! Thanks.

@Toolness1 6 ай бұрын

@@williewasahippie For sure, and as long as you store it correctly you could sell it or trade it decades later. I have some HP38 my dad bought in the 70s and it still woks perfectly. I have some old surplus M1 carbine military pulled powder and it is fine as well. It's at least 50 years old.

@same3872 7 ай бұрын

As a Brit with a Firearm Licence, we can only hold a certain amount of ammo at any time per firearm. Reloading components aren't factored into that total, so reloading lends a degree of practicality. We were also not hit so hard by limited availability of components like primers. Plus it's fun, satisfying and can produce some exceptional results

@jontee3437 7 ай бұрын

@thegunsngloryshow Bro just chill out. We all know that and I'm sure he knows that. He was making a a comment that was not political and you decided to attack him for no reason. There's this skill called reading the room and you seem to lack social skills.

@same3872 6 ай бұрын

I was waiting for this almost obligatory, nuanced response. Really focused on that one part, top work pal@thegunsngloryshow

@williamzeller294 3 ай бұрын

I started reloading fifty years ago as a starving young carpenter who couldn't afford factory ammunition, even then. The RCBS single-stage press and Lee dies weren't too expensive, and I collected lead from the plumbers and roofers on the jobs to cast my own bullets. Fifty years later, even with vastly more sophisticated (and faster) equipment, shooting factory ammunition is an alien thing, like wearing someone else's underwear.

@kevinhullinger8743 7 ай бұрын

It is a little time consuming however, it’s super interesting if you go deep. Its a hobby for me and couple hour here and there can go a long way and save money on precision ammo.

@theweekendwarrior4980 5 ай бұрын

Yeah definitely gonna have to start. I’ve been having a hell of a time finding 7.62.39 anywhere and the place that does have has raised the price to over a dollar a round.

@atrocitusofryutt8410 7 ай бұрын

After 7 years of reloading I’ve found the best boon of reloading to be straight walled magnum cartridges, specifically for revolvers/lever guns but in general. Reason being they just don’t require a lot of expense and advanced materials to run great, even if you don’t want to get into casting your own, bulk non jacketed bullets are really cheap, I can load very accurate, very powerful loads of .357 magnum for about 15 cents a round. And they run great through lever guns and double action revolvers. The problem I encountered with semi autos is when you try and reduce the cost by either using lead bullets or less powder, your reliability instantly suffers, and even though it’s possible to lessen those problems with more work, expense, and attention, the magnum revolver ammo just doesn’t require any of that

@georgezink8256 7 ай бұрын

If you pick up brass at clubs some has been reloaded dozens of times

@jamesdaniel6081 7 ай бұрын

How old is this video?!!! Looks like it was filmed about 3 years ago. In more recent videos; Eric has toned up, and Chad’s haircut is professional.

@monkmoto1887 7 ай бұрын

Long time reloader, fancy myself a bit of an expert. You can save money, you probably won’t for a long time though. You’ll still get much more consistent ammo and it’ll always be on the bottom end price wise

@caseymaloney3416 6 ай бұрын

When my brass gets too many load counts and needs to be trashed, I place it in a box and use it to set up my annealer. It is especially useful when having to anneal case necks on brass that has to be done on a regular basis and brass that is very difficult to acquire.

@Jaggedmoon64 7 ай бұрын

Eric, where did you get your t- shirt? Love the design. Also great video guys!

@ethancuny3913 6 ай бұрын

You're the reason I got into the that's one of your videos and then there was a late friend that got me into it and then sadly he and then when I moved I got into it pretty hard because I saw the shortage of him I'm coming I love the 30 carbine.

@buckshott00 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing this. I have thought about doing this for a while but the time suck is what I worry about. I keep hoping that Straight Wall cartridge deer hunting will make .44mag carbines more popular again.

@camojoe83 7 ай бұрын

Down here everyone went for either 357 lever guns or 45/70s. People that hunted with handguns before stuck to what they had, and there's where I see most of the 44 mags. T/Cs and revolvers.

@Kirkster131 6 ай бұрын

Been reloading for almost 3 decades. For a competition shooter it is a must. But primers are the killer right now.

@cshead 5 ай бұрын

Don’t forget, that the recycling of the brass cases technically is recouping some cost as well. Scrap brass is valuable.

@whatsmolly5741 6 ай бұрын

Hornady xtp is what im using for my subs but its generally not looked at as a top tier defensive ammo. I use xtp because its one of the only defensive projectiles thats regularly available in recent times. Personally i think its fine, it doesnt have the most dramatic expansion but still expands consistently and i wouldn't be worried about pass throughs.

@gslam8571 4 ай бұрын

I've loaded for almost 30 years now and most of my friends also load ...so we always keep our eyes open for sales etc and then we buy bulk components

@IndependentArmz 6 ай бұрын

I think the prep idea of it is the most valuable benefit to reloading. Not the now , but the idea of ammo becoming impossible to get, or some kind of war. Which does appeal to me. Being able to recycle brass when there is no ammo is priceless.

@boinger1988 7 ай бұрын

brass sickness real... sometimes i get sidetracked at the range hunting for brass or collecting other people's once fired that they don't want. i recently bought me a brass mower case picker-uper... best thing ive bought in a long time.

@DustinSilva 7 ай бұрын

The other thing that wasnt really expanded upon here, is that when you reload, you can do a "ladder" and tune the cartridge for your rifle. A ladder is when you load say 5-10 rounds at say minimum powder charge for a cartridge and then incrementally increasing the powder charge by a small amount, say .25 grains for the next 5-10 rounds repeating this until you have 5-10 rounds of each increment, from lets say min powder charge to max. Then you start at the bottom, shoot five rounds, measure your group, shoot the next five, and repeat until you've gone through all your rounds (cooling the barrel between groups). There are two charges that will be the most accurate; these are called nodes, and if you were to graph out your avg group for each one you'll see that you'll gradually miss less as you get closer to your first node, and once you hit that node, your groups will start opening up and get really bad, and then start shrinking again until they reach the second node where they are again most accurate. This is because several factors but barrel harmonics essentially being the reason. Tuning your ammo load to your particular rifle (and projectile/powder/primer combination) will increase your accuracy and consistency...This is why all competition shooters hand-load. Chad touched on this very briefly.