Hi All,
This might have been asked previously but will add one more. I have been planning to get into reloading for some time now but have not jumped in yet becuase I have not done enough research in reloading or still a little bit hesitant. From what I have read from the inter-web, there’s not much savings when reloading your own ammo because your savings from reloading will be spent on the reloading materials (their logic is that you will shoot more when you're reloading compared to buying ammo, so the saving will be a wash/moot point). Some argue about the initial amount of investment on the equipment/materials and ROI. Some mention the time spend when you are reloading since the brass prep takes the longest time in the reloading process, which is also one of the reasons why some reloaders quit due to reloading ammo is time-consuming.
In addition, finding the materials for reloading is scarce atm (primer, powder, and projectile). Together with that, the prices of equipment are currently inflated which makes the initial investment more steep which takes your ROI longer.
I’m currently planning to reload 6.5 grendel and 308 win (ar platform), which currently the apr/cpr of both cartridges are still high which is the primary reason I stop going to the range to practice (keeping my current stash at hand). The ammo price on both cartridges is one of the reasons that is driving me to start looking into reloading to be able to reload ammo for practice and hoping to become proficient enough to pass the 100 yrds certification (1 MOA group @ 100 yrds) on one of the range closest to me that has a 500+ yrds lane.
I started looking at the reloading equipment (AP press, wet tumbler, case prep station, hornady case gauges) and it’s already 1k+ investment, which excludes dies, manual, case lube, others, and reloading materials (primers, powder, and projectile). My thought was to start with Hornady LnL and use it as a single-stage press while gaining some experience and when I become proficient enough with reloading, then move to progressive reloading. Some of the reasons I’m leaning toward the Hornady LnL compared to Dillon 550c are auto-indexing, faster caliber change, and a 5 die setup (will put powder cop on one of the stations).
Goals, assumptions, and expectations
1) To become proficient at long range (500+ yrds)
2) To be able to do ladder testing
3) Reloading materials are scarce
4) Reloading equipment prices are inflated
5) Aquire reloading equipment in a piecemeal process (as funds become avail)
Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations
This might have been asked previously but will add one more. I have been planning to get into reloading for some time now but have not jumped in yet becuase I have not done enough research in reloading or still a little bit hesitant. From what I have read from the inter-web, there’s not much savings when reloading your own ammo because your savings from reloading will be spent on the reloading materials (their logic is that you will shoot more when you're reloading compared to buying ammo, so the saving will be a wash/moot point). Some argue about the initial amount of investment on the equipment/materials and ROI. Some mention the time spend when you are reloading since the brass prep takes the longest time in the reloading process, which is also one of the reasons why some reloaders quit due to reloading ammo is time-consuming.
In addition, finding the materials for reloading is scarce atm (primer, powder, and projectile). Together with that, the prices of equipment are currently inflated which makes the initial investment more steep which takes your ROI longer.
I’m currently planning to reload 6.5 grendel and 308 win (ar platform), which currently the apr/cpr of both cartridges are still high which is the primary reason I stop going to the range to practice (keeping my current stash at hand). The ammo price on both cartridges is one of the reasons that is driving me to start looking into reloading to be able to reload ammo for practice and hoping to become proficient enough to pass the 100 yrds certification (1 MOA group @ 100 yrds) on one of the range closest to me that has a 500+ yrds lane.
I started looking at the reloading equipment (AP press, wet tumbler, case prep station, hornady case gauges) and it’s already 1k+ investment, which excludes dies, manual, case lube, others, and reloading materials (primers, powder, and projectile). My thought was to start with Hornady LnL and use it as a single-stage press while gaining some experience and when I become proficient enough with reloading, then move to progressive reloading. Some of the reasons I’m leaning toward the Hornady LnL compared to Dillon 550c are auto-indexing, faster caliber change, and a 5 die setup (will put powder cop on one of the stations).
Goals, assumptions, and expectations
1) To become proficient at long range (500+ yrds)
2) To be able to do ladder testing
3) Reloading materials are scarce
4) Reloading equipment prices are inflated
5) Aquire reloading equipment in a piecemeal process (as funds become avail)
Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations