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BillCA · July 2, 2006, 10:08 AM

My reloading philosophy says....

Handgun shooters reload to save money because they shoot large quantities of ammo to become proficient (combat/SD shooting) or to save money on "match" ammo (target competition).

Rifle shooters reload to obtain "one-hole" accuracy and save money over the "premium match" loads or to tailor a load for a specific game animal.

If you shoot a lot of a common cartridge (e.g. .38 special) the generic branded factory ammo (WWB, American Eagle, etc) is pretty cost effective. Saving the brass and reloading it for practice ammo is even more cost effective and a fun hobby. Especially since you can generally get about 5-7 reloads out of a cartridge case if you keep the loads in the mid-range.

If you shoot harder to find cartridges (e.g. .32 H&R Magnum, .41 Magnum, 10mm, 9x23mm etc.) then reloading saves a ton of money over factory ammo.

If you shoot older cartridges in modern guns (e.g. .44 Special, .32 Long, .45 Colt, .32-20 etc.) then you can add some velocity to the older cartridges without buying a premium branded ammo.

July 2, 2006, 10:08 AM	#16
BillCA Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, Ca Posts: 7,117	My reloading philosophy says.... Handgun shooters reload to save money because they shoot large quantities of ammo to become proficient (combat/SD shooting) or to save money on "match" ammo (target competition). Rifle shooters reload to obtain "one-hole" accuracy and save money over the "premium match" loads or to tailor a load for a specific game animal. If you shoot a lot of a common cartridge (e.g. .38 special) the generic branded factory ammo (WWB, American Eagle, etc) is pretty cost effective. Saving the brass and reloading it for practice ammo is even more cost effective and a fun hobby. Especially since you can generally get about 5-7 reloads out of a cartridge case if you keep the loads in the mid-range. If you shoot harder to find cartridges (e.g. .32 H&R Magnum, .41 Magnum, 10mm, 9x23mm etc.) then reloading saves a ton of money over factory ammo. If you shoot older cartridges in modern guns (e.g. .44 Special, .32 Long, .45 Colt, .32-20 etc.) then you can add some velocity to the older cartridges without buying a premium branded ammo. __________________ BillCA in CA (Unfortunately)