Reloading .223 worth it?

zebulonsmith · November 6, 2008, 03:18 PM

I'm talking from a purely economical perspective here. With surplus available from sportsmans guide fairly cheap, do you guys find that it's worth the time compared to cost savings?

DIXIEDOG · November 6, 2008, 06:00 PM

It's worth my time, I pay about 1/2 as much and get match grade accuracy

darkgael · November 6, 2008, 06:19 PM

If you are just going to blast away - and that can be a lot of fun - then maybe not.
If you are concerned with getting the best from your gun, then definitely so. There are any number of marvelously accurate loadings available to the handloader that are just not available commercially. Are they cheap? Not necessarily, but they work real well.
So, it depends on what you want to do with your gun and your time.
Pete

MADISON · November 6, 2008, 07:54 PM

YES !!!
My wife gets 3/8 inch groups with full charge reloads
I have a Ruger UNTRA-LITE and get 3 1/2 inch groups with full charge loads.
I dropped the velocity back to .22 Hornet Velocity [2600 + or - and get her groups.

Thesenator · November 7, 2008, 05:32 PM

Yes its absolutely worth it.

jpwilly · November 7, 2008, 06:26 PM

223 is simple and very straight forward to reload it has saved me lots of $$$ in return for some time.

November 6, 2008, 03:18 PM	#1
zebulonsmith Senior Member Join Date: October 27, 2007 Posts: 307	Reloading .223 worth it? I'm talking from a purely economical perspective here. With surplus available from sportsmans guide fairly cheap, do you guys find that it's worth the time compared to cost savings? __________________ "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - The Dalai Lama

November 6, 2008, 06:19 PM	#3
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	Worth If you are just going to blast away - and that can be a lot of fun - then maybe not. If you are concerned with getting the best from your gun, then definitely so. There are any number of marvelously accurate loadings available to the handloader that are just not available commercially. Are they cheap? Not necessarily, but they work real well. So, it depends on what you want to do with your gun and your time. Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

November 6, 2008, 07:54 PM	#4
MADISON Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2000 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 2,678	Is reloading a 223 worth it? YES !!! My wife gets 3/8 inch groups with full charge reloads I have a Ruger UNTRA-LITE and get 3 1/2 inch groups with full charge loads. I dropped the velocity back to .22 Hornet Velocity [2600 + or - and get her groups.

November 7, 2008, 06:26 PM	#6
jpwilly Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 539	YES 223 is simple and very straight forward to reload it has saved me lots of $$$ in return for some time. __________________ "Rats & roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice & mercy." - Wendell Berry

November 6, 2008, 06:00 PM	#2
DIXIEDOG Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 265	It's worth my time, I pay about 1/2 as much and get match grade accuracy

November 7, 2008, 05:32 PM	#5
Thesenator Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Posts: 126	Yes its absolutely worth it.