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November 28, 2012, 09:55 PM | #1 |
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What calibers do you NOT reload for?
What calibers do you own guns for (that you do shoot at least once in a while) that you do NOT reload for? I just picked up an SKS and (with the help of some good people here) I have no plans to start reloading the 7.62x39
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November 28, 2012, 10:12 PM | #2 |
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.22 rimfire.
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November 28, 2012, 11:30 PM | #3 |
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.22 rimfire
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November 29, 2012, 12:09 AM | #4 |
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The only ones are 22LR and 7.62X54R, which will be remedied soon.
I didn't load for the 7.62X39 many years, but I do now. My SKS is quite accurate with quality ammo.
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November 29, 2012, 12:26 AM | #5 |
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7.62x39. I have dies and a few pieces of real brass but have not bother loading yet or even shooting it lately.
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November 29, 2012, 12:39 AM | #6 |
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.22LR, of course
7.62×25 7.62×38R (Nagant revolver) That's all I can think of. And I will reload both of those 7.62 pistol cartridges someday, they're just not high on my priority list.
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November 29, 2012, 08:59 AM | #7 |
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7.62x39 - My SKS either chews up the brass, or flings it into the next county.
I would be thrilled if a centerfire version of .22lr was available. |
November 29, 2012, 09:04 AM | #8 |
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I shoot a lot of 7.62x54r just for funsies, but as long as there is plenty of cheap surplus ammo, why bother reloading?
I've thought about reloading 7.62x39 for the AK, but I shelved the idea. That dang rifle dents up the brass really bad. And Tula ammo is still fairly cheap. |
November 29, 2012, 09:22 AM | #9 |
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.303 British
7.62x39 9mm Luger 5.56x45
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November 29, 2012, 09:22 AM | #10 |
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22LR
... And a whole bunch I don't own. |
November 29, 2012, 09:28 AM | #11 |
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.243 Win, 9 mm Luger and .30/30.
No particular reason. I pick up the brass. Just haven't got around to it. |
November 29, 2012, 09:33 AM | #12 |
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I don;t reload my pistol ammo as it is cheap. $0 for a box of 100 .45
I reload rifle ammo except 22LR
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November 29, 2012, 10:19 AM | #13 | |
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I reload everything I shoot except, of course, .22LR. I have many guns that have never had any factory ammo through them. Like others, I've acquired the the habit of picking up brass for calibers I don't even own, just in case . . .
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November 29, 2012, 10:29 AM | #14 |
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Firearms I don't load?
22LR
Shotguns I have one rifle and one pistol that have EVER fired a factory round. My "collection" has only seventeen pieces so reloading for all of them is not a problem.
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November 29, 2012, 11:25 AM | #15 |
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.22LR
7.62x39 only because I still have on hand quite a few factory rounds from years ago.... And I rarely shoot the rifle anyway. So I might be dead and gone before I run out. Otherwise I'd reload for it. All my other rifle rounds I reload (.30-30 and '06) .... But again I have to blow the dust off the dies when I do. All my revolvers (besides .22) have not ever seen a factory round that I can recall anyway. The rifles have the first time, just to get the brass.
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November 29, 2012, 05:01 PM | #16 |
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Rimfire -
For obvious reasons (though I have handloaded primed .22 WMR hulls). .38 Special - I've gone through 50 rounds in 2 years... Crankylove gave me some old RCBS dies, and I have brass and bullets. But, I don't shoot it enough to really care. 7.62x39mm - A 25-50% case loss rate pretty much negates any "savings" achieved by handloading. (SKS + forward/vertical ejection + grass/gravel/sagebrush = bye bye brass)
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November 29, 2012, 05:26 PM | #17 |
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Since everyone else went the obvious route:
.17 Hornady Magnum .25 Stevens .41 Swiss .44 Henry .442 Eley .45 Dutch .50 Remington Navy .50 Government .58 Gatling Other than rimfire, I can make whatever I use either better, cheaper, or both, so why not? The more money I save by loading, the quicker I "pay off" my press. |
November 29, 2012, 06:24 PM | #18 |
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12 gauge. If #1 buckshot ever ceases to exist, or if I ever take up trap/skeet, I may start.
also .22 of course |
November 29, 2012, 07:53 PM | #19 |
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22lr of course. But would like to reload for the 30 tokarev for my CZ 52.
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November 30, 2012, 04:03 AM | #20 |
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9mm and 7.62x39, it's just not cost effective enough for me and I'd rather spend my limited time loading for other calibers that give me more bang for my buck.
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December 2, 2012, 09:53 PM | #21 |
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backwoodsman magazine just published an article on how to reload for rimfires... its a good read
i refuse to get a gun i dont or cant reload for. wish i'd known about the reloading rimfire article, was offered a stevens favotire in 32 rimfire a couple years ago for next to nothing the 7.62x25 and 38 are a pain in the rear to reload for. |
December 2, 2012, 11:11 PM | #22 |
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38's a pain in the rear???
Dang! I love loadin 38's. I am rumored to be nuts so maybe that seals the deal.
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I just don't shoot it enough to care about reloading. I have about 65 rounds of factory ammo. At the current rate of consumption, that may last more than 10 years. If I was that ridiculously low on anything else, I'd be seriously freaking out. But, .38 Special is a non-issue, as long as I have plenty of .32 H&R and .327 Federal.
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December 3, 2012, 05:51 AM | #24 |
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Marlin .22 LR
Remington Model 1100 12 ga. Browning A5 12 ga. Remington Model 11 12 ga. Ruger P89 9mm |
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