Warning!! Warning!! Reloading Causes one to buy new guns!

45romeo · February 18, 2008, 09:05 PM

Yep--already happened. I only started handloading in December and have already HAD to buy a new gun. I was reloading for a nice Savage 99 in .243, but the guy at the sports shop had to show me a Stevens M200 in 22-250 for $289.00 and , well, its mine now! It is a ball to shoot! While sighting it in I was able to shoot 2 groups that a quarter will cover at 100 yards. 35.2 g Benchmark over 40 gr Vmax--great on rabbits too. Never bought any factory ammo just went ahead and got 100 un-primed brass, powder, bullets and dies and went to it. Careful people.. it can get to be a problem!!!

Gbro · February 18, 2008, 09:09 PM

Good work,
Keep working on your loads, until you cut $0.15 off that group.

ligonierbill · February 18, 2008, 09:21 PM

45romeo, what you really need are some calibers that are hard to buy for or weak from the ammo companies. You should definitely have a 6.5x55, and where's your Ruger .45 Colt? The only thing that saves me is a brother who buys the latest old military surplus. All it costs me are dies: 7.5x55, 7.62x54R, etc, etc.

rwilson452 · February 18, 2008, 09:30 PM

Give the guy a break it's only a Stevens. I know a Stevens is almost a Savage. but that is almost.

If I get to shoot this summer I expect my new Savage 12FV will give you that $0.15 My 12BVSS in .243 is almost there. it will give you 20 cents.

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Good work,
Keep working on your loads, until you cut $0.15 off that group.
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Gbro
CGVS

Red_Eagle · February 18, 2008, 10:27 PM

I found 20 rds of once fired 30-06 at the range this summer. I bought a Savage 111 in October so I could use them.

Sevens · February 18, 2008, 10:53 PM

I use to have a Universal brand M1 Carbine rifle. It wasn't USGI, but it was a functional rifle. I just didn't get much out of it... wasn't very accurate and chucked brass a country mile, so I sold it off for what I paid for it.

Of course, I've still got a few hundred pieces of brass, a couple boxes of bullets and the dies.

So yeah, I'm looking for a Ruger Black Hawk in .30 carbine! It's really the only thing that makes sense as long as I still have the dies and brass...

February 18, 2008, 09:05 PM	#1
45romeo Member Join Date: December 26, 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 26	Warning!! Warning!! Reloading Causes one to buy new guns! Yep--already happened. I only started handloading in December and have already *HAD* to buy a new gun. I was reloading for a nice Savage 99 in .243, but the guy at the sports shop had to show me a Stevens M200 in 22-250 for $289.00 and , well, its mine now! It is a ball to shoot! While sighting it in I was able to shoot 2 groups that a quarter will cover at 100 yards. 35.2 g Benchmark over 40 gr Vmax--great on rabbits too. Never bought any factory ammo just went ahead and got 100 un-primed brass, powder, bullets and dies and went to it. Careful people.. it can get to be a problem!!!

February 18, 2008, 09:09 PM	#2
Gbro Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,084	Good work, Keep working on your loads, until you cut $0.15 off that group. __________________ Gbro CGVS For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, But to us who are being saved, It Is The Power Of God. 1Corinthians 1-18

February 18, 2008, 10:53 PM	#6
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	I use to have a Universal brand M1 Carbine rifle. It wasn't USGI, but it was a functional rifle. I just didn't get much out of it... wasn't very accurate and chucked brass a country mile, so I sold it off for what I paid for it. Of course, I've still got a few hundred pieces of brass, a couple boxes of bullets and the dies. So yeah, I'm looking for a Ruger Black Hawk in .30 carbine! It's really the only thing that makes sense as long as I still have the dies and brass... __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

February 18, 2008, 09:21 PM	#3
ligonierbill Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2007 Posts: 2,451	45romeo, what you really need are some calibers that are hard to buy for or weak from the ammo companies. You should definitely have a 6.5x55, and where's your Ruger .45 Colt? The only thing that saves me is a brother who buys the latest old military surplus. All it costs me are dies: 7.5x55, 7.62x54R, etc, etc.

February 18, 2008, 10:27 PM	#5
Red_Eagle Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2007 Location: Western NY Posts: 598	I found 20 rds of once fired 30-06 at the range this summer. I bought a Savage 111 in October so I could use them.