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603Country · March 10, 2012, 10:07 PM

I think that your questions have been asked and answered about a zillion times, but here's my opinion:

If you are loading FMJ for a 223, you can buy ammo just about as cheap (not quite, but close) as you can reload it. If you are have a 460 Weatherby Magnum, your handload will be much cheaper. So it depends somewhat on the cartridge that you are reloading, but generally speaking your reloads will be cheaper and, if you do your job well, will be more accurate. Of course you still will need to buy the reloading gear, if you don't have it already, and that can be a considerable expense that will likely pay for itself someday if you shoot and reload more than just occasionally.

So if you shoot twice a year and have a 223, buy ammo. If you shoot a lot or plan to, buy some reloading gear and get with the program. And...as somebody said on this forum a while back...we have pie. But...I've been reloading for decades and I haven't seen no stinkin pie.

Buy the gear. Join us. We are the Borg, surrender and be assimilated.

March 10, 2012, 10:07 PM	#3
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	I think that your questions have been asked and answered about a zillion times, but here's my opinion: If you are loading FMJ for a 223, you can buy ammo just about as cheap (not quite, but close) as you can reload it. If you are have a 460 Weatherby Magnum, your handload will be much cheaper. So it depends somewhat on the cartridge that you are reloading, but generally speaking your reloads will be cheaper and, if you do your job well, will be more accurate. Of course you still will need to buy the reloading gear, if you don't have it already, and that can be a considerable expense that will likely pay for itself someday if you shoot and reload more than just occasionally. So if you shoot twice a year and have a 223, buy ammo. If you shoot a lot or plan to, buy some reloading gear and get with the program. And...as somebody said on this forum a while back...we have pie. But...I've been reloading for decades and I haven't seen no stinkin pie. Buy the gear. Join us. We are the Borg, surrender and be assimilated.