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August 18, 2010, 01:06 PM | #51 |
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I do understand the logic and reason why a bean counter figured in the cost of the labor. It is a very thorough way to analyze it of course.
But UncleNick summed up my feelings exactly. These days I don't find a lot of things on TV that truly interest me so I would rather spend time at the reloading bench. If there is something on the TV that I want to watch, I typically have some sized/deprimed cases already sitting around that I can prime while watching TV. But, to calculate the cost of my time spent reloading would be like calculating the cost of my time to go to a movie with my wife (actually, THAT is something I SHOULD charge for, given the movies that I've had to watch sometimes), or perhaps the cost of my time to play golf (actually, come to think of it, I would rather reload than play golf too). I guess it would be different if I was one of those people who shoots 1000+ rounds of semi-auto ammo each week. Then the reloading would seem more like a "chore", merely a tedious task that must be done in the name of enjoying the true fun. But, I'm not in that category. I might load up 40-50 rounds for my .480 or .454. Or maybe 100 rounds of .357 or .45 Colt. A big evening of rifle cartridges might consist of 20-30 rounds of 7 mm or .270 WSM to try out a new powder/bullet combo. So, I guess I'm more of a tinkerer rather than a quantity-based reloader and I find it extremely enjoyable to crank out my own ammo. |
August 18, 2010, 10:21 PM | #52 |
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It seems to me that unless you were going to be engaged in money making activity instead of reloading, you can't really say your reloading time "costs" you something. You probably don't consider the "cost" of any other leisure time activities you engage in - reading, working out, watching TV, babysitting the grandkids, etc. etc. etc. - nor do you probably consider the "cost" of engaging in one of those activities as compared to another (i.e., is it more "expensive" to read a newspaper or watch TV). So why raise the issue of "cost" in the context of reloading?
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August 18, 2010, 10:35 PM | #53 |
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To me, reloading falls into the "hobby" category, and labor costs aren't factored in..
* Lots of decent deals on eBay for reloading components to get you started * The key to handloading savings is buying in bulk |
August 19, 2010, 01:12 AM | #54 |
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Hell, I don't know about you guys, but I don't "save" crap by reloading. I just shoot twice as much as I normally would be able to.
On another note.. 1) Don't factor in "labor" costs. Reloading is something you should do in your free time instead of watching TV, surfing the internet, etc. 2) I don't look at the initial buying of all my equipment as a "loss." I know in the back of my mind, if I ever come across hard times, I can sell it all to you guys for 70-90% of what I bought it for originally. |
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1000 pieces of 9mm brass leobrass.com - 20.00 special kbarcartridge.com - 30.00 rvow.com - 15.00 Most is WCC with crimped primer pockets Another pricing comparison challenge is that some brass offered is not only cleaned and polished but has reamed primer pockets. One could pay more and be better off for it. Thus there are others that deserve to be mentioned by comparison, but their net price is higher than $30. |
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