Why I reload,

[Freightman]

Found this empty box at the range yesterday it is a empty box for 375 H&H Mag.

[sundog]

A little blurry. Does that say $73.55? Can't be. Can it?

[GSM]

That's what I read.

Looks like Cabela's has it a little cheaper though - $72.99.

[redneckdan]

Bohica

[Beau Cassidy]

It's getting bad. I just bought 10K CCI shotgun primers at Widener's. I left just short of $300.

[buck1]

Cheeper and better, Its a win/win deal!

[AZ-Stew]

What bullet??

Regards,

Stew

[kodiak1]

In Good old Canada we can add on 20% to a lot of your prices.
Haven't bought 375 HH in years got 200 when I got the gun and they are still doing me fine.
Ken.

[Freightman]

I think it was a Safari classic. And yes it is $73.95, there was another box there it was only $49.95 it was 300 Win Mag

[rvpilot76]

People actually pay that? Geez, that's like a Darwin award for shooters! Who in their right mind pays that much for ammo?

Kevin

[Hunter]

That is crazy. I cannot imagine what makes that rounds worth that much money.
I mean really, its a primer, case, powder, and a bullet times 20.

[dromia]

Those cardboard boxes, fancy printing and innards are pricey mind.

[dubber123]

Try pricing 416 Rigby. I mean any 416 Rigby. No I've never bought a single factory round and I'm glad I haven't had to. I think about 110$ per 20 is the cheapest I have found, and now I noticed just my brass has taken a 30$ per 20 INCREASE!. I'm gonna have to buy a lathe and start turning my own.

[DLCTEX]

A friend just bought a 300 wby. mag. and is suffering sticker shock. He came begging some dies I had. Dale:Fire:

[monadnock#5]

I took my son to a local gun shop years ago. We were poking around and he picked up a 25-06 to admire. "What do you think of this one ?" he wanted to know. It's a fine caliber for deer and woodchucks I replied, but you don't want it. Since you don't reload, you don't want anything that you can't buy ammo for at Walmart. I got a chuckle from a couple nearby that were eavesdropping, but I was quite serious.

Ken

[1Shirt]

Cost is a big part, but not the only part as a cause for reloading. The satisfaction of knowing what you put down the bbl was caused by your action and not some group of machines at a factory is a big part. In addition, as far as I am concerned, it is a great hobby, that falls just a little bit short of shooting what you load.
1Shirt!:coffee:

[drinks]

The other day I was talking reloading to someone, told him I shot about 800-1000 .45 -70s a year, he nearly fainted, said he looked at a box at the local hardware store, 300gr Rem. box of 20 was $30, including tax.
I figured my target loads and got 11c each, or $2.20 a box.
He got real interested in reloading.

[Char-Gar]

When cigaretts got to 30 cents a pack, I quite because of the price.

The last box of factory rifle ammo I bought was some Winchester 30-30s and I think the price was a hair over $3.00 a box.

I almost droped my teetch in a store the othere day when a guy paid $5.00 a pack ofr cigaretts. Well, consider my teeth dropped twice.. I had no idea ammo had gotton that high.

[Dale53]

I don't know what you fellers are complaining about. .375 H&H cartridges only $3.75 each? Gasp-p-p-p!!

I have had a .375 H&H (Mod 70 Win) for many years. I bought it new at a store clearance and only paid $135.00 for the RIFLE! The first summer I had it I shot it over 1000 rounds with full house loads. Let's see, that would be $3750.00 at today's prices. I'm glad that I am sitting down...

When I was preparing for a bear hunt, I sectioned every bullet I could find and chose the bullet that was most appropriate for the job at hand. Sure couldn't do that with factory ammo. I've shot my .375 H&H several thousand shots and the cost of ammo just didn't come up BECAUSE I WAS RELOADING...

Of course, these days, most of the shooting I do is with cast bullets (still shoot a good bit of .22 rimfire and just recently picked up a .22 Mag Ruger SS with extra cylinder).

Now, I'm not going to make the claim that reloading is cheaper. However, I have sure had a LOT more action because I have reloaded. After all, I think THAT is the point.

Dale53

[TAWILDCATT]

wait till nonreloaders get a look at the prices in another few months.why buy a rifle that takes your whole pay check to feed.my springfield 1903/1913 is fun my win 30/30 works .my 38spec/45acp take care of the rest.of course I'V others.been loading since 1939 (win73 32/20 and win tool & mold).
crasy aint it.

[AZ-Stew]

Well, guys, here's Midway's list of factory .375 H&H rounds. Price varies by bullet type, which is why I asked.

http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?TabID=3&Categoryid=7644&categorystring=653***690***

It's still pricey to load .375 H&H, but I sure wouldn't be able to afford to shoot mine if I didn't handload. I'm not sure I could afford to shoot premium bullets, even if handloaded. It's not the cost of the shot on game, it's the load development that'll run you into the poorhouse.

Matter of fact, I'm waiting for someone to run a GB for the caliber. 285gr? Semi-pointed? Has one of these been done lately?

Regards,

Stew

[Shiloh]

Aren't you glad you pour you own!! :castmine:

Primers have gone up $9.00 in just over a year, and other components have followed suit. Stock up as the paycheck permits!! I have gaschecks marked 17.49. that are just over a year old. Now there $25 from Midway.:(

Shiloh

[Uncle R.]

I took my son to a local gun shop years ago. We were poking around and he picked up a 25-06 to admire. "What do you think of this one ?" he wanted to know. It's a fine caliber for deer and woodchucks I replied, but you don't want it. Since you don't reload, you don't want anything that you can't buy ammo for at Walmart. I got a chuckle from a couple nearby that were eavesdropping, but I was quite serious.

Ken

I agree - and have often advised friends and family the same way. A young man with a .270 or .308 can afford to buy a couple of boxes of "shells" (Groan!) at Wally World and actually sight in and practice a mite before opening day. He'll be much better off in the field than the lad with an exotic caliber rifle who pays several dollars for every cartridge. That unfortunate son will hoard his ammo, hardly ever practice, and wonder why he can't seem to bag game with his cherished superloudengoboomen.
For some, the best course of all is to introduce them to handloading - but you have to consider if they have the right kind of personality to make safe and effective ammo.

[DLCTEX]

Yes, there are some people who are better off not being encouraged to reload. I have a friend who is a great guy, but just always does things haphazardly. I have told him I will do his reloading for him, small price to pay to ensure my friend does not come to harm, besides I enjoy it. I only wish his shooting wasn't declining due to rheumatiod arthritis. My pastor asked me to teach his teen age brother in law to reload. I refused on the grounds that he did not have any math skills or aptitude for reading and following instructions. He agreed that it would not be wise after explaining the dangers. I do reload some for him. Another local fellow is known for damaging guns with mistakes and pushing loads too far. He's hard on guns and brass, just hope he doesn't get injured. Dale