Money, money, money

[Daryl]

Wouldn't it be great to have an unlimited reloading equipment budget?? I am a believer, though, that you get what you ask for ..... but then something else happens that you did not want!! The law of unintended consequences!!

I thought a poll on how we spend our money over a year's average as a group would be interesting.

[Sprue]

Its better just NOT to go there. But for the most part its a bottomless pit when looking at the 'whole' picture. In any case, the cost of pure enjoyment and relaxation is, well, priceless.

[sdelam]

I've never really tried to track it, actually I've probably spent more time tring to hide it from the wife:bigsmyl2:

[Digger]

Okay.., let's see.....was doing very good until I spotted Mihec's group buy's .......:rolleyes: (down hill from there!)
digger

[RP]

Is this count shipping cost on trades?

[edsmith]

I can't afford to spend very much,I have to git by on social unsecurity.casting my own boolits is the only way I can shoot.plus it gets me out of the house. :)

[winelover]

Unless you shoot a lot, your monthly expendatures are going to be low providing you already have most of the equipment. Climate will dictate how much shooting one does, especially if done out-of-doors. Consequently, those that live in the South are more apt to get in more shooting than us Northerners. That said, I really don't understand what this poll is shooting at????:veryconfu

Winelover:coffee:

[wonderwolf]

A new mold or perhaps new set of dies if I find them for a reasonable price. Not often do I find a deal so great I drop more than $50 in a month. A set of lee RGB dies and a 6 banger mold can all be had under $50 if you got a dealer at a show that does not just see $$$ when you walk around.

[cheese1566]

Most of it all here!!

[BCB]

Been reloading for nearly 40 years...

I have about everything that I need...

Only a different powder or a different mold if I purchase a new caliber handgun...

I would hate to be starting out in the reloading hobby at this point in time...

BCB

[iron mule]

well guess i'm in the high price group on this/// but the reason is that i am trying to get all that i think i will need for the guns that i have // one problem is i keep adding guns // the other cause of spending being high is the burro i have to try and keep him supplied also
mule

[jimkim]

I didn't count trades. I didn't realize how much I spent, until I ran the figures.

[Char-Gar]

After 51 years of reloading I don't need anything. I bought a used ($20) Pacific Super C press last year for nostalga purposes. What few things I need, I either make on my lathe or use some kind of "Presidential Solution".

The only stuff I ever sell or trade are duplicates of what I already have.

[Gunlaker]

I don't knowe the exact number, or even want to know. But I do all I can to keep the fine folks at Buffalo Arms employed. As well as the local lead and black powder purveyors :-P

Chris.

[Ferdinand]

I bought a Dillon progressive 21 years ago, and it's been used a lot. Anything that breaks is covered under warranty, which saves me $. I have two single stage presses and haven't added any calibers in a long time. My costs are pretty much consumable items like propellant, primers, projectiles, and brass.

Then of course there's the $100 or so that I'll drop as I get into casting...

[RobS]

Its better just NOT to go there. But for the most part its a bottomless pit when looking at the 'whole' picture. In any case, the cost of pure enjoyment and relaxation is, well, priceless.

+1 on the enjoyment and relaxation being priceless. A way to take yourself from the other issues in life and a hobby is born!!!

[Bret4207]

I've already bought most everything I want or need.

[9.3X62AL]

Not a lot of tooling gets purchased lately, I've had a lot of that for several/many years. "Consumables" make up the majority of the purchases these days, and my shooting has slowed down quite a bit due to shortages prompted by The ObamaNation's rise to power and the panic buying that followed in its wake.

[imashooter2]

Most of your results are going to be in the lowest categories. There are a lot of old heads here that have had extensive set ups for years now. Since the equipment doesn't wear out, they'll only spend a few bucks here and there on a new trinket or mold.

[plumber]

I guess this poll proves that I do have a sickness!!

I need to go off to my local boolit support group.

[clodhopper]

Haveing just about two of everything, I do not purchase many tools. Always have room for another book. Sometimes I will fork over much more than 200 bucks for equipment sold as a lot. But usually get all my money back and keep some of the best tools, and all the componets. But those deals do not come to me often.

[Lloyd Smale]

if you counted molds lead bullets powder primers cases ect its well into the 200 dollar range if you add guns to it and gun accessorys its probably well into the 400 dollar plus area and if you included hunting costs i wouldnt put it in print cause id be afraid the wife would see it ;)

[462]

Thanks to ebay, I was able to sell a bunch of stuff that helped subsidize my casting initiation. However, the no-longer-needed stuff is about gone.

Lately, I've been saving for a primer and powder purchase. Finding them both from the same company, to amortize the Haz-Mat and shipping fees, is futile, though.

[AKsoldier]

I've only loaded about 300 rounds total in the last year, and all I've bought is some factory boolits, a set of dies and a pound of RL7. But then I've been in Afghanistan most of the last year and I've got a little nest egg saved up that I plan to spend on all my casting equipment as well as some more loading components.

[Cherokee]

Been reloading for 50 years, don't need to buy much equipment now days. Shooting supplies is a different story and a different poll.

[wonderwolf]

The people that voted over $200...are those just getting started or are you manufacturers? jeeze

[wallenba]

I am addicted to cruisin' thru the supplier websites. Any new little gadget that might speed things up or make it easier gets added to my wanted list.

[largom]

Been handloading for almost 60 yrs. so I have just about everything you can think of. Now I go to gun shows and auctions looking for a bargin. They are few and far between since Orab got elected.

Larry

[Harter66]

The monthly average saved me. I spent all of mine in 1 lump then scored some cool trades of moderate value.


+1 for the pleasure.

[DevilDog83]

I know what I've spent over 2007/2008 having that awful feeling in my gut that we might not get a white house favorable to our lifestyle, so I spent quite a bit. Mostly on components, as I've been reloading for over 20 years and have most everything, suffice it to say, that it was QUITE alot of $, but, my son and I have not fallen pray to the ammo and component shortages that have disrupted many fine folks shooting

[mroliver77]

The last couple years dont count as I had a couple checks from insurance companies that I would rather not had to cash in on.
I have talked to quite a few people lately with this glazed look in the eyes mumbling about how much they lost in the stock market. I feel safer with $2000. of powder than the same in the bank or 401K Lead that I paid a low price on .....well I wont loose on it if I sold it now. It can always feed me by selling or bartering it. For some time I have tried to put as much into tangibles as in savings. My wife was always mad at me dragging home "junk" cars and such complaining about them piles of "trash" (steel) in the back yard. Last year when scrap went up I sold a lot of "junk" I had been sitting on for some years and did OK. ;) It would amaze me when a friend or relative would bring somebody around my place. Wouldn't take long before they would inform me that I could sell them piles of "junk" and get money for it. I would act like a dumb hick and say " Well who'd a thought" If I was to get a hankerin for say an M1 or M14 or an antique levergun it would take a while to sell some stuff to come up with the cash to pay for it. Sometimes the hassle dont seem worth it and I pass on it. That fever will soon pass until you guys start posting gun porn or posting seductive loading/ shooting stories that get my blood a boilin again. Nice thing is that most of the gun related "toys" rarely depreciate over time.

[David2011]

Bought my first press in the early '80s and my first Dillon progressive in 1991 and I still have both of them. I've added to the collection but haven't bought any significant equipment since my Dillon 650 3 years ago. I did buy some Lee trimming tools last year but the total was still under $100 for the year. Components are another very different story. It was staggering when I realized how much my primers set me back. IPSC and steel plate matches eat a lot of primers.

David

[Rick N Bama]

I think I spent something like $400.00 on reloading including a new (to me) Mec 600 press, some 209 primers, powder, wads etc. I also bought a couple new molds. This year will be even less unless I finally bite the 'boolit' & buy a new RCBS casting pot (drool).

Rick

[DLCTEX]

I did most of my buying of equipment in the past when my personal economy was better. I now am limited to less than $50 mo., but am pretty well equipped.

[Crash_Corrigan]

I don't wanna think about the money I spent on guns and equipment this past year. It is my only outlet other than riding my motorcycle. I got lassoed into the Holy Black this past year and I sprang for a 50-90 Sharps Winchester LTD Creedmoor rifle and all the trimmings. I also picked up a Dillon Square Deal Press from one of our members along with a caliber conversion kit.

I also purchased over 50K in primers and about 25 lbs of powder recently. Does the fancy western "John Wayne" bib shirt I bought to shoot the smokepole count?

I have too much stuff to bring to the range to shoot to carry on the motorcycle and I am forced to drive my F 150 there and back. It gets a whopping 9 MPG and that really hurts my Scotch background. I could get by with the rifle, rests and such, chrono, ammo, targets, staple gun and staples but the long cleaning rod, gallon of water for cleaning and depositing BPCR cases in after shooting, Ballistol, recoil pad, and other sundries are a bit much for my Triumph Motorcycle. I better look into getting a sidecar.

[Johnw...ski]

If only reloading equipment is considered, probably $50 per month is about right since I have been reloading for over 30 years and already have a lot of equipment. However the Giraud case trimmer I just ordered will probably increase the monthly average for this year.

Reloading components are another matter, components plus reloading equipment is probably around $150 per month.

I don't even want to consider firearms which I don't need but am still buying.

John

[Oldtimer]

Been reloading about 38 years. Have just about everything I need. Have a good source for WW. The only cash outflow I have is primers, and powder. Bob

[Dannix]

I'm one of the "just getting started" guys. I really don't want to think of how much I've spend in the past couple of months. More than enough to cover a nice bit of my firearms-to-buy-list, so it's a big tradeoff for me in that regard, but I figure a lot of this is equipment will last me an awfully long time.

Chargar, what lathe are you using? I'm looking at some of the Sieg lathes right now, maybe next years purchase. Want something to make dies on. What do you think of the "combo" lathes? Grizzly has a few tempting "Gunsmith" lathes that could be used for making barrels. I would love to mill/lathe my own firearms.

[Recluse]

Been reloading about 38 years. Have just about everything I need. Have a good source for WW. The only cash outflow I have is primers, and powder. Bob

That just about describes me to a T.

:coffee:

[Freischütz]

After 30+ years of reloading, a new boolit mould every now and then is about all I need.

[Daddyfixit]

I guess this poll proves that I do have a sickness!!

I need to go off to my local boolit support group.

Hello, My name is Ian, I'm a castaholic.......

[209jones]

My expenses towards hunting and shooting are nil, it's that venison & moose & elk & ducks & geese that are starving me, can't touch 'em for under a 1000.00 a pound. Maybe I'll have to try one of those long-tailed moos, I hear they are cheaper.

[Jon]

I'm poor, that's why I cast. Oh, and it's fun too :D

[Big Dave]

Been at it 53 years now. Got the tools so most of the spending is components. That Haz Mat surcharge is a PITA. Nobody local has much in stock, the few that are left willing to put up with the govt. record keeping and bull. Gander Mountain is a waste of time. Mail order I never seem to find everything I want in one place. Sometimes think if I could I would do a personal pickup. Got more guns than I need, not more than I want, more than I need.

[Slow Elk 45/70]

I gave up trying to budget my casting/reloading eqt. a long time ago, if I Think I need it....I find a way to buy it.....all the new molds being produced by NOE & Mihec are good examples...I guess I can sell some of my older molds, if I need $$$[smilie=1:
:redneck: :cbpour: :cbpour:

[Dannix]

I guess I can sell some of my older molds, if I need $$$[smilie=1:

You could try ebay. WW is going for $/lb. :shock: