9mm and 45 not worth reloading?
Fellas:
I see a lot of posts about particular caliber not being worth reloading given the current cost of components and the CURRENT availability of factory ammo at a certain price level. That level seems to be around .26 per round for 9mm, haven't seen many numbers on 45 ACP.
My question - are people who feel this way just loading FMJ or RN cast for blasting ammo?
I don't load much FMJ or RN cast at all. I figure since I'm going to the trouble of casting the boolits, I should at least cast something more effective than a RN. A 9mm loaded with an MP 35-135 (HP or solid, your choice) should be a whole lot more effective than a RN, so that is what I load. The RCBS 45-230 CM is my favorite 45 ACP bullet, and will certainly be more effective than a 230 ball profile. The BD45 is probably even better; BD thinks so and I trust him but some of my pistols won't run it as well as the 45CM. I don't have the experience to judge between the two, and hope I never do.
These are just two examples. My point is that we don't have to replicate the standard cheapo ammo; we can tailor our loads to do what we want. If I'm loading ammo, I want it to be as effective as I can make it. Loading my own boolit allows me to do that. That also allows my "practice" ammo to be exactly the same as my zombie apocalypse ammo.
Apparently a lot of people don't think the way I do, but I'm curious about how you would feel if your "practice" ammo suddenly became zombie apocalypse ammo. Things are too expensive for it to make sense to separate the two, IMO.
Thoughts?
Tony
9mm and 45 not worth reloading?
9mm is a tough call with plated bullets as cheap as they are. you can get 500 plated bullets between $35-$55 depending on brand and what type of bullet you desire. extreme also makes plated hollow point bullets. I can buy 100 hornady xtp HP’s to reload that are guaranteed to expand for $30.
For me personally at some point you have to factor time into the equation. plus i’m only using a single stage press to load my 9mm. by the time i cast and load 500 boolets i’ve got some serious time invested into it.
it’s up to the individual whether or not it’s worth the pursuit. i’m currently on the fence my self. i have casted for 9mm in the past but, it just takes a lot of time when i’m personally just making blasting ammo. it’s just the time vs money equation. there have been certain period of time when casting your own 9mm makes sense and why i keep my 9mm molds around.
45’s i could see would be worth the time to cast for.
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9mm and 45 not worth reloading?
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Originally Posted by
AnthonyB
I must not have communicated my point very well.
I can buy 9mm 115 FMJ for .26 a round. I get that. I can load 9mm with MP 35 for less than that. Your value for your time is yours, not mine to decide.
I would rather have 1000 rounds of the MP bullet loaded when the time comes I need it instead of 1000 rounds of a plated RN.
Apparently I am in the minority. I'm not talking about "plinking" ammo. Why should all your ammo not be zombie apocalypse ammo since you control what boolit gets loaded?
Tony
1 i don’t have that kind of time or money. 2 the right tool for the right job. I don’t need a $100 hammer to pound in a 1 cent nail to hold a picture frame. however, if i was building houses for a living than i’d buy the $100 hammer
i’m not loading up to fight zombies but, if that paper or steel plate looks at me side ways than i’m stacked and loaded.
You do you
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