Cheater!!!Or a main battle tank like I had.
Cheater!!!Or a main battle tank like I had.
Yeah, but time = money unless you enjoy reloading in of itself.Reload the .243, cost of ammo will be much lowered
Yeah, but time = money unless you enjoy reloading in of itself.
I have to agree, if I were rich enough to buy all the firearms I wanted, I would probably have an AR-10 in 243 Win just because.
If the price is right, I don't mind something mechanically sound with finish issues, those I can fix and no one will be the wiser.I buy what tickles my fancy at the time.
There is something about a deep blue finish and fine fitted walnut stock. But, I just traded a Browning A-5, because it was too pretty and I didn't want to carry it afield. Though, I would have, had the opportunity arisen.
At one time, I wouldn't have touched a stainless firearm. Today, some of my favorites, in the safe, are stainless.
One thing I have never owned is a "plastic fantastic". No 9's, no plastic, no striker fired. Not to say I never will, just I never have. (and probably never will. Have shot several, like my 1911s better)
I fully support anybody that likes to shoot, shooting what ever they want to shoot.
True, but like many things, all can be quantified. For instance, for 9mm last time I checked, I could save approximately 5 cents per round. Assuming I want to pay myself $50/hour for my time that gives me an output target of 1000 rounds per hour. Even with a well turned progressive, that's a tall order IMHO.Yeah, but time = money unless you enjoy reloading in of itself.
True, but like many things, all can be quantified. For instance, for 9mm last time I checked, I could save approximately 5 cents per round. Assuming I want to pay myself $50/hour for my time that gives me an output target of 1000 rounds per hour. Even with a well turned progressive, that's a tall order IMHO.
However, using the same $50/hour target, if I switch to 375H&H where my cost savings is ~$8 per round, I can take my time on a single stage or manual indexed progressive and then output around 80 units per hour fairly easy. That brings the amount I'm "paying" myself to $640/hour. (Okay, okay, it's less than that because I have a pretty rigorous routine for that caliber of rifle brass).
Point is, that the value of reloading is driven in quite a large part based on the cost savings associated with a given caliber, and even then it's tempered by the components that you use as well pushing savings up or down.
"Common Calibers" which have the lowest market price (9/223 and similar) are always going to have the lowest return on time, but you still get the benefits of A) having ammo tuned to your firearm. B) Availability when SHTF. Personally I load develop for the common stuff until I have 4-5 different recipes shooting similar and then walk away with the knowledge and focus on the better return on my time calibers, and especially the "I have this cool toy that they don't make factory ammo for anymore" calibers.
True, but like many things, all can be quantified. For instance, for 9mm last time I checked, I could save approximately 5 cents per round. Assuming I want to pay myself $50/hour for my time that gives me an output target of 1000 rounds per hour. Even with a well turned progressive, that's a tall order IMHO.
However, using the same $50/hour target, if I switch to 375H&H where my cost savings is ~$8 per round, I can take my time on a single stage or manual indexed progressive and then output around 80 units per hour fairly easy. That brings the amount I'm "paying" myself to $640/hour. (Okay, okay, it's less than that because I have a pretty rigorous routine for that caliber of rifle brass).
Point is, that the value of reloading is driven in quite a large part based on the cost savings associated with a given caliber, and even then it's tempered by the components that you use as well pushing savings up or down.
"Common Calibers" which have the lowest market price (9/223 and similar) are always going to have the lowest return on time, but you still get the benefits of A) having ammo tuned to your firearm. B) Availability when SHTF. Personally I load develop for the common stuff until I have 4-5 different recipes shooting similar and then walk away with the knowledge and focus on the better return on my time calibers, and especially the "I have this cool toy that they don't make factory ammo for anymore" calibers.
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