Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I cast my own, so that helps. I reload for 4 shooters, and 2 of us shoot BP, which is especially expensive if bought commercially. And as I am basically a stay at home Dad, I have more time than money, although both can be in short supply sometimes. As for shotgun reloading being worth it, besides the fact than my daughter and I shoot BP, some times you just fall into deals. I picked up about 4,000 empty hulls on Craigslist for free from a guy who was moving. And a friend of mine gave me 40,000 shotgun primers that he got from an old guy he knew that was getting out of shooting. And I stocked up on shot years ago at 15.00/bag, and I still have 20 bags left. So a no brainer on doing shotgun shells. My 2 Dillons paid for themselves years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Coles SASS 1188 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I don’t have time to do the math but load a lot of odd cartridges that are insanely expensive. For example, 45-75 is $82 a box of 20 ($4.10 a round). I don’t have to price it out by component to figure out that reloading will save me a ton of money. I don’t reload 9mm or .223 (though I save the brass). Everything else I load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, Doc Coles SASS 1188 said: I don’t have time to do the math but load a lot of odd cartridges that are insanely expensive. For example, 45-75 is $82 a box of 20 ($4.10 a round). I don’t have to price it out by component to figure out that reloading will save me a ton of money. I don’t reload 9mm or .223 (though I save the brass). Everything else I load. What 45-70 rounds are running you $82/20??? Phantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Jack, SASS #77862 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 14 minutes ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: What 45-70 rounds are running you $82/20??? Phantom He said 45-75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Coles SASS 1188 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 As Mad Dog Jack noted, its 45-75 for an 1876 winchester, not 45-70. I load that as well for some 1886s and trapdoors, but that is cheaper than $82 for 20. Still, it is much cheaper to load 45-70 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Mad Dog Jack, SASS #77862 said: He said 45-75 Oops... Well I was...close... Yep, 45-70 don't fit the 1876... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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