Subj : Re: 45 acp amo
To : Gamgee
From : Moondog
Date : Mon Sep 13 2021 10:32 pm
Re: Re: 45 acp amo
By: Gamgee to Moondog on Sun Sep 12 2021 02:42 pm
> -=> Moondog wrote to Gamgee <=-
>
> > Mo> Reloading is the best way to go if you shoot alot. You can
> > Mo> invest several hundred in equipment, but it will pay for itself
> > Mo> in no time.
>
> > Actually, it's realistically several thousand, and it will take quite a
> > long while to actually make that "pay for itself". Don't get me wrong,
> > it's a great idea, and I do it myself, but it's not really that much
> > cheaper, especially if you factor in the value of your time.
>
> Mo> I'm not sure if I mentioned before it depends on the grade of
> Mo> ammo you are producing. Match grade/ benchrest ammo will save
> Mo> you more money than recreating 9mm hardball or 55gr .223 for
> Mo> plinking.
>
> Very true, and that wasn't mentioned before... What was said was
> "shooting a lot", which probably isn't referencing match-grade ammo.
>
> Mo> I used to break even when I reloaded shotshells, then
> Mo> when I began producing specialty loads such as lig hter recoiling
> Mo> 1oz loads for the 12 ga, it really paid off because I don't know
> Mo> of many places you can find them.
>
> Yeah, shotshells have always been break-even-at-best, generally
> speaking. A 1oz load for a 12 ga doesn't kick enough to even fiddle
> with. I generally shoot 1 1/8 oz loads, 3 dram equiv, 1200 fps of #8
> (for skeet / sporting clays).
>
> Mo> Regarding hundreds or thousands, it also depends on how far you
> Mo> go. I don't run a Dillon progressive. My presses are single
> Mo> stage. If I shot IDPA or steel challenge, I would probably
> Mo> invest in a larger press than can put out several hundred rounds
> Mo> an hour. For now, it's smaller batches of ammo for ladder
> Mo> testing.
>
> Ahhh, OK again it was a little confusing because originally you said "if
> you shoot a lot". If you're shooting "a lot" of reloaded ammo, one
> would assume a progressive. And yes, a Dillon XL650 with all the
> trimmings will be several thousand. ;-)
>
> Mo> I would like to dial in a nice 77gr Vmax load that will
> Mo> let me reach out to the woodchucks and raccoons at the edge of
> Mo> the woods.
>
> A worthy goal there, and not real simple. Also need to have a barrel
> with the right spin ratio for those 77's. Good luck!
>
>
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LaRue Stealth 18" barrel with a 1-7 twist. it will stabize up to an 80 grain
pill no problem. I also have a 20" Wilson bull barrel (1-7 twist) that does
the job if I do my part. I have access to property where I can shoot out to
700 yards in the right spot, but realisitically I will never see a shot over
300.
I have a Savage 110FP with a factory barrel and trigger that would place 5 sho
ts of 167 gr .308 Hornady spire points under 3/4" at 100 yards. That is from
bags while shooting prone, so it's more or less what the gun can do, and not t
he shooter.
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