well said---
It is definetly less expensive to reload but it probably isn't worth it unless you are a dedicated shotgun shooter. Most serious shotgun shooters, (trap, skeet or sporting clays) are not going to shoot the $5.99/box Remington Gun club or Estate shotshells. Most serious shooters will tell you those shells are inconsistent in velocity and the patterns are not near as good as Winchester AA, Remington STS or similar shells. Winchester AA or Remington STS shells are up to $8.00 - $9.00/box.
In trap, if you are only shooting club level shoots from the 16 yard line the $5.99/box shells are fine. Once you get serious and start to work your way back to the 27yard line you will notice the difference and you will want the $9.00/box shells. Thats when you will start reloading your hulls, because:
$40.00 per 25lb bag of shot giving you 400 1 oz loads $.10 each load
$4.00 per 100 primers $.04 each primer
$10.00 for a bag of 500 wads $.02 each wad
$22.00 for 1 lb of powder that gives approx 400 loads $.05 each charge
At $.21 per shell or $5.25/box you get tailor made target loads. If you buy your reloading components in bulk, like we do, you can easily get your shells for less than $5.00/box and it is well worth it to reload. My friends and I buy our components in bulk to save a few more dollars. We buy shot by the ton (only 80 bags in a ton), primers and wads by the case and powder in 8lb jugs. My shells cost me about $4.50/box. All of these numbers are for 1oz 12 gauge loads and go down considerably when you reload for sub gauges like the 28ga and 410. Those little shells use a lot less shot. Just my .02 worth.
same here - I have a Hornaday 366 12 ga and easily turn out 400 per hour from 7/8 oz to 1 1/8 with slight bushing changes. by clays 8# jugs, wads by the 5000 case. 1/2 ton shot at a time.
one time press cost and the time and quality is way better, beats the mec anytime in consistency and cheep stamped parts.
Bob
It is definetly less expensive to reload but it probably isn't worth it unless you are a dedicated shotgun shooter. Most serious shotgun shooters, (trap, skeet or sporting clays) are not going to shoot the $5.99/box Remington Gun club or Estate shotshells. Most serious shooters will tell you those shells are inconsistent in velocity and the patterns are not near as good as Winchester AA, Remington STS or similar shells. Winchester AA or Remington STS shells are up to $8.00 - $9.00/box.
In trap, if you are only shooting club level shoots from the 16 yard line the $5.99/box shells are fine. Once you get serious and start to work your way back to the 27yard line you will notice the difference and you will want the $9.00/box shells. Thats when you will start reloading your hulls, because:
$40.00 per 25lb bag of shot giving you 400 1 oz loads $.10 each load
$4.00 per 100 primers $.04 each primer
$10.00 for a bag of 500 wads $.02 each wad
$22.00 for 1 lb of powder that gives approx 400 loads $.05 each charge
At $.21 per shell or $5.25/box you get tailor made target loads. If you buy your reloading components in bulk, like we do, you can easily get your shells for less than $5.00/box and it is well worth it to reload. My friends and I buy our components in bulk to save a few more dollars. We buy shot by the ton (only 80 bags in a ton), primers and wads by the case and powder in 8lb jugs. My shells cost me about $4.50/box. All of these numbers are for 1oz 12 gauge loads and go down considerably when you reload for sub gauges like the 28ga and 410. Those little shells use a lot less shot. Just my .02 worth.
same here - I have a Hornaday 366 12 ga and easily turn out 400 per hour from 7/8 oz to 1 1/8 with slight bushing changes. by clays 8# jugs, wads by the 5000 case. 1/2 ton shot at a time.
one time press cost and the time and quality is way better, beats the mec anytime in consistency and cheep stamped parts.
Bob
