by Texas Sheepdawg » Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:13 pm
Well, I posted a response to this, but somehow it got deleted or never posted.
I stock pile components. I have been since the early 1990s. I don't stock pile most of my most used powders but there are a couple that I do. (pistol powders). Since I bought most of my components back in the 90s, the ammo I am loading is cheaper than the ammo who's components I have just recently started to acquire. But since I stock up, I can load as I go. That means that I don't have large quantities of live ammo just sitting in storage. Yeah, I do have some defensive munitions stock-piled but that's a different issue. When I do load certain rounds, I am producing them at 1995 prices. When it comes to 7mm Rem Mag, 30-06, 32-20, and 30-30, I load as I go. I don't keep large quantities of "Live" ammo for these rounds. Shotgun ammo, I buy in bulk. I don't reload for shotguns.
But being able to load fresh ammo for my deer rifles when needed with components purchased through time and well researched deals and sales, does save money and since I have been loading since 1984, my stuff paid for itself a long time ago. I did the numbers once.... I forget the details, but done right and by taking advantage of sales reloading can save you $$. I stock piled brass and bought in bulk back in the 1990s. I have enough brass today in 30-06 and 7mm Mag that I could sell it off and buy a turret press and still make out like a bandit.
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