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Newbie reloading question.
catdog21
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Hello gents.
My first post so be gentle with me.[;)] If you were new to skeet shooting and wanted to reload 12 and 20 gauge for a Remington 11-87 Magnum which reloading machine would you buy ? Where do you buy components as the UPS shipping rules for powder etc are so restrictive ? Thanks for the help.
My first post so be gentle with me.[;)] If you were new to skeet shooting and wanted to reload 12 and 20 gauge for a Remington 11-87 Magnum which reloading machine would you buy ? Where do you buy components as the UPS shipping rules for powder etc are so restrictive ? Thanks for the help.
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hope this helps you, (hasbeen.)
Unless you can find a GREAT deal and buy in large quanties on powder and primers so your better off buying locally, you would have to add $20 haz-mat fee for mail orders.
Or maybe you just like to be able to roll your own loads?That's fine too.
The mec machines are good machines.Thgere are better ones,but we need to know how many shells,and maybe how fast you want to be able to crank 'em out...that sort of thing.
Buying loading supplies online is gonna cost ya more than it's worth to reload,IMHO.Buy locally if AT ALL possible,even if it's a tad more money.Again,IMHO here.
I have a Hornady 366 and would not buy another one.Too finicky.
A friend has the big Dillon machine and his reloads are BEE YOU TEE FULL! But the price is there too.
Good luck,and have fun.
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You gotta shoot a *LOT* of shotshells to make it worth the effort to reload! Between promotional ammo and sales, you can do pretty well simply buying factory loads. Where it seems you are new to skeet, my personal advice would be to spend a few extra bucks on ammo before investing in reloading gear and supplies. If, after a year or so, you are still active, or even more active, then - and only then - invest in reloading shotshell. I have a beautiful MEC machine sitting on my bench, virtually (perhaps actually) a virgin after 20 plus years because I lost interest in clays pretty quickly - and reloading for them even faster.
After the year, you will have a good idea of how many shells you will consume, and what rate, which will guide you in the selection of the equipment if you decide to go that route. Using the MEC is plenty fast enough for a few rounds a week. Only if you have money or a heavy rate of use will you need a progressive.
While you are buying the shells, settle on a single maker / load which performs for you and buy *only* those shells. Unlike metallics, you (usually) have to change the components and settings going from one sort of hull to another. Trust me, that gets old *REAL* fast!! Not to mention, it results in you having a huge pile of various wads to fit the various hulls!
With all the advances in technology and loads over the past forty years, there is virtually no need for the handloader to produce hunting loads. The only area where I will do this, once I have enough hulls to bother, is on the super premium waterfowl loads. Even though the percentage savings is far less than with metallics, the gross amount realized at even a 30% discount is well worth the effort.
Buy components in bulk as part of an organization, or at least through the local dealer. Sometimes you can score some bargains on the HazMat items at a gun show; don't even think of buying them on line unless you enjoy paying excessive amounts of money.
Bottom line: (a) at least in my experience, in reloading one doesn't see the cost savings on shotshells that one does with metallics, although there are some; (b) one must be shooting a *lot* of target shotgun to justify traveling this path.
Good luck!
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