Cost Of Reloading?

[JohnP]

Know there's a reloading forum but my target audience I believe is on here and doesn't look like that forum gets hit much. Thinking of getting into to reloading steel/non toxic and just curious what the cost savings are if any compare to buying off the shelf? Been looking for a new hobby and why not do something during the off season to stock up for upcoming duck seasons .

[duckydoty]

I would imagine in the long run you would be saving money. Getting over the start up fees would be the issue. I tie alot of flies instead of watching tv as a hobby and I sure do have a surplus of them. As with catching a fish on flies I tie myself, there has got to be some real satisfaction in shooting ducks with shells you have loaded yourself. There has to be added value in that.

[jdmidwest]

I can reload metallic cartridges an see some savings as long as you dont consider time involved. I reload rifle ammo for accuracy more than savings. I have never thought about shotshells. Never really shoot enough to justify cost of equipment. Non toxic components ate hard to find also.

[Feathers and Fins]

Unless you are doing a lot of shooting reloading non-tox is not worth it. My father and I use to shoot every weekend growing when I was growing up 8 to 10 boxes each Saturday plus Upland hunting so it was worth it (good ole lead days) He still shoots and now that he is retired its more like 4 boxes 5 days a week. His price per box going off memory is something like 1.79.

I looked in to it when I was doing a lot of conservation snow goose hunting for the non-tox and depending on which type of load (shot) it between 8 bucks a box and 40. That was around 7 years ago and it was a nightmare trying to find the shot. Its cheaper just to buy factory loads from a store

[jdmidwest]

Finding anything other than steel pellets would probably be impossible.