Marc, what is it worth to get started into reloading shotgun shells? With the amount of shells we have been going through it would definitely be worth it. Also how much does it cost you per shell to reload them?
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Marc, what is it worth to get started into reloading shotgun shells? With the amount of shells we have been going through it would definitely be worth it. Also how much does it cost you per shell to reload them?
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Dirty, sorry I didn't get the chance to break it down for you I'll get you the numbers when I get home from hunting this weekend. I haven't bought the components for a while so I want to check the new prices to give you and accurate reading. It's defanitely not as cheap as buying lead but we all know you can't use lead. Handloads are also premium loads.
I think it was a ball park figure of $13.50 for a box of 2 3/4 inch 1 1/8 oz doing 1475fps and the 3 inch loads I think was around $17.50 for a box with 1 1/4 oz doing 1475fps. The cool thing is I found two different recipies for two different size shells with the same velocity so you don't have to componsate your lead for changing types of shells.
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The powder is getting a bit pricey but the caps, wads and hulls are still pretty reasonable, as is a Lee press. Where one would get steel shot I have no idea. Since I don't do migratory birds I still load lead on those rare occations that I do reload shotshells. Fred
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