Thread: To reload or not reload?

It is easy to spend more on reloading gear alone than you would ever spend on factory ammo, don’t ask me how I know.

It is easy to spend more on rifles/scopes/boots etc than you would ever spend on meat from the butcher/supermarket. Don’t ask me how I know.



If you are any good at reloading, you may be loathe to buy factory ammo.

If you are any good at hunting, you may be loathe to buy meat.



Shooting with accurate reloads is very satisfying.

Sitting down to a meal of something you shot is very satisfying.



Reloading is time consuming.

Hunting is time consuming.



Most people that do a lot of reloading, mostly do it for the enjoyment.

Most people that do a lot of hunting…. you can see where I am going with all this.


You can spend large on gear or get started for relatively cheap.
The majority of loading benches in NZ would not be used more than 3-4 times per week. Team up with someone else who already has the gear, or use the NZDA club gear. Then you only need to invest in a set of dies and the rest will be consumables.

It may seem a daunting thing to learn, but just by the fact that your punctuation and spelling in your post is generally accurate, indicates you could easily learn how to reload. There is basic reloading (staying inside basic published data and making run of the mill ammunition) and the more advanced stuff (duplex loads, component substitution, subsonics, monolithic projectiles, sorting primers by weight etc). The basic reloading is an easy recipe to learn, the other stuff is something you can layer on as you gain experience and motivation.

Ultimately reloading generally doesn’t result in more money in your back pocket. It results in more range time without more cost.