Reloading components you would like to see make a comeback......................

gbflyer said:
It has gotten so as to where it costs about the same to buy factory as it does to reload. That is if it's more of a mainline cartridge. So, like others, I'd like to see less expensive components. I suspect I'll be wishing for quite awhile though.
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+1. With the outrageous cost of powder and primers now plus shipping and/or hazmat, I don’t reload anything below .375 any longer. I search the internet and have found .270W and .308W for $25/box by the case, .25-06 for $27/box and .300WM and .338WM for $45-55/box. ALL with premium Barnes, Oryx, Swift, or sub premium Interlock (.25-06) bullets. I may be losing a 1/16-1/8” MOA by not reloading, but for a hunting cartridge at reasonable distances, I don’t care.
 
CoElkHunter said:
+1. With the outrageous cost of powder and primers now plus shipping and/or hazmat, I don’t reload anything below .375 any longer. I search the internet and have found .270W and .308W for $25/box by the case, .25-06 for $27/box and .300WM and .338WM for $45-55/box. ALL with premium Barnes, Oryx, Swift, or sub premium Interlock (.25-06) bullets. I may be losing a 1/16-1/8” MOA by not reloading, but for a hunting cartridge at reasonable distances, I don’t care.
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Yeah; for me personally, hand loading is not about ultimate accuracy but about fun, being able to shoot the loads I WANT, and being able to shoot loads that don't exist, no matter the cost.
 
DaddyFlip said:
Yeah; for me personally, hand loading is not about ultimate accuracy but about fun, being able to shoot the loads I WANT, and being able to shoot loads that don't exist, no matter the cost.
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I hear you. And I still enjoy reloading the bigger cartridges, especially my .416 Taylor for which there isn’t really any other option than to reload.
 
CoElkHunter said:
+1. With the outrageous cost of powder and primers now plus shipping and/or hazmat, I don’t reload anything below .375 any longer. I search the internet and have found .270W and .308W for $25/box by the case, .25-06 for $27/box and .300WM and .338WM for $45-55/box. ALL with premium Barnes, Oryx, Swift, or sub premium Interlock (.25-06) bullets. I may be losing a 1/16-1/8” MOA by not reloading, but for a hunting cartridge at reasonable distances, I don’t care.
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Prices on powder and primers have risen like everything else with inflation. I do however agree that for many calibers/gauges it’s more cost effective to purchase loaded ammo. With modern technologies and production the consistency and accuracy is unparalleled to the past. I shoot factory ammo in most of my rifles. If I’m handloading it’s for something that doesn’t have a lot of factory ammo options, it’s a double, or something I was to get every ounce of performance out of; 257wby, 257 Roberts, 250-3000 Sav, 300 Sav, 300H&H, 275 Rigby, 416 Taylor, 450NE, 470NE, 500NE, etc
 
CoElkHunter said:
+1. With the outrageous cost of powder and primers now plus shipping and/or hazmat, I don’t reload anything below .375 any longer. I search the internet and have found .270W and .308W for $25/box by the case,
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in addition, you get to keep the brass.
 
Ray B said:
in addition, you get to keep the brass.
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Good point. Some of the brass lately, even in the smaller cartridges, has gotten pretty pricey.
 
Alliant powders at decent prices. Namely R16, R23, and R26. Haven’t seen any of them in my area for years.
 
I too would like to see IMR-4320 returned and especially SR-4759.
 
I would like to see the premium bullets that Federal bought from Speers like the Trophy bonded bullets put back on the market for the reloaders
 
CoElkHunter said:
It’s named Swift because if you’re not “Swift” enough within MAYBE 10 minutes to place your online order when the ten boxes they’ve made drops, you’re out of luck for the next year. LOL
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So true!!! Thankfully was able to call them and and 6 boxes of .509 cal 570 grain a-frames. They’ve been out of stock on these for 6 months
 
Would LOVE to see someone, anyone who is willing to do it right, open the market back up on producing custom, modern, AND Wildcat brass casings…… and stay in business for longer than 5 years without filing bankruptcy
 
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