As part of our pre-hunt routine, we set our clothes out friday night before bed. With the change in weather it was necessary to switch out our lightweight vests to heavier coats. Julie realised that she was low on her 20ga shells. The only other box that we had was 7/8oz of #7.5 shot - a target load. While that may work fine on bunnies, it is definitely not a preferred load for squirrel. So, it is almost midnight and you are low on shells. The sporting goods stores are all closed by now. What do you do?We reload. I went downstairs and set up the 600 Jr for Julie to load heavy field loads in #6 shot. She cranked out a box of 25 in no time flat.
One of the most common questions asked by those considering reloading is, "is it cheaper to reload?" The answer, of course, is yes. But there's more to it than that. There is a certain pleasure to going out for a morning of hunting or target shooting while carrying shells that you loaded. You can tailor your loads to a specific need. As I mentioned earlier, there is also a great convenience to being able to whip up a few shells when you need them.
If part of your outdoors adventures revolves around shooting, give reloading some consideration. When you reload, you'll find yourself shooting more and shooting better because of it. Simply put, reloading is a way to get more enjoyment out of your outdoor pursuits.
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I have never saw this done. I mean I've heard all kinds of things about it, but have never anyone who had personally done it.
Sounds like a heck of a good time to me.
One of the things that I enjoy about reloading my own shells is that you can make lighter loads for trap shooting, and then heaver loads for what you are hunting. I find it very satisfying when you put a shell in your gun that you loaded. There is just a good feeling that you loaded your own shells. I don’t know how to explain the feeling, except that it is just a feeling of accomplishment. Thank you Andy for teaching me and helping me learn how to reload my own shells.
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