DirtyDigz

Yeah anything to share? Still committed here...

The guy behind suresight.com has scammed a lot of people out of their money. Proceed with caution: http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=904849 There's 11 pages in that thread of people not getting their sights and not getting refunds, either.

This place makes fantastic brick-oven pizzas, but they're a white tablecloth place and I don't think they deliver: http://www.puleosbrickoven.com/takeout.htm I'm also a fan of firehouse pizza in Madison. Florham park is the next town over from Madison, so I'd imagine they'd deliver, especially with a large order: http://www.nickysfirehousenj.com/

Thanks for the replies all! I'm not trying to poke holes in the "reloading saves money" argument, just trying to see if it makes sense for me with what I shoot at the moment. I shoot 9mm the most and 12 gauge second (I'm not even considering reloading .22 LR ). I already hear that 12 gauge isn't worth it. I know I'd enjoy learning how to set up and use the equipment and actual reloading, so that's something else to consider. My next purchase is probably going to be an AR type rifle, so perhaps once I start shooting .223 the numbers will become more compelling in my case.

Why not!? I want to get a rough estimate on how much I need to reload to actually save money. Ok, $375 in bare minimum equipment start up costs. I'll note that does not include any brass prepping equipment or supplies. $375 in equipment / $0.07/saved per round means I'll need to reload ~4,870 rounds to recoup the equipment cost. I think I'm currently shooting about 1500 rounds of 9mm/year, so in 3 1/4 years I can realize the savings to cover the 'bare minimum' startup costs.

Thanks for the reply Mauser! This helps me do some crunching and get an idea of the "break even" points. Ok, assuming I buy at your recommended quantities, then upfront supply costs are: Primers - $137/5000, or ~$0.03/round Powder - $68/6000, or ~$0.01/round FMJ Bullets - $95/1000, or ~$0.10/round Brass (cleaned, deprimered, sized) - $62/1000, or ~$.06/round (http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=150161842, this is assuming I'm starting from scratch and don't have a big pile of processed brass to work with) So assuming that I need a "seed" batch of brass to start with, my initial supply up-front costs are $362 (does that include shipping and tax?) without including any of the "fixed equipment" (press, dies, sizers, brass tumbler, tumbler media, trays, scales etc.). Any estimates on the "fixed equipment" costs to start with? Only looking at the supply costs, that first batch of reloading comes out to $0.20/round. If I didn't have to buy the prepped brass, it would be $0.16/round. Assuming that 100 round WWB ammo at $23/box shipped becomes a "regular" price again, I'm saving $0.03 or $0.07 per round, $1.50 or $3.50 per box of 50, or $3.00 or $7.00 per box of 100. If I can get some numbers on what the actual equipment costs are then I can work up a "break even" point as in a number of rounds you need to shoot to justify the start up investment in reloading equipment and supplies.

Tell me, I'd seriously like to know. For $300, how many 9mm FMJ's could I reload? What would be the upfront equipment cost and per round cost for primer/powder/bullets/brass? How long would it take in time to handload $300 worth?

Thanks for the heads up Malsua! Placed an order, seemed to go through online without any add'l info required, we'll see if there's any pushback from Cabelas before it ships.

TMJtrading charged me $10.96 for 10 100 round WWB boxes delivered UPS. I dunno how they can charge that price and profit, but they did. Caveat - it hasn't arrived yet.

Can get it 13-15 delivered right to your door these days. Yeah, you're talking about $13-$15 for 50 round boxes. The $18-$19 WWB are 100 round boxes. Best "delivered" price I've seen 100 round WWB is $22 each + shipping from http://www.tmjtrading.com. Still nervously awaiting my order of 10 boxes from them.

Cool, law enforcement oriented video showing the effects of different "standard" shells (bird shot, buck shot, rifled slugs) and "exotic" shells (breaching rounds, bolos, dragon's breath, flares) on paper targets, car doors and windows, soft body armor and ballistic gel. ievbU3xIYGQ

Another reason why I'll never buy a home that is governed by any kind of condo ass'n or HOA.

I've got an order in and sent off a money order, we'll see what happens. I don't see how they can ship 1,000 rounds of 9mm by UPS for $11 shipping, but that's what they say they're going to do. Took a 10% coupon discount and another 3% discount for paying with a money order.

Waiting for the aftermath of his first real gunfight:

Love this game, play it almost every night (still looking for you online, coldsolder!) but it has some annoyances as the following illustrates (I have to admit playing a "stabber" from time to time):

Anyone ordered from this outfit before? The below market prices on ammo plus the gmail email contact address have me a bit leery...

Glock 26. I'm a relative newbie to guns so didn't have anything to compare it to. It's taken me lots of trigger time to get to the point where I'm reasonably confident I can hit what I'm aiming at, so I wouldn't call it a "natural love at first sight" gun. I sure like it now and it is dead reliable.

http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/news/Ex-soldier-faces-jail-handing-gun/article-1509082-detail/article.html

Like this: 3s8xhLFstns

Have a holster for my glock, use it for IDPA and occasionally for carrying in my home. I also store it in the safe in the holster. I figure if I have to grab it in a rush it's worth the extra second to push the the holster off with my thumb to negate the chance of grabbing it the wrong way and inadvertantly pulling the trigger.

Congratulations, enjoy and be safe!

Do they do anything but trap shooting there?

Tried it with my Glock 26, no dice. There is no way I can "punch" fast enough to overcome the spring.

Two different glocks shown, any other automatics that this technique works on? btW79CxNgJQ CgYRUiqbqJU D7stLQvsDX8

Another cheap alternative: http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/catalog1/product_info.php/cPath/23_61_118/products_id/288 9mm Sellier & Bellot $11.95/50 + shipping.