Freedom-First

How much did you pay and how much do you want for the gun?

.222 Remington is a center-fire bottleneck cartridge.

WELL... you know... if his UNIT is big enough.. it could be considered a lethal weapon. What if the stupid FCUK has some kind of disease transferable via bodily fluids?

See.. now to me it say's guns in the house, break in at he risk of meeting the business end of one of them..

Agree wholeheartedly! Better yet, buy factory ammo that says for "Self Defense"

I have heard that one of the reasons not to use hand loaded SD ammo is because of the argument that you specifically created something with the intent to kill. Extra lethal, as in pre-meditated. Soooooooo... Mr. Griz... isn't it true that you MADE these deadly bullets yourself... AH Ha.. So then.. you were just WAITING and Planning all along; LOOKING for someone you judged to be a BAD GUY, so you could USE your deadly home made bullets weren't you.. :doh:

For all you Glocksters out there... nice rate of fire... NOTE: NOT NJ Compliant!

Nice Rod!!

For pistol I never give it a second thought. Small Pistol is Small Pistol regardless of manufacturer. The stuff you hear about one being hotter than the other is not going to make a hill of beans for what we are doing. Or really anybody for that matter. There is variability in primers coming from the same mfg and even the same box. Unless your splitting hairs, it won't really bother you. If your loading rifle and going for high accuracy and range, then consistency in primers is something you want to pay attention to. In that case you woulod be buying Bench Rest primers.

You will certainly find out if it is legal or not (which I believe it is) when you go to have it transferred through an FFL. If it isn't legal. they won't touch it not will anyone ship it to NJ if there's a doubt. It's really kind of tough to make a mistake and innocently end up with a restricted firearm in this State.

Have fun and be safe. Load in small batches in the beginning until you get a feel for what you like and what loads work well in your guns. You don't want to have 300 rounds of something loaded up just to find out that the pressure is too high, or accuracy is not that good. This is important for rifle more so than pistol. Your load sounds good on the .308 though. Good Luck! By the way, not sure if you are local but I got an email from the owner of Ramsey Outdoor (Stuart Lenive) confirming that he is bring back the reloading department. Few weeks stuff should start coming in.

How much what per load? Money? Powder? Recoil? I load .44...

Forgive me..but.. who is "We" ?

I just ran mine through the paces - SPS Tactical in .308 I usually do not use the safety because all of my shooting has been at the range. I typically am loading a single round at a time and firing. I tried it with an empty chamber, safety on, safety off - No problem I tried safety on, pull trigger, safety off - no problem Then I tried all the combos with a spent shell in the chamber and did not experience any problem. But I will be cautious and experiment more when I am at the range with a live round (and the barrel pointed down range). By the way - you have a GREAT gun and very accurate right out of the box.

21-year-old Shamsiddin Abdur-Raheem ; uhhhhh, ? :violence-smack: :violence-instagib:

I believe this is the operative phrase here. In NJ you are prohibited unless you have a FID and a Pistol Purchase Permit. In this case the word Purchase and Transfer are synonymous.

We shall see. So far 20 bucks for a pound of Herco I thought was pretty reasonable. And it didn;t cost me $40.00 in fuel, 10 bucks for lunch, or a $25.00 hazmat fee. So I think I'm ahead of the game.

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I had a nice conversation with the owner of Ramsey Outdoor this morning and expressed the interest of myself and many others, that they bring reloading components back into their stores. His comment to me was that he doesn't even need his arm twisted because he wants it himself!. He said to watch the stored and within the next 30 to 45 days he will begin bringing supplies back in. He said the main reason he stopped carrying them is because of the difficulties in getting supplies, however that is starting to loosen up now. I will track this situation and keep everyone posted.

It not an expensive hobby. In fact if you like to shoot, you will be saving a lot of money. You have to make the initial investment but from that point forward, it is very cost justifiable. How quickly could you burn up 650. in over the counter ammo? Here are a few cost calculators to help you figure things out. http://www.handloads.com/calc/loadingCosts.asp http://www.trapshooters.com/reloadcalc.htm http://10xshooters.com/calculators/index.htm Reloading for Pistol is the place you should start because it is the easiest. Rifle requires more precision and experience. Shotshell requires a totally different machine and they are still relatively inexpensive so I would rule them out for now. As far as which press to buy, there are a number of good choices but for pistol and basic rifle i would recommend the Dillon 550B. http://www.dillonprecision.com It is a good press, reasonably priced, and a lifetime no BS warranty that truly is NO BS. I have been using mine for 18 years and have worn parts out on it, and just called them up and the new part in in the mail same day. Also check out http://www.ammosmith.com for some good how to videos. Also buy and read a good reloading manual like Speer, Lyman, Sierra. A good mentor would also be good to have. Again, I can load a 50 round box of .45 for about $7.50.

Well put :text-bravo:

Great move - you will really enjoy reloading. I often ask myself if I Reload so I can shoot more.. or.. if I shoot so I can Reload more. With the price of ammo, I don't know how anyone can afford to shoot factory stuff anymore. I just did a quick calculation and I can reload a box of (50) .45 ACP for about $7.50. 500 rounds would cost me about $75.00. How much would that be retail?

That is a GREAT idea!!! Let me check the spelling of the owners name and address/email tomorrow. I don't want to post incorrect info. I will post it on this thread.

How many of you are of the Roll Your Own (ammo that is) variety. The reason I ask is because I (for one) really miss that there are so few places around any more that carry reloading supplies. I used to be able to go to Ramsey Outdoor (Ledgewood) and pick up what ever I needed, in however small or large of a quantity that I wanted without the indignation if having to pay outrageous Hazmat and shipping charges. Well I was in the store today and heard that they might be considering bringing reloading components back into their stores. I'm thinking that if enough people sent a nice message to the owner asking him to bring Powder, Primers, and Bullet Heads back into the store... it may help persuade him to do so. If there is enough interest, I will post his contact info.

Parental ignorance... The father should have been the one mentoring his kids. I probably would have spoken to the father first before directly to the kid(s), but out of curiosity, what was the kids father doing when the RO had to reprimand his kid(s)?