Repo Man wrote:And I still would, but the press I had was just a little, single stage Lee press that was highly aggravating to use. I am going to get a Dillon progressive and stock up on components before the next POTUS takes office.
The thing with singles, you just have to be patent and set up an assembly line of say 50rnds at a time. I've found those hand primer presses are real nice cause you can sit infront of the TV and prime say 200-250 cases while watching a TV show.
But it all depends on what you're used to. Back in the day, my dad and I would mold our own muzzle loader bullets. We'd have to clean all the lead, cut it into pieces small enough to fit in the melter, and then pour it into the hand held mold, let it sit for a few seconds, tap it twice and drop the bullet onto our soft catch towel that wouldn't burn/melt. After it was all said and done, you may get 50-60 bullets made and easily spent over two hours. (I pretty much did all the lead cleaning...without gloves or any other safety precautions. Maybe that's why I'm going bald now?)
bobotech wrote:I'm not a bench rest shooter so I'm not looking for the perfect round. I'm happy with ammo that goes bang for cheap prices and lands pretty much where I told it to go.
Varmint hunting is where it's at! There's a lot of times you'll have a coyote or prarrie (sp) dog 400-600yds out. The longest kill my dad's made on a deer was 630yds with the range finder, using the bipod. We typically can never bench shoot since you really can't bring a bench with you hunting