If you keep on buying components, and shoot less than you reload, you will certainly build up a stock of ammunition. That is called being prepared.mr surveyor wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2024 12:48 pm As one that started late in life in reloading/handloading (January, 2011), the only thing that makes me believe that my "math is retarded" is that I waited so long to begin.
The "math" thing is just not understood. My first couple of years was spent in a beginner's learning curve, only on a couple of calibers. I shot all of what I loaded during that time period until my loading skills began to reach the point that the loaded inventory started building up. After a couple of years, and continued buying components, the cost savings became apparent and I started reloading for 6-7 different cartridges that went to the range with me. Now, I have a couple hundred loaded rounds on hand for each of the less used cartridges, four or five hundred rounds for each of the most often used cartridges, and enough components on hand to load at least a couple thousand various rounds.
I'm reduced down to only one trip to the range per week. and then only shoot about 50-60 rounds ... but I still load 50-100 rounds most weeks. If I were depending on factory ammunition, even if were magically available when I wanted it, I'd have to reduce my shooting by 30-50%.
jd
Likewise, I always replace what i shoot and buy a little more factory ammo in bulk periodically. No changes to my shooting habits. That is called being prepared.
However, in both cases, we can each only rely on what we have on hand at any given time and you cannot produce more ammunition than the amount of components that you have on hand. So back to my initial assertion, cost/benefit aside, if I have 1000 rounds of factory ammo and you have 1000 rounds of components we each have 1000 rounds.