Anyone here into firearms?

essixx · 07-04-2011, 05:39 PM

Nice shot gun. I really like the 870's. Mossberg makes a nice shotgun too.
Someone mentioned ammo prices going sky high because of the commodity prices of copper and lead rising. One option is to reload. Once you get the reloading equipment it feels like the components are much cheaper. If anything, you can wait for sales and buy a little at a time. Plus you get to tailor make the ammunition to your firearm. I have found with rifles I can surpass reasonably priced factory loads, with my reloads as far as accuracy goes. and for less money.

MacCool · 07-04-2011, 05:58 PM

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One option is to reload. Once you get the reloading equipment it feels like the components are much cheaper. If anything, you can wait for sales and buy a little at a time. Plus you get to tailor make the ammunition to your firearm. I have found with rifles I can surpass reasonably priced factory loads, with my reloads as far as accuracy goes. and for less money.

I used to reload for hunting weapons....44 mag and 30.06, but those were low volume. You can knock of about 50% of the cost if you reload. But currently, I'll go through 1000 rounds of .223 or 9mm in a weekend course. I have a pistol course in August that specs 1200 rounds and a three-day carbine course in October where 1700 rounds of .223 or 5.56 are required. At those volumes, the reloading ends up becoming a hobby in itself and requires big $$ and lots of time to turn out that many shells. Some people really enjoy reloading and set up some very sophisticated reloading shops, but it's not for me.

m4a1mustang · 07-04-2011, 07:10 PM

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I used to reload for hunting weapons....44 mag and 30.06, but those were low volume. You can knock of about 50% of the cost if you reload. But currently, I'll go through 1000 rounds of .223 or 9mm in a weekend course. I have a pistol course in August that specs 1200 rounds and a three-day carbine course in October where 1700 rounds of .223 or 5.56 are required. At those volumes, the reloading ends up becoming a hobby in itself and requires big $$ and lots of time to turn out that many shells. Some people really enjoy reloading and set up some very sophisticated reloading shops, but it's not for me.

That's wild! One of these days I am going to sign up for some classes... they seem like good fun and a great way to hone your skills.

MacCool · 07-04-2011, 11:56 PM

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That's wild! One of these days I am going to sign up for some classes... they seem like good fun and a great way to hone your skills.

Consider getting the Magpul Dynamics DVD series as a good place to start. Their courses are truly excellent. You would especially like their Dynamic Shotgun videos, but their "Art of the Dynamic Handgun" is great, as are their Tactical Carbine videos. Magpul Dynamics | Products . Travis Haley and Chris Costa are pretty much the rock stars of the tactical shooting world these days. There are a lot of Magpul Dynamics clips on YouTube. Worth looking at. I haven't done the MD shotgun course...I just have a lowly Mossy 500 that I use in local three-gun competition, strictly a rube, but it looks interesting.

The pistol course I'm doing is with Louis Awerbuck (Yavapai Firearms) and the carbine course is with Jeff Gonzales...Combative Carbine II (did CC I last October). Jeff's a Navy SEAL, it's an intense three day course. In CC II, it's pretty much head shots only. We're fortunate here that local law enforcement is very proactive on advanced firearms training, and they bring these types of courses every year and open them to civilians. They are truly a blast.

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essixx Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 21 Drives: 2009 Silver auto Rep Power: 16	Nice shot gun. I really like the 870's. Mossberg makes a nice shotgun too. Someone mentioned ammo prices going sky high because of the commodity prices of copper and lead rising. One option is to reload. Once you get the reloading equipment it feels like the components are much cheaper. If anything, you can wait for sales and buy a little at a time. Plus you get to tailor make the ammunition to your firearm. I have found with rifles I can surpass reasonably priced factory loads, with my reloads as far as accuracy goes. and for less money. Last edited by essixx; 07-04-2011 at 05:40 PM. Reason: spelling