rapid12 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 hi, i have thinking of reloading my own 12g, i know there is no money to be saved as i was going to do it as a pastime and the satisfaction of shooting my own carts. but after pricing up some tackle from shotgun reloading.co.uk the price works out more than buying a slab from the shop or am i missing something 250 primers = 9.50 1/2 kg of powder = 19.50 250 b+p wads = 10 10kg of shot = 37 + 6 p/p . i know i will get around 350 28g loads from 10kg of shot but i can buy decent pigeon loads at 40 quid a slab :blink: altogether 82 quid without buying the cases where dont my maths add up or is this standard pricing, if so then i will give it a miss i think, at least until lead shot is banned anyway. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy H Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 The big saving is when you make your own shot but try Siarm for wads and primers ,You can get a 1000 wads for less than £13-00 and primers for under £22-00 a 1000 but you do not only buy to only reload a 1000 buy in bulk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 hi, i have thinking of reloading my own 12g, i know there is no money to be saved as i was going to do it as a pastime and the satisfaction of shooting my own carts. but after pricing up some tackle from shotgun reloading.co.uk the price works out more than buying a slab from the shop or am i missing something 250 primers = 9.50 1/2 kg of powder = 19.50 250 b+p wads = 10 10kg of shot = 37 + 6 p/p . i know i will get around 350 28g loads from 10kg of shot but i can buy decent pigeon loads at 40 quid a slab :blink: altogether 82 quid without buying the cases where dont my maths add up or is this standard pricing, if so then i will give it a miss i think, at least until lead shot is banned anyway. cheers. The only way you will save significant money is if you have a ready supply of free or VERY cheap lead then make your own shot. You may save a small amount if you buy shot from Siarm but you will have to buy in bulk to save money.. I've looked into this many a time and ditched the idea.. would take years to get the money back from the initial outlay if at all and from my point of view, whilst i love reloading metalic cartriges (it's a hobby in it's own right,) reloading shotshells just doesn't have the same appeal... partly because with metalic, I can produce far higher quality ammo than factory and enjoy myself whilst doing it.. with shotshell I can see no gain at all.. the only driver is cost and as already said, it doesn't stack up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid12 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 cheers chaps i have always known theres no savings to be gained from standard loads, and even if it cost me slightly more than the shops i probably would still do it but not at the cost i have priced from the above, i will check out siarm like whats suggested and do my adding up again see if its still worth it. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 cheers chaps i have always known theres no savings to be gained from standard loads, and even if it cost me slightly more than the shops i probably would still do it but not at the cost i have priced from the above, i will check out siarm like whats suggested and do my adding up again see if its still worth it. cheers. reloading only makes sense if you load 36g + you save lots. then by making your own cheap shot for less than 3.50 /kg is the best way to reload and is about the cutoff for value. all in all good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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