highseas Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 i would like to know is it cost efective i would work it out me self but i cant be a@@d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 It's all to do with how many carts you will shoot and over what period of time. When I tried to work it out I figured reloading special larger loads you don't get bulk price on was worth it, would depend on how much you value your time I guess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 free time is summat i have lots of so you say big loads are worth it eh what about if i make my own lead shot will that drop the price a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Get looking on ebay for the kit and look for local suppliers and start pricing it all up, it's what MS Excel was made for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco you missed another one Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Hi chaps, What do you need to start up, could you do a list of tools/materials like a starting kit. I know that there is various makes but use your experience to suggest a good starting point, it will be very apreciated. Thanks Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I use a Lee Load All and Floating Chamber's homemade shot. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie black duck Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Lead shot in the UK seems to be similar in cost to what it is here in Australia. Just a few years ago I could buy very high quality (3-4% Antimony) Lead tower shot at Aus$15-20 for 10 kilos. Yesterday I was quoted Aus$60 for the same amount. :( Lead shot is now by far the most expensive component for reloading and for target cartridges bought by the 500 case (up to #7 British size) it is not cost effective to reload. For specialist field loads and 1-1/8oz. sporting loads it is often quite a bit cheaper to reload as a case of 1-1/8oz or 1-1/4oz cartridges can cost up to double what 1oz target shells cost here. I recently discovered a handy reloading cost calculator on the web. It is authored by an American so the values are in Dollars and Pounds weight but I think if you just enter Pounds and Pence and ignore the $ symbol might will work with a bit of creative arithmetic. Try it here: http://10xshooters.com/calculators/ShotshellReloadingCost/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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