lets say, If you could not buy any more reloading supplies, how long could you reload from here on out, with what you have at home now..

a v.....e.....r.....y l.....o.....n.....g time.

Mostly as I'm now shooting less than in younger days. My guess is that if I bought a few pounds of H-414 and H-4831SC I'm set for life!

I have enough powder, Brass and bullets on hand to reload the remainder of my life and my son's life, and my 6 grandson's and 1 grandaughters lives, my great grandson (age 3 ) would have to buy some primers when he is a retiree. Good shooting.

I'm 74 , I'll never pay another HAZMAT and I seldom buy local.Bullets***??no problem. roger

I have a ton of lead and plenty of propane, does that count?

My kids will have plenty of supplies. Heck maybe even their kids.

This is something Piloski and her ilk need to give serious consideration to. Just because she's got the game boy set brain washed doesn't mean it's gonna be easy.

I have a couple hundred primers, a couple of pounds of Varget, a couple of pounds of 3031, a couple of pounds of RL-22, a couple of pounds of 7828, and an assortment of odds and ends powders. I keep a hundred or so brass for every caliber that I shoot.

That's my story, and I am sticking to it.

as long as I have the strength to pull the lever
GWB

Since I do the majority of my reloading during the winter I just completed my inventory and made out my shopping list.

On hand:

3,700 rounds of ammo for 16 calibers

1,988 rounds of .223 ammo

28 lbs of powder

700 new brass

5,000 plus used brass

1,100 bullets

24,000 primers

To order:

900 bullets

13 pounds of powder

Should keep me busy this winter.

Kind of depends on how much you shoot. I used to shoot 2K rds of handgun ammo a month. At that rate, I would run out of primers in about 18m. Primers are really the big sticking point/ W/O them, you aren't reloading. I can cast bullets, scrounge powder from SG shells, but w/o primers, you are screwed. So guess what I buy whenever I can?

It depends on how much you shoot!

I ordered 2000 Lapua 139 gr 6.5mm bullets that should last for 2/3's the life of one of my rifle barrels. I've got 400 rounds down the tube already in about a month.

If you buy plenty of rifles and enough components for the life of the barrel once you've found the load, you'll be set for life and then some.....

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Posted 04 January 2010 18:58 Hide Post
a v.....e.....r.....y l.....o.....n.....g time.

me 2

At this rate, I will likely live to see the day that components (namely primers/powder) are unavailable. Being 27 years old with all of the hoarders out there; I am unable to hoard for myself.

I can last about 2 years on my current supply.

@#$%$#@%&% HOARDERS!!!!

I'm going to have to start shopping for components at estate sales.
You can't take it with you don't you know.

about 3 lifetimes

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lets say, If you could not buy any more reloading supplies, how long could you reload from here on out, with what you have at home now..

Guess I could go about 18 hours if I didn't stop.

I can reload till my eyes get blurry and I can't concentrate any more. ...and that's all I need to say on the matter!

fredj338
one of us


Posted 05 January 2010 00:15 Hide Post
Kind of depends on how much you shoot. I used to shoot 2K rds of handgun ammo a month. At that rate, I would run out of primers in about 18m. Primers are really the big sticking point/ W/O them, you aren't reloading. I can cast bullets, scrounge powder from SG shells, but w/o primers, you are screwed. So guess what I buy whenever I can?

Like Fred says ;

I run through about 2-3K rounds a month pistol rifle and I'll run out of primers in 2014 if I'm unable to

purchase any more . I haven't purchased since 2003 .Now as for powder bullets and loaded ammo doubtful I'll

ever expend what I have on hand before I depart this atmosphere . Really depends on the coming War though

!!. We all like to deny it but deep down know it's inevitable .To Dam many problematic religious

factions bent on destruction to not see that clearly !!!.

Big brother listen to me....I don't have any powder,primers,brass or bullets

Im done now!!I havent been able to get my hands on reloading components in way over a year.

Unless I start shooting a lot more, I have enough components on hand, if I pick up another 1000 primers, to load for about 8 years. That will take me into my mid 30's.

as long as they keep making bullets I'll be fine for a while.... it's the %*#$ primers. Oh and I sure wish i had a lb. or two of extra powder.

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Originally posted by CoyoteKiller82:
Unless I start shooting a lot more, I have enough components on hand, if I pick up another 1000 primers, to load for about 8 years. That will take me into my mid 30's.

If 1K primers would last me 8yrs, I wouldn't be reloading.

Ted ; I hope they use myself for the typical poster child when they turn all of this info over too

Interpol and the UN police . They might just think 3 times before coming too my home and HAD BETTER !.

I'm of the age I really don't give a rats ass what BS congress or that pomp pas assed pres tries to pull

off . I live free or will die trying regardless of what state I reside in 1. I'm An AMERICAN CITIZEN

LEGALLY BORN AND BRED HERE and I'll DIE ONE !!!.

Calm down Doc, nobody on capital hill cares what you have unless it's to much money.

I just see no need to let anyone know what I have....or dont

I look at this a bit differently. I have used my stash to start off over two dozen starting handloaders I have met at work or at the range. I use teaching of others as a way to justify giving some away and enticing myself back to the components store.
Always tryuing new powders and can't keep it in stock by the lb. (my trial size)

some times until 1 or 2 AM...

As it stands now, I would probably be good for about nine months or so, shooting a measly 100 rounds a week. A case of Montana Gold bullets are the smallest quantity I have in stock, and I just received two 8-pound kegs of 2400 today which should last a round or two. Lotsa virgin brass, and enough primers too.

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1,988 rounds of .223 ammo

I'd consider that a bit close to the bottom of the tank. How much do I have? That's classified...

I can't recall the last time I purchased factory ammo for a rifle, and shouldn't have to in my lifetime, I'm 52. Between reloading supplies, and casting, I don't plan on running out, unless a war breaks out here.

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Originally posted by homebrewer:

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1,988 rounds of .223 ammo

I'd consider that a bit close to the bottom of the tank. How much do I have? That's classified...

The 1,988 rounds is for my Savage Model 12 single shot.

I was only talking "sporting arms" ammo.

The amount of 5.56 for the ARs is, like yours, classified.

For me? Well, you're gonna need a Top Secret Crypto security clearance to know. Then, you're gonna have to have a "need to know". That applies to Osama Obama and the rest of the Keystone Kops Klan as well.
Bear in Fairbanks

I can go probably 3 years or so depending on how much i shoot. I have about 5,000 live rounds for several calibers and about 2 years worth of reloading stock, But i'm frequenting the supply stores alot more lately so that will likely go up!

We buy Unique and GreenDot by the 8lb jug, so if I quit shooting clays I have enough components for my grandson to shoot the .45 until he retires.

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Originally posted by fredj338:

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Originally posted by CoyoteKiller82:
Unless I start shooting a lot more, I have enough components on hand, if I pick up another 1000 primers, to load for about 8 years. That will take me into my mid 30's.

If 1K primers would last me 8yrs, I wouldn't be reloading.

You are assuming that I don't already have an ample supply of primers As 1000 more would allow me to load all the bullets I have on hand. Which, according to how much I shoot, would last me 8 years tops!

In keeping with the humorous nature of these posts, I've checked my limited supplies and have determined if I load correctly, I can load as long as 3.600" which is the SAAMI maximum COL of my one and only rifle, my 375H&H Magnum.

forever.

As with most serious and those who reload for fun I have acquired way more componsents than I will ever be able to use for the traditional and common rifles and pistols I own. For the past couple of years I have also been acquiring Black Powder, Black powder substitutes, formula for making black powder, flints, and other necessary items for shooting when primers and bullet supplies become expensive or just cannot be found easily.
Shooting flintlocks (rifle and pistol ) really has added to the variety of shooting ANYTHING which is what I enjoy.
Frank

Dang, I'm down to about 80,000 primers, it always seems like I'm running out of one and have plenty of another. Only a hundred or two pounds of powder and the same thing applies - you run low on favorites occasionally. I really need to stock up on bullets! Probably only 10,000 or so, CRAP. I hope the manufacturers get caught up this year!..................DJ