Well there you go,if you have a son and want to pass the sport along and he takes interest then might be a good idea to get a reloading kit together.Ive been handloading since the 80's and have 2 sons that love the hunting and shooting sportI've been thinking about it, but don't shoot enough yet for the ROI to kick in near-term.
My buddy shoots competition pistol and loads his own at a decent savings (now that he has gone through a LOT of ammo).
My son is learning to shoot; I should probably look into it more due to the price and limited availability of 22LR...
fantastic Finnbow..I just recently broke out my loading press after being packed away for the last few yrs.Last time I loaded ammo for my main rifle was over 6 yrs ago and I realized I was down to just 1 box left so out the gear came.Had a real enjoyable morning yesterday listening to "The Dead' will I cooked up another 50 rounds of .300 weatherby ammo
200 acres would be fantastic to have nearby.I got my last 5x5 blacktail 20 minites from he house..
hunter
totally agree.My handloads are deadly accurate out to 100/200/ and if the winds right can plant them on a pieplate @300 yrds.I cast my own. Only way to get what you want.
sounds interesting grumpy ...can you explain some more...caliber/bullet size/FPS/ accuracy and gun used...What I do is a little different. No hand loading necessary for big bore air guns. Just cast, size and shoot.
Absolutely dig those guns! would love to have hands on experience and give them a try.Hows the "noise "factor with these?Id love to have one in a smaller say .223 /22 250caliber!Sure can. Right now I am playing with a couple of custom .30 calibers. One is based on a .308 barrel and throws 85 gr slug at about 975 fps. More then enough for med to larger critters inside of a 100 yards. I know many folks who hunt everything from Deer, Elk and Buffalo with big bore airguns.
This is the .308 that my friend build specifically for my handicap. Its an older pic and has had many changes made to it
This is one that a local, to me shop made. Its a .308 that shot 130gr slugs at enormous speeds. It developed well over 330 fpe and was easily capable of .5" groups at 100 yards.
This is one I made for benchrest plinking. Its a .25 cal pellet shooter that makes about 50fpe. Can drop small critters out to 80 yards like it aint nothing..