Somebody stop me already!

M

McCarthy

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I just wanted an additional, small and 'cheap' single stage press for depriming, bullet pulling and whatnot.

I ended up with another $750 order at Midway and the Redding 700 UltraMag press. :rolleyes:

Those primers will jump out of the pockets just by looking at this monster :D
 
Haha reloading is like going to Costco! Save money my a$$
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Tell me about it. COSTCO is the only store around here offering Prime steaks. Half a cow later.. ka-ching. Oh look nice aluminum ladder! Ka-ching. Batteries for the next 2 years. Ka-ching. Nice TV for the bed room...
 
Four or five years ago I was just going to cast my own bullets for the 454 due to the cost of factory rounds being what they are. So 30 something molds, three lubesizers, a RCBS turret press, and copious amounts of lead alloy later, I DO still save money on the cost of those 454 loads......:D
 
Given the choice between a press and dies, or all the other accessories, I'll take the acessories every time.

Of course a dillon media separator, cts bench mount trimmer and 5 inserts, a rcbs case prep center, and a chargemaster are on the bench to help me save money with my lee turret press.
 
-CENSORED--CENSORED--CENSORED- man, your out of CONTROL!

haha?

Yeah I can relate, I do the same thing. Don't worry about it, you got one life, but whatever you can afford so you don't have any regrets and your happy with it.
 
Think of in these terms, most of us enjoy reloading and the satisfaction of doing it ourselves. Compare it to work, if you enjoyed your job they would make you pay them and not the other way around.

I would hate to think how much folks who enjoy wood working and bench making furniture items must pay for their equipment. :)
 
Thank God your compulsive behavior is legal.
I am sitting here over eating and watching TV.
The cops drive right past the place.
 
Can't help you, on midway buying primers right now!

But seriously I too fell for the idea that I'll save money reloading...Now I've got all this stuff to trim and form my own brass, induction annealing machine and the list goes on. I may be nuts but I think I enjoy reloading almost as much as the shooting.
 
My wife lets me know how much I am "saving" by leaving the credit card bill on my reloading bench after she pays it. Its a good thing that she likes shooting.

Mac
 
I don't know how all that negative feedback from wives makes married men live longer.
A guy wants to buy more reloading gear and the wife tries to cut him off.
But you HAVE TO buy more reloading gear.
The stress should take a toll on him, and he SHOULD die younger.

Maybe the challenge of having to soldier on with a wife complaining about reloading costs is good for us.
"Remember, I'm pulling for you." -Red Green
 
Yep, I figger I've worked over 50 years, 25 on my last job and retired. So, if I wanna spend "too much" on my "fun time", I earned it and I'm gonna...:p
 
I gave up the wife in favor of guns and reloading equipment.
My dog, guns and reloading equipment never complain and are always happy to see me regardless of how I treat them.
Enjoy you new press.
 
Reloading to 'Save Money' is an oxymoron.

You reload to have hyper accurate rounds, which you were paying $1 each or more for,

Or you reload in VOLUME to make the press/hardware pay for itself.

You can make headway pretty quickly when you are making rounds that would normally cost you more than $1 each, and you are cranking them out at 30¢ or 35¢ each,
And you know EXACTLY what they will do, what quality they are is one of those 'Priceless' things...

But reloading for 'Savings' when you could be shooting crap ammo at 25¢ each will take you 100 years to pay for the press/accessories...

I get that all the time,
"Can you crank me out some 'Cheap' ammo to 'Plink' with?"

The answer is always "NO!",
My time is worth more than I can get for 'Cheap' ammo.

If they want ACCURATE ammo to practice and hunt with,
That's one thing,
But there is no way I can keep up with the surplus ammo prices,
Buying bullets, Primers, Trying to find a reasonable powder, Paying shipping, ect.
There is no way I can spend my time and crank out rounds for 20¢ to 30¢ on the surplus market.
 
I gave up the wife in favor of guns and reloading equipment.
My dog, guns and reloading equipment never complain and are always happy to see me regardless of how I treat them.
Enjoy you new press.
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Thank you.

Same here. I 'returned' the nagging and got half of my income back. I love my guns, my tools and toys!

At some point I'll get a pet. All set.
 
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