Why my Walmart never has .38spl ammo.

I just spend about 2 seconds apiece wiping them down with a cloth.
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The tumbler also gets some crud from the interior that you can't get otherwise without a lot more effort. It's inexpensive in the long term.

BTW, the hand press is great but I would have a bench press if I had a place to mount one. Current circumstances don't permit that.
 
BTW, the hand press is great but I would have a bench press if I had a place to mount one. Current circumstances don't permit that.
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Have you tried mounting the press to a piece of wood and then clamping it to a kitchen table or similar? No permanent set-up and works well until you can make a permanent bench. (Mounted to the B&D Workmate works well also)
 
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I've thought about it, but it's not that practical for me as I like to reload at odd hours or for a few minutes here and there and don't want the setup and breakdown of the clamps, etc. I did 100 rounds this morning before I left for work, for example, while sitting at my desk and checking email. I think the hand press, while slow, has some advantages as well. It's much easier to "feel" glitches priming or setting bullets that I might not get from the bench-mounted version.
 
I'm one who recommended a classic "Lee Loader" and while it will work, and work quite well for someone who wants to give reloading a try, I now use a Lee Hand Press, dies, powder measure and scale, and the extra tools I mentioned above. It's faster and and easier, and a lot quieter. I screw the powder measure to a board and reload at the kitchen table. Everything fits back in a cardboard box when I'm finished. I've never bothered with a tumbler, but might pick one up one of these days. I just wipe the brass off with an old towel.

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I'm not sure of the costs for the stuff today, but I spent less than $200.00 for everything, including bullets, powder, and primers when I got this stuff a year or so ago. If you're going to use a powder measure and scales, you'll want to add a decent reloading manual. Figure $20 to 50 bucks or so.
 
it would be nice to find 50 round boxes of UMC or USA ammo with soft points or hollow points. I do not enjoy spending rediculously high prices on self defense ammo.
 
Ever time, they are out of .38spl., so I asked the clerk, if they ever get .38s in, he said yes, but there is one guy that comes in everyday to check for .38s and buy all he can.
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Look for a gun shop nearby w/ re-tagged Walmart ammo. That's what's been happening at a Walmart in my area. Local gun stores are buying them out. It must be worth their while. This has been happening since the ammo shortage, which has otherwise subsided in my area.
 
Don't forget that you can purchase ammo from somewhere like Cabela's, etc. and not pay any exhorbitant shipping fees (like the $25 Hazmat charge)...just standard shipping.
 
That was going on at our Wal-Mart,,,

So we (I really) complained (whined) to management,,,
They started a two box limit.

And I made friends with the kid who works the sporting goods counter,,,
The 2 box limit never applied to me after that,,,
I took the little snot shooting with me,,,
What I'll do for a box of .38 Special.

I feel so ashamed,,, :(
 
aarondhgraham


That was going on at our Wal-Mart,,,

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So we (I really) complained (whined) to management,,,
They started a two box limit.

And I made friends with the kid who works the sporting goods counter,,,
The 2 box limit never applied to me after that,,,
I took the little snot shooting with me,,,
What I'll do for a box of .38 Special.

I feel so ashamed,,,
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Aarond H. Graham
Fate is my Destiny,,,
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Dude, you took this way out of context!!!

Close as you may.
 
+1 on the Lee hand loader. It is how I got started.

As far as Wal-Mart ammo find a new store. There is on on every corner and the guy is not hitting them all I am sure. The same thing was happening here with .380. Some guy was buying it all as soon as it came in. I am not sure it was not the guy behind the counter and selling it at flee markets. I just found another Wal-mart in another town that has had 2-3 boxes every time I have dropped buy.


Doug
 
ok, first off, go to the walmart and ask to speak with a manager. tell them what you were told, ask to be rain checked for some ammo. this is pulled before its stocked and held under your name.

Also, there must be more than one wallyworld around you, I can reach 7 in 20 minutes of driving. I would guess vegas has the same situation.

Also try some other sporting goods stores, I don't know what big box stores there are, but its not hard to pick up the phone and call around..
 
Great, now in addition to learning how to properly shoot rifles, this forum has me now deadset on learning how to reload.
 
Cleaning brass?

I shot and reloaded for .357 Magnum (and others) from 1975 to 2009 and never used a tumbler once. I was shooting Bullseye and Unique powders and cast lead bullets (Unique is reputed to be a "dirty" powder).

My brass would not win any beauty contests, but it was 100% functional. I just made sure there was no grit I suspect the little bit of carbon from the powder may have actually lubed my dies a little (tungsten-carbide, naturally).

I have used the Lee Load-All, but a cheap (perhaps used) press is a lot more convenient., so that is what I had in mind when I made my suggestion in post #2 on this thread. Two years? ago Lee had a special, where I was able to buy their cheapest aluminum single stage press with the 2nd edition of the loading manual for $11.00. Now THAT was a good deal.

Decent used press (get cast iron if you can) $35, Tungsten Carbide dies, $35, Scale $50, Loading manual $11 to $30. (The one-cartridge, one book series is $11, but it has no instructions in it, so you will be scrounging for advice and videos on the web. ABC's of reloading $25? Good instructions, no loading data, full-fledged manual around $30 maybe.)

Total investment, probably $200. Freedom from Wal-Mart, priceless.

Lost Sheep
 
Mine never has .45ACP. Time to dust off the Dillon. Tons of brass under the bench, bullets on top, primers and powder across the room. Hoard away, selfish little man!
 
Need 380

Hey buddy,
if you are looking for 380 just buy in bulk from Cabella or LuckyGunner.com athttp://www.luckygunner.com/handgun/380-auto-ammo the prices are better than most gun stores these days cause they know they have you by the shorts. I get ammo most times next day (I live close to LuckyGunners Ohio Distrubution center) and even the bag ammo is running fine in my Bersa Thunder CC. I've also run some through a friends Ruger LCP and it fires fine. Grab a few bags and get yourself to the range.
 
You have to be at the the right place,at the right time.I see basically all the calibers.I leave it for someone else, as I have enough.
 
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