Where yall get shot shells?

[tommyb]

Been a while (aka never) since I last went trap shooting. been a pistol/rifle guy my whole life and never bought a shot gun till now. Just wondering what the cheapest target loads are. Im a trap n00b so i dont need anything fancy yet. Just the cheapest stuff to put a lot of rounds through until i get my feet wet.

[oodn-oodn]

WalMart AFAIK

[Napalm]

I usually get whatever I can find at Sportsman's wharehous or Bass Pro. that's all I have near me.

Wallmart is sometimes competitive.

[tommyb]

What are average prices? I looked at some places online and it was like 25-30 bucks for 25 target load shells. that seemed kinda high to me, but I have nothing to base that off of. I just thought theyd be cheaper.

[Napalm]

Last fall I paid 68 dollars for a flat of 10 boxes IE 250 shells.

Last month it was 85.

[Markg502]

6-7 bucks a box

[tkosmen]

What are average prices? I looked at some places online and it was like 25-30 bucks for 25 target load shells. that seemed kinda high to me, but I have nothing to base that off of. I just thought theyd be cheaper.

wal-mart has a box of 100 remington target loads for around $26... i work at gat guns and have cases of federal target loads for $59.99.......10 boxes of 25 rounds(250 shells)....i bought a case today

[paco04]

Try Gamaleil (sp) shooting supply. Spend a buck more per box for target loads. They are much better quality and pattern better. Promo loads just go bang and don't pattern worth a shit.

[Scurvy]

I buy at the range for 6 and change a box.

RIO's, they are cheap and clean and for 2 bucks cheaper than AAs best bang for the buck IMHO

[tmiller]

I buy at the range for 6 and change a box.

RIO's, they are cheap and clean and for 2 bucks cheaper than AAs best bang for the buck IMHO

Ranges here are 10% higher on everything.

[tommyb]

Yeah maybe I'll check out Wally World. I live in the suburbs tho, I dont know if they carry it here.

Also, my friends dad used to reload his own shot shells. I know you save a decent ammount with rifle ammo, how much do you save reloading shot? Do people do it more to save money or to customize their loads?

[Scurvy]

reloading 12/20ga is not worth it from my understanding. On the other hand 28ga and .410 hulls are like pieces of gold at my range

[swmn]

Also, my friends dad used to reload his own shot shells. I know you save a decent ammount with rifle ammo, how much do you save reloading shot? Do people do it more to save money or to customize their loads?

I don't know of any presses that will handle rifle, pistol and shotgun reloading. Shot shells are just so darn fat...

The trick on reloading is volume. If you are going to shoot trap a lot you will eventually save money by reloading. Personally I like to have 1,000 pieces of brass in stock for each caliber I load and shoot often like .223/ AR15, though 500 is not unreasonable for things I don't shoot often like .338 Federal.

Save your first 250 empty hulls and see if you can't price up the components while you are shooting those.

[tommyb]

I don't know of any presses that will handle rifle, pistol and shotgun reloading. Shot shells are just so darn fat...

The trick on reloading is volume. If you are going to shoot trap a lot you will eventually save money by reloading. Personally I like to have 1,000 pieces of brass in stock for each caliber I load and shoot often like .223/ AR15, though 500 is not unreasonable for things I don't shoot often like .338 Federal.

Save your first 250 empty hulls and see if you can't price up the components while you are shooting those.

Well it wasnt all on one press. He had 3 presses. 20ga, 12ga, and the 3rd was used for .45acp .9mm, and i believe .40sw. I think he saved a decent amount on the brass, but I think he just did the 12/20ga just for the hell of it. He just got a kick out of loading his own ammo i think. Plus he went to the range every weekend.

[Napalm]

reloading 12/20ga is not worth it from my understanding. On the other hand 28ga and .410 hulls are like pieces of gold at my range

Depends, It comes out very close but once you figure in the cost of the press setup. It takes a while to pay for itself on 12 ga.

I don't know of any presses that will handle rifle, pistol and shotgun reloading. Shot shells are just so darn fat...

The trick on reloading is volume. If you are going to shoot trap a lot you will eventually save money by reloading. Personally I like to have 1,000 pieces of brass in stock for each caliber I load and shoot often like .223/ AR15, though 500 is not unreasonable for things I don't shoot often like .338 Federal.

Save your first 250 empty hulls and see if you can't price up the components while you are shooting those.

Not that I have ever found to date. I reload pistol, but I can not find an all in one. I am going to have to breakdown and buy a seperate shotgun rig. But again, its takes a while to pay for itself. And reloading takes a bunch of time.

[swmn]

I am pretty sure there isn't an all in wonder press because the standard 7/8x14 threads on rifle/ pistol presses don't leave enough room for enough metal for shotgun dies. I guess I moscomunicated somethign on that one.

I have only been reloading, well less than a year. I have been looking at shotgun presses though. If you are going to shoot three or four matches of trap every week, yeah, if you have the time you should reload. If you are not, probably someone at the range will take your empties off your hands, esp if you have a couple hundred all the same.

At this point I reload so I can get stuff not available over the counter. Right now I am juggling components so I can get a (relatively long high quality hunting bullet) 62Gr. Barnes TSX to group about the same as a (relatively short and cheap) 62Gr Speer FMJ. When I do get it right it should work _pretty_ well in similar rifles, but it will work best in my rifle.

I am looking at reloading as a lifetime hobby. I can do it from a wheel chair 50 years from now. If I have a good enough reputation for high enough quality product I figure I can keep a little game meat on the table long after I am too frail to hunt.

I will say that people that do reload tend to shoot a LOT and people that shoot a LOT tend to be pretty good shots. Just collect some empty cases first to see how much you like the shooting part.

[Napalm]

Yeah I keep waiting for someone to make a Shotgun sized press with the 4 in 1 automatic setup (IE after you put in the first 3 shells, every other crank make a reloaded shell) with an adapter for the standrd rifle/pistol dies.

it will most likely never happen.

My current calculations show that a shotgun setup would pay for itself for me in 2 years based on shooting shotgun (200 shells per round) once per month.

[swmn]

it will most likely never happen.


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What you need is a machinist to make some screwy threaded thingos with male shotgun thread on the outside and female 7/8x14 (rifle/ pistol) thread on the inside.