JeepHammer
SHOOTER
I'm with Hohn,
After you learn how to make a round,
It's not a question of making 'Blasting' ammo.
Blasting ammo, surplus, import, white box, just isn't that expensive, and I personally don't expect it to be very consistent.
It *Mostly* loads, it *Mostly* goes 'BANG', it mostly goes 'More Or Less' where it was pointed...
And, 'Blaster' shooters don't expect anything past the 'BANG' anyway, so it 'Works' for them.
There is also a time savings with blasting ammo, I didn't spend hours collecting supplies, setting up, cleaning brass, sizing, loading etc.
When I crank out rounds, its a LOT of work, even if it's a 'Hobby' there is considerable time involved.
Bullets that don't make the grade, brass that isn't junk, but doesn't quite make the grade for match ammo, primers & powder that didn't quite work out in a bench or match rifle, I make 'Blasting' ammo out of those.
Not everyone weighs or sizes every bullet, not everyone rejects cases with rim gouges or dents. The guys that shoot speed guns, match guns or bench guns don't want ANY chance they will have a failure to feed, and long range accuracy shooters don't want off spec weight or out of round bullets...
When I get a pile of these I use the powder/primers that didn't work out for something else, or powder/primers off the discount rack, and load up some blasting ammo.
The blasters that show up don't know the difference, they go through 100 rounds before they ever bother to address the sights!
With most of them, the safest place to be is in front of the target
I get super premium ammo, better than the $1.50 to $3 a round stuff off the shelf, and the blasters get exactly what they expected.
The 'Blasting' components are just the cost of culling for premium, super consistent ammo, and it's otherwise waste.
They get grins you can't slap off their faces, they are proud of hitting a 100 yard, 15" target half a dozen times with a 30 round mag, and someone that does use sights can still knock the heart out of a deer at 100 yards, so it's a win/win.
Not everyone knows how to put 5 or 10 rounds under a dime at 100 yards, or hit a 10" Target at 1,000 yards, and would get bored quickly if you tried to get them to do the testing to achieve those hits...
They are stupid happy with hosing down things, making a lot of noise and 'Looking Cool', and I'm fine with that, no issues at all.
If it puts a smile on their faces I'm just as happy about it as they are! Good times had by all...
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I'm also with the guy saying it's something to hand down!
My dad wouldn't touch a reloading press, but my Grandpa reloaded and got me started.
Sitting around the shop shooting the bull with Grandpa, cranking out some reloads, Grandpa treating me like an adult & equal when I cranked out perfectly acceptable rounds...
Those are fond memories for me, and the mechanical skills I gained, with reloading and other projects, have served me well my entire life.
After you learn how to make a round,
It's not a question of making 'Blasting' ammo.
Blasting ammo, surplus, import, white box, just isn't that expensive, and I personally don't expect it to be very consistent.
It *Mostly* loads, it *Mostly* goes 'BANG', it mostly goes 'More Or Less' where it was pointed...
And, 'Blaster' shooters don't expect anything past the 'BANG' anyway, so it 'Works' for them.
There is also a time savings with blasting ammo, I didn't spend hours collecting supplies, setting up, cleaning brass, sizing, loading etc.
When I crank out rounds, its a LOT of work, even if it's a 'Hobby' there is considerable time involved.
Bullets that don't make the grade, brass that isn't junk, but doesn't quite make the grade for match ammo, primers & powder that didn't quite work out in a bench or match rifle, I make 'Blasting' ammo out of those.
Not everyone weighs or sizes every bullet, not everyone rejects cases with rim gouges or dents. The guys that shoot speed guns, match guns or bench guns don't want ANY chance they will have a failure to feed, and long range accuracy shooters don't want off spec weight or out of round bullets...
When I get a pile of these I use the powder/primers that didn't work out for something else, or powder/primers off the discount rack, and load up some blasting ammo.
The blasters that show up don't know the difference, they go through 100 rounds before they ever bother to address the sights!
With most of them, the safest place to be is in front of the target
I get super premium ammo, better than the $1.50 to $3 a round stuff off the shelf, and the blasters get exactly what they expected.
The 'Blasting' components are just the cost of culling for premium, super consistent ammo, and it's otherwise waste.
They get grins you can't slap off their faces, they are proud of hitting a 100 yard, 15" target half a dozen times with a 30 round mag, and someone that does use sights can still knock the heart out of a deer at 100 yards, so it's a win/win.
Not everyone knows how to put 5 or 10 rounds under a dime at 100 yards, or hit a 10" Target at 1,000 yards, and would get bored quickly if you tried to get them to do the testing to achieve those hits...
They are stupid happy with hosing down things, making a lot of noise and 'Looking Cool', and I'm fine with that, no issues at all.
If it puts a smile on their faces I'm just as happy about it as they are! Good times had by all...
--------
I'm also with the guy saying it's something to hand down!
My dad wouldn't touch a reloading press, but my Grandpa reloaded and got me started.
Sitting around the shop shooting the bull with Grandpa, cranking out some reloads, Grandpa treating me like an adult & equal when I cranked out perfectly acceptable rounds...
Those are fond memories for me, and the mechanical skills I gained, with reloading and other projects, have served me well my entire life.
