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Buying hand loaded ammo

_bruno_
I ran across what I thought was a good deal on some 9mm ammo. I have two questions:
1) What would be a good price for some 9mm ammo that I want to use to just go to the range and mess around?
2) Is it a good idea to buy hand loaded ammo from somebody off of GB? I'm having a hard time letting myself trust this deal because I've seen several pictures of guns that blew up due to improperly loaded ammo.

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  • XXCross
    Any hand loaded ammo will put you at some level of risk. Unless you are personally acquainted with the person doing the hand loading and are satisfied they can be trusted to do a credible job, you'd best forget the idea all together.
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  • iwannausername
    I'd avoid others reloads. However, there are some commercial reloaders and commercial outfits that load w/ new brass that are good. Georgia Arms is one example.
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  • _bruno_
    How much money would I have to drop to get set up to do it myself? And how do I even go about learning how to do it without getting myself killed? When I lived in Florida I met a guy who did it and I spent the weekend doing it with him once and loved it.
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  • iwannausername
    Depends on what you want to load and how much of it... that will determine the equipment you need/want.

    As to not hurting yourself, etc. RTFM. There are many fine manuals, read one or three of 'em.

    quote:Originally posted by _bruno_
    How much money would I have to drop to get set up to do it myself? And how do I even go about learning how to do it without getting myself killed? When I lived in Florida I met a guy who did it and I spent the weekend doing it with him once and loved it.
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  • nmyers
    Anyone who manufactures, or reloads, ammo for a profit must have a federal ammo manufacturers license. Period.

    Just about every gunshop & gun show I've been in sells reloading manuals. And, today, several of the manufacturers of reloading presses give you a video with the press. It's not that difficult, as long as you can read & follow directions.

    And, there's always the GB reloading forum.

    Neal
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  • 11b6r
    I wanted a simple loading setup to keep at our hunting cabin. Pretty basic- but to reload 38/357, 9mm, 45 ACP, .308 and .243. I bought a USED single stage press, dies for all calibers (carbides), a LEE shell holder set, a priming set up, a powder measure, and a CHEAP digital scale. I paid about $150 for everything. Careful shopping in on line auctions. Granted, it is not a turret press, it is not a progressive, yes, other things are faster- but I can load decent quality ammo with what I got. You can spend a lot more, but when getting started, you do not need to get EVERYTHING you COULD get.
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  • carbine100
    quote:Originally posted by _bruno_
    How much money would I have to drop to get set up to do it myself? And how do I even go about learning how to do it without getting myself killed? When I lived in Florida I met a guy who did it and I spent the weekend doing it with him once and loved it.


    Get started with the purchase of a good reloading manual. Lee/Hornady/etc... They have lots of good info in there besides loading data. i.e. how to reload.

    Then ask for advise on the reloading forum here on the GunBroker forums.
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  • Herschel
    I would only buy an individuals handloads to break them down for components. A person must be very careful in handloading. Lots of things can go wrong. The eyes you save may be your own.
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  • the yooper
    I've been loading my own ammo for over 50 years and have many guns that have never seen a commercial load. I would NOT shoot an unknown reload. I had a friend, now gone to that range in the sky, who's handloads I would shoot, but he was even more fussy than me. Commercial reloads from a reputable loader are one thing - buying from Joe Blow off GunBroker, likely in violation of federal ammo manufacturing regulations, is something else and I personally would not do it.
    yooper
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  • RCrosby
    +1 herschel and the yooper,
    If loaded by an individual, buy for components ONLY. In that case you can judge a fair price by what the components would have cost in the first place.
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  • RCrosby
    Don't re-elect ANYBOBY!!!!


    Espshully pepul that kent spel!
    [:D][:D]
    Sorry. The devil made me do it.
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