Stimulate Me ([emoji23])

[Branden967]

That makes total sense, Im planning on this build being a long barreled build. I’m thinking this will be my new hog gun. Your articles and this one (below) all sound on point for the 458 best short barrel caliber and the 50 has better ballistics out of a longer barrel.

Beg borrow buy beer etc, for use on your buddy’s press, buying ammo for any of these three calibers suck...

https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/45...vs-50-beowulf/

[Shoebox]

That makes total sense, Im planning on this build being a long barreled build. I’m thinking this will be my new hog gun. Your articles and this one (below) all sound on point for the 458 best short barrel caliber and the 50 has better ballistics out of a longer barrel.

Beg borrow buy beer etc, for use on your buddy’s press, buying ammo for any of these three calibers suck...

https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/45...vs-50-beowulf/

I don't hunt, so this is all for fun/target/home defense.

I was up til 3am last night looking at reloading crap. The press I'd want is sold out everywhere. But yeah the cost of ammo, even reloading, is pretty prohibitive for those calibers.

That's why I'm considering doing it in 300 blackout, because I already have a 300 precision rifle so I'll be making ammo for that. Once I load 1000 rds I'll have paid for the press, etc.

First pic is cost comparison for 300blk, 2nd is for 458 SOCOM. Reloading, 458 is still more than double the cost of 300blk.

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[Branden967]

Just a heads up on shooting your own reloads for home defense, I don’t do it. I’m totally confident in my reloads I just dont want to get into a situation where I actually use them and then have to explain to twelve people why I hand made a “deadly” bullet.

Probably a difficult time to buy a press too....What press are you looking at?

[Shoebox]

Just a heads up on shooting your own reloads for home defense, I don’t do it. I’m totally confident in my reloads I just dont want to get into a situation where I actually use them and then have to explain to twelve people why I hand made a “deadly” bullet.

Probably a difficult time to buy a press too....What press are you looking at?

I have home defense magazines preloaded with super destructo manufactured ammo.

I'm looking at getting the Lee Challenger Deluxe kit. It's single stage, but I think that's better for me, forces me to take it a step at a time and not screw something up.

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[Branden967]

Lee’s a great place to start. I started with pretty much that same setup. I quickly out grew the single stage, I’ve got three kids and they race to see who can blast something quicker. I quickly went quantity over quality... I also realized I’m not the type to shoot 10 rounds make a minuscule adjust then make 10 more bullets and so on. Totally depends on how much you plan to shoot. Don’t be scared by the progressive setups, you set each stage one step at a time. Manuals / books, internet how to’s pretty much cover just about everything you need to know. I went the Hornady LNL route their customer support is fantastic. I’ve called them a few times and have had to have the conversation where I began with saying “I don’t know how I managed to do this but.....please help.” They’ve sent me free replacement parts more than once.

[Shoebox]

Nice. Hornady is $$$$ though. I'm initially just dipping my toe in, if I decide to upgrade down the road all I'll need to get is the press.

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[Branden967]

Nice. Hornady is $$$$ though. I'm initially just dipping my toe in, if I decide to upgrade down the road all I'll need to get is the press.

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Last time I checked they were running around the 500 dollar mark. What I didn’t realize when I started this endeavor was all the other little crap I would need, would run me another 500 bucks ish....which you’ll end up buying for either single stage or progressive press. Best advice I could give is see if you can borrow your buddies setup to see if you like it. I reload because I love shooting, but I love boating more. So for me I bang out a bunch of ammo during the winter and then put it away to make way for the summer activities.

[yearround]

seeing you guys talking about reloading brings some memories. I think i have not loaded for almost 10 years! i have a RCBS single stage. i think the scale was a Lee digital auto dispenser. i used to like playing with the precise loads and the differences a few grains would make. i never did much with handgun, though is i did i would certain use a mutli stage. if i did long gun for volume, i would go multi also. used to shoot lots of trap, so that was the bulk of loading. 200 -500 rd a week, depending on comps etc.

my fav load at the end was a 454 casull in TC encore (hand canon)

since this is a stimulate me thread, we got $100 stimulus. i bought a doomswell. i had to add a bunch in to make the stimulating shortfall.

[Shoebox]

since this is a stimulate me thread, we got $100 stimulus. i bought a doomswell. i had to add a bunch in to make the stimulating shortfall.

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[RUGER761]

No check for us either, but still employed so that's good enough for me! Ready for some nice weather to try out my new Nubstep.