medium range fox and Rabbit calibre???? so many to choose!

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  sniper 1 said:

  weejohn said:

cheap ammo my local gunshop sells remington for £29, i nearly died when i needed to pay £26 for winchester supreme in 22-250.

i know what you mean pal. try owning a 25-06. 37 pound a box

 

i must say i dont envy you:) have you had a look at reloading? i know nothing of it but have heard its cheaper and making custom loads can only be a good thing i would imagine. if i were you i'd ask someone in the know. £37 a box thats just extorsionate

[lgray88 4]

£37 a box that has to be a joke .270 winchester which is the same case as a 30-06 is around 28 pounds here and a 25-06 is jsut a necked down version of the 30-06. it cant be that price.

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How would i get into reloading, do i need any paper work and what equipment and price of startin out? would be most interestin to find out. many thanks

[lgray88 4]

i get all my reloading supplies from mike norris, i got all the kit for around 200 quid that included a press , 22-250 dies, powder scale , powder charge,primer machine, case trimer ,chamfer and debur tool, accurate 2520 powder and 200x50gr heads , no paper work necessary but i think its wise to tell your licencing department that you are holding powder and expanding ammunition. other than that its pretty simple aslong as your are careful

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would the powder and head have to be kept in a safe like ammunition???

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  lgray88 said:

.223 ammo up where i live is around the 13 or 14 pounds a box , if your planning on doing alot of shooting why dont you try reloading you will see a huge difference in groupings and its cheaper by miles, reloaded 223 rounds will be cheaper too run than a 17hmr or 22wmr

 

liam

 

 

Yep, it probably will....and .223, 55g HP Wolf Factory costs 18p each, and 62g FMJ Barnaul Factory costs 14p each....so both these factory loads are cheaper than HMR or WMR....and a LOT cheaper than Hornet!!

 

But with time and experience you should get a better load doing it yourself (apparently)!!

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  SportingShooter said:

  riggers said:

guys whats the 223 like in the wind

Depends on the bullet weight like any gun.

 

A 40gr .223 will be affected more than a 55gr obviously. I don't really know what to compare it with, but between the .222 and a .22-250 with a 50gr bullet, .22-250 being the one which bucks the wind the best.

 

SS

Actually it might well not be... 40gr is a ballistic tip, better coefficient than many 55gr bullets, so less wind affected.

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  Mr_Logic said:

  SportingShooter said:

  riggers said:

guys whats the 223 like in the wind

Depends on the bullet weight like any gun.

 

A 40gr .223 will be affected more than a 55gr obviously. I don't really know what to compare it with, but between the .222 and a .22-250 with a 50gr bullet, .22-250 being the one which bucks the wind the best.

 

SS

Actually it might well not be... 40gr is a ballistic tip, better coefficient than many 55gr bullets, so less wind affected.

Well the only way we'll settle it is to go out and do it

 

Sounds like fun

[Mr_Logic 5]

Always :)

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  lgray88 said:

.223 ammo up where i live is around the 13 or 14 pounds a box , if your planning on doing alot of shooting why dont you try reloading you will see a huge difference in groupings and its cheaper by miles, reloaded 223 rounds will be cheaper too run than a 17hmr or 22wmr

 

liam

thats true mate. ive just ordered the full kit for reloading. the initial set up costs alot but once you got the important bits out the way your laughing. cant wait to get cracking.

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  lgray88 said:

£37 a box that has to be a joke .270 winchester which is the same case as a 30-06 is around 28 pounds here and a 25-06 is jsut a necked down version of the 30-06. it cant be that price.

im telling you pal it is. but ive just ordered all the reloading gear. so i dont care anymore.

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  lgray88 said:

i get all my reloading supplies from mike norris, i got all the kit for around 200 quid that included a press , 22-250 dies, powder scale , powder charge,primer machine, case trimer ,chamfer and debur tool, accurate 2520 powder and 200x50gr heads , no paper work necessary but i think its wise to tell your licencing department that you are holding powder and expanding ammunition. other than that its pretty simple aslong as your are careful

thats mega cheap mate. my rcbs rockchucker kit was 307 pound alone. then i had to buy dies,heads, powder etc. and to buy primers and powder you will need to show your fac. i work at a gun shop and thats our terms and conditions.

[lgray88 4]

i just got a cheap lee press then some rcbs comp dies seems to do the trick, may move up to a better press in the future but as for now il stick with the lee one