BrocLuno
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Would you Shoot These?
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Let me get this straight: This is a HYPOTHETICAL situation.
You didn't buy a rifle with that reloaded ammo.
But you're considering selling the rifle, and want to know if you should offer your reloads with it?
Please correct me if I'm wrong, and I certainly apologize if I'm mistaken.
As long as you FULLY disclose that they are your own reloads,
and not commercial ammunition in any way whatesoever,
you might offer them for free, as an incentive to the buyer,
let him refuse them if he isn't comfortable with the deal.
But I don't think I would put reloads up for sale to anybody.
You didn't buy a rifle with that reloaded ammo.
But you're considering selling the rifle, and want to know if you should offer your reloads with it?
Please correct me if I'm wrong, and I certainly apologize if I'm mistaken.
As long as you FULLY disclose that they are your own reloads,
and not commercial ammunition in any way whatesoever,
you might offer them for free, as an incentive to the buyer,
let him refuse them if he isn't comfortable with the deal.
But I don't think I would put reloads up for sale to anybody.
I think that's a great idea.
Rather than try to sell the rounds to the buyer, slightly inflating the price of the rifle beyond true market value, then including the free ammo might be the way to go.
Andrew Wyatt
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Dude next to me bought a Krag, a 1903, and a garand from a neighbor. The neighbor threw in a hundred rounds of reloaded aught six.
None of the rounds were sized properly, and OAL varied by as much as .250.
If i were buying a rifle and handloads were part of the package, i'd toss them or refuse to take them.
Dude next to me bought a Krag, a 1903, and a garand from a neighbor. The neighbor threw in a hundred rounds of reloaded aught six.
None of the rounds were sized properly, and OAL varied by as much as .250.
If i were buying a rifle and handloads were part of the package, i'd toss them or refuse to take them.
Ar180shooter
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Yah, it wouldn't surprise me if it was accurate to one 100th of a grain too...
I'd shoot them, but after pulling a bullet to verify the powder charge.
If my best friend loaded them, I still wouldn't fire them, but might pull the bullets and save the brass, but would throw away the bullets, powder and primers. Pulled bullets don't usually shoot as well as new ones because they are squeezed against the core, then the jacket can spring back and separate. The only ones I'd re-use would be Barnes or other solid bullets. They don't seem to be damaged by pulling.
henschman
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I'd shoot them and see how they do.
Most of the value it would add for me is in having a known good load that the rifle likes, from someone who already went through load development.
Most of the value it would add for me is in having a known good load that the rifle likes, from someone who already went through load development.
gotboostvr
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Most people in the gun buying populace aren't as OCD as people on here. It depends on the person buying it really. For most people who only buy factory ammo and think reloading is black magic voodoo, and only shoot to sight in and hunt, maybe occasionally plink around, they might jump at it.
Dr T
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I prefer to think of myself as careful, not OCD. I guess it just depends on the things you have seen go wrong...
Personally, I think once you've become a handloader, you do become more careful by nature, and the poll reflects that, which is why I separated handloaders from those that don't.
Or is it those that take up handloading are more detail oriented and being more careful is part of that trait? Some people couldn't be bothered or have no time to handload, and those may too be detail oriented.
I made everything look as pretty as possible and I believe that does influence those who don't handload (again, the poll seems to reflect that), while it seems handloaders aren't too fooled by looks. Quite honestly, they're loaded as perfectly as they are documented, but I wouldn't expect another handloader to accept that.
I've seen a few people suggest I was being a little anal or OCD. Frankly the labeling system is very easy to do; run labels through a printer and slap 'em on a box. If I'm not going to shoot rounds in the immediate future I HAVE TO label them this way or I won't remember exactly what they are. So I label like this for my own use for any ammo that is made to be stored. Otherwise I use MTM 100 round boxed with a note sheet so I can label the targets.
Or is it those that take up handloading are more detail oriented and being more careful is part of that trait? Some people couldn't be bothered or have no time to handload, and those may too be detail oriented.
I made everything look as pretty as possible and I believe that does influence those who don't handload (again, the poll seems to reflect that), while it seems handloaders aren't too fooled by looks. Quite honestly, they're loaded as perfectly as they are documented, but I wouldn't expect another handloader to accept that.
I've seen a few people suggest I was being a little anal or OCD. Frankly the labeling system is very easy to do; run labels through a printer and slap 'em on a box. If I'm not going to shoot rounds in the immediate future I HAVE TO label them this way or I won't remember exactly what they are. So I label like this for my own use for any ammo that is made to be stored. Otherwise I use MTM 100 round boxed with a note sheet so I can label the targets.
allaroundhunter
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Would I shoot them, yes. Would they add much value? No, probably just about as much as a typical box of 20 rounds costs.
If it is a load that you had actually worked up for the rifle and included the data, I would pay a little bit more.
If it is a load that you had actually worked up for the rifle and included the data, I would pay a little bit more.
wally
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I reload and I'd shoot them, but throwing in the unloaded components would sweeten the deal more for me as I could use them myself as I see fit.
You could offer to load them for the buyer, or show him how if he doesn't reload.
None of the dates on my cameras are set correctly.
You could offer to load them for the buyer, or show him how if he doesn't reload.
None of the dates on my cameras are set correctly.
Sport45
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I assumed the box was dated 12-Mar-2011. DD/MM/YYYY is a common date format. Too bad there's not an international standard...
I wouldn't shoot them, but I'd appreciate a recipe for a known tack-driving load in the rifle.
I wouldn't shoot them, but I'd appreciate a recipe for a known tack-driving load in the rifle.
Legionnaire
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Ah. If this is the point, I'll cut to the chase. Having a box or three of custom loaded ammo available would not, to me, add any value to the purchase of a second-hand gun. I'd be grateful if the previous owner provided me with load data he or she found effective; I'd happily accept any reloading components available--once-fired brass, etc. But I would not likely pay additional for a package that included reloaded ammo, regardless of how professional it looked.ArtP said:
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