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Seems like last week 38sp wasn't economical to reload, and i have recently started picking up 9x19 cases. Dont worry though, inflation is good for us
 
cfullgraf said:
If you want to shoot 44 Special, you need to consider reloading.

Besides, if you have reloading capabilities, with proper planning you can get through ammunition shortages with no problems.
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I HATE monotonous reloading tasks, but I sat and loaded 100 .44 Special today simply so I dont have to spend 125 bucks on factory ammo. Ill probably load another 1-200 before i go shooting again. I Also run the Skeeter load in my Special, which is WAY punchier than the one locally available factory loading. Probably more than one would want to launch from a compact revolver.
 
I've never bought .44 Special but I know it has limited availability vs some (many?) ammo options.

I'm not a reloader and I own firearms chambered for some less than popular cartridges. One small ammo company I've been pleased with offers loaded ammo in numerous less than mainstream cartridges at reasonable (to me) prices. Plus they're able to.provide custom loads. Their general motto is: "Many products and configurations are not listed. We have available calibers, loads, and bullets that are not listed in the main store. IF you need something we do not have listed, shoot us an e-mail, chances are we have it available. [email protected]"

Reed's Ammunition and Research in Oklahoma

https://shop.reedsammo.com/44-Special_c74.htm
 
LoonWulf said:
I HATE monotonous reloading tasks, but I sat and loaded 100 .44 Special today simply so I dont have to spend 125 bucks on factory ammo. Ill probably load another 1-200 before i go shooting again. I Also run the Skeeter load in my Special, which is WAY punchier than the one locally available factory loading. Probably more than one would want to launch from a compact revolver.
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I felt the same loading on a single stage press for 15 years. Then I finally ponied up and got a progressive and it opened up a whole new world of reloading, perfect for quantity and lack of time. I still use a single stage or manual turret press for those loads that require more precision.

‘Sorry to be presumptive here, maybe a progressive bores you just the same. But at least the payoff is a complete round with each pull of the handle.
 
I don't think I have ever been bored while reloading, even on a single stage press. Now my first reloading experiences started with a Lee Loader and that could get a little tedious at times, especially with all that hammering going on with a rubber mallet! But I always get a kick out of making my own ammo because 1) it saves money, and 2) I can "customize" my loads to whatever I want them to be, at least as long as the reloading manual says it's okay to do it!
 
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Reinz said:
I felt the same loading on a single stage press for 15 years. Then I finally ponied up and got a progressive and it opened up a whole new world of reloading, perfect for quantity and lack of time. I still use a single stage or manual turret press for those loads that require more precision.

‘Sorry to be presumptive here, maybe a progressive bores you just the same. But at least the payoff is a complete round with each pull of the handle.
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I had a progressive for a while, then a buddy expressed interest and i gave it to him with the understanding that ill buy all the components, he does all the handle pulling.....speaking of, i need to order him more bullets.
Im AM actually looking at another, specifically for the .44 special and 10mm.
 
Blue Brick said:
I am not a reloader.
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I haven't started the reloading hobby yet either. I look back at all the guns I have bought, sold, and traded. The reloading hobby could have been an expensive one. I'm sure that the reloading would be fun, but lack of time is why I never started. Retired now maybe I will start.
 
bannockburn said:
I don't think I have ever been bored while reloading, even on a single stage press. Now my first reloading experiences started with a Lee Loader and that could get a little tedious at times, especially with all that hammering going on with a rubber mallet! But I always get a kick out of making my own ammo because 1) it saves money, and 2) I can "customize" my loads to whatever I want them to be, at least as long as the reloading manual says it's okay to do it!
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A Lee Loader is my only reloading experience shortly after I purchased my first handgun, a P&R new S&W Model 13 shortly after I turned 21. Lots of mallet work on the shoddy kitchen floor in a sketchy rental duplex in a sketchy neighborhood back at that time & place in my life, but my roommate and I never experienced any break-ins.:thumbup:
 
Everyone keeps saying it...44, be it magnum or special, really comes alive and is affordable when you reload. I love loading 44, such a versatile round that you can do anything with.

38 special is even cheaper to reload. I'm loading 38 special plinker rounds for next to nothing a box. Accounting for primers, powder, projectiles and all added costs to my door (shipping/tax/etc), I'm loading 44 special rounds for $8.20/box of 50 and 38 special for $4.81/box of 50. Those prices are for projectiles I'm buying complete, I do not cast my own bullets.
 
I can't imagine owning any centerline revolver and NOT handloading. This difference in the price of handloaded and factory ammunition is huge.
A carton of primers, a pound of powder, 100 pieces of new brass and 1000 cast bullets will load 20 boxes of .44 Special ammunition for less than $12 per box. Once your brass is paid for it's even cheaper.

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I agree that the .44 Special really is a handloader's cartridge. I don't think I would bother with guns so chambered if I did not reload. With a few exceptions, factory .44 Special loadings are, well, odd.
 
I understand the .38 Special. There are a lot of "pocket" revolvers chambered for the .38 Special. But there aren't a lot of .44 Specials floating around, so why all the interest?
 
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