Is it worth reloading 7.62x25 when you can get it for $0.35/rd?

[TTv2]

As suggested already, I would buy the dies and save the brass in case you need to reload for it. I do this with 9mm, but with 9mm rounds readily available at good prices I don’t bother to reload for it but I am ready if another panic that dries up the shelves were to occur.

9mm is a different entity. Along with .22, .223/5.56, 9mm is the first to disappear from the shelves. If most of your pistols are in 9mm, you're right to have dies and brass for it, but that's not me, I have a handgun in almost every handgun caliber except 10mm, .41, and .44 and obvious 7.62x25.

If there is a panic, I don't think 7.62x25 is going to be affected that much. Besides, whenever I do get the Yugo M57, I'm getting 500 rounds immediately.

 

[Targa]

Yeh, definitely a different entity and if its the only platform you will have to shoot the 7.62x25 then it might be a better decision just to stock up on ammo. It is a very fun cartridge though and I have gone through 200 rounds of it before I realized it, so for me anyway, that 500 rounds would go fairly quickly.

 

[MikeInOr]

It seems like all my 7.62x25 ammo is Berdan primers with a big dimple in the neck to retain the bullet???

I shoot my CZ52 all the time because it is a fun little gun and a great cartridge with a fast little bullet. But it is my only 7.62x25 so I have never considered loading it... Yet. And I have never saved my cases because of the Berdan primer and big dimple in the neck.

 

[Obturation]

I don't load anything I can buy in bulk that costs .50 or less. Just don't have time, I save a lot loading 454 casull and 45-70 and very little loading 357 mag.

 

[Swampman]

...I'd have to lube all the cases. I can accept lubing cases if it's a long rifle case or something like .460 S&W, but 7.62x25? No, not bothering with that on top of all the other issues.

Just an FYI, even the Dillon carbide dies for bottleneck rounds require case lube.

You can avoid lubing Tok cases by running them through a carbide 9mm Parabellum die before final sizing in the 7.62x25 die.

If your pistol shoots well with the Prvi ammo and you're satisfied with the bullet performance, consider yourself golden, but I've seen Tok/CZ 52 bores that ran the gamut from .308 to .313.

The larger bores usually give acceptable accuracy for 10 yard silhouette targets, but the .307 to .309 bullets in most surplus and factory loads don't allow you to take full advantage of 7.62x25 Tok ballistics.

 

[mdi]

I'm hearing excuses for not reloading, so I'd say; no, just forget about reloading and stock up on factory fodder. It's your gun, your time and your money, so it's your decision...

 

[Phlier]

That same question can be asked for any round... "Is it worth it to reload for X caliber when I can buy it for Y money?"

And the answer will always vary according to each individual's economic situation, joy of reloading, how much they shoot, and the position of the Sun and Venus.

The only question that is relevant is "Is it worth it to you to reload for X caliber when you can buy it for Y money?" The fact that it is/isn't worth it to me should have zero bearing on what you do.

But FWIW, I don't shoot factory ammo. Ever. Well, almost never. If I rent a gun from the local range, I shoot factory ammo through them, as it is a requirement.

But other than that, if lead is coming out of the end of my gun, I loaded it.

 

[Hondo 60]

I reload for the satisfaction of better, more accurate rounds.

I might not save anything, but my ammo is significantly more accurate than factory ammo.
That to me, means better ammo.

 

[MI2600]

I began reloading because, at the time, several of my guns were well past being mainstream and I was concerned ammunition would become scarce. It has been a natural follow-on over the years to reload for any new purchases. I have never considered any monetary savings.

In regard to the 7.62X25, I started with the Tokarev and reformed brass from .223. Time consuming, but satisfying. Later, I went through my "Broomhandle period" (7.63X25) a very minor leap.

Reloading is my "Me Time".

 

[Jim Watson]

I was interested in one of those 1911 conversion barrels, figuring on loading Boxer primed brass to fit the action instead of various kluges to shoot Slobovvian Surplus. But I got over it.

 

[daniel craig]

In my opinion no, but I'd be happy to go halves with you on a case of PPU hollowpoint ammo from SG Ammo. It costs about as much as the FMJ stuff.

 

[Jack B.]

Reloading is a way for me to keep shooting ammo tailored to fit my shooting needs. I've never tried to figure what a round cost me. Don't really care. Nobody makes ammo the way I like it ,except me.

 

[Obturation]

Nobody makes ammo the way I like it ,except me.

My reason for handloading too. I don't save much but I always have the exact ammo I want for every gun.