Right, but ........ I can pick up all the .410 shells I can stand to reload for free. And a very gracious donor once sent me several hundred once fired 3" cases. 🙂
Seriously, I've never had to buy any .410 hulls except for 100 Cheddites to use to work up a 3/4 oz. "super load".
Even if you did end up at $5 a box, that's a long way from $12 - $15.
What is so hard for me to understand, and this is NOT directed at any one person, is why it's okay, and even recommended by many on this forum, that we should pay high prices for low pressure, over the counter, 2 1/2" shells to use in a vintage damascus gun, but cry "Wolf!" about someone paying a couple dollars a box more for .410s, if that's what brings them enjoyment.
SRH
Stan,
I dont have a dog in this fight, BUT, an excellent, English gunsmith once told me he would be a far poorer man were it not for American shooters with English double guns, and reloaders. He said a good deal of his work was directly linked to that. My take, because I didnt ask him to elaborate, was that the English guns had seen their best days by the time they got here, and the reloaded ammunition was mostly hotter than the guns should have seen in their prime.
I have heard it proclaimed by many guys how they would never make a mistake while reloading, and their ammunition is always perfect. And, I have seen posts with screwed up guns with the finger pointed at the reloaded ammunition.
I have heard of bad factory ammunition, but, have never had the pleasure, so to speak.
If and when I become a reloader, Id tend to use the stuff in my repeaters, and use boutique ammunition in the guns Id really rather not have an expensive mistake in.
I get it if someone doesnt feel the same.
Best,
Ted
