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March 2, 2008
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I did, and was a little surprised. I reload for:
.223: since I still have 700+ of Federal ammunition to shoot off, brass is no problem, but I do have 1200 bullets in a variety of weights and types and 2000 primers, along with 500 in brass, some primed.
9mm: brass at about 1000 between new/once fired/primed/range salvage. 500 Berry's 125 HP and 2000 primers.
.38/.357: brass at a little over 1000, new/once fired/primed/range salvage, primers 2000, bullets about 1000
.45 ACP: brass at at least 500, new/once fired/ primed/range salvage, primers 1000 (or more depending on the cartridge case), 1000+ in Ranier 185 JHP and cast 200 gr SWC
Powder: 7# Unique/Bullseye/2400/Power Pistol/Reloder 15/AR Comp/
Need:
Bullets in 9 mm (1000), .38/357 (1000 mostly cast SWC), .45 ACP, a variety of light JHP bullets to start playing around with, this will be my new carry caliber and I favor light, fast JHP's that expand easily. Keep an eye out for .22 bullets, but not a top priority
Primers, but they are very available locally, not critical
Powder- need more Bullseye, and I really want some Blue Dot and Reloder 10
Actually, I have a LOT of stuff available, but I want MORE
PS: I'm up to about 7k on .22 lr, but I'll keep buying when I see a good price
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
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Dans Club
February 22, 2009
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Short answer is not really; my reloading inventory is all visible.
I store brass in transparent plastic storage containers, stack primers on shelves according to type, store powder in one cabinet (- the 8#ers on the floor), and stack bullets on one shelf. Of course, I have three large containers of lead and linotype with a mould for every caliber I shoot, so I don't worry too much about projectiles.
The only issue I have is that all of my reloaded ammunition is not readily seen. I have it stored in those 35# plastic kitty litter containers- I need to do something about that. I'm reloading for 34 cartridges, currently.
.22lr is still not available around here and squirrel season is nearly upon us. I guess I can only shoot about 1500 of them, unless I can line them up just right... the bad news is I'll have to use all my expensive target 22 (mostly Eley, PMC and Lapua).
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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November 17, 2008
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Well no I haven't but got lots of stuff. Most of it is packed away right now cuz with all the extra kids I just don't have the time or space to do much with the reloading or shooting "much" for that matter. I do have a plan though, as soon as I catch up on a few things (yea right) I plan to convert part of the hay loft in the barn to a man/reloading cave so I can get all that stuff out of the house and set up where I can actually use it without having to un-pack everything. Or at least that is the plan. Maybe then I can inventory.
Sound like you have a good supply of stuff. But to quote Carlin, "You can never have enough stuff."
LB
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March 2, 2008
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What I learned out of this was:
1) Know what you have and work to keep what you have in balance with what you need. I realize that I need bullets, not urgently but I don't want to be sitting on components (cases, primers, powder) that I can't use because I ran out of the "pointy things that close the hole in the case"
2) I bought "something" very consistently, almost weekly for over 18 months. $20-$40 every other week, even through the crisis, when it was available. Once components started coming back on line, I stopped buying because "it's all coming back in the stores, don't need it now". Yeah, right, we are just one big Mall/School shooting away from the next crisis 
3) I put spreadsheet on my computer and phone with an inventory of what I have and what I need/want. When I either consume or acquire something, I track it and update.
BTW-Blue Dot is now in the house, grabbed 2 at $19/lb.
Next priority is to lock down about 1K each of .38 and 9mm pointy things (lots of folks around here call them "bullet tips"???)
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
October 15, 2010
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I keep most of my inventory in my head, its good to know when you visit the shops.
As of last count I got:
Primers: 49k fed 100, 8k magtech sp, 2k winchester sp 3k sellier & bellot spm and 2k fed 210.
Brass: 12k GFL 9mm, 8k Norma .38, 3k CBC .38, 2k winchester .357 and 500 6,5x55 swede + 6k+ of range pick 9mm/38/357 mixed head stamp.
Bullets: 10k 9mm 124gr TC plated, 2k 38 158gr TC plated, 4k 38 158gr TC Ares and 2k 38 148 WC Ares.
Powder: lots of Vihtavuori 310, 320, 340, 110, some Norma 123 and some Vectan Ba9.
As of ammo it's the regular count... never enough.
Need to get the 1050 running again.
On the list are some Lapua scenar 6,5 bullets and some powder and a new press and some more dies.
/Alor
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