During my last trip to the 1500, I passed a pretty large vendor table who had seemingly HUNDREDS of little blue plastic boxes of hand-loaded ammo, and it got me wondering - who actually buys hand loads?
I took a closer look and saw that it appears to be all new starline brass, and pricing for 95gr-ish 380 was about $30/50, so it's not like it's AMAZINGLY cheaper to buy them vs. factory ammo.
I understand the cost savings of reloading and the therapy it provides, but as a money-making operation, it seems like a LOT of outlay in capital and time before you'd ever make a very marginalized profit, even with the nuts-o conditions right now.
I assume you're relegated to online sales and gun shows, but I just wonder how much potential market there really is selling to individuals. Seems like you'd have to land some club or range contracts to make any money selling handloaded ammo.
Please prove me wrong, I'd welcome it in this case!
I took a closer look and saw that it appears to be all new starline brass, and pricing for 95gr-ish 380 was about $30/50, so it's not like it's AMAZINGLY cheaper to buy them vs. factory ammo.
I understand the cost savings of reloading and the therapy it provides, but as a money-making operation, it seems like a LOT of outlay in capital and time before you'd ever make a very marginalized profit, even with the nuts-o conditions right now.
I assume you're relegated to online sales and gun shows, but I just wonder how much potential market there really is selling to individuals. Seems like you'd have to land some club or range contracts to make any money selling handloaded ammo.
Please prove me wrong, I'd welcome it in this case!