can you really have to much stock

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can you really have to much stock

#1 Post by Jackmanuk »

after purchasing a handy box of 500 palma match bullet heads im wondering if you can actually have just to much stock of reloading components

it seems i have just around 2700 bullet heads in either 308 or 223 .... and 7.62x39 since i got them for cost

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so what have you got that you think is abit excessive . i heard a guy on an american forum having 28 lbs of h110 ..... :o
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#2 Post by bnz41 »

No you can never have enough bullets brass etc you never know. :good:
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#3 Post by Dangermouse »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaVaaf7I ... ata_player

I know the guy in the video is a sponsored shooter but just look at the gear in his shed,

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#4 Post by Blackstuff »

There's only ever 2 times you can have too much ammo - when you're on fire, or when you're drowning :grin:
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#5 Post by mag41uk »

I am still using primers I paid £13-95 a 1000 for and I though they were expensive at the time!
I have always thought that reloading consumables to be a better investment than just about anything!
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#6 Post by 25Pdr »

Dangermouse wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaVaaf7I ... ata_player

I know the guy in the video is a sponsored shooter but just look at the gear in his shed,

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Jerry Miculek some guy, we have one of his famous Revolver speed shooting targets on our notice board. Mate met him years ago at Bisley, when Jerry left he gave my mate all the surplus pistol ammo he had left FOC.
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#7 Post by rox »

Jackmanuk wrote:after purchasing a handy box of 500 palma match bullet heads im wondering if you can actually have just to much stock of reloading components
so what have you got that you think is abit excessive . i heard a guy on an american forum having 28 lbs of h110 ..... :o
I know what you mean. I just can't resist a bargain - I get it from my mother.



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#8 Post by ovenpaa »

As long as we have enough to cover 6-9 months worth of shooting I am happy.
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#9 Post by meles meles »

Ah, but shooting what ?

The odd Farmer Giles caught wandering around with a spade and terrier might only need a pawful of ammo per year but continuous assault by ooman waves of zombies could see a need for ammo by the bucketful...
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#10 Post by ovenpaa »

We have enough to cover most eventualities ;)
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