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Anybody here done a recent inventory of reloading equipment and supplies amassed over the years? I have been reloading for only 35 yrs. and have a lot of things on my "would like to have list" that I am sure will be added over time. I just changed insurance companies and am putting a rider on my guns and as an afterthought I decided to inventory my little 6' x 9' reloading room. I was amazed to discover a value (replacement cost) of over $8,000.00. I have seen pics on here of reloading rooms much larger and more equipped than mine and can only imagine....
Not trying to scare off any future reloaders; remember it took 35 yrs. but I was still a little shocked. I'll add pictures in the morning.....
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A fellow reloader and I were, just yesterday, discussing the current prices on ammo.
At forty bucks a box, it would not take long to come up with eight grand in loaded ammo.
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Very true! I could have added that without all that "stuff" I could not shoot nearly as much as I do and besides, reloading is just plain fun and interesting. However, I still didn't dream that I had that much stuff.
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Looks more like eighty in those pics. Looks great, though. And I thought I had a lot of stuff.
Last edited by lastround; 05/24/12.
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I took inventory 10 years ago in a divorce. Over $10,000 in hand loading, rifles, scopes, and other stuff at that time. I'm betting it's more like $20,000 now.
Amazing how those ones and twos add up!
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I probably have over 8K just in powder and another 3 or 4 K in primers. It's all boxed up for a pending move. I cry when I think about having to move my lead stash since I cast bullets.
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Your not s reloader, your a hoarder. Nice stash
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Let us know when the next estate sale is going to be...... 
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A fellow reloader and I were, just yesterday, discussing the current prices on ammo.
At forty bucks a box, it would not take long to come up with eight grand in loaded ammo. Would not take long to pay for a start-up reloading set neither, counting all consumable components also. Reloading is a passed down skill in my family from my dads side. I have an old paper can half full of hodgdons surplus 4831. Price on the little tag, $1.30.  The stuff still good too, No red dust or any sign of deterioration. Wish it was an 8 lb keg........
happiness is elbow deep in elk guts.
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I've had a similar experience, and all I've got to say is, it's been a fun 38 years. I'm sure I've saved enough (assuming I'd have shot as much w/o reloading) to pay for the equipment. I started in 1974, with a Lee loader. When I bought a press in 1979, it was a good one, and I'm still using it and most everything else purchased since w/o replacement. My electronic stuff is only a few years old..I doubt it will stand the test of time like the original stuff though.
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Shrapnel ... two words for ya buddy
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Alright I feelin a little "Reload envy" here. NICE!!!
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Adding up the cost of what I have sitting around is probably an enterprise best left undone.
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I have NO reloading equipment officer! No guns, no scopes no nothing... oh all of that stuff was here when we moved in... I have NO idea what it is for or how you use it... 
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I have NO reloading equipment officer! No guns, no scopes no nothing... oh all of that stuff was here when we moved in... I have NO idea what it is for or how you use it... Yeah right. The nose is growing
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It looks like you need to remodel a bit to expand the room so you can put more stuff in there.
You have the reloading equipment of my dreams.
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My reload room is soon to be 15x15 with three spacious closets. It is currently 10x10.
I have been at it since 1972. I have spent more effort lately upgrading to better tools. So, in that respect I suppose I have substantial funds invested.
I give away my replaced items. I could not even begin to guess the inventory costs.
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It looks like you need to remodel a bit to expand the room so you can put more stuff in there.
You have the reloading equipment of my dreams. Actually my reloading room, as it is, fits like a worn out flannel shirt that you just can't throw away. If I had more room, I would have more stuff, and at the rate I am shooting, which is still quite a bit, I believe I have enough to last me almost to the end. That is a scary thought, that I might actually be able to see that far, or that near...
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Compared to you, Shrapnel, I am a rank dabbler in the reloading business.
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