Thread: Reloading, A lost art?

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Reloading A Lost Art?

The vast majority of American shooters do not reload their shotshells or centerfire rifle and pistol cartidges, according to a recent survey. Furthermore, among those relatively few shooters who do reload their own ammunition, most reload only small quantities—one to five boxes per month.

Of the shooters surveyed, a whopping 83% of shotgunners reported that they do not reload shotshells at all. The “no-reloading” figures for centerfire rifle and pistol shooters are slightly lower, but even so, almost three-fourths (74%) of centerfire shooters report that they do not reload any ammunition.

Among the minority of shooters who do reload their own ammunition, most (7.3% of shotgunners and 13% of centerfire rifle and pistol shooters) report that they reload only one to five boxes of ammunition per month. A scant 2.25% of shotgunners and 2.4% of centerfire shooters report reloading large amounts of their ammunition, 10 boxes per month or more.

Here are the reloading survey statistics in more detail:

...........................Shotgunners ..............Centerfire Shooters

No reloading: ...................83% ................74%
1 to 5 boxes/month ..........7.3%............... 13%
6 to 10 boxes/month ........2.3% ................3.2%
10+ boxes/month ............2.25% ...............2.4%

Source: HunterSurvey.com is a monthly national online survey of sportsmen and women providing industry and policymakers with information on hunting trends and activity. For more information, contact Rob Southwick at Rob@southwickassociates.com.


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Interesting......wonder what they consider a "box"??:D

I'd say 20 rounds

I use big boxes.....

Hopefully my AK will sell soon. I'm using the money from that to buy a decent reloading setup.

Originally Posted by Strycnine

I use big boxes.....

me 3 and I reload shotgun , rifle,& pistol