Reloading redundant calibers

[hornady]

On a couple of the other forms I go to, the question has been ask a couple times, (how many different rounds do you reload). Some of these responses were interesting.
Some listed as many as 30 to 35 different calibers. Some guys do reload this many different calibers.
But it got me to thinking; some of the calibers listed were actually redundant rounds.
2506 - 270 or 308 - 3006.
The bad thing it also got me to thinking, I am also guilty of a couple redundant rounds of my own. I am not saying these rounds are exactly the same, but with reloading, you can get pretty dam close with either example.

[WVBob]

Yes, you can get close with another caliber. But that takes the fun out of reloading and shooting. And close is never the same. Some like to build loads and then try something new. And some of us have gone to the dark side. Redundant is not a word we know. We know "let's see what this will do".

[shortthrow50]

After, i shot my first reload, i have come to the conclusion that i will not buy any more commercial ammo. Its such a different feeling shooting the loads you made. Ill be reloading everything

[Rainier42]

After, i shot my first reload, i have come to the conclusion that i will not buy any more commercial ammo. Its such a different feeling shooting the loads you made. Ill be reloading everything

Same here. Only ammo I purchase now is 22LR and 22Mag.

[Neko456]

+1 on that the way the prices are on factory ammo. I have my defensive factory ammo in small quanity but I have 1ks of reloads for each gun and I will be re stuffing them until the cows come home. Sometimes I can reproduce almost the factory spec or hotter, but really I go for matching the round for best accuracy for the gun. Takes some tinkering but gratifying once done, Smaller groups.

[hornady]

I reload 13 different calibers, and as too the dark side. I have narrowed that down to 7 molds, so with the jacketed stuff, and the cast bullets sized to different firearms in the same caliber, some times it can get a little over whelming.
Not complaining have spent many hours over the years reloading and casting, I don’t know of another hobby that could have held my attention for 50 years.
I know the time I put into reloading, casting and shooting, and just wonder how anyone can keep it all straight with 30 plus calibers, and those same guys own upward of 50 molds. I am retired and some times it’s a task just keeping what I am doing straight.

[Posit]

Im not sure "redundant" is exactly the right word... but no matter. Part of the fun is loading for different firearms, even if the same or similar calibers. For example, I have a heavy barrel/action 22-250 and a light weight 22-250. For me, they have different purposes... likewise three .357s with different barrel lengths.

I keep track of loads for each with copious notes, and occasionally duplicative die sets.

It may not be the most logical approach, but its fun - keeps me entertained.

[dk99358]

I have dies for about a dozen cartridges but I don't own that many. My Dad has 2, my son has 2, my wife 1, a buddy has 1, I have 4 in use and a couple that I don't load for very often.

Also, some guys collect certain model guns, they have all the different calibers and wish to shoot them.

That's a couple of non redundant reasons that aren't the same.

Dale

[lethal93ta]

.222, .223, 22-250, .225 win, 220 swift, 240 wby mag, 257wby mag ,25/06, 6.5 grendel,6.5 rem mag, 300H/H, 308, 30-06, 350 rem, 7mm rem mag, 9mm .357, 38spl, .44mag, 45 acp,

so yes I have a lot that uses the same cal. bullets but all diffrent.

[jm84]

I think I know what the OP means...

I don't have that many calibers, but the interesting thing is that a few of them are in the same cartridge family (ex: .243, .308, 30-06). Pistol is a totally different creature. I only have dies for 9mm Para.

Maybe a rephrasing "redundant calibers" to "same cartridge family" would be more appropriate if that is the "case" ?

At any rate, I don't think I could remember off hand how many times I've worked up a load for a particular cartridge and then, after being satisfied with the results, did a 180 and worked up something else with totally different components.