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A question.. why don't we as a group get together and invest in the equipment and supplies needed to simply make our own. Sort of like a farmer's co-op?
Organize it as a group... each person buys a share of ammo and when the ammo is produced it gets distributed based on share purchased.
Seriously... farmer's co-ops have been around for more than a few years and they work great. you get quality produce at a good price and you create a supply untainted by jackassery.
If we as a group organized and bought enough swaging kits, molds, powder (in bulk) lead smelters, etc, and did it in quantity and flat out refused to sell it to the gov't then we could supply a big demand and maybe turn a profit at the same time? Sure the start up costs would be a little high... but get a bunch of us together for a few weekends... cranking out bullets by the thousands... it could fix the issue right there. I mean honestly... how do you think the pioneers got their bullets? They certainly didn't buy them from mega manufacturers. Do the same now... and tell Obama and the feds to go screw themselves.
Assume individual responsibility. Back in the old, old days, everybody reloaded. Most every gun was sold with a mold. Back in just the old days, most all clubs, agencies, etc., reloaded for that/their concern.
A mold and a set of dies doesn't cost that much for a lifetime of service.
That may be the case, but when it comes to something like my carry gun, I like the reliability and consistency of a commercial load. You also run the risk of damaging the gun or voiding your warranty if you use reloads. It that's not a concern to someone, then it's not a bad thought.
It's one thing to buy ammo off the shelf. It's an entirely different thing to accept a box of reloads from someone I don't know. Personally, if I don't know you, haven't visited your reloading bench, seen you reload, how you store your equipment and components, haven't watched your reloading process--I will graciously accept your reloads and thank you for the time and trouble but they will never be used in any of my firearms. YMMV.
What's the difference between a factory load and a single person hand load? Simple. a factory uses mass production and high precision equipment that a single person cannot generally afford. A group of people however... they could afford it and produce ammo that matches factory spec ammo.
Have each person who takes part have to agree to donate hours and money to it (hours setting up shop, cleaning, or doing the work of casting bullets, swagging, prepping materials, measuring out loads, or whatever is needed.