Full time clay shooters / reloaders.

Thanks for the info. I am not into full timing yet as I still have a day job and will for a few more years but I was thinking about options of selling off everything, storage or keeping a home base. I don't have a problem selling off most stuff but when the thought of selling off my reloading and firearm gear came to mind I really don't think so. Its one hobby that I enjoy and have done off and on for 35 years. From casting my own bullets to reloading the round I enjoy it all, heck I even drop some of my own shot for shot shells. Metallic reloading gear would probably be left behind as I could have enough loaded and stored in the trailer for some general plinking. One of the thoughts I had with moving around the country was to visit different trap clubs and shoot a few clay targets, I don't really care if its trap, sporting or skeet just as long as a get at least a once a week clay target fix so I would like to bring some shotgun reloading gear along as I will also need a little reloading fix from time to time.

If any of you clay shooters find your way to Ogden Utah look up the Ogden Gun Club. We shoot Wednesday night and Sunday's. Come on out Wednesday and play some of our 34 yard games. Every other weekend there is a sporting clay course of one kind or another set up.

I'm a competitive NSCA Sporting Clays shooter and instructor. I had a friend weld me a platform that slides into my receiver to reload from. I leave it all assembled in my front compartment, slide it in and I'm ready to go. It gets some funny looks from people sometimes but that's ok. My shot stays in the truck and wads/primers are in a compartment in the 5er. When I load I usually do about 1500 shells and do it again when I get down to about 500.

I also keep some factory 12 and 20ga shells for tourneys that don't want you using reloads. It all rides in the truck going down the road.

The great thing about fulltiming is that I get to shoot clubs all over the US and find decent prices on reloading supplies. PM me if you have any questions...

My bench reloading setup (RCBS mostly) was left in storage when we went full timing.
I bought a revolver - Ruger SP101 .357 mag - a couple of years later to have with us.
I bought a LEE hand loading setup, a digital scale and necessary accessories. Everything fit in a plastic box that I kept under the bed.
It was a lot slower than the bench set up but I had a lot of time anyway.

My friend Bud (he has the same model revolver) and I would go out in the AZ desert and shoot 50 rounds or so each and then sit out under the awning and reload the next day. I had a decent sized folding plastic table that we put everything on.

I have a toy hauler and I have my reloading stations set up in garage for my rifles and handguns. Nothing is bolted down permanently so that I can store the equipment out of sight. Even though I have a 5 foot 2" X 8" board attached to the wall, I still have room to park my Smart car in the garage. I probably carry about 400 pounds of equipment and supplies.

traveylin wrote:
Bad experience with reload. A misfire blew the shot out of the barrel but not the wad, which obstructed the barrel. Next shot blew apart the barrel with fragments hitting an adjacent shooter. Best guess was crimping the plastic case was not complete allowing the powder to absorb water and decay.

I do not reload anymore

You always check your barrels after a dud.

Bruce

I shoot skeet competitively -- NSSA member. I always have no less than 2,000 rounds of shells, ranging from .410 to 12 gauge in the bed of my truck, wherever I go. I have to keep enough STS and AA to get me through a couple competitions and the remainder will be Gun Clubs and RIOs for practice.

I always need to take into consideration while I am camping, where the nearest skeet fields are so I can keep up with practice.

I keep my shotguns in the trailer in locked airline-grade cases. I do not reload because if I did, I wouldn't have enough time to shoot, so I can't help you out there.

Bruce

Bad experience with reload. A misfire blew the shot out of the barrel but not the wad, which obstructed the barrel. Next shot blew apart the barrel with fragments hitting an adjacent shooter. Best guess was crimping the plastic case was not complete allowing the powder to absorb water and decay.

I do not reload anymore

I carry several cases of shells in the basement and order from Cabela's when I am running low. UPS delivers them to my door at the campground. The guns stay under the bed.