trucker scares off thieves...gets charged.

Believe it or not I had never seen a rifle for sale in Crappy Tire until they opened up a strictly outdoor outlet of Crappy Tire here. I think that was the first Crappy Tire I've actually bought something from lol.

 

Not these days, that was many moons ago.
But I had everything I needed with only a few items.
It was enough to resize the case, remove and install a new primer, measure the powder, press in the bullet and seal it.

If you have a good sporting goods store near you, they will have what you need. Just ask.
Then do some research into the different powders available. What the burn rate is and such.
Some more with the actual bullet you might want to use.

A faster burning powder is good for a light weight bullet, while a slower burning powder might be better for a heavier bullet.
I've used .45 and .357, and they each like a different powder.

Then you need to consider the bullet and what you want to use it for.
Do you want shock effect or penetration?
A .45 is great for shock, which is why the military went with it for so long. A slower moving large caliber bullet has great effect in that area.
If you want to go deeper into the subject a smaller and faster moving bullet is good.

Then you need to consider what type of bullet would be best for your needs.
Simple lead, half jacket or full jacket.
Much of that depends on the type of firearm you are using.

Don't tell anyone, but I accidentally fired my gun once.
It was after reloading some ammo.
Don't know where my head was, but the gun was loaded when I thought I was firing nothing at the wall.
Well, it went off with a loud bang.

It was a load designed to be light and fast with little penetration.
A 110 gram .357 half jacket hollow point, with fast burning powder.
That is a good round to put in someone if they don't have a heavy leather jacket on.

Luckily it didn't go through the wall to the next house, because it was designed to get in and expand quickly.
If it had been designed to penetrate fully with a full metal jacket it would have gone through the wall and who knows where.

 

Making your own ammo requires a lot of thought.

And it is no less dangerous than driving a truck.
One small mistake can make things explode in your face.

 

Once I shot at a rat in my basement with a .22 (concrete walls)
Dang near shot myself 6 times with 1 bullet.
The wife said, and you really thought that was a good idea?
*Shrug*

 

I watched a program where they said 22LR was the most deadliest rifle out there. The rule of thumb is if it can go through a 1/2" pine board it can put a hole in your heart. They went out so far they couldn't see the board anymore but up till that point it was going through and that was with a scope

 

Would think the 22/250 . Same 22 slug , just a bunch of powder behind it.

 

I shoot .22 winmag and I can put a fairly decent dent in 1/8" mild steel at about 30 yards.