Is it okay if I don’t hand load myself?

[YZ-80]

When my friend got his Savage FCP-SR (which is now mine) I did his load development and was responsible for the first 200 rounds down the tube. I still shoot the same IMR 4895 load that we developed several years ago.

He trusted me to do his reloading and I was honored to do it. In the OPs case, I would imagine that his friend considers this a labor of love because he loves the hobby and derives a great deal of satisfaction developing a load that makes his good friend's rifle drive tacks! If that's not something 2 guys can bond over, I don't know what is. Been there!

 

[Pulpwood]

Nothing wrong with that . Get to visit a friend , drink some coffee and go home with ammo . Win win for me

 

[DSheetz]

There isn't any thing wrong with not reloading for yourself . You just want to keep a detailed log book of the loads the two of you develop for your rifles so that , God forbid , something happens to your friend you will have that data

 

[BasilPascali]

I'm not trying to open a can of worms here but I put this in another thread and didn't get any response. What about those like me who don't actually reload, but do shoot hand loads?
Let me explain.
I good friend and shooting partner who also is wanting to shoot long range, loads for me.
He's 11 years older than me and has been loading for close to 40 years. I trust him and he knows what he's doing with safety being his main priority. He loads for himself and only a couple more. He is very reluctant to load for others due to liability. He's taught me a lot. He and I developed the loads for my rifles, starting low and working up to find loads my guns seem to shoot well.
He doesn't charge me a thing. Won't even let me pay him. I buy my powder, primers, bullets, and the dies he doesn't have.
I help out by
doing the simple things like removing primers and dropping powder charges. He seats the bullets and weighs and measures each round to book tolerances and determined lengths for my chambers.
I'm really under qualified to write on this topic, but I have gained a true understanding of getting maximum output from my guns from load development.
Reasons I don't do it:
I don't have the equipment for one but mainly, I'm self diagnosed with ADULT ADD(LOL).Wasn't a thing in elementary school in the 70's, but I did get my butt torn up a lot for not paying attention. I still to this day at 49, have trouble focusing for long periods of time and I'm scared to death I'd miss a step on a round if I did it alone.

Sorry for writing a book.

I have a load for a,
Rem 700 220 swift
Ruger 77 220 swift
Ruger 77 6.5 CM

I bought dies for my
7mm RUM
And a 2506 for my son, but have not had the time to develop loads yet.

The guns I don't load for, we seem to Shoot fairly well with factory Ammo.

It just seems to me the majority of members here hand load.

Hornaday, Copper Creek, Sierra Match Kings among others make fine off the shelf ammo. Hornaday 147 ELD M's shoot as well out of a Hornaday box as my friend gets with with very carefully done Hornaday ELD in his 6.5 Creed. I shoot a Sako PRG and he shoots a RPR. That might be the difference. My groups are a little better than his best handloads out of the RPR. Maybe if he upgraded to a better barrel he might get better groups... BTW, I love my .220 Swift. Did not know anyone else still shot them.

 

[sailorjim]

I'm not trying to open a can of worms here but I put this in another thread and didn't get any response. What about those like me who don't actually reload, but do shoot hand loads?
Let me explain.
I good friend and shooting partner who also is wanting to shoot long range, loads for me.
He's 11 years older than me and has been loading for close to 40 years. I trust him and he knows what he's doing with safety being his main priority. He loads for himself and only a couple more. He is very reluctant to load for others due to liability. He's taught me a lot. He and I developed the loads for my rifles, starting low and working up to find loads my guns seem to shoot well.
He doesn't charge me a thing. Won't even let me pay him. I buy my powder, primers, bullets, and the dies he doesn't have.
I help out by
doing the simple things like removing primers and dropping powder charges. He seats the bullets and weighs and measures each round to book tolerances and determined lengths for my chambers.
I'm really under qualified to write on this topic, but I have gained a true understanding of getting maximum output from my guns from load development.
Reasons I don't do it:
I don't have the equipment for one but mainly, I'm self diagnosed with ADULT ADD(LOL).Wasn't a thing in elementary school in the 70's, but I did get my butt torn up a lot for not paying attention. I still to this day at 49, have trouble focusing for long periods of time and I'm scared to death I'd miss a step on a round if I did it alone.

Sorry for writing a book.

I have a load for a,
Rem 700 220 swift
Ruger 77 220 swift
Ruger 77 6.5 CM

I bought dies for my
7mm RUM
And a 2506 for my son, but have not had the time to develop loads yet.

The guns I don't load for, we seem to Shoot fairly well with factory Ammo.

It just seems to me the majority of members here hand load.

Nothing wrong with that. I load for a few friends of mine and family. Each person is for a different reason. Keep shooting and have fun.

 

[Antonio m]

Well put, seems like a good arrangement.