Investment in Precious Metal

Most folks think Gold, Silver or perhaps even Platinum.
Shooters think Brass and Lead.

I'm in the midst of reorganizing the reloading corner.
Part of that is inventorying whats on hand.

I've still got boxes of bullets that were bought decades ago.
It's interesting how much those boxes of lowly lead have appreciated over the years.

Lead.

For example;
1992 – 44 cal., 240 gr. SWC, box of 500, $27.75
2012 – 44 cal., 240 gr. SWC, box of 500, $57.99

1992 – 44 cal., 240 gr. JHP, box of 100, $12.95
2012 – 44 cal., 240 gr. JHP, box of 100, $23.49

Ok, so about doubled in 20 years. Or looking at the other side of the coin, my dollars are worth about half.

Least. Favorite. Chore.

It always seems like a step backwards to pull rounds apart.

Out of spec!

As a final quality control ... I run all loaded rounds across the digi scale. Any that fall out of the predetermined weight range, get pulled. This lot of 16 was culled from a run size of about 250. Found five squibs in the cull. And that's what makes the drudgery worth it.