Compleat beginner to reloading costs
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Tie a plank to your arse as once your in the rabbit hole ……..
I wish I had just used the lee loader plus a couple of bits. I’ve spent more than I should and I shoot about 50 - 100 rounds a year. It not worth it for that. But I have loaded a couple of loads, vmax and softpoint, and tuned them so they shoot to the same point of impact so I can swap and change as I see fit. Doing the same for copper too as and when the need arises.
I wish I had just used the lee loader plus a couple of bits. I’ve spent more than I should and I shoot about 50 - 100 rounds a year. It not worth it for that. But I have loaded a couple of loads, vmax and softpoint, and tuned them so they shoot to the same point of impact so I can swap and change as I see fit. Doing the same for copper too as and when the need arises.
my advice: find a mentor locally who loads your caliber ,seek advice on their choice of powder ,primer etc and you buy the consumables they teach you how to reload ,you fire the round .if happy and found it enjoyable then return ,if its not for you buy mentor a drink/present etc say thank you but no thanks go back to buying factory rounds .
i started out asking what the initial set up cost would be, but wasnt long before i changed this for that, that for them, this because why not, and that because i could,
iv even just this weekend had to extend my reloading bench for a bit more room and the arrival of my new ugly annealer, something 6 months ago i said id never need or buy
iv even just this weekend had to extend my reloading bench for a bit more room and the arrival of my new ugly annealer, something 6 months ago i said id never need or buy
Bo Diddley
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Blimey, I had you down for double that amount... and that was just the once-fired brass collection... crimped and uncrimpedin my case about £2500
but i wouldnt have it any other way,
pop your head down mate, have a little look............
Foxyboy43
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Before buying anything you should read this:-
www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk
On our very own Stalking Directory site in the Ammunition, Reloading and Ballistics forum.
Then and only then, if you really, really must, take a very deep breath and jump in. You will love it….
Overview of the Reloading Process - From Spent Case to Loaded Round
This is intended as an overview of the reloading process explaining the steps required to turn spent brass cases into new loaded rounds. It is aimed at those people who are unfamiliar with the reloading process but if any old hands want to chip in with alternative suggestions then please do - I...
www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk
Then and only then, if you really, really must, take a very deep breath and jump in. You will love it….
your probably right mate, just didnt want to scare the OP offBlimey, I had you down for double that amount... and that was just the once-fired brass collection... crimped and uncrimped
Heym SR20
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I was introduced to a gentleman who was giving up shooting and I paid £100 for his reloading kit. I had to add a set of 7x65r dies. There were 1,000 large primers included. That was 15 years ago and I don’t think I have added anything further other than dies and trimmer for new to me cartridges. With the 7x65r I bought a couple of boxes of RWS ammo plus about another 60 new brass cases. Those cases are still going strong, although a few years ago I did by 200 loaded RWS factory ammo from a close out sale. They will keep me going for several more years.
Utectok
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In truth there is a lot on this what to do thread I don’t do.. mostly cleaning which is a waste of time unless your a magpie.Before buying anything you should read this:-
On our very own Stalking Directory site in the Ammunition, Reloading and Ballistics forum.Overview of the Reloading Process - From Spent Case to Loaded Round
This is intended as an overview of the reloading process explaining the steps required to turn spent brass cases into new loaded rounds. It is aimed at those people who are unfamiliar with the reloading process but if any old hands want to chip in with alternative suggestions then please do - I...
Then and only then, if you really, really must, take a very deep breath and jump in. You will love it….
Something like this plus a die set, powder, brass, primers, bullets, case tumbler, case trimmer, chamfer tool, primer pocket tool, etc.
Reckon you’ll do well to come in south of a grand if buying new.
Or you could look at what’s in the kit , make a list & see if you can pick the bits up secondhand over time while shooting factory ammo & keeping the cases for reloading.
Reckon you’ll do well to come in south of a grand if buying new.
Or you could look at what’s in the kit , make a list & see if you can pick the bits up secondhand over time while shooting factory ammo & keeping the cases for reloading.
Hornady Lock 'n' load classic press kit
The Hornady Lock-N-Load Classic Press Kit is a great kit to get you started reloading. The Classic Press is packed full of features, including an angled frame, easy grip handle, positive priming system, primer catcher, and Lock-N-Load Bushings for quick die changing. The Classic Kit includes...
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Phil fox man
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Had my kit over 25 years and well paid for it's self.
I reckon I load for 1/2 - 2/3 of the price of a factory round.
I'll bet there's nothing worse than being short on amo and none in the gun shops.
I reckon I load for 1/2 - 2/3 of the price of a factory round.
I'll bet there's nothing worse than being short on amo and none in the gun shops.
My advice is… ask yourself why you want to do it? For costs? - forget it. For increased accuracy- priceless. I have just started, and. I have gone deep into the warren. If I knew how much it would have cost me I perhaps wouldn’t have started, but I’m very happy with results
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DesG
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As above. If it's just to save money then it's probably not for you. 12g shotguns carts are cheaper to buy the to reload, CF rifle ammo is a lot of effort for no appreciable cost benefit. Pistol rounds, especially if you cast your bullets from scrap can certainly save you loads of dosh. Before the price of primers went silly I was homeloading .38 ammo for gallery rifle for 3.5p a shot. Commercial ammo was around 38p a shot. I'm still managing for about 5p a shot but when my primers run out it will be nearer 12p I think. Our club 38s are now 38p each.
Equipment is what you want to pay. I bought one of the lee load all kits for 38 I think around 1977. Then at Bisley I met John Ellis from Wamadet and bought a primerline single stage hand held press (right hand of picture nearly half a century on). This did me well for years until I bought his bench press (middle of pic) which is capable of loading tank shells I reckon. He was a mate then so it was dirt cheap to me.
I had a lee progressive 1000 which I used for .38, 9mm and 45ACP in the 80s and still use for my 38s today. The rest of my kit I've either had given to me by people packing up or bought cheap second hand. I've hardly ever needed to buy anything new and seldom had a problem.
I reload because I enjoy doing it as a hobby in it's own right. If you find it a chore then there's not a lot of point in doing it.
Equipment is what you want to pay. I bought one of the lee load all kits for 38 I think around 1977. Then at Bisley I met John Ellis from Wamadet and bought a primerline single stage hand held press (right hand of picture nearly half a century on). This did me well for years until I bought his bench press (middle of pic) which is capable of loading tank shells I reckon. He was a mate then so it was dirt cheap to me.
I had a lee progressive 1000 which I used for .38, 9mm and 45ACP in the 80s and still use for my 38s today. The rest of my kit I've either had given to me by people packing up or bought cheap second hand. I've hardly ever needed to buy anything new and seldom had a problem.
I reload because I enjoy doing it as a hobby in it's own right. If you find it a chore then there's not a lot of point in doing it.
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