Hi all, I'm thinking about home loading and I was wondering what the rough cost would be to get setup? I have 3 rifles a .22/250, .243 and a .270. Jimmy
first questions:
How much do you shoot (i.e. how many rounds)?
Why are you looking to reload? single hole bench rest groups at 200yds or cost?
I started with three lee loaders, an assortment of case prep tools, two powders and bullets for .222, .243 and .270
Outlay for hardware was £50
all of them produced better ammunition than factory
or you could drop £3-400 on kit and spend a lifetime chasing groups that up until this point you have not worried about
or you can pick them up piecemeal
a cheap press can be picked up for £50-70+
dies - £20-30 each (x3)
case prep tools £20 tops
set of scales - £10-60
Somewhere in the region of £40-1000
Depending on how much you want to spend and like precision and ease of repeatability.