I'm using a single stage hand press ATM but I also have a turret press I found at a thrift shop but don't have a table to bolt it to. Any idea where I could get some pulled bullets? Been thinking about casting but haven't committed to it yet.
What do you know about the turret press?
Its not so much about saving money its more about being able to have the ammo that you need when you need it. If you can buy loaded ammo cheap i would buy it but in the mean time pick up the supplies you need to keep on hand for when you really need it and cant find it. The components wont ruin if it is stored properly and never know down the road how things will be.
I load nearly 20 different calibers and most of them I dont shoot very often but i always get a set of dies and components for when i do need them.
I load nearly 20 different calibers and most of them I dont shoot very often but i always get a set of dies and components for when i do need them.
I have some Lee 9mm dies if you decide to do this. I havent used them in 30 years.
I don't save much money because I load more for the same money, so that means I'm typically shooting more if I reload than if I don't reload.
I started reloading 9 recently. Not for the savings but more along the lines of what some others have said. I like being able to make my own regardless of what is available on the shelf. It's also better quality and I enjoy it.
an age old question....hell just google it and see the posts across the web for the last 20 years. yes you can, as above, look out for your favorite components and buy deep when you can. Most certainly you can save, especially when there is no 9mm on the shelf for a year. don't let current situations dictate the knowledge of tomorrow.
rocky mountain reloading Rmr is a heck of place for pulled and seconds for .55fmj. Often has sales, I subscribe to the stack it deep concept of ammo needs. Buy all you can safely afford most of the time, and you will never be effected by whomever is in office, or current availability.
Hard to beat the price of factory made standard 9mm and .223, especially if you use/buy Russian steel. Pretty much not worth your time, money and effort. Unless you can get your hands on free stuff like range brass and make your own lead bullets you're not going to save more than a cent or two per round. 357, 44, 30-06, 308, etc. are a different story. On the other hand, if reloading's a hobby, which is a noble endeavor, price probably isn't a priority other than an excuse to the wife for spending a chunk of her budget.
+OKCHunter x2 though. Needing/wanting to shoot in the face of a panic and shortage is a real bummer.
+OKCHunter x2 though. Needing/wanting to shoot in the face of a panic and shortage is a real bummer.
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