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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3269989" data-attributes="member: 15054">about 100 for a Lee 4 hole press and 50 for Lee deluxe carbide 4 die set.Powder $25 a pound or so and get 2000 loads from a pound .Bullets.$66 for 1000 Primers $35. for 1000Calipers to measure things if you do not have any. You will be able to make ammo for cheap.You will shoot more.$113.50 for 1000 loaded bullets if you already have cases and the tools.That is $5.67 for a box of 50 rounds reloaded if you made them.77 bullets in 1 pound of lead if the bullets weigh 90 gr.The way I do pistol Lee 6 cavity mold 60 bucks and 13 for handles.Say 124 gr bullet for your .380.7000 gr in a pound  so 56 of those bullets for $1 if you get lead for a buck a pound.But then add in lube or powder coat.Lets call it $1.50 for 50 bullets that saves a bit over the $66 for a thousand which is like $3.30 for 50 bullets already made but much more time spent.You do not get into reloading if you do not have time.I get my lead on the cheap or do trading for it and I was making 50 rounds of pistol ammo for just about 3 bucks.I like the Lee 4 hole turret press and you can disable the auto advance which I do  and it makes dandy accurate ammo.I have a 4 hole and a pro 1000 3 hole and a single stage Lee. I like all of them.I started reloading with a Lee classic loader in 30-30. here is a little video of how that thing works . Known as the Lee Wack-A-Mole Loader<a href="https://leeprecision.com/reloading-kits/lee-loader-pistol/" target="_blank">https://leeprecision.com/reloading-kits/lee-loader-pistol/</a></blockquote>

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