[walking arsenal]

As i plunked down another 15$ for a box of federals low recoil buckshot i said to the clerk "there has to be a cheaper solution". Then the guy behind the counter told me i should get into reloading.

Ive never reloaded anything, i dont even know were to start or what i need.

im thinking of reloading for 12 ga.

specifically the load mentioned above and then probably bird shot.

what do i need for this?
is it a lot of stuff?
Is it cheaper?
better?

[kudu]

Well, better or as good as factory loads can be made by reloading. Price wise a 25 round box of birdshot loads can be made for about $2.85 or so with the price of shot going up.

Buckshot is a little more involved because you should really put a buffering agent in the shells with the buckshot, and buck is a bit more expensive to buy, but it should be able to keep 25 rounds under $7.00 maybe, it's a lot more work reloading buck than birdshot.

If you get serious a MEC 600 jr is the place to start, especially for buck shot.

[Fred Fuller]

How many rounds in that box???

You can reload buckshot just like you can reload birdshot, and get as complicated or simple as you want. See http://www.precisionreloading.com/reloadingmanualsguides.htm for some loads, many others available in different manuals. You can find components onlne too- http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/department.asp?dept=RELOADING&dept2=SHOTSHELL+COMPONENTS&dept3=BUCKSHOT for example.

Curiosity: howcome you're shooting up so much buck you need to reload it? I practice with whatever birdshot loads are on sale cheep, and buy buck/slugs on sale by the case when I find 'em. All I use 'em for is patterning/zeroing/carrying, I shoot up what I rotate out of the guns every so often to keep the shells from bulging but that's about it for me- course, I haven't been running 3-gun for several years now either... .

lpl/nc

[walking arsenal]

Oh no reason lee, i target practice with it a lot mostly and im always looking into the cost effective route. plus everybody is always saying how much fun it is so i figure if i could come by a used loader why not.