I broke down...

[Terlingueno]

there's no going back now...

get used to saying, "i spent a couple hundred bucks at midway"

...or Brownells, or Powder Valley, or Zero, or Natchez or...

 

[horsemen61]

First of what are you looking to accomplish by reloading?

Second of do you have components to reload?

Third of ask lots of questions thier is no stupid reloading question the guys and gals here will agree


Have fun

 

[joem1945]

welcome to reloading. Your hooked now. Build more and bigger benches cause you will need them for more presses and equipment.

 

[JO JO]

Welcome Aboard

 

[Nature Boy]

Welcome to the OCD brotherhood

 

[Duvel]

If you're married you might as well start couples therapy now

A 'kit' four years ago turned into:

Thousand hours of reading
Dozens of books
7 presses
6 cartridges
50 different powders
100+ different bullets
14 molds
Powder coating
Chronos & light kits
Internal ballistics software
Ordering a PTII

I keep searching for all the dollars I've saved

 

[Dr. Sandman]

So, I'm going to start with .357 mag. I bought the press and the carbide .38/.357 set from Lee. I also threw in a .38 S&W carbide set (love shooting my Webley!). I bought 100 bullets and a mold. I was going to buy the powder and primers locally, but, to my dismay, they were sold out at the big R. I guess you are supposed to prime and deprime and size with a single die. So right now I have 50 resized and deprimed.357 brass and I'm looking for powder and primers!

 

[Duvel]

Good luck in your search!

And before you cast, I would recommend a little light reading

http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell_Book_Contents.htm

 

[Hardtarget]

That is exactly how a trip starts. The decision to go and first steps. Everyone here will help with the "road maps".

Personally, reloading is almost more fun than shooting.

Mark

 

[GBExpat]

... Personally, reloading is almost more fun than shooting. ...

<nodding> I arrived at that point quite awhile back .... but ... I think that my purchase of the LCT & FART in 2014 may have nudged me over the line.

 

[MislMan]

Congrats and Welcome to Handloaders Anonymous. Hello, my name is Larry and I'm a handloader. My burden (?) is slightly different than most. I started shooting & hand-loading about 2 years ago (still a neophyte). Took my wife shooting when I started and now we both have several pistols and rifles. As you may imagine, we have differing opinions on loading practices. To protect the harmony/peace, we now both have our own loading equipment. Presses, powder drops, scales .... All you can imagine. Don't even think about adding it up for cost. However, it does make it easier to justify getting more/better stuff. Probably need a bigger garage as her side and my side are pretty loaded up and there are storage shelves down the middle

Again ... Have fun and enjoy the ride

... Larry S.

 

[THe Dove]

Damn Doc, you sure know how to have fun. ;-)

The Dove

 

[webrx]

I'm still a noob, but I also started with a couple hundred bucks and a desire to "save money" loading 45 colt.

I now have dies, bullets, powders, etc for 4 pistols and 4 rifles.

Pretty sure I am over the couple and the few hundred dollar mark now, maybe into the several

probably not saving much right now as I buy new dies and etc, but it still "feels" like I am when I am in the LGS and see 45 colt going for 36 a box and I know I am reloading for less than half of that.

Money aside, I am having fun reloading and it was cool shooting my own reloads.

d

 

[topazguy]

I just literally started reloading over the weekend. I wet tumbled my brass (because I already have a rock tumbler) decapped & sized and am just ready to finish them tonight. It truly is addicting and I'm looking forward to a lot of reloading in the future. Welcome aboard.

 

[bocefus78]

Dr. Sandman,

Where in Indiana are you? McDonalds keeps pretty good stock in Marion, IN

Address: 1757 S 600 E, Marion, IN 46953

Phone: (765) 664-8731

And if they don't have what you need, A road trip to the Noblesville area will get you whatever you want between Cabelas and Indiana Gun Club.

Cabelas has primers on sale currently for $20/ thousand--much cheaper than anywhere else. Their powder selection is decent, but Indiana Gun Club seems to have much more powder and at better prices. Primers there are $37, so that's why I mentioned Cabelas. Between those 2 or 3 places, you won't have any problems emptying your wallet

Hope that helps.

 

[Wreck-n-Crew]

Reloading plus Casting bullets all in one jump?

Sir, you got the BUG bad!

Lol. I got it bad enough after a few years of fighting the lack of bullets. Got into casting because of powder coat too.

I had some reloading experience first though. So i agree a lot. Better off one thing mastered first IMO.

 

[Dr. Sandman]

Score! Bass Pro in Portage had primers and powder!

 

[THEWELSHM]

Enjoy mate $100 is too much & $10000 is not enough.

Thewelshm

 

[Dudedog]

Missouri Bullet Company offer coated bullets for the .38S+W
http://missouribullet.com/results.php?category=5&secondary=29
I would say spend the few extra bucks and get the coated ones.

I like their 140 Zingers and 158 SWCs for .357 as well.
They offer .357 and .38 bullets the .357 are BHN 18 (harder) the .38s are BHN 12 softer.
For light-medium .357 loads sometimes the softere ones work better.

They are great to do business with and offer THR members a 5% discount with the code. (at the start of BDSs PIF thread.)
Reasonable shipping as well 2000-3000 bullets for about $15.

Hope you are enjoying reloading.

 

[thomas15]

"It seemed like a good idea at the time."

When I go to the store and they don't have any powder that makes me happy!

 

[FROGO207]

Glad to see another handloader in the fold. I keep telling myself that this reloading hobby is keeping me from becoming addicted to smoking and alcohol consumption. I can stop whenever I want, I swear I can. Gotta go I have some 9MM that needs to be reloaded.