For years I have heard the horror stories about reloading...sort of like "you'll shoot your eye out" or you will blow your gun up. But a couple of years back I took the chance and bought a Lee turrent reloader kit. With the dies and everything it was under a hundred bucks...best money I ever spent. I get the primers, powder & bullets at the local gun show...primers are $15 per 1,000 .. powder is $15 a pound and the 230 gr. lead round nose bullets are $40 per 1,000. My pet load for the .45 is 4.2 gr. of Bullseye with the 230 gr. LRN bullet. A good practice load...not to hot and very accurate. I now reload for my 9mm, 40 S&W, 10mm, .45 acp, and 38 & 357 mag. If you do much shooting at all you will save money, shoot more and have bunches of fun . Find someone local who reloads and who will be willing to help you get started and go for it. I have thought about buying a nicer Dillion reloader but for now the Lee press is still turning out good, low cost, high quality reloads....LIFE is GOOD.........