Thread: So if I start reloading

The mentoring idea is excellent, especially if he lives close you can use his kit while you work out what you want, that's how I got started. The bugger also got me hooked on bullet casting and black powder so be careful who you partner with��
Most of my stuff now is lee as it's the best value for money and turns out perfectly acceptable ammunition. I have other makes of die but usually because lee don't make that cal.
You will probably spend the equivalent of 10 or more boxes of factory ammo on gear, then powder and primers and projectiles.
Most people say it's cost that got them started you can or rather could turn out good 308 at around $1 per pop compared to $2 -2.50 buts it that chasing of accuracy and velocity occasionally with no real material gain that makes us do it. That and the satisfaction and calming effect the methodical process brings.
I still remember the sense of achievement when I shot my first animal with a round I had made from scratch an "all my own work" moment only bettered when I did the same thing with a muzzle loader using home made powder and a bullet I had cast from wheel weights.