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I go through a ton of .410 shotgun shell, so...
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Originally Posted by tabs
If your cost of shooting drops you will shoot more often..and with more rounds..
I would say by all means start reloading...I have done some in the distant past, but have not shot enough to warrant the effort or expense. Now that I am planning on kicking up the habit reloading is in my future...
Five of the rounds you shoot, you could be shooting in bulk as it is very easy to go through a lot of round with those spoons.
There are two ways to approach the subject..One is with a Single Stage Press...with the venrable RCBS Rock Chucker Press...which you can find for under $100 used if you look around... and with a Progressive Press...since you do not plan on shooting a 1000 rounds a week this type of press might be overkill for your needs (as well as mine) but this is where once you get the thing dialed in you can crank out a years ammo for a caliber in an hour or two. You can stock up and be ammo man...here I like the Dillon 550 which is the recommended FIRST Progressive Dillon Press for beginners. Dillon makes da bomb when it comes to presses...with the 650 you could even start a business of reloading. A Dillon 550 is gona set you back about $375.00 new...no way around it...used Dillon 550's go for right around $300 to $325..so for that money you buy NEW...I will probably be buying the Dillon 550..as it will do everything and more than I will ever need or want.
Now where you can REALLY save the Dinero is in buying your other reloading components USED...usually at 50 cents on the $$$$. I bought 2 sets of Redding Competition Dies (TOP O THE LINE) with Dillon 550 Tool Head and Tool Head Stand,one in 308 and the in 30/06 for about $85 a set. From Midway those Die Sets alone are $205.00 each. With about $20 each for the Dillon Tool Head and Stand so that represents another $40 per set.
Mostly the Dies you will be using will run $10 to $25 a set used...
I also just bought a Poness Warren DUOMATIC Shotgun Shell reloading press for $160 delivered and it has a Remington Shotgun Barrel and 2 Cleaning Rods with it...I should be able to sell the barrel for $ $50. The retail on that press is $347.95.
Also I do see the need for a Single Stage Press for the large rifle calibers...where you want to take special care in reloading the ammo...such as those odd BP rifle calibers...(I bought a Rock Chucker Press about 15 years ago for about $40 used in the box)
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