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Anyone got any feelings on the economy or lack of in reloading 9mm handgun rounds? Does anyone on here do it and how much do you figure you save given that the cost of equipment has been paid for. Also, any good reloading websites you might know of. Thanks.
 
I reload 9mm along with a half dozen other calibres. I'm not sure a person can save much money reloading 9mm alone, but combined with reloading for other calibres, it seems to be worth the time and effort. In other words, I expect to save money over the long term and across calibres, not necessarily with any one given calibre. I hope this comment helps.
 
banjaboy said:
Anyone got any feelings on the economy or lack of in reloading 9mm handgun rounds? Does anyone on here do it and how much do you figure you save given that the cost of equipment has been paid for. Also, any good reloading websites you might know of. Thanks.
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I cast my own bullets driving my costs down to about $5.00 per hundred. You can add the cost of bullets to that.

http://gunloads.com/ contains 9MM loadings.

Take Care

Bob
 
I reload 9mm and its not just saving money, even though I prolly reload for half what factory costs. It also about having a constant supply. I never have to worry about looking for ammo, or running out. Buy components in bulk and you have ammo at hand whenever you need it. You can also make loads as light as you want for beginners or the wife. I don't even shoot all that much but just bang out a couple hundred rounds whenever I'm planning to go to the range.
As others have said it really helps when you reload for other calibers to. I now reload .45 acp, .223, and 30-30. Which are all significant savings.
 
I'm thinking of reloading .40 cal and .308 for my son so it seems the more calibres the more the potential savings are. I guess I can get the same press but different dies etc for each calibre.
 
In half and hour in my basement I can turn out 100 quality 9mm rounds cheaper and in less time than it takes to even drive to the store!
Yes its worth it.
 
Another advantage to reloading 9mm is tailoring a specific load that your pistol likes and (possibly) lowering recoil. Helps you bring the sights back into alignment quicker :shotgun:
 
I have reloaded the 9mm Luger cartridge for many years. I have learned to toss all Winchester brand brass into the recycle bin (an article in the American Rifleman magazine years ago confirmed my belief). I have also learned to load only plated or FMJ bullets through semi-auto pistols; lead projectiles only want to keyhole on the target.
 
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I have reloaded the 9mm Luger cartridge for many years. I have learned to toss all Winchester brand brass into the recycle bin (an article in the American Rifleman magazine years ago confirmed my belief). I have also learned to load only plated or FMJ bullets through semi-auto pistols; lead projectiles only want to keyhole on the target.
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Any reason you don't use Win brass. I find it one of the best for general purpose loads, all my calibres are stocked in Win brass, along with Lapua and some IVI and LC. I find Win brass to be great, on my fifth reloads for 9mm with it and still going strong. 6.5gr. HS-6 for 1130fps with a CMJ bullet.
 
i've had some ivi that would pull the in OUT of the decapper- not just the rod- the odd round is drilled with too small a flashole-i also swear by, not at winchester brass- it's the FEDERAL that i swear at- and tzz, but at least that stuff is rare
 
Thanks all. Polaris, thats a real good ballpark cost breakdown. It sure does look way cheaper and of course you can tailor your rounds. Another HUGE question.....what kind of equipment should I be looking at. I dont want to go really cheap, I just want good quality stuff and also, is it easy to switch calibres on the machine? I have reloaded shotgun shells in the past and had a Cadillac machine, a bit of overkill but it never let me down. Thanks for all your wonderful help guys, you might be tired of noob questions soon!!!!
 
banjaboy said:
Another HUGE question.....what kind of equipment should I be looking at. I dont want to go really cheap, I just want good quality stuff and also, is it easy to switch calibres on the machine?
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Lee Classic Cast Turret. Quality cast steel construction, fit and function. Caliber change is quick and easy if you have turret set-ups with powder measure for your different calibers. 10 seconds. Primer size change is 6 seconds.

Production rate is 150 -200 rounds per hour, which is totally adequate for the needs of many shooters.

Complete set-up for one caliber cost me US$180.00 plus shipping.
 
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