Heretical cost question

[HKMark23]

Everyone always asks "what is your time worth?"

Answer, nothing.

I agree the time issue is a non starter. Otherwise, other than speed readers on minimum wage, who could justify reading a book ?

Ok, perhaps that's a bad example , who then could afford to post 000's of messages on CGN after reading 000's more?

 

[Spawn-Inc]

Thanks everyone who replied to my post. Im thinking of getting a rock chucker single stage kit first, then move to something like a Dillon progressive. Would purchasing a single stage kit only to buy a progressive later be a waste of money or
a good idea?

if you only want to load pistol cal's i would opt for the progressive right away. if you want to load pistol right now and rifle down the road, it wouldn't be a waste of money.

single stage will let you mess around with other style of bullets, calibers, etc while you keep your progressive setup for your pet/standard load once you figure it out. not that you cannot change it every time, but i find it a pain in the arse.

Single Stage will certainly educate you on what reloading is all about. Making the jump right into progressive can be a daunting task, since not only do you need to learn all the little steps of reloading, but you also have to monitor all those stations simultaneously. At least with single stage there is only ever one thing happening at a time, so it is far easier to monitor what is going on.

Will it be a waste of money? Hard to say. If you are dead-set on getting a progressive later, then perhaps. If you are confident you can resell your single stage at a decent price, then you shouldn't be out much money at all. If you are planning to reload rifle rounds, you would probably want to hold onto the single stage anyhow, since that is the press to use for precision work.

i understand there is more involved in the progressive presses, but realistically you only need to watch your powder levels (and add a bullet, case if not automatically done). once the press is setup there is no need to watch them, check out your finished product every 10-25 rounds if you want to but i don't see the need.

as well you can use a progressive as a single stage by just feeding one at a time until you get confident.

 

[HKMark23]

No matter what level your reloading activities eventually reach, whether it involves banks of 550's or one magnificent motor driven progressive with case and bullet feeders; you'll still find uses for a SS press.

Do you see a SS press offered on the EE every time someone buys a 650 or a L&L AP ? No you don't, and you won't.

 

[22to45]

@Moose308,

I realize that is true for a lot of people. But my situation is a bit different. I enjoy my job, and I have a certain amount of flexibility with the number of hours I work. If I work more, I get paid more.

From all accounts, reloading can be a fairly time-consuming hobby. If I start reloading, I'm pretty sure I'll be working less in order to find time for it. That's a real cost for me.

I've read tons of forum posts by reloaders. I almost never read about someone who does it purely to save money. Most people seem to want the extra accuracy or simply enjoy it.

I'll probably start reloading for one of those two reasons eventually, but I don't think I can yet. For now, I think I need to be able to convince myself on economics alone. Researching the costs of equipment and materials isn't too hard. But finding out how much time is involved is a lot harder.

That's why I asked.

It was that way for all of us when we were young, then one day we learned that we are not getting rich working.....