I am considering setting up to reload 9mm. What is a ballpark cost for buying everything I will need other than the consumables? What are the steps involved, how time consuming is it. I can buy reloads locally for $16.00/50, is it worth my will to get into this?
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Reloads are way cheaper than $16 for 50 rounds. copper plated bullet about $70/K, primer about $35/K. powder about 30 bucks/LB. add together about $ 14 per hundred. My Lee single station, die and a scale cost me about a hundred but slow.
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Trigun
How much 9mm do you plan on shooting? Do yuo plan on loading other calibres? Your volume requirements will drive choice of press. A turret press would be bare minimum for very low volume reloading, with a quality progressive (Dillon, Hornady, RCBS) being greatly preferred. You don't need to start out with a single stage; learn to use the right tool for the job from the start. You can start off running one case at a time through a progressive to get the feel for operating it.
I use a Dillon RL550 for all my rifle and pistol reloading. With it, I can crank out 100 rounds of pistol ammo in about 10-12 minutes. I find it a good match to my requirements: I shoot about 100 rounds 9mm, .40, or .45 and about a couple dozen .44 Magnum every week. Budget about $700-$800 to get yourself well set up to load 9mm.
I use a Dillon RL550 for all my rifle and pistol reloading. With it, I can crank out 100 rounds of pistol ammo in about 10-12 minutes. I find it a good match to my requirements: I shoot about 100 rounds 9mm, .40, or .45 and about a couple dozen .44 Magnum every week. Budget about $700-$800 to get yourself well set up to load 9mm.
Before you buy a thing, ask yourself;
1) How many rounds a month will I be be shooting?
2) How many calibers will I be loading for?
3) How much time do I have to load ammo? (As in how much shooting time can you give up to reload)
4) How many years will I use this equipment?
You may be well served with a simple single stage press. You might need a Dillon 1050 with the bells and whistles.
The answer lies within the 4 questions above.
1) How many rounds a month will I be be shooting?
2) How many calibers will I be loading for?
3) How much time do I have to load ammo? (As in how much shooting time can you give up to reload)
4) How many years will I use this equipment?
You may be well served with a simple single stage press. You might need a Dillon 1050 with the bells and whistles.
The answer lies within the 4 questions above.
