Reloading

220 grain 45acp lead semi-wadcutter for under $5.00 box of 50 same for my 40S&W 180 grain hi tek coated bullets
Where are you getting your bullets and primers? That's pretty darn cheap. I just loaded up a bunch of .38 wadcutters hitek coated and cost me about .11 each. That is with Federal primers which is what I prefer due to some light action revolvers
 
So I have been thinking about starting reloading for awhile now. What would be a good starter kit? I only shoot .223 and 9mm.
I started on a Lee Classic Turret loading 9, 45, and later .308. I still think it’s a great place to start, minimal investment, versatile, super easy caliber changes, compact, and like a single stage it only does one operation at a time but you see each round finished before the next is started. I was able to get up to about 130rd/hr when in a good groove.
 
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I got into reloading a few years back when I really just wanted another way to enjoy my firearms hobby. I studied around a lot, read a lot, and then went and had someone show me the ropes. I invested in a small single stage press, over time was either gifted or bought other components needed, and then got started slowly. Loading 50-100 rounds, heading to the range to see how they shot, then back to the garage. I didn't get into it to craft the most accurate loads or make boutique rounds or anything fancy. I just wanted to shoot more with the same amount of money. Because reloading does not save money, you just get to shoot more with the same amount. It is just like most things with firearms, or anything, complacency kills. Measure twice, check everything, never assume, and write everything down.

It should be taken seriously, because a mishap can be annoying at best, or absolutely catastrophic at worst...from having to hammer out a squib, to bulging a barrel, to a massive kaboom. But with that said, the reasons people get into reloading can vary from "I just want to shoot a lot." to "I want the most accurate rounds I can possibly produce for this one specific rifle/pistol" both are absolutely viable reasons, as well as all reasons in between, and it can overlap.

I don't reload much anymore because ammo got cheap for a while and my time was at a premium...and it still is. With this whole mess going on as well as four children my range time has dwindled to nearly nothing compared to what it has been in the past. But the good news is, brass and bullets don't expire, and the press is out there waiting. All I need to do is grab some fresh powder and primers and I am back to pulling the handle.
 
Where are you getting your bullets and primers? That's pretty darn cheap. I just loaded up a bunch of .38 wadcutters hitek coated and cost me about .11 each. That is with Federal primers which is what I prefer due to some light action revolvers
that should have been $6.00
I don't remember where I got the primers as I use 4-5 different suppliers and I order them 20,000 at a time (10,000 small and 10,000 large) bullets I get from Summers enterprises 2000 200 grain lead semi wad cutters are $158.31 including shipping I got the primers on sale for $21.95(1000) and I buy powder in 8 lb kegs ($150.00 or so)
that works out to 3.95 bullets 1.10 primers around 0.65 for the powder 3.95+ 1.10 +0.65 total cost $5.60 per 50 https://summersenterprisesllc.com/
 
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So I have been thinking about starting reloading for awhile now. What would be a good starter kit? I only shoot .223 and 9mm.
I started on the Lee Classic Turret press and would recommend the same. You can do either pistol or rifle rounds on this press. While only doing one bullet at a time you can learn to keep an eye on each operation and feel more comfortable. I will never forget the first round I shot after making only 10. Quite a few stomach turnovers until the first bang hit the paper! I have enjoyed reloading now for ten years.
 
+1 to the above.

While there are many benefits from reloading, being inattentive or carelessness can maim/kill. I'll refer back to a reloading incident I had back in Feb where a decapping pin assembly came out of a decapping die and ended up inside a loaded round of .223 ammo. Imagine the KABOOM! that would have resulted from pulling this trigger on this.

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I have found insect cocoons inside cases that I started to prep and then set aside for later. That could've been a problem. Also found smaller pistol cases inside larger pistol cases. I look at all of them before reloading.
 
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