ORIGINAL: bnhcomputing I don't have any idea(s) about reloading. If I wanted to do it, what equipment should I have? How dangerous is this? How much do you think I would save ($$$)?
TO BEGIN WITH you MUST have:
A single-stage loading press or a hand tool like the Lee hand press or Lyman 310 Tong Tool.
A set of dies for each of the calibers you will be loading.
A powder scale and a powder funnel.
A reloading manual. (I recommend a Lyman No. 46, 47, or 48 as a first manual due to the largre amount of info in it, and the fact that Lyman doesn't make bullets, so they use a lot of different bullets from all manufacturers. You don't need the latest version.)
Empty cases, bullets, a pound of powder, and 100 primers.
How much will you save? Look at it this way. A cartridge case is the most expensive part of a factory load. When you throw it away after one firing, you are discarding AT LEAST $0.50 per shot! And if you are shooting something pricey, like a .416 Rigby or a .300 Dakota, etc., well, you get the idea!!