Save Money? some I suppose,
ability to find ammo for the harder to find cartiges yes
namely 338-06, 8mm mauser (available but non military stuff seems real high) same with 7 x 57 and a bunch more, something else you can do so the wife yells that you are ignoring her, OH YEA

First? “is better to reload than it is to buy factory loads” Are you satisfied with the performance of your gun with said ammo?

Second? “i want to know how much it saves you” Unless you plan on shooting quite a bit, you’ll not save any money for a long long time.(decades maybe)

Third? “how much would it cost to get started” A good basic setup will run 2 to 4 hundred.

You have to ask why do you want to reload. If ya shoot a lot, then you can save money or you just might want better ammo and are willing to make it. Its better yet if both apply.

I probably will not recoup my initial investment for 15 years at my present rate. That does not matter to me. Unfortunately, my rifle only liked to group the cheap Winchester ammo. It’s not bad ammo, but I wanted to shoot a better bullet. I got into reloading so that I could pick a bullet and then, through experimentation with different aspects of the reloading process, get it to group well in my rifle. I’m still new to it all, but I’m thoroughly satisfied with the results at the range and in the field.

All of you guys have been a big help so far and i appreciate it,

I do feel like reloading is something that i could get into, gives me a good reason to play with the things that i love most,

I would also like to know some of the manufacturers out there, if you all could post some sites up this would be awesome, thanks again

http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?tabid=1

Last week my dad went and bought a new reloading set up. The RCBS 5 Starter kit. He got everything we need to reload minus a priming tool for a little over $300.

I have a Lee press and some other reloading stuff, but he wanted to get new stuff anyway.

Our goal is to load some light recoil loads in .243 for my girl to shoot.

I will start reloading for my .308s also. I will try some 7mm loads too.
And when I finish building my Ruger #1 .220 Swift. I have 500 new cases waiting to be loaded up


Save money? More like spending it on new toys.......[8D]

WITH RIFLE AND PISTOL RELOADING IT TAKES ALOT OF LOADING TO PAY FOR THE STARTUP BUT IF YOU ENJOY SHOOTING THEN IT IS WORTH ITS MONEY AS FOR SHOTGUN LOADING I BOUGHT A MEC GRABER THIS YEAR WHEN I PURCHASED IT I FIGURED IT WOULD TAKE 7000 SHELLS TO PAY FOR ITS SELF IF I SHOT WIN. AA OR REMINGTON STS TRAP LOADS HOWEVER IF YOU SHOOT CHEAP SHELL FROM WAL-MART $3.27 A BOX YOU REALLY DONT SAVE WITH SHOTGUNS IT COSTS AROUND $2.80 TO LAOD A BOX GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR DECISION AS A SIDE NOTE IT IS A GREAT SATISFACTION TO HARVEST GAME WITH HOME ROLLED SHELLS

Whether reloading is a good idea for you, and whether it will save you any money, all depends on how much you shoot! If you are just an occasional shooter, who can live with only using a box or two of ammo pwer year, save your money and just buy factory ammo. If you are a clay pigeon shooter, by all means get a shotshell tool and load your shotgun ammo.

If you shoot handguns competitively, thjen you need a tool for loading handgun ammo. If you wantto experiment with rifles to see what is possible in both the ballistic performance and accuracy departments, you need a simple press, dies, a scale, and a case trimmer. Most reloading stuff can be purchased off of e-Bay for about half of what it costs new (or less!). I recommend you buy a good reloading manual like the Lyman Handbook before you buy any tools. It'll give you a good idea of what's involved.