mapsjanhere
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My reloading is usually limited to rifle rounds, single station press, individual weighted powder charge, miking every case and cartridge. Now, I got my wife into shooting, and during our biweekly range sessions, she goes through a couple of boxes of 357 in her 1894, and I'm starting to consider reloading those for cost reasons.
Factory loads I can get for around 45 cents each. If I did the math correctly, to hand load I have to pay 3.5c for primer, around 15c for bullet and 2c for powder, so about half of the factory round.
My question is, am I missing something substantial here in my cost analysis, and is it worth getting a dedicated set-up just for this? I saw a Lee progressive kit for $150, are those going to work reliable enough to speed up the process significantly? Other suggestions? I'm more time limited then money wise, but the whole thing should still be aimed at reducing overall cost (so no Dillon 1050 with the full expansion pack).
Factory loads I can get for around 45 cents each. If I did the math correctly, to hand load I have to pay 3.5c for primer, around 15c for bullet and 2c for powder, so about half of the factory round.
My question is, am I missing something substantial here in my cost analysis, and is it worth getting a dedicated set-up just for this? I saw a Lee progressive kit for $150, are those going to work reliable enough to speed up the process significantly? Other suggestions? I'm more time limited then money wise, but the whole thing should still be aimed at reducing overall cost (so no Dillon 1050 with the full expansion pack).