Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
Well, now's your chance.
You can learn everything you need to know right here on TFL, in the reloading forum. Check the sticky threads, buy yourself a manual (Lyman 49th is good), read it and then ask your questions.
Commercial ammo loaded with the Barnes bullets is very, very expensive. You'll be lucky to get 3 boxes for under $100, I've seen some calibers as high as $47/box of 20.
The bullets themselves run about $35 for 50, you can load your ammo for about 85 cents each, or $17/20. If you shoot 50 rounds a year, that saves you $85 a year or so.
Plus, you'll find what you learn in the pursuit of reloading to be worth the cost of admission just on it's own. Many folks also get as much enjoyment from reloading as they do from shooting.
Me, I'm not a reload for the fun of it guy but the amount that I get to shoot for the same money as commercial ammo is astounding. You ultimately won't save any money, if you don't end up spending more, but the knowledge you gain and the additional shooting you get to do is priceless.
You can get set up to load for those two calibers for $300 or so and up from there, depending on what you decide for optional equipment.
You can learn everything you need to know right here on TFL, in the reloading forum. Check the sticky threads, buy yourself a manual (Lyman 49th is good), read it and then ask your questions.
Commercial ammo loaded with the Barnes bullets is very, very expensive. You'll be lucky to get 3 boxes for under $100, I've seen some calibers as high as $47/box of 20.
The bullets themselves run about $35 for 50, you can load your ammo for about 85 cents each, or $17/20. If you shoot 50 rounds a year, that saves you $85 a year or so.
Plus, you'll find what you learn in the pursuit of reloading to be worth the cost of admission just on it's own. Many folks also get as much enjoyment from reloading as they do from shooting.
Me, I'm not a reload for the fun of it guy but the amount that I get to shoot for the same money as commercial ammo is astounding. You ultimately won't save any money, if you don't end up spending more, but the knowledge you gain and the additional shooting you get to do is priceless.
You can get set up to load for those two calibers for $300 or so and up from there, depending on what you decide for optional equipment.