Got first box of bullets, ready to begin

I haven't been reloading long either, but I'm all in!

Midsouth Shooter's Supply offers "free hazmat with orders over $149" pretty frequently, get on their email list. I'm fortunate to have a couple of local LGS that I can deal with.
 
I buy all my powder and primers from Local guys. I also buy Brass and tools from them. (Dies etc). It costs a few dollars more for powder, but I save in the Hazmat fee. Besides, my local guy Generally has prices that compete with online retailers pretty well.

Bullets I buy online if he doesn't have them.

Anyway, good luck man. Since I started loading my own ammunition. (8 years ago) I have definitely become addicted.

Lol, all I ever want to do is shoot and make more ammo. Too bad I have to work to support my habbit.
 
Would that I could. The only LGS around here selling reloading supplies is Cabela’s.
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I think if you looked around a bit, you would find some mom n pop shops that had reloading stuffs in stock; yes, you might have to drive a bit. When I lived in Columbus there were all sorts of places out in the little towns that had shooting and reloading stuff. Granted... that was 1980's central Ohio.
 
Interesting twist this thread has taken.

Buy online or support local? Sounds like a good title to another topic.

I do both, so far it has been bullets and tooling are bought online while powders and primers are bought local because of hazmat and shipping.

Cabela's use to be reasonable with all their supplies until the buyout by BPS. They would run sales almost quarterly on Berry's or Xtreme bullets and S&B primers. Now as we should have all found out by now S&B is no more they are not shipping/importing primers any longer so that deal is dried up.

Also as for local purchase, I live between Chicago and Milwaukee and there just are no suppliers to be found. The closest two I have found are 2+ hours north of me. One is north of Madison and the other is about 1 hour north of Milwaukee. The few that do carry a few powders of primers for what they charge I might as well buy online and pay the hazmat. Also the local gun shows are also next to useless as far as reloading items.
 
Keep something in mind. While the learning curve is not all that steep a few setbacks are normal. Things do not always quite go like the really cool pictures in the book. Several of my first straight wall handgun cartridges weren't quite ready for prime time and becoming pictures in a book. A few setbacks, crunched brass and odd shaped cases are more the normal than exception in the very beginning. Hey, if things go perfect but if things aren't quite what you want or expect don't worry about it.

You also know you have a place to come for answers to those questions like why did it do that? Enjoy putting the new tools to work, take your time and have fun shooting ammunition where you can say I made that. :)

Ron
 
2 parts to the process,
unloading and then reloading.

I have 2 380 unloaders, 2 9mm unloaders and 2 45acp unloaders.
 
These are funny because there's truth to it. We can all relate.

I think I'll go unload some 357 Magnum cases tomorrow ;)
 
Sad part is that since my wife and shooting partner had her knee replaced back in Aug. we haven't been to the range to unload anything and I've got 5 different 45acp loads sitting on my bench waiting to be tested.
 
W231 is a great powder choice for this round. Another good choice would be Bullseye.

4.6 Grains under a 200 grain LSWC is a classic load called 'softball' and is quite popular as a plinking round with light recoil and good accuracy.
 
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