Initially I thought I'd only ever reload 357/38 for both pistol and lever action riffle. I mean why bother with 9mm? It was only $00.11 per round at the time for factory ammo. 380 was maybe $00.14 per round.
I saw no point in doing it. Except that as a new reloader it was fun to me. This community gave me a lot of help and support with the challenges I had seating 9mm properly. For that I say "Thank you all". I had to get some better dies than the Lee set I started with but now I can crank out fine 9mm rounds.
Today I notice 9mm is up to $1.20 per round on the high end and lowest is $.70. Looks like I learned the craft, tooled up and stocked up just in time.
At a buck a round I simply would not be able to train on a regular basis, just couldn't afford it. I'm sharing this to inspire anyone who is on the fence about getting into reloading. Even with this shortage, I'm still able to get components at a fairly reasonable price and keep shooting, retaining my stockpile for when/if it gets even worse. And I would say if you reload anything now, start reloading for all the calibers you own.
Thanks again.
Bondo Bob.
I saw no point in doing it. Except that as a new reloader it was fun to me. This community gave me a lot of help and support with the challenges I had seating 9mm properly. For that I say "Thank you all". I had to get some better dies than the Lee set I started with but now I can crank out fine 9mm rounds.
Today I notice 9mm is up to $1.20 per round on the high end and lowest is $.70. Looks like I learned the craft, tooled up and stocked up just in time.
At a buck a round I simply would not be able to train on a regular basis, just couldn't afford it. I'm sharing this to inspire anyone who is on the fence about getting into reloading. Even with this shortage, I'm still able to get components at a fairly reasonable price and keep shooting, retaining my stockpile for when/if it gets even worse. And I would say if you reload anything now, start reloading for all the calibers you own.
Thanks again.
Bondo Bob.