How to make re/loading a cost saver?

[56FordGuy]

I'd sooner poke myself in the eye with a stick than walk into that place again. The lack of stock and pricing is a joke and this was before the run on components I can't imagine what they are charging now.

I'm all for supporting the local guy, if he is competitive.

Lately the stock has been low, and the prices do seem a little high. However, I've always received good service, and it works out cheaper for me to buy a lot of stuff local than to order it.

Don't try to save money when your learning. Just go get 1 pound of powder, 100 quality bullets, and 100 primers at whatever place is closest. Or sure as I'm sitting here, 6 months to a year down the road you'll be selling the stuff on here, and I'll be lowballing you at a massive discount.

You load those up and shoot em, and enjoy the process, you'll know enough to maybe make a bulk buy.

A HUGE +1 to this. Don't buy in bulk until you find a load your gun likes. I've got about 100 .38 bullets sitting on my bench that don't shoot well out of my 642. I'd be pretty upset if I'd ordered 1,000 of them and they didn't shoot well.

Don't load large batches at first, either. Load 10 or 20, then go shoot them. Play with the load a bit in small batches until you find a combination that shoots well out of your gun, then buy in bulk and load larger numbers at once. It would stink to load up 200 rounds, then discover that you can't hit the broad side of a barn with them.

[9teeneleven]

Lately the stock has been low, and the prices do seem a little high. However, I've always received good service, and it works out cheaper for me to buy a lot of stuff local than to order it.

A HUGE +1 to this. Don't buy in bulk until you find a load your gun likes. I've got about 100 .38 bullets sitting on my bench that don't shoot well out of my 642. I'd be pretty upset if I'd ordered 1,000 of them and they didn't shoot well.

Don't load large batches at first, either. Load 10 or 20, then go shoot them. Play with the load a bit in small batches until you find a combination that shoots well out of your gun, then buy in bulk and load larger numbers at once. It would stink to load up 200 rounds, then discover that you can't hit the broad side of a barn with them.

I like this advice. I just started out with a small order of 100 bullets. I did however, order 8lbs of powder and 4k primers, just the make the shipping worthwhile.