Is right now a good time to start?

[lowspeed_highdrag]

I shouldnt have waited this long to get into reloading, but here I am none the less. Im curious to know if reloading supplies have dried up or gone more expensive lately, and if so, is it worth it to spend the $800-1200 on a new Dillon 550B set?

[silentshooter]

If you have saved your brass and have patience with waiting to get Powder, Primers and Bullets then yes its a good time to start. It really depends on what caliber you are going to be reloading. if .223 or 308 win then you will need your own brass as its very hard to get new or once fired brass and when you do find it the prices have gone way up. 223 bullets are very hard to find at the moment and same goes for powder and primers. You might be waiting 4-8 weeks to get things in from back order.

Even with prices going up on reloading supplies its still way cheaper than what they are charging for ammo at the moment.

[lowspeed_highdrag]

I think I will start with 9mm as I hear that .223 isnt necessarily for the beginner.

[tmjohnson]

I would start with standard press. Reloading straight wall cases is no different than shouldered casing. it is way cheaper to reload. I make my own bullets and can shoot 45acp for about 06 a round

[spqrzilla]

There are those here who disagree with me, but I always recommend starting novices with a single stage press rather than a full blown progressive. I believe that it is easier to learn the basics one step at a time.

Even if you step up to the progressive later, the single stage press remains useful.
There are always reloading projects that are not worth setting up the progressive for or at least not worth tearing down a working setup for a caliber/load you reload a lot of.

[Great-Kazoo]

I think I will start with 9mm as I hear that .223 isnt necessarily for the beginner.

right now & until further notice ALL AMMO IS NECESSARY

[silentshooter]

There are those here who disagree with me, but I always recommend starting novices with a single stage press rather than a full blown progressive. I believe that it is easier to learn the basics one step at a time.

Even if you step up to the progressive later, the single stage press remains useful.
There are always reloading projects that are not worth setting up the progressive for or at least not worth tearing down a working setup for a caliber/load you reload a lot of.

The 550b is not a full blown progressive in that its manually indexed and alot easier and cheaper to change calibers than the 650 or 1050. With that said, I would pickup a turret press to start out with if you have never done any reloading. It will be alot easier to work up test loads and get familiar with the process. You can use it like a single stage or progressive.

Once you are comfortable then I would look into something like the 650.

[Dave]

I just ordered the RCBS Rockchucker kit, but I'm backordered for .223 and 9mm brass and dies. Might have a hookup for a small amount of brass though.

[Jherexx]

I just ordered the RCBS Rockchucker kit, but I'm backordered for .223 and 9mm brass and dies. Might have a hookup for a small amount of brass though.

shoot me a PM, I have tons of 9mm brass, I think I can spare a few to get you started.

[kj4963]

Been looking for primers for a few weeks now, found some powder and bullets. Right now I can load 9mm and .40 caliber.