SLUGS RELOADING

[bellavite1]

So, I reload everything I shoot, 9mm, 223, 308.
I have reloaded 45 ACP, 45 Colt, 38 Super, 338 Lapua.
Only ammo I don't reload (yet) is 12 GA.
Specifically I want to reload slugs for my Benelli M2.
It is about cost.
Where do I start?
I don't see anything in my reloading manuals specific for slugs, more about actual shot.
Any reccomended manual?
Equipment (cheap stuff please, I don't need to get fancy if it is going to take me 5 years to offset the cost [Tooth])
Supplies?
Data?
Is it worth it, cost wise?
Any info much appreciated...

[CareyH]

I will tell you the set up I have. A MEC 600jr press($75 on craigslist) lee 7/8oz slug mold, comes in 1oz too ($40 If I remember right) the mold comes with about a page of load data. I get all my lead from wheel weights that I get for free.
nitro 27 hull 5 cents
powder 5 cents
wad 2 cents
primer 5 cents
lead free
17 cents total.
I load mine to around 1200 fps(low recoil) and they cycle great in my saiga.

[spqrzilla]

If you are going to buy slugs, I doubt you'll end up saving any money. Slugs as components are expensive and it takes quite a bit of load development to get decent results. Casting, if you were already a bullet caster, would take that cost down quite a bit.

[Great-Kazoo]

SportsWarehouse sells Rio Royal Low recoil slugs & 00 buck for $2.59 per box of 5.