I do a lot of shotshell reloading. I have a Dillon SL900.

As I shoot mainly 28 gauge, its an absolute must at $7-8 a box.

When I saw the prices of lead starting to creep up, I bought a ton of shot. 1K #9, 500 lbs #8 and 500 lbs of #7.5 for about $16 a bag. Last I saw it was close to $21.

I can get once fired AAs for .01 - .02 each and sometimes free.

Buying 8 lb jugs of Clays and Longshot and Claybuster or Duster AA clone wads, I figure I am spending around $3 a box.

I really like being able to load a nice 1 ounce load of #4 buck at 1200 fps for 3-Gun. You cant find that flavor in any catalog. Just flattens poppers that are 13-20 yards out. Inside that, 7.5s are fine. My normal IPSC load and hunting is 1 1/8 ounce of 7.5s at 1200. My skeet load being 7/8 – 1oz of #9 at 1200. If I were to play cowboy action, it would be ¾ oz going the speed of snail.

I have been toying with the thought of a hydraulic Spolar in 28 and 410 so I can leave the Dillon set up in 12. However my home skeet range on base might be closing in 2007, so my shotgun shooting may go down drastically. Its just too easy to shoot a round or two of skeet on my lunch hour.

I have a couple flats of steel for ducks and geese so I havent played with steel or any of the non-toxics, yet...