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There is one big down side to starting to reload your own and that is that there is never an end to it. I started out about four years ago with a Rock Chucker and was amazed at how easy it was to save a bunch on ammo. Then got a Dillon 550b and then all the accessories for that and saved even more on ammo because I could do lots more in less time and time=money. Then started reading about cast boolits. Now I scrounge brass AND lead, worry about Brinell Hardness, Antimony to Tin ratios, pot temperatures & etc. & etc. But, my cost per round of 45 ACP 230gn LSWC is now down around 4-5c. That's $5.00 per box of 100. As long as they use lead for wheel weights and plumbing I'll never run out of boolits but it'll be sometime around 2025 by the time all this gear has paid for itself and don't even think about ever getting the car back in the garage. On the other hand, it's about the most fun you can have standing up.

Gerry