I've reloaded shotgun, buddy of mine does it and I've done it with him when we've shot. Absurdly cheaper and reloading shotgun for just playing around is also crazy easy.
Reloading brass requires a bit more knowledge and care. The biggest thing is the casing and expansion/damage around the casing where the bullet is fit, or mouth. You have to inspect for damage and shape the mouth to accept the bullet. For choked down rounds you have to check head spacing.
For all rounds you have to remove the spent primer and replace it.
The good news is it's not like it's rocket science, and you can buy various levels of reloading press that will automate more of the process the more you spend. Single stage presses mean you do each stage one at a time with one lever pull. So you'll de-prime your cases one at a time, then re-prime them one at a time, etc. The bigger machines will do more than one thing at a time, and can also measure and add powder automatically.
It's not hard though. Right now I still find it better to buy ammo versus the time to reload, but it definitely saves money and it has the advantage of you being able to make your own loads. There's an endless amount of info on hand loads with different pressure and bullet weight. You can get into it big time.
I can get you all the Wolf ammo you can shoot. May be some delays and there will be a run on all ammo for now but I can tell you every plant is working 24/7 right now to crank it out. Oddly 22 LR is one of the toughest to get. So it's not like people are stocking up for all out war. May come a day when the anti-gun people have us down to 22s to defend ourselves but we're not there yet.
I'm more familiar with RCBS and Dillon presses, and Dillon's catalog I get always has a hot chick on the cover so they must be good.
Thought about taking a class in it so I can help folks out more on the subject b/c I do get questions, but tough to find the time. I am going to try to get qualified to teach the NRA Basic Pistol course, lots of demand beyond the basic CCDW class to work on pistol shooting and technique. We cover the very basics in the CCDW class but people really want a full class on it. I don't pretend to be a career expert or combat veteran or competition winner but I've gotten to be a pretty good shot and you don't have to win Top Shot to know good grip form. To pass the tests to teach it you have to at least be pretty solid. No matter what people think of the NRA, their course instruction is outstanding and has good quality control.
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