I've just set my sights on my first practical handgun, a CZ-52. Thing is, I can't find ammo around where I live. I can import S&B or surplus stuff easily enough, but that can get expensive! $200 buys me about 1.2k rounds of Romanian surplus, and S&B's FMJ is $8.50/50. The cartridge is 7.62x25. I'm thinking it might be much cheaper to just start reloading myself. I live in an apartment, but I can spare a large closet to dedicate to the practice, about 10x20, with 3 levels of strudy shelves.
So, what all do I need? I don't mind spending a lot of time at it, so slow is OK - I will certainly go slowly at first to make EXTRA sure I don't screw up any loadings. Ideally, all my equipment would be able to fit on a rolling cart that is narrow enough to go through a doorway, so I can reload on the couch. I was planning on watching TV, but it just occured to me that that mught not be a healthy practice.
Also, and this is a secondary consideration really - will it be cost effective for me to reload 7.62x25? I need to practice a LOT, especially in the beginning, so I plan on going throough 800-1k rounds each month. That's 4 weekly range sessions at 200-250 rounds each time. At this relatively small volume, will it be cheaper to reload, or just buy surplus to practice with?
So, what all do I need? I don't mind spending a lot of time at it, so slow is OK - I will certainly go slowly at first to make EXTRA sure I don't screw up any loadings. Ideally, all my equipment would be able to fit on a rolling cart that is narrow enough to go through a doorway, so I can reload on the couch. I was planning on watching TV, but it just occured to me that that mught not be a healthy practice.
Also, and this is a secondary consideration really - will it be cost effective for me to reload 7.62x25? I need to practice a LOT, especially in the beginning, so I plan on going throough 800-1k rounds each month. That's 4 weekly range sessions at 200-250 rounds each time. At this relatively small volume, will it be cheaper to reload, or just buy surplus to practice with?