Agreed, 10 years ago I could buy Federal 7.5 shot field loads for $4.00 a box of 25 in case lots. As I have stocked up on shot, primers and powder over the years and reuse the hulls, reloads still cost me about $5.00 a box of 25. You can't buy new ones today for anywhere near that.I have been reloading 12ga for over ten years now and have a fairly good stock of components on hand. So now at the current prices it's cost effective to reload. Before not so much but for now I'm saving money.
I do slugs for smooth bore with no problems; rifle bore is hole different animal. Read up on how to load and be careful; with smooth bore if you push the wad with a slug down the barrel with less than 10 pounds of pressure your going to be okay. But on the Rifle barrel that test doesn't work, so really do some checking. This book my help.I just got a 12 ga shotgun with a rifled barrel. Cheapest sabot unrifled slug factory ammo I've seen is $18/box of 5. I've ordered a press, but know next to nothing about reloading slugs (I do reload for pistol and rifle). Anyone have advice on which components I need and places to obtain them?