of all the calibers a guy might choose, i consider the 454 to be the best motivation for starting to reload. for the price two boxes of ammo a guy can buy about all that is needed; and a good amount of bullets and powder, too. at this point you should be saving all your brass because it is one less thing you will need to buy later. i load my high pressure 454 bullets one at a time, just like i do my rifle bullets. i use lee reloading kit for now. some scoff, others swear by lee. i figure for the money it is the best option for the beginner. and until i have a good reason to do otherwise, i will continue to use it.
full house 454 are what a person most often sees for sale, i have yet to see anything other than that in gun stores in my area (northern wisconsin). when reloading you make what you want; YOU dictate what bullet and how fast. that is the greatest single advantage to me. there are lots of other reasons; and good ones, too, but that sums it up for me. i am currently concentrating on devolping reduced loads (approximate to 44 mag power) for the casull. i have had excellent results so far with 300 gr xtp's and unique. other bullets are loaded and waiting for a trip to the range to test results.
