Thanks for doing so. If you can find or make the space for it. Then reloading is I think the single cheapest way to get ammo that you know will be the same every single time, No more finding the store is out of your favorite brand and you have to settle for a different kind or drive looking for your brand. And the price of gas makes that most counter productive cost wise.
And if you take the time to finesse the amount of powder to the Grain of your projectile, then you will have very accurate match worthy ammo for a fraction of what buying it made costs. There are so many advantages to it, But like Dee says, you can't smoke, drink, and I'll add have distractions when you are reloading, Radio is fine but I would not recommend you watch a movie or TV since you will not have your eyes on the equipment every step of the way, and that could turn out less than well for you and your family.
I quit when I realised that reloading by myself, I was to easily distrated. Having someone with you helping and talking about what's going on, helps keep you focused. and with someone there with you checking things as you go along is extremely helpfull. But that's me, I would rather have the help than not. But thousands of people reload by themselves all the time, and some if not most of the process can actually be done watching TV, Like tumbling the brass, necking them and micing every 20th one to check, inserting primers, and when it comes to putting them all together that's the time NOT to be distracted.
And back then progressive re-loaders were either not available or too expensive. They are now a lot easier to find and cheaper, so I'm going to take another run at reloading. But indexing loaders are not any more forgiving of inattention than the one at a time loaders. I don't think I would want to be doing or watching anything with an auto loader working, strictly alone time or someone helping and not playing. Thanks for the suggestion/idea [/color]Dee. Hopefully I haven't said anything particularly stupid here and if I have someone tell me.