Had a co-worker give me a box of .38 spl HP reloads many years ago. He was one of those guys you felt you could trust. The cases were mixed brass and nickel plated. He said he loaded them "a little hot to use for PD". Went to the range and shot a cylinder full. Tried to eject the cases and one...
This is a good start;
https://kempfgunshop.com//index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=630&category_id=26&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=41...
Don't throw away that badly tarnished brass! Try this link's advice, I think you'll be pleased.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=83572&highlight=citric+cleaners
Then get your crushed walnut shells at Petsmart by the 25 lb. bag, some NuFinish, and polish to a lustrous sheen!
The first thing you have to consider (instead of how much you'll save) before anything else is to recoup the cost of your initial purchase; press, dies for your calibers, scales, manuals, polishers, guides and everything else you're going to wind up wanting once you get started (I'm really...