Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
Glad to hear, you're only a bullet order away. As far as dies, lee stuff has served me well but maybe your using proprietary stuff like Dillon. I've run through the spectrum of 9mm options and the savings of lead or coated bullets never felt worth it in the end.
I'd go plated and be done with it but to each his own.
The vast majority of my dies are Lee dies. I have had really great results with my reloads using them. They seem to be as good as, or better than the RCBS dies I got from my father when he decided not to reload anymore.
More than likely, I will stick with Hornady or Sierra bullets. The only way I would venture into cast bullets, is if I started casting my own. And I don't want to venture there just yet.