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Post by umop apisdn on Aug 21, 2014 14:53:11 GMT -2
I am completely new to reloading and would like to start this winter once deer season dies down. I am looking for advice on starter kits, equipment, books etc.. I will most likely be starting with 35remington and 444 Marlin.
Thanks!
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Post by bcgunworks on Aug 21, 2014 21:10:15 GMT -2
Lee will get you rolling cheap. Rcbs kits are a bit better
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Post by umop apisdn on Aug 22, 2014 11:44:37 GMT -2
I am leaning towards RCBS. Although Lee is cheaper, I plan on reloading for a long time so I want something that is of better quality. From what I have read RCBS is the way to go. Is a turret press worth the money or would a single be suffiecent?
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Post by bcgunworks on Aug 22, 2014 14:23:31 GMT -2
Single stage for you. Your kinda dense
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Post by mk19 on Aug 22, 2014 21:30:41 GMT -2
You are on the right path looking at RCBS, for the beginning reloader the best kit available is the RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme Master Kit:
www.midwayusa.com/product/646599/rcbs-rock-chucker-supreme-single-stage-press-master-kit
This kit comes with almost everything you need besides dies and components to get started. The quality is wonderful and you never have to worry about wearing out the press, I have been using a Rock Chucker for almost 30 years and it was used when I bought it. I must have around 100,000 rounds loaded on it and I have never once had a issue. |
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Post by bcgunworks on Aug 23, 2014 8:59:48 GMT -2
If you go lee. Just buy the cast presses. I run a mix of equipment from lee, rcbs, redding, Lyman.
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Post by jmozingo on Aug 26, 2014 23:31:17 GMT -2
I found a guy at my church that had a RCBS setup from the 50's. I got the whole works for $200 and it even came with a Foster case trimmer and some antique bullet boxes and powder cans. I am planning on setting it up in the next few weeks. It came with a set of .220 Swift dies, .270 Win dies, and if I remember correctly a set of .22 Hornet dies. I will need to pick up some for .243 Win, .308 Win, .30 Carbine, .40 S&W, and .223 Rem. - Especially once Chris talks me into a custom .223
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Post by ammohouse on Aug 30, 2014 0:15:43 GMT -2
I have 2 Lee Classic Cast presses and a Redding T7 turrent.
They all get used but the single stages are your best bet to start with.
I also have a Redding powder measure and its great.
Invest in a decent electronic scale also I never cared for the balance beam scales, but I still have one just in case.
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Post by okie44 on Sept 8, 2014 13:17:48 GMT -2
I have lots of colors on my bench, as Kits go RCBS or Hornady aren hard to beat.
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Post by junebug on Sept 11, 2014 1:56:11 GMT -2
I have two RCBS, a Herters and an OLD Lyman Tru Line Junior that I loaded my first rounds on a looong time ago. Helped my son load some .243 tonight.
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Post by junebug on Sept 12, 2014 1:59:08 GMT -2
Turret presses are nice as they let you set up all your dies at one time. Then if you need to switch dies for some reason you just turn the turret.With that being said most of mine are single station. Reloading manuels all vary in information so get more than one. All contain good information and tips so be sure to read first. [READ FIRST] don't just skip to the loading section and start cranking out rounds. I have Speer Hornady Nosler and Lee and use all of them.
Most list different powders and with todays powder shortages you need more choices. You can't always find your prefered powder or bullet.
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