Reloading kit help

[stilly]

I appreciate all of your guys advice, cranking out ammo as fast as possible isn't much of a concern for me. I do not shoot as frequently as some of you might. Even if it takes a bit longer on a SS press I think itd be another hobby and something to do when I have free time.

I just picked up Lyman's 49th edition book and think I'll read that over.
I'll also go check out that place in Anaheim! Thanks a lot for your help fellas

Good. It shouldn't be. If that is the only reason why you want to reload and you do not have good discipline already, having an attitude like that could lead to cutting the wrong corners and a kaboom. I for one am glad to hear that you seem to have patience at least which is one thing that is in short supply in today's world.

With that said, While there is nothing wrong with a Rock Chucker or Lee Classic Cast or just about ANY single stage press, having a turret will allow you to go faster when you are ready and believe me, that WILL become an issue after you get the hang of things.

With my personality type I am GLAD I started on a Turret. I did not have the space to do batches and the turret allows you to decrease your batch size down to 1 if you only have that little time.

Heh, the Lee Classic 4 hole Turret (cast, not the aluminum one) is the NTFS format of the reloading world. Instead of dropping your cluster down to 4096 bytes it allows you to drop your batch size down from 50 or whatever you had to 1. hehe.

[wbunning]

Another vote for starting with a not-too-pricey SS kit to learn on. You'll get most of the stuff you need other than dies and some sort of case tumbler, and still have some budget wiggle-room to change out the pieces you don't like or feel the need to upgrade. As others have noted, a turret or progressive press is really nice to have at some point. You will not regret having that first SS press remaining on your bench. I have 3 presses now, including a cheapie Lee SS who's sole function in life is to serve as my permanent de-capping station :-)

[stilly]

Another vote for starting with a not-too-pricey SS kit to learn on. You'll get most of the stuff you need other than dies and some sort of case tumbler, and still have some budget wiggle-room to change out the pieces you don't like or feel the need to upgrade. As others have noted, a turret or progressive press is really nice to have at some point. You will not regret having that first SS press remaining on your bench. I have 3 presses now, including a cheapie Lee SS who's sole function in life is to serve as my permanent de-capping station :-)

The one DECENT kit that I saw was the RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme that had some really good stuff in it for around $275 or whatever on sale.

That kit had a GOOD scale, a GOOD set of hand primers, a GOOD SS and a few other good things.

But if you do not get a kit, then the next best thing is to piece it all together yourself. In this world with the interwebs and allz, piecing together your own kit is a good way to carve out what you need and get the good things instead of having a lot of clutter that you need to get rid of later on. I STILL have my 9mm brass trimmer attachment... 10k+ 9mm later and I am still waiting to use it.

[packnrat]

for a true great single stage press nothing less than a rcbs rock chucker works.
warranty.. what's that? this press needs no work to keep running.
but i have used there (rcbs) warranty for "other" items and i can only say great service. no questions, no problems. they get seven stars out of five.
you can put this tool in your will.

get the rcbs rock chucker deal and have fun.
and yes get a cook book for your reading.
scrounge the used area the new book just added more coverage.

just no mater what press you buy and use have a very very strong and stout bench to work off of.

[John Joseph]

The scale, powder measure and calipers are the heart of my reloading bench. Don't skimp on those.
A steel press large enough to handle any cartridge that may be in your future is nice, but smaller aluminum presses can give good service as well, you'll just risk getting frustrated in some way, sooner(my first press was an RCBS Reloader Special, btw, which I found too small for most rifle calibers I eventually wanted to load)
You can't go wrong with a Rock Chucker, Lee Classic Cast or Redding Big Boss in those regards.
And always opt for carbide dies for your straight walled cases.
Don't overlook used equipment. The best, most complete kits I've seen were purchased from the widows of old guys who have gone on to the happy hunting grounds.