Startup Kit Recommendations

[W.R.Buchanan]

Calguns 77 loves me,,,

Randy

[packnrat]

the hornady starter kit will get you going.
but buy a couple loading books.

and be ready to buy a lot more "stuff" as you get into it.

i now have two progressive presses and still use my single stage rock chucker.
and there are these two cheap single stage lees i use for some mundane jobs. like de-capping, de-glocking.

but for most a single stage rcbs rock chucker will do the job. make sure you have a clean area, a better grade scale.

NO smoking.
NO drinking. water ok.
NO kids.
NO distractions.

upfront think wet cleaning, (cost thing), as it is far cleaner and cheaper in the long run.

but if you are just starting. if straight wall cases you can get away without cleaning to a point.

a colander in the laundry sink will work.

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[RiskyBusiness]

the hornady starter kit will get you going.
but buy a couple loading books.

and be ready to buy a lot more "stuff" as you get into it.

i now have two progressive presses and still use my single stage rock chucker.
and there are these two cheap single stage lees i use for some mundane jobs. like de-capping, de-glocking.

but for most a single stage rcbs rock chucker will do the job. make sure you have a clean area, a better grade scale.

NO smoking.
NO drinking. water ok.
NO kids.
NO distractions.

upfront think wet cleaning, (cost thing), as it is far cleaner and cheaper in the long run.

but if you are just starting. if straight wall cases you can get away without cleaning to a point.

a colander in the laundry sink will work.

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Thanks so much, which case trimmer do you recommend?

[RiskyBusiness]

My neighbor just lent me this book and its really easy to read and has a ton of great information...highly recommended. The author is a highly skilled shooter and reloader. Most notable is his judiciously candid product assessments and recommendations based with his extensive experience.

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=top+grade+ammo+by+glen+zediker&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

I'm learning and reading a lot and feel fortunate to have several close friends who have taken time to teach me and lend me a variety of tools to see how they work and what i prefer.



I'll predominantly use the Forster for the accuracy/precision rifle loads. Interestingly i seem to gravitate to the single stage press to decap (remove the old primers) from cases prior to reloading. It gives me a chance to review the cases (they do age/crack etc). I make sure they're in good shape and clean them in advance of running the cases in my more expensive dies or on the progressive.

It's been a fun exercise/hobby.

One caveat, Its easy to buy stuff you don't need...so a resource like the book i mentioned helps.

May I ask what you strive for when making precision rifle loads? Are you in competition or simply want to stretch the limits of your barrels accuracy by chasing under 1moa groups?

[five.five-six]

Buy a Dillon. Rl550. I never loaded anything before getting my dillon, and I was able to do it just fine.

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Start off with a used rockchucker. I have 2 RL550's (one for SP and the other for LP) and I still use the rockchucker all the time. Things like loading .300WM, or match grade ammo or collet pulling projectiles or working up a ladder load.

[Red9]

Op,
How confused are you? To add to the confusion,...
Dillon 550 pros. Extra tool heads allow easy caliber swaps. I use ball powder and I get very accurate powder drops. With tool head swaps, takes about a minute to pull 2 pins and your gtg. Warrenty is amazing.
Cons? Cost factor.
I use a lee classic as well for case prep. It's slow. The lee powder drop kinda sucks.
For trimming hard to beat the lee quick trim with drill attachment. It sits in a station, place case, hit it with the drill. Trims and deburrs.
Your gonna need a case gauge too.

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[RiskyBusiness]

Op,
How confused are you? To add to the confusion,...
Dillon 550 pros. Extra tool heads allow easy caliber swaps. I use ball powder and I get very accurate powder drops. With tool head swaps, takes about a minute to pull 2 pins and your gtg. Warrenty is amazing.
Cons? Cost factor.
I use a lee classic as well for case prep. It's slow. The lee powder drop kinda sucks.
For trimming hard to beat the lee quick trim with drill attachment. It sits in a station, place case, hit it with the drill. Trims and deburrs.
Your gonna need a case gauge too.

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Thanks for the Dillon recommendation but I've settle for the Lee classic. I know it'll be a slow process but that's fine because ill be able to focus on every step. The case trimmer with the drill attachment is a great idea.

[Red9]

Thanks for the Dillon recommendation but I've settle for the Lee classic. I know it'll be a slow process but that's fine because ill be able to focus on every step. The case trimmer with the drill attachment is a great idea.

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