Reloading kit for beginners

[bayarea1911]

hey guys, my birthday is in april and am gonna ask my fiance for some reloading equipment

requirements:

what do i need to get to begin reloading (rifle/pistol)?
ill be reloading around 1000 rounds a month (maybe more)
something i can start on and then grow into
id like to keep everything around $300 give or take

i noticed alot of kits on cabelas website, are any of these the way to go??

please let me know if i am forgetting anything or if you have any advise, thank you!

-chris

[Low-Pressure]

this should help you

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=229221

[XDRoX]

You can get a great single stage press kit for around $300. But this won't really work for you if you need over 1000 rds a month.
If your going to reload that many rounds you really need to go Dillon or Hornady.

I certainly wouldn't want to reload that many on a single stage or turret.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

[huckberry668]

Buy a reloading book, it'll have all the info you need. Look on midwayusa.com for each piece you need and read the user reviews. Here is some step by step info for you: http://www.rcbs.com/guide/default.aspx

When it comes to equipment, buy solid and buy ones with 'life time warranty'. If you buy used and don't like it, you can always sell it for what you paid and get something else.

The topic of which brand of equipment to use is of personal preferece so I'll leave the equipment recommendation to others. 1 recommendation: for higher priced items (scale, trimmer, press, powder measure) buy the ones with 'life time warrantee'. It'll save you $ in the long run.

[Prospector]

Get a reloading book.

[bayarea1911]

ok so i was looking at the lee 1000 progressive and the lee classic turret, i think i understand the difference. but my question is should i go with the turret, it seems like it has better reviews and although the progressive is a bit faster it seems like the turret is made a bit better.

opinions? do all you guys use dillon?

[bayarea1911]

also, if you guys have any presses laying around id be open to looking at used items. just shoot me a PM if you want some extra $ and space

[XDRoX]

ok so i was looking at the lee 1000 progressive and the lee classic turret, i think i understand the difference. but my question is should i go with the turret, it seems like it has better reviews and although the progressive is a bit faster it seems like the turret is made a bit better.

opinions? do all you guys use dillon?

The Lee Turret is a great press. I've heard not so great things about the progressive.

You can't go wrong with the turret, I just don't know if you'll have time to load as many rounds as you want to.

[WILDMAN442]

Single stage will eat up a lot of time man. Dillon makes some nice propressive setups for about 500 bucks that will DO WORK!

Justin

[Low-Pressure]

Check some videos posted on youtube, it'll give you an idea how each press works. As what i've seen/read on post, Lee Pro 1000 is good to go. Just start slow til you get the hang of it.

[SirLoki]

i would seriously look into bumping up your budget and getting a dillon 550. its really easy to use even for a beginner and will provide you the features to load both rifle and pistol.

[mif_slim]

ok so i was looking at the lee 1000 progressive and the lee classic turret, i think i understand the difference. but my question is should i go with the turret, it seems like it has better reviews and although the progressive is a bit faster it seems like the turret is made a bit better.

opinions? do all you guys use dillon?

On youtube, a guy was loading 100 rounds per 6 minutes off the Lee turrents...i think it was 6 or 7...forgot. But yes, I have heard alot of bad thigns about the progressive. I would go for the turrent if I were you.

But no, not everyone uses Dillion. From my experiance, if your a tool guy, a Lee will work just as good. The more you pay, the "eaiser" things get and less adjustments. I havent seen any differnce between my lee presses vs my RCBS and my friends LnL and my range partners Dillon. Especially shot groups. Their all the same.

[Super Spy]

I'm in a similar boat of wanting to get into reloading...I've been leaning towards a Lee Loadmaster Kit...It's progressive, cast iron frame, and looks like it'd be reasonable easy to use and get decent output from. I'm fairly mechanically inclined so not too worried about adjusting things or replacing parts. I'm definitely on a budget and I like the fact I can get the whole Lee kit, more dies, a tumbler, a case trimmer and be out the price of a Dillon 550 without anything to go with it. Yes I like nice tools, but I'd rather spend the money on another gun of dies to load more calibers......

[mif_slim]

Found the link:

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Anyone with a Lee Pro 1000 wish to chime in about how well it reloads calibers like .223? I'm debating between the progressive or a Lee turret press from a friend.