Starting off

[level 10]

I am looking into a good starter reloading press . I see many different brands and price ranges . Looking for something i can build on the more i get into reloading. I will be reloading hand gun and rifle also want readily available parts and acc. Can any one lead me in the rite direction?

[yakmon]

what kind of price range works for you?

here's some good reading in the meantime.

[bearing01]

I started on the Lee Turret Press. You can get the Lee Classic Turret press Kit at Cabelas for $200. Get the Classic. Then all you need to get started are the dies. This is a cheap way to get started. The Turret press is much less complicated and the dies are easy to set up. Not too much money either. When you get up to speed after 6 months or so, and you want to produce more ammo in shorter time, you can move into a progressive press. A progressive will produce one finished round for each pull of the handle. The Turret press will produce one finished round every 4 cranks of the handle.

There are a ton of videos on Youtube on how to setup and use the Lee Turret press.

Edit: Oh yea, another thing you'll need immediately is a media tumbler to clean your brass. Don't debate it. Just go get one. Order one from where you buy the press or go to Harbor Freight and buy one. You can get crushed walnut at Harbor Freight for like $20 or you can get hamster cage crushed corn for like $3/bag at Walmart. The walnut seems to give a shinier nicer finish. Add a drop of NuFinish car wax/polish to the media.

[Bongos]

I'd check with DenverDuck (here on Calguns), he sometimes has suff he doesn't list. I'd go single stage. I own a RCBS Rockchucker and just bought a Forster Co-AX... my shootig is rifle mostly, though I'm thinking of getting into 9mm

[bumpo628]

What calibers do you want to reload and how much do you shoot a month?

[gunboat]

I would consider the lee classic "O" frame press - quite sturdy and capable of some swaging if you go that route.
Tumbler is certainly nice but hardly an absolute need, a solvent moistened rag will clean your brass before sizing and after loading.
my ha-penny

[Skyler76]

It all depends what your goal is. If it's cheap ammo and you shoot a lot, I'd go with progressive press. You can spit out hundreds of rounds withing an hour and it's going to be as good as most factory ammo at a fraction of the cost. (not including the setup costs).

If it's a quality ammo for precision shooting I'd go with a single stage press and invest more into your dies and other tools. I have both a progressive press (Dillon) and single stage (RCBS and two no-namers).
My personal preference is a single stage press, and especially when you're starting off it's much harder to make a mistake

[Divernhunter]

If it is something you plan to keep then I suggest a RCBS or Hornady KIT. You can add to it as needed or as your fancy leads you. They and their dies etc will be warr for life but you will have a hard time wearing them out. You will break decap pins/stems etc but they will send you neww ones(and extras) for free with a simple phone call. Get a single stage press. I load lots af ammo and that is all I use even though I have 2 progressives and a turret I could use. Just batch process your brass and get a hand primer to prime while you watch TV.

If you just want cheap and then have to upgrade get a lee kit. Not much of a warr. But lee does make a couple of items I use. I just do not plan on warr and had to replace them several times in the last 40 years. The good thing is they are simple and cheap.

[level 10]

Thanks for the info i am planing on starting fairly inexpensively probably single stage mostly 308 .I am sure to have more questions so for now i will read up a bit thanks agian.

[stand125]

The cheapest way is the way I went. It is slow, but makes quality ammo and is a good time. I got a Lee Classic Loader and a Hornandy electronic scale. Total price was around $50.00. I plan on getting a single stage eventually, but now I will always have the hand loader as a back up. I even tried different loads right there at the range. Now I realize that you could buy a set of dies for $10.00 more than a Classic reloader and if you plan on buying all of your dies at first then I would go with a single stage and the dies. But if you want to just see if you want to even reload at all, then get the two Classic loader kits that you will use most and learn the hobby on those. You could buy alot of powder, primers and bullets with the $100 or more dollars that you will save.

Disclaimer: I know that the Classic loader is old school, so this is just my humble, Hates to spend money, Cheap *** father of three very expensive children

[gunboat]

No need for a disclaimer about a lee loader --
I started with a 310 tong tool which was the lee loader of the 50's.
Ink pad for case lube, a pacific beam scale that had a nut adjustment and weights, a funnel, an old shell case with a handle soldered on it for a powder dip and a rag moistened with lighter fluid to wipe off the reloaded case.
Lot of ammo, mostly 25/20, loaded like that.

[crazychinaman]

I am looking into a good starter reloading press . I see many different brands and price ranges . Looking for something i can build on the more i get into reloading. I will be reloading hand gun and rifle also want readily available parts and acc. Can any one lead me in the rite direction?

Check out Dillion reloaders.