Reloading noob looking for direction

[Fyathyrio]

Yeah, what ends up happening is you shoot more to make more empties so you can reload more! It really does turn the relatively simple activity of shooting into a full blown hobby, and having rounds you made that are more accurate then factory at significantly less cost is pretty satisfying. I'm lucky in that my wife also shoots so she supports my reloading.

[msand951]

Also check out some videos on youtube. Some are helpfull and you get a idea. I like ammosmith's videos. I started casting boolits from watching them and learned alot.

[msand951]

+1 its cheap and perfect to get started its what I use. I purchased other things but thats once you figure out what you need.

Heres my advice: start off with .223 and .30-06, save the shotgun press until you know what your doing.

Buy a lee anniversary kit for $80, then buy components, dies, a digital scale, and maybe a tumbler and media. Also some calipers.

Read a reloading book or lurk on the forums until you know how to do it, then start loading your rifle rounds.

If it makes sense to you and you dont blow yourself up, invest $100 in a USED shotgun press and then buy all the other stuff you need.

Buy more equipment when the need arises, and upgrade to more expensive equipment as the need arises

For a starting point though i highly recommend the lee kit, its cheap enough that its no big loss if you decide reloading isnt for you, and its quality is high enough that it will still be usefull when your grandchildren inherit it. Except for the scale that is, toss the scale and buy a cheap digital one