Lyman 310

[gunrun45]

So, I finally decided to get into reloading...

For some reason the Lyman 310 series caught my eye and seems to be on track with my speed (slow) and price range (cheap).
I have also heard from a number of people that this was the set up that they first started with. I'm not looking to churn out 500 rounds an hour or do anything fancy here.

I think I'll start out reloading for 38/357 and maybe 45LC. Pretty basic and countless loads available for them. Also I will be shooting them in some pretty stout guns for some CYA factor. I will work my way up from there.

I will start out in handguns but I would like to eventually use the loads in lever action rifles. What kind (if any) of crimp dies come with this set up?
I found this guy here http://www.cnyauctions.com/the310shop.htm

Anybody ever done buisness with him? He seems to have some cool stuff and I might buy my set form him after the hollidays are over.

Looking mostly for pitfalls to avoid when buying this set up.

Any help is appreciated.

Mike

[30Cal]

The dies are steel, so you'll need to lube cases when you size. There's a roll crimp that's built into the seating die which works fine for lever action rifles and revolvers.

Lyman still makes them last I checked. I used a 310 set for 3-4 years right after college.

[williamd]

I found the 310 very frustrating so gave my two away over another forum a few months ago. Check out Lee as you can get a better/faster loader for not much money. And have standard dies!

Also gave away a second RCBS Rockchucker I had in the attic!

Check on-line gun supply sales like this forum ... and Ebay will still sell this stuff!

Run a WTB thread.