I'm another member here planning to start reloading, primarily rifle cartridges, as a hobby extension that appeals to my analytical nature. Just rifle ammo for hunting, no competition with anyone other than myself vs factory produced ammunition. I have discussed with SWMBO and not only received approval, but interest on her part to give me a set of reloading equipment at some near future gift occasion (birthday, Christmas, just because ???).
I'm not looking to compete with anyone or anything other than myself vs available factory ammunition. I've acquired a number rifles chambered in a less beaten path in the USA along with a few more mainstream ones.
Seeing all the assistance and advice given to other new and not quite yet reloaders here, I figured this is the best place for me to benefit from some of this in the direction I'm starting out in.
The next NRA Metallic Reloading Class in my area is scheduled in October. I plan to participate in that. I've picked up several preowned reloading manuals from eBay and found a few on the internet in pdf form. So I'm getting some non-interactive academic grounding in the subject. My only prior reloading experience was back in the mid-1980's with a preowned Lee Loader making practice .38 Special range fodder for my then-new and new to me S&W Model 13 when the absolute value of my discretionary funds was extremely low vs this stage in my life. But I have no true bench mounted reloading press experience with a powder scale instead of a scoop. I have hands-on lab experience in petroleum laboratories as well as academic laboratory experience.
With that background, here's how my equipment thoughts are currently framed. I like the turret press concept & functionality as once I find a specific customized load I like tailored to one of the firearms I own, I can leave that die set in its place in the turret. I can even buy additional turrets and die sets to expand on this conceptually. I can add handgun cartridge dies to make my own range ammo in times like we're currently experiencing as welland leave them set up in turret positions.
I don't ever see a progressive reloading system in my future.
I don't see a lot of recommendations for Lyman equipment, in general relative to many other brands (such as Lee for example). I've been most interested in the Lyman 8 hole turret press kit that includes a more advanced electronic scale - finding one of these kits in stock is currently proving challenging (no surprise).
https://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman-ultimate-reloading-system
Most reviews I've found are more positive than negative for that Lyman equipment. I don't care about label cachet. Pricing that turret press and scale together a la carte about equals the cost of the kit from a retailer other than the manufacturer so I figure that's a good deal in general for the knickknacks that are included in the kit besides the two main (as I see it) kit components.
I'm not averse to putting together an odds & ends set of good quality good condition preowned reloading equipment over time either.
Thoughts, comments, etc.- ???
I'm not looking to compete with anyone or anything other than myself vs available factory ammunition. I've acquired a number rifles chambered in a less beaten path in the USA along with a few more mainstream ones.
Seeing all the assistance and advice given to other new and not quite yet reloaders here, I figured this is the best place for me to benefit from some of this in the direction I'm starting out in.
The next NRA Metallic Reloading Class in my area is scheduled in October. I plan to participate in that. I've picked up several preowned reloading manuals from eBay and found a few on the internet in pdf form. So I'm getting some non-interactive academic grounding in the subject. My only prior reloading experience was back in the mid-1980's with a preowned Lee Loader making practice .38 Special range fodder for my then-new and new to me S&W Model 13 when the absolute value of my discretionary funds was extremely low vs this stage in my life. But I have no true bench mounted reloading press experience with a powder scale instead of a scoop. I have hands-on lab experience in petroleum laboratories as well as academic laboratory experience.
With that background, here's how my equipment thoughts are currently framed. I like the turret press concept & functionality as once I find a specific customized load I like tailored to one of the firearms I own, I can leave that die set in its place in the turret. I can even buy additional turrets and die sets to expand on this conceptually. I can add handgun cartridge dies to make my own range ammo in times like we're currently experiencing as welland leave them set up in turret positions.
I don't ever see a progressive reloading system in my future.
I don't see a lot of recommendations for Lyman equipment, in general relative to many other brands (such as Lee for example). I've been most interested in the Lyman 8 hole turret press kit that includes a more advanced electronic scale - finding one of these kits in stock is currently proving challenging (no surprise).
https://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman-ultimate-reloading-system
Most reviews I've found are more positive than negative for that Lyman equipment. I don't care about label cachet. Pricing that turret press and scale together a la carte about equals the cost of the kit from a retailer other than the manufacturer so I figure that's a good deal in general for the knickknacks that are included in the kit besides the two main (as I see it) kit components.
I'm not averse to putting together an odds & ends set of good quality good condition preowned reloading equipment over time either.
Thoughts, comments, etc.- ???