Jenrick
Member
After being bitten by the high power bug, it's time to get into reloading for .223 (well reloading at all for that matter).
I'm going to be loading specifically for High Power Service Rifle competition shooting. I'm currently planning on getting a single stage press, and doing my depriming/priming and resizing on it as well. If things work out the way I'd like, I'll be doing a match’s worth (100 rounds) at a time through each step. I figure that'll help with keeping track of everything as well as make changing dies out, etc. less of a pain.
I've pretty much decided on a Lee Classic single stage press. I'm not totally set on that however.
So several questions:
1) Good books, I've seen probably 5 or 6 reloading manuals regularly mentioned here in the reloading forums. Are they all pretty much interchangeable, or is one better for what I'm doing then another?
2) What besides what comes in the basic Lee set do I need? Are there any upgrades that are worth getting, carbide resizing dies etc? I'm not looking for the bare minimum setup, but I'm not looking to spend thousands either.
3) I've got a supply of once fired Winchester brass. Is that going to work, or should I go ahead and invest in another type of brass from the start?
4) Do I need to buy a case tumbler or can I get away by using another method? Can I build my own?
5) Any recommendations on components to use, bullets, primers, powder etc. As I'm new to this the more idiot proof the recommendations are the better.
If anyone's looking to sell a reloading set in .223 for cheap....
-Jenrick
I'm going to be loading specifically for High Power Service Rifle competition shooting. I'm currently planning on getting a single stage press, and doing my depriming/priming and resizing on it as well. If things work out the way I'd like, I'll be doing a match’s worth (100 rounds) at a time through each step. I figure that'll help with keeping track of everything as well as make changing dies out, etc. less of a pain.
I've pretty much decided on a Lee Classic single stage press. I'm not totally set on that however.
So several questions:
1) Good books, I've seen probably 5 or 6 reloading manuals regularly mentioned here in the reloading forums. Are they all pretty much interchangeable, or is one better for what I'm doing then another?
2) What besides what comes in the basic Lee set do I need? Are there any upgrades that are worth getting, carbide resizing dies etc? I'm not looking for the bare minimum setup, but I'm not looking to spend thousands either.
3) I've got a supply of once fired Winchester brass. Is that going to work, or should I go ahead and invest in another type of brass from the start?
4) Do I need to buy a case tumbler or can I get away by using another method? Can I build my own?
5) Any recommendations on components to use, bullets, primers, powder etc. As I'm new to this the more idiot proof the recommendations are the better.
If anyone's looking to sell a reloading set in .223 for cheap....
-Jenrick