i have never reloaded! i need a starter kit! help!!!

[thefish]

I started very recently reloading 9mm and .223. I am very happy with the lee challenger annivarsary kit. It was on sale at midway for about $110 a while back.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/42...reech-lock-single-stage-press-anniversary-kit


Everything works as advertised.

As others have mentioned, you will need some additional parts and pieces.

 

[spitballer]

My reloading adventure started out with an old fashioned Lee Loader and a copy of Modern Reloading. Would recommend same. Good luck!

 

[Potatohead]

I'm with Plmitch and Reloadron on Al a Carte being ok. I just bought piece by piece because it seems every kit had one thing that everybody said was not up to snuff. Has worked out so far although im sure my ammo would be just as purdy If I'd have bought a kit.

You cant really go wrong in other words...I do have to mention one thing that you CANNOT live WITHOUT! ESPECIALLY if you're just starting out ... And you wont find it in any kit (I dont think):


A bullet puller!!

 

[MustGoFaster]

I just got a bullet puller. Never used it to take apart anything I've made. But I've only done about 500 rounds of 9MM so far, shot 250 of them.

I picked up a Lee 90030 kit. I like it, it works. I want a nicer scale.

If I had your budget, I probably would have gone with a Hornady or a RCBS kit. But the only place the Lee kit has left me looking at something nicer is the scale. The rest, makes ammo and I don't see how it gets a ton easier or "better".

 

[Milamber]

Yet to put together a single round but I picked up used a Lyman single stage press, Lyman Turbo 600 Tumbler, Lyman case trimmer, RCBS powder dispenser, RCBS balance scales for $120. I think I did pretty good. Then I bought a Lee Pro 1000 in .40S&W kit. I want to load .40 on the Lee and my rifle rounds, .223 and .308, on the Lyman. Now I just need bullets, primers and powder. I have been keeping my brass for awhile now. Oh almost forgot took most of you guys advise and picked up Lyman's 49th.

Can't wait to start.

 

[LBEE]

I have bought a lot of equipment from the different Forums, dies, scales, bullets,etc.If you want to save Money take your time you can Buy all you need by shopping around. The Number 1 Item you need will be a good Reloading manual with a Lot of them having step by step instructions on Reloading. I started Reloading in the Mid 60's this worked for me. Good Luck, Happy Reloading.

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

I started a little over a year ago in reloading. I bought the RCBS supreme reloading kit...I added a case trimmer, 2 more loading manuals and a pair of calipers. Haven't had to upgrade anything. Just add dies, powder, bullets and have fun.

 

[cfullgraf]

I just got a bullet puller. Never used it to take apart anything I've made.

There are two kinds of reloaders, those that will need a bullet puller and those that have used one.

While a bullet puller seems like a waste of money, they are not expensive and are invaluable when you have to or want to disassemble a cartridge or two or fifty or 100...

 

[RandyP]

Everyone has their preferred machine, and it generally is the one they decided to buy - lol -

So my choice is of course the Lee CLASSIC 4-hole turret I did buy shortly after reloading pistol ammo on my Lee Anniversary single stage. A complete turret kits sells for just under $200. Less, des, caliper and components.

The turret output of 150-175 relaxed rounds per hour is a perfect match to MY realistic ammo needs and definitely helps my budget. Lee makes GOOD equipement, regardless of the comments of the nay-sayers. IMHO all the companies make good stuff or they would have gone out of business a long time ago,. Lee has been around since the 50's.

The turret can convert to single stage production in 30 seconds so you get the best of both worlds, without the complexity of a progressive. But if you are a high volume shooter, then a progressive is the way to go and Dillon is the Caddy of the makers, with a matching price tag.

 

[huntinfool87]

Everyone I shoot long range with says to reload my long range ammo one at a time. Other than my 260 that is my long range gun all my guns are hunting rifles. I dont shoot them a lot. I own one handgun but hardly ever shoot it. My favorite hunting rifle is a 257 wby. And factory ammo is very expinsive and hard to come by. So in all I think a single stage press will fit me just fine.

thanks again forall the advice!

 

[kwg020]

huntingfool87

I would start with the RCBS Rockchucker master kit for your rifle needs and get a Lee 3 Hole Classic for smaller rifle and handgun ammo. You will need a tumbler to clean brass and something to get your case length right. I use trim and form dies that you put in your presses. The trim and form dies come in handy if you want to make your caliber brass from another case. I use a Lee priming tool to prime my brass. Lee also makes crimpers if you want to crimp your bullets into the case.

You will need some lube to put on the brass before you reform it. I use the RCBS glycerin and the pad that should be in your master kit most of the time. I use Hornady's Unique paste on individual cases. I also anneal brass that has been used several times so a propane torch is handy. Any good manual is OK to learn the basics but if you go slow and think the process through it will be easy. kwg

 

[Moreno]

For precision rifle ammo a single stage is excellent. I am the kind of guy who has never had as much money as I wanted to spend, so have learned to go the inexpensive route. Yes you can buy a new kit if you wish, but you may get started for a lot less too, if you wish.
Shop EBay, estate sales, second hand shops. Good reloading equipment is built to last a lifetime.
You will need:
Manual
Press
Dies
Shell holder
Scale
Chamfer/de-burr tool.
Priming tool, perhaps the press has a primer arm.

These few tools will get you started. It won't be long before you will want a powder measure and case trimmer.

Bullet puller? Funny, I have loaded for over 50 years and never had one.

Good luck and have fun.

 

[spitballer]

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