Looking to become a reloader. Don't know where to start.

[Flatbush Harry]

FWIW, all the major manufacturers have good basic kits to which you can add as your needs become more obvious to you with experience.

I drank the green Kool-Aid and went with RCBS. I bought a wonderful workbench, made by Husky, at Home Depot for $189 when I moved to my current house and mounted all my existing RCBS equipment on it with three accessory baseplates. I use an RCBS Rock Chucker for my precision rifle loads and an RCBS Turret Press for handgun (I have separate turret mounts for each caliber to leave the three/four dies mounted and adjusted) and bulk rifle loads (.223/.308) for my non-precision work...presses mounted over the legs of the table. I use the middle station for case trimmer, powder measure, etc. I used to use a balance scale but switched to an RCBS Chargemaster for precision rifle and max pistol loads, though I still use the powder measure for most handgun and bulk production of rifle practice loads.

Just some thoughts. I find I enjoy shooting much more with my own hand loads, and the first time you hunt successfully with your own hand loads, worked up for a specific bullet and rifle, is a special experience.

FH

 

[j1]

If you have any friend who reloads that would be a great place to start. You already have a great choice of firearms and brass ready to start.

 

[Virg1L]

Update.

Firstly, thanks to everyone who has helped me thus far. In less than a week I have made some great strides in my understanding of reloading. Couldn't have done it without your collective input.

Now, I have a pretty good idea of what equipment will suit me and how to start. I'm going to be starting a fresh thread on this branch covering pet calibers and respective firearms and would love some input from all of you. That said, a few things.

If y'all haven't noticed, I like to dive into things proper. At the moment I'm researching how to build a take-down reloading bench. Note that when I say take down, I simply mean that the legs fit into slots and the major components can be broken down for travel. I'm building a large bench that can handle all of my reloading needs as well as keeping some basic tools organized. If anyone has any particularly helpful links to DIY benches please post them here. Google is giving me the same 5 links for every I put in:banghead:

I fully intend to have a set-up similar to Flatbush Harry's, to give an idea.

Altitude; Is this app only available for iphone? Have a windows phone and don't see it. Do you know of any similar app/service on pc?

 

[altitude_19]

Mine is on android.