Hi... new here and have never reloaded before... I figured I would blow myself up. After watching a few videos of how it is done I thought it didn’t look as hard as I had imagined. I have a pretty good imagination!
I am going to get the ABC's book before I get my kit to help with the decision on whether to try this or not. If I do, more than likely I will be getting a Lee breech lock challenger kit. If I like reloading I can always upgrade some things as I go. It looks like the week spots with the lee are the powder measure and the scale. No big deal on the measure as I will weigh every charge.
What is an accurate easy to use scale? The reviews I have read about most of the common scales are OK to not so good. Correct me if I am wrong but it looks like the things that would cause the most trouble would be incorrect charge or cartridge length/bullet seat depth. Any other big things to watch out for? I would like to keep my fingers right where they are.
Here is where it gets a little complicated. I am getting a new rifle and this will be the only cartridge that I would load for until I feel comfortable enough to load for some of my other rifles. I want something with light recoil that will be versatile and fun to shoot. It has come down to the 7mm-08 and the 6.5x55 se with modern action. My prefferance for these calibers is what sparked my interest in reloading as factory loads are a little slim and fairly expensive compared to the 270 which may be a better choice if I decide not to load. I just woud rather have a little less recoil.
I am leaning towards the 708 even though I like the 6.5 better. If I end up not taking to reloading very well there is more factory ammo available and is loaded for modern actions so I will still have a very competent rifle. I would rather have the 6.5 because it looks like with the right rounds would be fantastic for anything that I would hunt and accurate enough to fool around with some longer shots at the range. The big drawback is it looks like to get anywhere near full performance it is hand load only. Would there be any big differences in these calibers for the beginning loader?
If I sound confused it's because I am.... Thanks for any help you guys can give me.
I am going to get the ABC's book before I get my kit to help with the decision on whether to try this or not. If I do, more than likely I will be getting a Lee breech lock challenger kit. If I like reloading I can always upgrade some things as I go. It looks like the week spots with the lee are the powder measure and the scale. No big deal on the measure as I will weigh every charge.
What is an accurate easy to use scale? The reviews I have read about most of the common scales are OK to not so good. Correct me if I am wrong but it looks like the things that would cause the most trouble would be incorrect charge or cartridge length/bullet seat depth. Any other big things to watch out for? I would like to keep my fingers right where they are.
Here is where it gets a little complicated. I am getting a new rifle and this will be the only cartridge that I would load for until I feel comfortable enough to load for some of my other rifles. I want something with light recoil that will be versatile and fun to shoot. It has come down to the 7mm-08 and the 6.5x55 se with modern action. My prefferance for these calibers is what sparked my interest in reloading as factory loads are a little slim and fairly expensive compared to the 270 which may be a better choice if I decide not to load. I just woud rather have a little less recoil.
I am leaning towards the 708 even though I like the 6.5 better. If I end up not taking to reloading very well there is more factory ammo available and is loaded for modern actions so I will still have a very competent rifle. I would rather have the 6.5 because it looks like with the right rounds would be fantastic for anything that I would hunt and accurate enough to fool around with some longer shots at the range. The big drawback is it looks like to get anywhere near full performance it is hand load only. Would there be any big differences in these calibers for the beginning loader?
If I sound confused it's because I am.... Thanks for any help you guys can give me.