Wich equipment we need to reload

Franky Sniper

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I'll take a reload course on october 22 and 23. I'll like to know what we need to reload wich equipment. What is the best company to buy to have good stock, not necessarly the best stock of the work but a good one not a junk.

If you can help me, I'll appreciate it.
 
Je viens de retourner de Quebec (je suis matelot) et je peux te dire que le meilleur magasin a Quebec pour tous les choses pour recharger tes cartouches est Latoullipe. Tout le personnel la sont tres gentil aussi.
 
Scott_N said:
What do you plan on reloading... rifle, pistol, both? It might make a difference in the equipment you choose.
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In the moment I'll refill only 308 Win but I'll buy pistol and I think a 338 Lapua or .50 BMG. I check in the moment but I'll buy one of these. I shoot only on target and Long Range Shooing. I like to shoot 600m and more.
 
Bwarwaruk said:
Je viens de retourner de Quebec (je suis matelot) et je peux te dire que le meilleur magasin a Quebec pour tous les choses pour recharger tes cartouches est Latoullipe. Tout le personnel la sont tres gentil aussi.
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Je connais bien Latulippe mais les gars vont vendre ce qu'ils ont sur le plancher. Moi je veux des infos sur le bon matériel à utiliser pour ne pas acheter d'équipement qui ne serait pas terrible.
 
You can buy a kit, which contains all of the essential pieces, except dies. Both RCBS and LEE make kits, with the RCBS being more expensive and probably better quality. I have the Lee kit that I bought 20 years ago, and I can make very good quality ammo. The dies are interchangeable among brands, eg you can use Lee dies in a RCBS press, and vice versa.
The exception may be the larger calibers like 50 BMG, which may require a larger or specific press...(I don't reload 50 BMG, I'm sure someone else can advise)
 
cosmic said:
You can buy a kit, which contains all of the essential pieces, except dies. Both RCBS and LEE make kits, with the RCBS being more expensive and probably better quality. I have the Lee kit that I bought 20 years ago, and I can make very good quality ammo. The dies are interchangeable among brands, eg you can use Lee dies in a RCBS press, and vice versa.
The exception may be the larger calibers like 50 BMG, which may require a larger or specific press...(I don't reload 50 BMG, I'm sure someone else can advise)
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Thanks a lot for your information cosmic. I realy appreciate it. Yes I saw those kit but I was not sure about the quality of all the items inside those kit. Like some kit for different think, a lot of time some article are not that good in a kit and other is realy good, so I don't know if a kit is good or not
 
Franky,

PM me ur email... i got few pdf files that will answer most of ur questions.

Cheers,
 
Franky Sniper said:
I'll take a reload course on october 22 and 23. I'll like to know what we need to reload wich equipment. What is the best company to buy to have good stock, not necessarly the best stock of the work but a good one not a junk.

If you can help me, I'll appreciate it.
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Achètes The ABCs of Reloading: The Definitive Guide for Novice to Expert de C. Rodney James (attention, il y a d'autres livre avec un titre semblable par des auteurs différents). Une fois que tu va l'avoir lu, tu sauras pas mal bien dans quoi tu t'embarques et quel est l'équipement qu'il te faut. J'te suggère fortement aussi Lyman's 50th edition, un seul livre est pas vraiement suffisant. :)

Questions de marques, Lee vs Hornady vs RCBS c'est exactement comme Ford vs Chevy vs Dodge: tout le monde a ses préférences, tout le monde débat des mérites de son modèle favori à n'en plus finir, mais en vérité chacune des compagnies majeures fait du bon equipmement, autrement elles auraient été mises hors d'affaires depuis bien longtemps. Et ils font tous de bon kits de démarrage.

Ma suggestion c'est d'acheter ce qui est disponible localement, comme ça tu peut voir le matériel avant de l'acheter.
 
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I use a lot of Lee equipment because it is well designed, well made and does the job.

But, I don't like some of the things supplied with the Lee Reloading Kit.

I suggest the RCBS Partner press kit. I have used that press and still use most of the other items supplied with the kit. There are still other things you will need, like dies. I prefer Lee.


Je l'utilise beaucoup de matériel Lee parce qu'il est bien conçu, bien fait et fait le travail.

Mais, je n'aime pas certaines des choses fournies avec le kit Rechargement Lee.

Je suggère que le dossier de presse RCBS Partner. Je l'ai utilisé que la presse et toujours utiliser la plupart des autres éléments fournis avec le kit. Il y a encore d'autres choses que vous aurez besoin, comme matrices. Je préfère Lee.
 
Le meilleur conseil que je puisse te donner c'est d'acheter un (ou plusieurs) livres sur le reloading.
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The best advice I can give you is to get one or more good reloading books.

Ex:

amazon.ca/Hornady-9th-Handbook-Cartridge-Reloading/dp/B00A95QWGM
amazon.ca/Lyman-9816049-49Th-Reloading-Handbook/dp/B001MYEU0E
amazon.ca/Lee-Precision-Modern-Reloading-Format/dp/B000N8OKAU
 
cosmic said:
You can buy a kit, which contains all of the essential pieces, except dies. Both RCBS and LEE make kits, with the RCBS being more expensive and probably better quality. I have the Lee kit that I bought 20 years ago, and I can make very good quality ammo. The dies are interchangeable among brands, eg you can use Lee dies in a RCBS press, and vice versa.
The exception may be the larger calibers like 50 BMG, which may require a larger or specific press...(I don't reload 50 BMG, I'm sure someone else can advise)
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I reload for .50 BMG - if you don't have a press yet, consider buying one right upfront that handles the larger diameter dies - like an RCBS Ammomaster or ATRS press, with an adapter for standard dies - that way, you have one serious press for all of your precision reloading...
 
I'm considering the hornady classic kit...comes with 500 free bullets. The 30 cal for your 308 is the interlock 150 gr SP.
As tu vu le site de X-reload? Sont a Ste-Hyacinthe...
 
Ganderite said:
I suggest the RCBS Partner press kit. I have used that press and still use most of the other items supplied with the kit.
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I have reloaded 10's of thousand rounds of rifle and pistol using this kit. It won't do 50 BMG, but that's a whole other ball game. Don't forget about having to case trim (rifle only). Cheapest and most fast way to do this is with a Lee Case Length Gauge & Cutter and Lock Stud (caliber specific) + your cordless drill. Also, buy a couple of good reloading manuals and read them (RCBS, Lyman, Hornady).
 
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Considering your interests in reloading .308 now and 50 cal and .338 Lapua in the future, I would recommend the Lee Classic Cast press. For your .308 I would get the Lee Collet Die set. The press comes with a priming tool, but most find that a hand priming tool is more sensitive, and you can get better results. The Lee Auto Prime works well. You can go all out with case triming, but I find the basic Lee Case Length Gauge and shell holder along with a hand cutter is all you really need. I prefer a balance beam scale to a digital scale, and really like the Redding #1, but it is discontinued. You may find someone selling it used. RCBS still sell balance beam scales which is another alternative. A Lee primer pocket cleaner, case neck chamfer tool is about it.

Not essential items but many find that a powder trickler like the Lyman one is convenient to add that last little bit of powder to the scale. And a powder measure like the Lee Perfect Powder Measure is a good way to fill the powder scale to just under the desired weight. The trickler is then used to put the last few kernels of powder in to get the exact weight. Not essential but speeds things up.
 
Ron AKA said:
Considering your interests in reloading .308 now and 50 cal and .338 Lapua in the future, I would recommend the Lee Classic Cast press. For your .308 I would get the Lee Collet Die set. The press comes with a priming tool, but most find that a hand priming tool is more sensitive, and you can get better results. The Lee Auto Prime works well. You can go all out with case triming, but I find the basic Lee Case Length Gauge and shell holder along with a hand cutter is all you really need. I prefer a balance beam scale to a digital scale, and really like the Redding #1, but it is discontinued. You may find someone selling it used. RCBS still sell balance beam scales which is another alternative. A Lee primer pocket cleaner, case neck chamfer tool is about it.

Not essential items but many find that a powder trickler like the Lyman one is convenient to add that last little bit of powder to the scale. And a powder measure like the Lee Perfect Powder Measure is a good way to fill the powder scale to just under the desired weight. The trickler is then used to put the last few kernels of powder in to get the exact weight. Not essential but speeds things up.
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I agree with everything above except for the Lee Perfect Powder Measure. Get the 'new' version of this, the Lee Classic Powder Measure. Make sure you get the stand for it (heavy and freestanding) Lee Powder Measure Stand and a set of additional Quick Change Drums. Yes, much more expensive than the Lee Perfect Powder measure, but it works extremely well for 'spherical' powders and about as good as one could hope for with extruded powders. Trickling up to desired weight is a good first step in making accurate ammo.
 
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