more then lilkly a repost

[aaronfisher]

i just want a quick list of things ill need to start reloading i got the following cals. .270win 30-06 .303 Britt .300Win Mag .308Win and 45ACP

 

[lister]

-press(take your pick)
-powder measure
-powder trickler(can get by without it, but it's handy)
-dies for your various cals.
-shell rack of some sort
-bullets, powders, primers
-case lube
-tumbler
-case trimmer (eventually)
-micrometer/caliper


This is a repost, but it was easier to rewrite than find the old post.

Did I miss anything?

 

[604shooter]

-press(take your pick)
-powder measure
-powder trickler(can get by without it, but it's handy)
-dies for your various cals.
-shell rack of some sort
-bullets, powders, primers
-case lube
-tumbler
-case trimmer (eventually)
-micrometer/caliper


This is a repost, but it was easier to rewrite than find the old post.

Did I miss anything?

Reloading manuals.

 

[lister]

Reloading manuals.

haha. You always forget the most obvious!

 

[ages802]

Thanks for the post.
I'm also looking into reloading. Just need to find the prices / inventory and get to shopping!

 

[Levi Garrett]

Reloading manuals.

And that little guy to clean out primer pockets

 

[sunray]

"...You always forget the most obvious!..." Like Levi Garrett's shell holders.
Your .270, .30-06, .308 and .45ACP use the same one. Plus one each for .303 and .300 Win Mag.
Look into an RCBS Beginner's Kit. Gives you everything you need less dies and shell holders.

 

[30-06'in]

Just got the Lee aniversary kit comes with everything but dies and a manual and its cheap too.

 

[aaronfisher]

how many times can i use the brass from factory loads

 

[ages802]

aaronfisher,
Refer to this thread. There are many, different answers to that question:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=364705&highlight=times+shoot+brass

 

[lister]

"...You always forget the most obvious!..." Like Levi Garrett's shell holders.
Your .270, .30-06, .308 and .45ACP use the same one. Plus one each for .303 and .300 Win Mag.
Look into an RCBS Beginner's Kit. Gives you everything you need less dies and shell holders.

Yeah. I use Lee, so not sure about RCBS, but Lee dies come with the shell holder, so I didn't bother mentioning them.

 

[phreddy]

Just got the Lee aniversary kit comes with everything but dies and a manual and its cheap too.

That's a good way to start. I went that route to see if reloading was really going to be something I wanted to do. As I got more and more into it I began to upgrade items, and now use my Lee press for depriming/resizing, and an RCBS for the rest of the operation.
I load for several different calibers and have upgraded my dies to RCBS, but only because they came as part of a package of other things I bought at gun shows, etc. Lee makes perfectly suitable dies.
The only thing I strongly recommend is that you weigh each and every charge of powder because while a scoop gives you a close to exact charge it is not necessarily grain accurate and you'd be surprised at how much different one kernel of powder can change accuracy. A good balance scale is the best.
The above is just my humble opinion based on my past mistakes and successes.