What do I need?

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I have an opportunity to get a free hornady lock 'n load.
What all do I need to buy to get up and running? When I look on line there is a ton of stuff for sale having to do with reloading but im not sure what is needed and what is not. For now I'm only looking at Reloading for handguns.
Thanks
 
dies, scale, funnel, lee case length gauge and trimmer, lee hand primer, caliper

all for under $100 all in

For $100 I think I'll go for it. I don't get out shooting to much so I wanted to make sure I will at least break even. I got worried when I read a thread where someone said they were in $1100 or so including the press. I saw the lnl ap on cabella's site for $399 and was wandering if the extra $700 worth of stuff the guy bought was necessary. Thanks.
 
The first and most important thing you need to buy is a reloading manual. Read it once then read it again. Then you will have a good idea what you need and what is nice to have. It is like tool, you can take most anything apart with an adjustable wrench, but a ratchet and impact wrench makes the job easier. Don't be shy to ask more questions.
 
The first and most important thing you need to buy is a reloading manual. Read it once then read it again. Then you will have a good idea what you need and what is nice to have. It is like tool, you can take most anything apart with an adjustable wrench, but a ratchet and impact wrench makes the job easier. Don't be shy to ask more questions.

What manual do you suggest? I was thinking of hornady's 8th edition.
Thanks for taking the time to answer these basic questions, I'm sure you guys get sick of telling us new guys the same thing over and over again.
 
Hornady's is good. Most reloaders I know have two or three so they can compare things. There's a lot of stuff online now, too (see the sticky in this forum about the Hodgdon online data book).

You might also want to pick up a copy of "The ABC's of Reloading". It's basically a series of mostly-quite-good articles related to ammunition and reloading (everthing from reloading benches through chronoing and casting bullets) that give you a nice overview of some of the areas you might want to get more involved in (it is not, however, a good book to learn reloading from).

After that, hit your local library and pull some old copies of "The Shooter's Bible". There are usually several good reloading and ammunition articles.

Ultimately, I found my best resources when starting out were friends who were experienced reloaders -- I got a lot of good advice that would have been hard to get from a book or without trying it myself for a few thousand rounds. If you don't yet have such friends, you can probably find some at your local range -- look for the guys picking up brass. Most of them love talking about this stuff.
 
I doubt that chapters will have any reloading manuals. Try any store that sells reloading equipment they will have a selection of manuals. The recomendation for the ABC's of reloading is a good peice of advise. It was the first manual I bought and I still use it.
 
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