Hi I would like to know if any one has any suggestions for purchasing my first reloading kit. Where to begin and any recomendations. IE any instruction booklets that are better then others etc. If you could I would prefer responce sent in PM> that way I always know where to find your responces. thank you kindly.
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You're about to get a flood of advice. My suggestion is to buy two books before you buy anything else.
ABCs of Reloading is an easy-read introduction to reloading and is highly recommended for background. Buy it and read it. Once you have done that, you will be in a far better position to understand the advice you will be given.
The only problem with ABCs is that it has few 'recipes' - actual load data. Before you actually start reloading, you're going to need a reloading manual put out by a major component maker - Speer, Hornady, Sierra and a bunch of others.
The next thing you need to do is think about what you are reloading and why. If you're banging off 750 rounds of 5.56mm a week, you will need a different setup from somebody firing 50 rds of .38 Special and a still different one from somebody interested in developing super-accurate loads for long-range competition.
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ABCs of Reloading is an easy-read introduction to reloading and is highly recommended for background. Buy it and read it. Once you have done that, you will be in a far better position to understand the advice you will be given.
The only problem with ABCs is that it has few 'recipes' - actual load data. Before you actually start reloading, you're going to need a reloading manual put out by a major component maker - Speer, Hornady, Sierra and a bunch of others.
The next thing you need to do is think about what you are reloading and why. If you're banging off 750 rounds of 5.56mm a week, you will need a different setup from somebody firing 50 rds of .38 Special and a still different one from somebody interested in developing super-accurate loads for long-range competition.
Welcome to the dark side.
i agree with the above but i would like to take his comments one step further
buy the abc's of reloading and read it, i was in your shoes 18 months ago and it helped me greatly, BUT, skip the sections of the book the dont apply to you until you need it, such as casting and bullet sizing and lubing, to much information at once may just confuse you
i came back to that book a year later and re read all the casting and bullet lubing stuff now that those things actually apply to me and i'm glad i did
as for a reloading manual with recipes, i feel the lyman reloading manual is the best way to go, very informative and none biased data because lyman does not make primers, brass, bullets, or powder
buy the abc's of reloading and read it, i was in your shoes 18 months ago and it helped me greatly, BUT, skip the sections of the book the dont apply to you until you need it, such as casting and bullet sizing and lubing, to much information at once may just confuse you
i came back to that book a year later and re read all the casting and bullet lubing stuff now that those things actually apply to me and i'm glad i did
as for a reloading manual with recipes, i feel the lyman reloading manual is the best way to go, very informative and none biased data because lyman does not make primers, brass, bullets, or powder
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I was told by a local bookstore that the abc's of reloading was out of print and there was no intention of reprinting it. Any truth to this?
Good point about the casting and such.
As to manuals, I find that they all have their own strengths. I tend to buy a new one (different) every few years, just to get a different view of things. As to the loads themselves, physics and chemistry are what they are. One book may stress their own bullets, but none of them are going to present bad info.
I also would suggest "ABC's of reloading" if your local store wont bring it in for you, try amazon.ca, or ebay maybe. I myself got it off amazon.ca
Great, Great book. So much information in there, and definatly the best place to start. As for what kits, I myself have been reloading for 5 years, i love RCBS equipment, and hornady dies. I myself stay away from anything Lee, in my eyes they are the generic, clone, imitation company that does equipment for a cheaper price because its crap.
thats my 2 cents.
Tony
Great, Great book. So much information in there, and definatly the best place to start. As for what kits, I myself have been reloading for 5 years, i love RCBS equipment, and hornady dies. I myself stay away from anything Lee, in my eyes they are the generic, clone, imitation company that does equipment for a cheaper price because its crap.
thats my 2 cents.
Tony
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Ok looks like they dont know jack all. Bought it off amazon.ca. Looking forward to the reading. Thanks guys
