Beginner re loading setup within a budget?

[win94luver]

If you have a treadmill in the house you can make a stainless steel tumbler for less than $20.00.

There's nothing like a pure copper wire/nylon brush, pure copper scrub pad and an electric drill to clean the inside and outside of a brass case.
I do it at the same time as I do my trimming with the Lee case trimmer.
The copper won't scratch or etch the brass cases.
Another thing I do is ream the primer pocket flash hole of burrs the first time I load the case.
With due diligence in practising your discipline and preparing quality ammo you can get 3 shots in 1 ragged hole at 100 yds - no problem at all.

 

[stubblejumper]

There's nothing like a pure copper wire/nylon brush, pure copper scrub pad and an electric drill to clean the inside and outside of a brass case.
I do it at the same time as I do my trimming with the Lee case trimmer.
The copper won't scratch or etch the brass cases.
Another thing I do is ream the primer pocket flash hole of burrs the first time I load the case.
With due diligence in practising your discipline and preparing quality ammo you can get 3 shots in 1 ragged hole at 100 yds - no problem at all.

Actually tumbling with stainless media cleans cases just as clean with a lot less effort.

 

[1-trident-1]

for the $80 a comparator is money well spent. I won't reload without it.

 

[stubblejumper]

for the $80 a comparator is money well spent. I won't reload without it.

I have reloaded for over 45 years without one, and I don't intend to buy one now.

 

[win94luver]

for the $80 a comparator is money well spent. I won't reload without it.

I've got one gauge I measure the ammo in and that's the gun it will be fired in.
Each and every new round gets run through at least once.
No surprises when I lever one with a big hog in the sights coming like a tusked freight train.

 

[sthorvictor]

sorry for the lateness in my response, there is a wealth of knowledge and info here.

I happened upon a trade opportunity with my boss the other day, he had a Lyman delux expert reloading kit t-mag 2 only missing the scale. ironically he was looking for a non Chinese sks, after a short discussion a trade was made with 750 rounds of corrosive ammo. now to do some heavy reading, locate some dies for the mausers, consumables and a grain scale!

 

[kjohn]

"comparator"

Whew! I had to look that one up! I've struggled along since around 1970, so I'll just keep on.