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after a hard day of work or just want to get away i love every aspect of reloading . with shooting as my fav sport handgun and rifle it goes hand and hand
you can never have enough manuals i like to have at least 3 or 4 to refer to plus hodgdons site is really good too
 
I have two manuals so far, but in reality I pretty well stick only with the Lyman book. Is there an advantage to having a couple more manuals?
 
Having just gone through this not too long ago, the best piece of equipment I have on my bench is my Lyman 49th manual.
I find it great not only for the load data, but the step by step intro to each and every step. It's what got me going and I still refer to it from time to time.
 
legion277 said:
after a hard day of work or just want to get away i love every aspect of reloading . with shooting as my fav sport handgun and rifle it goes hand and hand
you can never have enough manuals i like to have at least 3 or 4 to refer to plus hodgdons site is really good too
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I find it comes in waves sometimes I just like to look at my setup and do other things and then the bug hits me and I am in full production mode
 
Would be good if one of these was put this in a sticky because the same question gets asked several times a week.

The tools you need for basic reloading:

1. press
2. dies
3. priming tool (some presses come with one)
4. powder measure (scale will work also)
5. scale
6. caliper for measurements
7. loading block
8. case prep tools (inside/outside neck chamfer, primer pocket cleaners)
9. powder funnel
10. load data

and optional but you'll need it eventually - bullet puller and brass cleaning appliances.

What equipment you choose will depend on what you want to reload, what volume you will reload, and your budget.

The best way to start is to learn as much as you can before you start. Read, youtube, forums, etc. Forums tend to confuse new reloaders because much of the advice they receive on forums is more opinion than fact. It can be hard for a new or aspiring reloader to recognise what's real and what's not.
 
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A while back I bought the 49th edition lyman manual, great book but I would love to get those pdf books as well. My last time back home I bought a Frankford Arsenal hand held depriming tool, next will be all my brass cleaning stuff. My plan is buy all my equipment slowly until I have all I need.
It would be nice to have some sort of sticky thread of good starter equipment ( micrometer, case trimmer, digital scale ect). I would like to buy a press kit but are the tools included worth it? Not much point in buying a kit and replacing most of the included tools, I like to stick to the mottoa buy once cry once. Not trying to jack your thread OP but I figured you might have some of the same questions floating around in your head as me.
Cheers!!!
 
jethunter said:
Would be good if one of these was put this in a sticky because the same question gets asked several times a week.

The tools you need for basic reloading:

1. press
2. dies
3. priming tool (some presses come with one)
4. powder measure (scale will work also)
5. scale
6. caliper for measurements
7. loading block
8. case prep tools (inside/outside neck chamfer, primer pocket cleaners)
9. powder funnel
10. load data

and optional but you'll need it eventually - bullet puller and brass cleaning appliances.

What equipment you choose will depend on what you want to reload, what volume you will reload, and your budget.

The best way to start is to learn as much as you can before you start. Read, youtube, forums, etc. Forums tend to confuse new reloaders because much of the advice they receive on forums is more opinion than fact. It can be hard for a new or aspiring reloader to recognise what's real and what's not.
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Yup...sticky would be a good thing.
 
For the 375win I would suggest buying Brass and bullets ASAP. They are very difficult to find. I managed to get hold of about 150 rounds of brass for 150 bucks and purchased 100 bullets which cost me another 70 bucks. I also purchased 4 boxes of 375 win ammunition at a cost of 80 bucks a box. The 375 Winchester is not something your going to fire hundreds of rounds out of maybe a dozen everyone in a while. But start looking for brass and bullets now.
 
Don't forget the all important STUCK CASE REMOVER
some items I've picked up over the years that have come in handy:
Decapping dies large & small
Magnifying glass (inspect cases if needed)
Light grit sanding block (use to smooth chamfer on case mouth when needed)
Positive RAM Priming Unit (made by RCBS)
Nylon case neck brushes
Primer Pocket Reamer
Primer Pocket Cleaner L&S
Tumbler of some sort
Flash Hole Deburring Tool (use for new brass)
Different lubes (find sometimes that certain cases work better with different lubes)
Powder trickler (if not in kit and a beam scale is used)
Digital powder dispenser
Spare parts for presses
Kinetic Bullet Puller
 
I've found that some of what's included in many kits isn't necessary for what I want to do. In cases like that, if the kit price is good, you'll be able to flog the stuff you don't want or need and still come out ahead.
Most of my gear was bought piecemeal, either new or used.
 
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