First Reloading setup

[pilot_dc]

Here goes. I wanna reload to save money first and foremost, accuracy and tuning loads may come in later, but lets forget that for now.

I was wondering what the cheapest setup is, and is there a setup that will reload shotshells and pistol cartridges?

Sorry if these q's are REALLY stupid but I did a couple of searches and ended up finding everything but what I was looking for... Thanks all!

 

[Rich McFarlane]

While in the past there were presses made that would load both shotgun and pistol (Herter No. 3 comes to mind and RCBS had one too) their absence from today's market shows just how highly they were thought of.

Someone had a Dillon Square Deal listed for a decent price (handgun dedicated fully progressive press) and someone else had a Mec 600 for shotgun listed well under the $160 retail price; both recently.

 

[savagefan]

If price is your only consideration, a Lee anniversary kit will handle pistol and rifle, cheap. Lee loadmaster will do your shotgun, cheap. BTW the stuff works really well too. www.leeprecision.com

 

[savagefan]

woops, I meant the lee loadall for shotties, it's on their site sorry.

 

[sillymike]

Here goes. I wanna reload to save money first and foremost, accuracy and tuning loads may come in later, but lets forget that for now.

Well, I'm quite surprised nobody told you that you will not be saving any money by reloading... You will just end up shooting more rounds

I've got a few friends using the LEE stuff, they are all pretty happy with it. I think Andrew (at Higgenson Powder) as a lot to do with it, excellent service and price! All my dies are Lee carbide, and I am happy with them.

If you look around, there a quite a bit of used equipment floating around that can be bought for a good price. There is not much that can go wrong with a press... if it was taken care of, it should last just about foreever.

Safe reloading,
Mike.

**edit** I just realized that you are from Ottawa... You really should go down to Hawkesbury!
http://www.higginsonpowders.com

 

[pilot_dc]

Thanks all, that answered my question. Now, off to browse the for sale ads!

Cheers!

 

[Boomer]

I'm not sure if it's still available or not, but RCBS used to offer a 12 ga die that would thread into a Rock Chucker after the die bushing was removed. You should be able to find a used Rock Chucker for around $100.00, but even if you got the starter kit it would be cheaper than buying a shotshell loader and a metalic cartridge press. I wonder how many folks started out reloading with junk and then just gave up in disgust...I know I end up loading for some of them.