New guy wants reloading course in Vancouver.
- Thread starter Ariser
- Start date
- Location
- Downtown Vancouver, BC
How much would it run me to buy a set of reloading gear? I'm a student, so cheaper is better than expensive...
If you're starting out and aren't cranking thousands at a time, get your feet wet (without breaking the bank) by going with Lee. Try the Anniversary kit with the Challenger single stage press and the Lee Auto powder dispenser. Are you thinking of pistol or rifle reloading? I can recommend Higginson's in Ontario for the complete Lee line and reliable customer service.ilovepotatos said:
- Location
- Downtown Vancouver, BC
Well, I'm thinking it's going to mostly be rifle rounds I'll be reloading. I have a Tokarev, but thats the cheapest ammo out there. $300 for 2280.
My mauser isn't so cheap though.
$500 for a starting kit is a little steep. That doesn't come with powder, or primer. Or lead. That's probably another 60-70 bucks, isn't it? Sigh.
I should have gone into paper airplane making as a hobby.
My mauser isn't so cheap though.
$500 for a starting kit is a little steep. That doesn't come with powder, or primer. Or lead. That's probably another 60-70 bucks, isn't it? Sigh.
I should have gone into paper airplane making as a hobby.
Ariser, goto the HACS 2 DAY GUNSHOW ON NOV.18-19 at the OPERATING ENGINEERS HALL in BURNABY, near their city hall. ilovepotatos you goto the DUNCAN GUN SHOW NOV.26 at the EAGLES HALL TURN AT THE LIGHT just south of the twin bridges as you enter DUNCAN, there is usually a SMALL SANDWICH BOARD SIGN on the left on the traffic island. Gun shows sometimes have reloading equipment for sale, but to get a bargain you should know what the CANADIAN retail price is. Gun shows are also a great way to spend a couple of hours, just becareful of the SPEND part.
While I have gotten fair deals at gunshow,they usaully want new prices for old junk. Try Higginson for Lee stuff. For a student ,stick with the Lee Aniv kit,it has almost everything for $125. Spend the money on powder and bullets,not reloading equipment,now.
Higginson/Lee Data
higginsonpowders@on.aibn.com
HIGGINSON POWDERS INC.
2708 Highway 34
HAWKESBURY, ON
K6A 2R2
TEL.: (613)-632-9300
FAX.: (613)-632-5666
FAX TOLL FREE ORDER LINE: 1-888-308-4350
RELOADING KITS
Anniversary Rel. Kit $126.50
Challenger Press Kit (No Dies) 48.00
Hand Press Kit (No Dies) 42.50
Anniversary kit will work for both rifle and pistol cartridges
Anniversary Kit
A set of Lee Dies and this kit is everything you need to reload any cartridge. With the popular sturdy Challenger Press and instructions -- a $49.00 value. You get a complete powder handling system. Includes the most precise and repeatable Perfect Powder Measure. Plus the Lee Safety Scale, the most sensitive and safest of all powder scales. And the Lee Powder funnel along with a powder data manual with over a thousand different loads tested and recommended by Hodgdon Powder Company -- a $62.94 value.
Case Preparation Tools include a cutter and lock stud to trim your cases. Order the correct case length gauge for the caliber you will load for. It's only $4.98 extra. An inside outside case mouth chamfer tool and a tube of premium sizing lube is included. $10.94 value.
But that's not all! You get the most popular, because it's the best, Lee Auto-Prime along with a set of shell holders for over 115 different cartridges. You even get a tool to clean the primer pockets. $38.94 value. Compare it to others priced at hundreds of dollars more. Reloading saves money and you save right from the start with Lee equipment.
higginsonpowders@on.aibn.com
HIGGINSON POWDERS INC.
2708 Highway 34
HAWKESBURY, ON
K6A 2R2
TEL.: (613)-632-9300
FAX.: (613)-632-5666
FAX TOLL FREE ORDER LINE: 1-888-308-4350
RELOADING KITS
Anniversary Rel. Kit $126.50
Challenger Press Kit (No Dies) 48.00
Hand Press Kit (No Dies) 42.50
Anniversary kit will work for both rifle and pistol cartridges
Anniversary Kit
A set of Lee Dies and this kit is everything you need to reload any cartridge. With the popular sturdy Challenger Press and instructions -- a $49.00 value. You get a complete powder handling system. Includes the most precise and repeatable Perfect Powder Measure. Plus the Lee Safety Scale, the most sensitive and safest of all powder scales. And the Lee Powder funnel along with a powder data manual with over a thousand different loads tested and recommended by Hodgdon Powder Company -- a $62.94 value.
Case Preparation Tools include a cutter and lock stud to trim your cases. Order the correct case length gauge for the caliber you will load for. It's only $4.98 extra. An inside outside case mouth chamfer tool and a tube of premium sizing lube is included. $10.94 value.
But that's not all! You get the most popular, because it's the best, Lee Auto-Prime along with a set of shell holders for over 115 different cartridges. You even get a tool to clean the primer pockets. $38.94 value. Compare it to others priced at hundreds of dollars more. Reloading saves money and you save right from the start with Lee equipment.
One of these days, I'm going to take a shovel to all the crap that has collected on my bench, and once i dig down to the presses, I'll try to organize a bit of a reloading clinic. It is something that I have thought of doing for a while, but somehow life seems to get in the way.
My gear is in an unheated garage, so lets plan for April or May. I would prefer to keep it to about 6 or 8 students, (small garage!)
I'll post something later on.
My gear is in an unheated garage, so lets plan for April or May. I would prefer to keep it to about 6 or 8 students, (small garage!)
I'll post something later on.
a few years ago a few of us in ontario set one up.....it went ok for a first try at it....we had a few guys that took the time to show us all the basics.....we all had a turn at all stages of the reloading....i have not bought a factory round after that..tootall said:
