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LeMerle

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Hi everyone,

I will soon start shooting 308 and i want to reload to be able to pay .50/round.

Lee 50th anniversary reloader kit = 120$

Lee 308/307 die set = 36$

Remington Unprimed Centrefire Brass 50*3 = 80$

*Dont know which powder for m14 but lets say = 35$

500 primer= 25$

155gr palma 500 = 200$

reloading book = 30$



So is this really all i need for my first 100 rounds ?

600-700$ approx total...
Im a real noob so is it correct to say I'll have about 500 shots with this ? I dont know how many rounds 1lb of powder can gives.

Thank you very
 
bj is correct, begin by reading your manual and others if you can get them. Your price for primers seems high and the amount of shots/lb depends on the powder but it will be about 150. Be sure to use a load that is meant for your M14 or it won't cycle or could damage the rifle. It takes a while to amortize the cost of reloading but you can make superior ammunition much cheaper than buying.
 
LeMerle said:
Hi everyone,

So is this really all i need for my first 100 rounds ?

600-700$ approx total...
Im a real noob so is it correct to say I'll have about 500 shots with this ? I dont know how many rounds 1lb of powder can gives.

Thank you very
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No you're gonna need verniers and case lube and a trimmer in fairly short order.

Call P&D (sponsor link above) and see what they want for a Redding Pro Pack kit. Redding kits have no throw away crap which only provides the illusion of value added. A Redding kit includes a Hodgdon manual (paper version) and with the addition of some Princess Auto digital verniers, you'll be good to go.

I have nothing against Lee, or any manufacturer of dies and presses but the majority of the "Kits" offered have a sucker component,, except for Reddings. Buying reloading gear is easy "You get what you pay for".
 
i've been down this road a lot, and i found out in fairly short order that you need a progressive when you shoot an m14- oh sure, you CAN use a single stage or a turret, but that gets somewhat tedious - esp when you go through 100 rounds or better a "session" - under the old mag cap rules, that was only 5 mags- i got a dillon 550- fully dressed- dillon powder measure too- i was feeding 4 m14s at the time, and changing rifles every week or so that you repeated the rifle about once a month- and it's real easy to do "rapid fire" with the 14- bang costs, but bang -bang costs twice as much- i got down to the point where i could do 20 shots in about 6 seconds flat, off the bench, using the bipod- as far as the loads go, look for something called "m14 match" moads and get as close as you can
 
I agree with t-star. If your going semi auto , go for a progressive press or you will be so pissed off with a single stage (tedious) you would have wished you did something different. Go Dillon 550 and be do with it. You won't be disappointed. I've been where you are and it took me years to afford a proper press. I wish I bit the bullet and spent the money and worried about it latter. And for what your prepared to spend your really not too far off a Dillon 550 kit for first timers, all inclusive. And of course stay within your specs. I dealt with Murray Gardner , he'll fix you up.
 
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