Reloading gear without PAL

[plinkomatic]

Hi,

My PAL is literally in the mail, and there's a good deal locally on reloading gear. Do I need the PAL in hand to buy the used reloading gear? Thanks.

EDIT: I mean the press, powder measure, etc., not brass, primers, or bullets.

 

[50calshooter]

Nope hurry up and buy....











... you buy now

 

[maynard]

No PAL required to buy reloading supplies.

 

[al100]

That right. You don't even need a PAL to buy new either.

 

[Lyallpeder]

I just got a lee kit, caliper, die, book, a pound of varget, a box of bullets and a box of primers with out showing my pal for anything.

Is it wrong to feel like putting my kids to bed at 3:51 pm so I can load my first batch?

Edit: wow when I started typing that no one had responded lol

 

[Paatz]

I recall having to show my PAL at Cabelas last time I bought primers.
Or was it bullets??

 

[cam1936]

I recall having to show my PAL at Cabelas last time I bought primers.
Or was it bullets??

You do not need a pal to buy reloading components of any sort. be it primers, bullets, powder or brass. Sometimes the cashier at big box stores does not know this, hence why you may havr been asked.

 

[Rory McCanuck]

I recall having to show my PAL at Cabelas last time I bought primers.
Or was it bullets??

Yeah, it was primers.
If a guy didn't have a POL/PAL, it would be interesting to see
what Cabelas would do if you raised a stink.
Its a Cabelas thing, not law, so you'd have some justification.

 

[Rory McCanuck]

Oh, and welcome to reloading, plinkomatic.
And Lyallpeder.

 

[plinkomatic]

Thanks all,

went and got it. RCBS press, powder measure, auto primer feeder, lyman (I think?) scale, buncha other stuff, and some dies (for rifle and handgun), $250.

Can anybody recommend a good manual?

 

[MrSchultz]

That right. You don't even need a PAL to buy new either.

unless you're buying from wholesale sports, canadian tire... there may be a few more, but there are stores that will ask to see your pal.

 

[Seagull]

Can anybody recommend a good manual?

Lyman's or the ABCs of reloading get the biggest nods around here and I agree. Any manufacture book also has most of the info as well.

 

[ATOM]

None of the major manuals are bad; much of it adds up to personal taste, IMO. The ABCs of Reloading is not really a reloading manual and is quite short on 'recipes', but it is an excellent introduction to reloading. Worth reading.

 

[Rory McCanuck]

Thanks all,

went and got it. RCBS press, powder measure, auto primer feeder, lyman (I think?) scale, buncha other stuff, and some dies (for rifle and handgun), $250.

Can anybody recommend a good manual?

Looks like you got some great stuff to get started with.
For manuals, I quite like Lee's Modern Reloading. It describes the
process well, and explains that so much of reloading wisdom is
just making it more complicated than it needs to be.
Stores around me carry a good stock of Hornady bullets, so
I got their manual. I don't think it explains the process as well,
but all the information is in there.