Reloading Kits?? Your Thoughts
- Thread starter Bull's-Eye
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Cocked&Locked
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- S. Ontario
both are good starting kits, if your loading handgun, do yourself a favor and buy one with a turret press. For rifle you can get by with the single stage
have fun!
have fun!
Thanks for the reply. I am going to reload rifle so I hope these will still work. Right now, this reloading process seems like its going to be really tough and hard to learn but I bet once you get into it, it is really easy.
Thanks again
Thanks again
Go with the RCBS kit. Best to learn reloading on a singls stage, you won't regret the experience and RCBS Rockchucker Press will last you your lifetime and your sons. When you are ready to load pistol then go Progressive, Dillon, Hornady, RCBS all make great machines. While there are Lee lovers out there, most would agree they are not lifetime purchases and are substantially less quality then the aforementioned equipment.
Take Care
Bob
Take Care
Bob
- Location
- southern ontario
LEE delux turret press kit
I bought a delux lee turret press kit last week. It is lots of fun to play with. I spent a couple hours reloading my first 8 .223 cartridges
. my only dissapointment with this kit is the auto-disk powder measure doesn't come with a charging die. that just means you need to spend $12 to get it operational. IMO Lee should have included that in the delux kit.
I bought a delux lee turret press kit last week. It is lots of fun to play with. I spent a couple hours reloading my first 8 .223 cartridges
. my only dissapointment with this kit is the auto-disk powder measure doesn't come with a charging die. that just means you need to spend $12 to get it operational. IMO Lee should have included that in the delux kit.hoegaardenzo said:I bought a delux lee turret press kit last week. It is lots of fun to play with. I spent a couple hours reloading my first 8 .223 cartridges
Is it tough to learn?
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- southern ontario
a little confusing for a complete newbie, but I had a little instruction from the store i bought it from.
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Would not get a kit, but start out with someone, and see what is required for your needs. As there is stuff thats useless, and stuff you need thats not part of.
Being selective is the way to go.
Being selective is the way to go.
I'd go with the RCBS kit. There is nothing wrong with Lee, but some guys do upgrade from Lee equipment eventually. If you start with RCBS, you won't be upgrading later.
And no, reloading is not hard at all to learn. There are a few basic steps one has to learn, basically resize the case, prime case, charge with powder, seat bullet. Of course there's a little more to it than that, but essentially that is all you have to do to reload a rifle cartridge.
And no, reloading is not hard at all to learn. There are a few basic steps one has to learn, basically resize the case, prime case, charge with powder, seat bullet. Of course there's a little more to it than that, but essentially that is all you have to do to reload a rifle cartridge.
Cocked&Locked
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- S. Ontario
Go buy yourself a Lyman 48th edition load manual, it will walk you through in a very easy and informative manner, great to start with. It's not hard, just take your time and if you aren't sure ask lots of questions till you are. There's a pile of knowledge here for you to draw on, as opposed to what I offer, which is just a pile somedays....
The lyman is a great starter though, the lee's ok to, I just think the lyman is friendlier
The lyman is a great starter though, the lee's ok to, I just think the lyman is friendlier
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- South Cariboo, BC
If you go Lee, consider ordering from higginson and upgrading the press to the classic cast for the difference in price. This press has a reputation of being far superior to other presses from Lee.
Keep in mind I'm a newbie too, slowly gathering the bits to start out my reloading career.
How do people feel about the powder measure that comes with the Lee anniversary kit?
Keep in mind I'm a newbie too, slowly gathering the bits to start out my reloading career.
How do people feel about the powder measure that comes with the Lee anniversary kit?
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
The rotary drop a load one is fine, the scale sucks.
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- South Cariboo, BC
Levi Garrett said:The rotary drop a load one is fine, the scale sucks.
Good to hear about the powder measure, and I've got a hornady scale already.
Bulls-eye, let us know how your first reloading experience goes.
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Its a good one that scale, the Lee would stick , not always, just enough to get you into trouble.
Do yourself a favour and buy the equipment now, that you'll eventually end up owning! Go buy the RCBS Rock Chucker Supreme Master Reloading Kit! RCBS has absolutely the BEST customer service in the industry and warrants its tools for LIFE...not your life, the life of the tool! Only thing I'd add to the kit is a decent caliper and a powder trickler starting out. Pick up a set of RCBS dies, your reloading components and you're good to go! LEE stuff will get you into the game, but most guys I know end up upgrading after they get their feet wet in the hobby. If money is an issue, and LEE is your choice, call Higginson's and get the new LEE Classic Cast press, its the only LEE reloading press that I would ever consider owning.
