What tools are a MUSt have for reloading?

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I was looking and dont see a sticky or post about MUST haves for starting to reload. I think it would be a good sticky for people just getting into it like myself to know what they need to get going. Right now I have a press, beam scale, case lube, manual, funnel, primer tool. Just wondering what else I need other then dies?
 
You have the basics. Just off the top of my head, things I can think of that while perhaps aren't a MUST have, certainly are handy,

A loading block (cheap, handy, you can make your own easily enough)
A good case trimmer (usually not necessary with pistol cases though)
An OAL case length guage (Think Hornady LNL OAL guage, with modified case. Very handy for building match ammo)
A good micrometer/caliper (For measureing all those .001" variations)
A decent tumbler (definitely not a MUST have, but is sure is nice to reload clean brass)
A bullet removal hammer (You will disassemble rounds from time to time)
 
mattf87 said:
I was looking and dont see a sticky or post about MUST haves for starting to reload. I think it would be a good sticky for people just getting into it like myself to know what they need to get going. Right now I have a press, beam scale, case lube, manual, funnel, primer tool. Just wondering what else I need other then dies?
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Powder measure & trickler. I'm tempted to say you can live without these but,, naw, you can't.
 
Jay said:
An abundance of caution...

Read, read again & pay attention to what you are doing...

Cheers
Jay
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Pretty much what I was going to say only in a different way. To me a nice quite spot where no one can call or bother you that you can get into a zone 100% focused on what you are doing and reload away. I call it my happy place :)
 
As a bare bones you need a chamfer tool, a caliper for measuring case length and some type of case trimming tool. I loaded for several years without a tumbler, trickler, or powder measure as I was on a tight university budget. A little bit of advise get good stuff the first time and save some buyers remorse, also you will find yourself getting other toys as you get more into the hobby.
 
total concentration and no means of ignion like smoking and remenber to start 10 per cent below and work your way up and keeps logs so that you wont repeat any mistakes
 
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