Where do you buy reloading equipment ?

birddog67 · #1 03-30-2012, 11:37 PM

I got my list together to buy a rock chukker suprem , and all dies comparator all my stuff , where is the best place to order from to get like free shipping ? I live I Texas so if I order from cabelas I have to pay Tax's so are there any other place with good prices ? Thanks sr

Kevin Rohrer · #2 03-31-2012, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by birddog67

I got my list together to buy a rock chukker suprem , and all dies comparator all my stuff , where is the best place to order from to get like free shipping ? I live I Texas so if I order from cabelas I have to pay Tax's so are there any other place with good prices ? Thanks sr

I don't know about free shipping, but you avoid taxes if you buy on Ebay or any other out-of-state company.

Consider saving money by buying used. Seven of the nine presses on my bench were bought used, and they work just as good as brand new.

xr650rRider · #3 03-31-2012, 08:53 AM

tinman13kup · #4 03-31-2012, 08:56 AM

Mine was acquired here and there, from new from the gunstore to used from shows and secondhand gunstores. I have not been following prices lately, but with gun sales up, I would think reloading equipment is up as well.

Zep · #5 03-31-2012, 08:57 AM

Certainly if you can find good used gear but not all of us can. I am sure there is plenty of gear older shooters or their families would like to see out of the house and some money in their pockets.

I have used Sinclair, Midway and Grafs. I am kind of tending toward Sinclair at this point because I can call them up, ask for a tech and get some answers when I have questions. Needless to say I do have questions. I have found Redding excellent to work with as well, their telephone techs have helped me a lot.

Don't let anyone kid you, metallic reloading done well has a steep learning curve.

Trickymissfit · #6 03-31-2012, 11:46 AM

years back I used to buy a lot of stuff from the old "Lock, Stock & Barrel" company. Miss them a lot. Sinclair seems to have most anything I'd ever want, and if they don't I goto Natchez or Midsouth. There are some really good small companys that specialize in target shooting equipment, but do very little reloading stuff.
gary

Dr. Vette · #7 03-31-2012, 11:33 PM

Get your Curio & Relic license (a type of FFL license) and most of the companies listed above will give you dealer price.

Yes, you have to wait a couple of months for it to arrive but it's $35 that pays itself back many times over.

http://www.cruffler.com/becomingcruffler.html

The Box O' Truth - Curio and Relic (C&R) Federal Firearms License (FLL)

No, I'll probably never buy a C&R weapon and use the license in that fashion, but that wasn't why I got it.