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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1014640" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I've been saying this for many moons now. Don't buy a kit! Within a year you'll start to out grow half the pieces that come in the kit. Start out with a decent press, and buy a good powder measure & trickler. I started out with a Lyman #55, and still use it to this very day. The Redding BR30 and 3BR are also pretty good. I opted for the Sinclair bottle kit and several of their drop tubes. Buddies of mine used the Reddings, and they are alright, but no better than the Lyman. Priming devices are a joke on most all presses. The Forster is by far the best of them, and it too leaves something to be desired. By a K&M, and be done with it (Sinclair is also very good but more money). Case trimmers are an often spoke about issue. Why not simply get a good one from the start. I use a Wilson, but there are some other good ones. The ones in the kits are junk. You need at least a 4" pair of dial calipers, but most folks use a 6" pair. I use both digital and analog. A good 1" micrometer is another nice item to add into the mix.</p><p> </p><p>Assuming you have not bought anything yet, or have it still in the box. You will probably buy a O Frame press for cost alone. No big deal, but you gotta mount it to a bench of some sort. I recommend a visit to the local Menards store to buy a laminated bench top made of hard maple or oak. Get the thick one (about 1.5"). These are pretty rigid from the start, but can be made even better easily. Next thing to get are two pieces of either 1/4" CRS or 10 gauge steel plates that are about two inches bigger than the press mount. I use two 6"x8" 10 gauge plates on my Forster when I mount it directly to the bench top. For mounting bolts (O frame), buy some good grade eight bolts with cad washers. A drop of Loctite in the threads, and your thru with that problem before it happens. You spend a lot of money on a good press and then mount it as cheap as you can, and then fight it forever. I've seen more than one O frame press ripped off the bench it was mounted on! A Co-Ax thrusts in the opposite direction, and can be mounted with quarter inch bolts without an issue. </p><p> </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1014640, member: 25383"] I've been saying this for many moons now. Don't buy a kit! Within a year you'll start to out grow half the pieces that come in the kit. Start out with a decent press, and buy a good powder measure & trickler. I started out with a Lyman #55, and still use it to this very day. The Redding BR30 and 3BR are also pretty good. I opted for the Sinclair bottle kit and several of their drop tubes. Buddies of mine used the Reddings, and they are alright, but no better than the Lyman. Priming devices are a joke on most all presses. The Forster is by far the best of them, and it too leaves something to be desired. By a K&M, and be done with it (Sinclair is also very good but more money). Case trimmers are an often spoke about issue. Why not simply get a good one from the start. I use a Wilson, but there are some other good ones. The ones in the kits are junk. You need at least a 4" pair of dial calipers, but most folks use a 6" pair. I use both digital and analog. A good 1" micrometer is another nice item to add into the mix. Assuming you have not bought anything yet, or have it still in the box. You will probably buy a O Frame press for cost alone. No big deal, but you gotta mount it to a bench of some sort. I recommend a visit to the local Menards store to buy a laminated bench top made of hard maple or oak. Get the thick one (about 1.5"). These are pretty rigid from the start, but can be made even better easily. Next thing to get are two pieces of either 1/4" CRS or 10 gauge steel plates that are about two inches bigger than the press mount. I use two 6"x8" 10 gauge plates on my Forster when I mount it directly to the bench top. For mounting bolts (O frame), buy some good grade eight bolts with cad washers. A drop of Loctite in the threads, and your thru with that problem before it happens. You spend a lot of money on a good press and then mount it as cheap as you can, and then fight it forever. I've seen more than one O frame press ripped off the bench it was mounted on! A Co-Ax thrusts in the opposite direction, and can be mounted with quarter inch bolts without an issue. gary [/QUOTE]
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