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New to reloading- help me spend some money!
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<blockquote data-quote="youngbuck" data-source="post: 556830" data-attributes="member: 22987"><p>Lots of good advice here. There are all kinds of reloading tools that are better at certain things than others. The old presses, balance beam scales, and manual powder throwers have been around for a long time. They still work very well. If I was in your shoes I would look at an entire used kit, only if it is in good shape though, or buy a new standard kit; including the equipment they have been making the same for years. It wont cost you an arm and a leg. After you spend some time with it you will see what you would like to do "more with" I started by draggin all my dad's old equipment out of boxes from the 80's or early 90s. It has served me well since I did that. I load for about 3 different cartridges regularly. I spend a lot of time setting up/swapping dies. For me I think a Redding T-7 press would be nice to use. I've never used one and am reading up on reports about them and researching other options. Untill I decide, if I ever do change, the old RCBS rockchucker press that's over 20 years old works really well. You could spend all kinds of money on new fancy equipment, but there is a lot to learn about reloading. I don't think any fancy powder thrower or progressive would shorten the learning curve any. All the advise about reading is great advice. I was advised to buy a couple different loading manuals to read up on before I started. I learned more reading 3 books then I had talking to my dad or reading on the internet. there is all kinds of info on the net, but a wealth of knowledge in reloading manuals. I'm certainly no expert in reloading, but I try and learn as much as I can. I'm going to pick up the book mentioned earlier in the thread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="youngbuck, post: 556830, member: 22987"] Lots of good advice here. There are all kinds of reloading tools that are better at certain things than others. The old presses, balance beam scales, and manual powder throwers have been around for a long time. They still work very well. If I was in your shoes I would look at an entire used kit, only if it is in good shape though, or buy a new standard kit; including the equipment they have been making the same for years. It wont cost you an arm and a leg. After you spend some time with it you will see what you would like to do "more with" I started by draggin all my dad's old equipment out of boxes from the 80's or early 90s. It has served me well since I did that. I load for about 3 different cartridges regularly. I spend a lot of time setting up/swapping dies. For me I think a Redding T-7 press would be nice to use. I've never used one and am reading up on reports about them and researching other options. Untill I decide, if I ever do change, the old RCBS rockchucker press that's over 20 years old works really well. You could spend all kinds of money on new fancy equipment, but there is a lot to learn about reloading. I don't think any fancy powder thrower or progressive would shorten the learning curve any. All the advise about reading is great advice. I was advised to buy a couple different loading manuals to read up on before I started. I learned more reading 3 books then I had talking to my dad or reading on the internet. there is all kinds of info on the net, but a wealth of knowledge in reloading manuals. I'm certainly no expert in reloading, but I try and learn as much as I can. I'm going to pick up the book mentioned earlier in the thread. [/QUOTE]
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