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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 748060" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>Wow! $800 to spend! Buy a Forster press for starters</p><p> </p><p>1. Forster press $270</p><p>2. Wilson case trimmer and case holders</p><p>3. RCBS 1010 scale for starters</p><p>4. dies are all pretty much the same except for Forster and Redding ($80 a pop)</p><p>5. K&M priming tool $80</p><p>6. head space gauges to set your dies up. I use the Stoney Point stuff </p><p>7. The Stoney Point stuff to set seating depths</p><p>8. a good dial caliper and a 1" micrometer</p><p> </p><p>I doubt I've spent $600 with a couple variables in measuring devices added in. Down the road you might want a powder measurer. The Lyman #55 can be had for less than a hundred dollars new in the box.</p><p> </p><p>I would not buy a kit to start out with. Most of the time you end up wanting something better. Another good press to start with is the Lee cast iron press. But the Forster is the Cadillac of presses, and should last you and your kids for what seems like forever. A lot of times you can buy measuring equipment used, but in good shape. Avoid the Chinese stuff as you usually get what you paid for. I use a cheap Midway vibratory cleaners, but the Lyman is better. For revolver ammo there is really nothing better than the Lyman dies. For bottle necked stuff the Forster seater is the best period. Sizing dies all work about the same except for the Forster, and that's only in the stem. Forget all the neck dies and bushing dies to start with. Just buy full length stuff. A Redding seater is nothing but a copy of a Forster at about 33% higher price. The Forster is better quality as well. There are a few small items that can pretty much be had from anybody. Like a powder trickler and deburr tool.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 748060, member: 25383"] Wow! $800 to spend! Buy a Forster press for starters 1. Forster press $270 2. Wilson case trimmer and case holders 3. RCBS 1010 scale for starters 4. dies are all pretty much the same except for Forster and Redding ($80 a pop) 5. K&M priming tool $80 6. head space gauges to set your dies up. I use the Stoney Point stuff 7. The Stoney Point stuff to set seating depths 8. a good dial caliper and a 1" micrometer I doubt I've spent $600 with a couple variables in measuring devices added in. Down the road you might want a powder measurer. The Lyman #55 can be had for less than a hundred dollars new in the box. I would not buy a kit to start out with. Most of the time you end up wanting something better. Another good press to start with is the Lee cast iron press. But the Forster is the Cadillac of presses, and should last you and your kids for what seems like forever. A lot of times you can buy measuring equipment used, but in good shape. Avoid the Chinese stuff as you usually get what you paid for. I use a cheap Midway vibratory cleaners, but the Lyman is better. For revolver ammo there is really nothing better than the Lyman dies. For bottle necked stuff the Forster seater is the best period. Sizing dies all work about the same except for the Forster, and that's only in the stem. Forget all the neck dies and bushing dies to start with. Just buy full length stuff. A Redding seater is nothing but a copy of a Forster at about 33% higher price. The Forster is better quality as well. There are a few small items that can pretty much be had from anybody. Like a powder trickler and deburr tool. gary [/QUOTE]
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