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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 1747106" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>I am practically a life long reloader. I have evolved from single stage to turret, to hand op. progressive, to auto progressive back to hand op progressive and have stayed there. </p><p>my best advice is this for you.</p><p>find a press you like. that could be one of these kinds; single stage, multi-stage hand op progressive, multi-stage automatic progressive, or turret. I like My Dillon 550's not going to lie, I am a Dillon press guy all the way. I also teach reloading in my shop. I have some really old single stages, C&H, Lyman, Hornady, RCBS, and some hulk that is crinkly brown. I have no idea what it is but it makes the rest except for the C&H look like 5 year-old girl. </p><p>find dies you like to work with.. they come in all kinds of varieties. neck only, neck with body die, full length, and bushing (full length and neck only)dies. go around, see how you like what ever die sets. I find that I get the best results with Full Length resizing, a bushing seating die, and a micrometer spindle. now others will have a different combination. Redding pro hunters are excellent die sets. I have a few. I also have RCBS, Dillon, Hornady, Lyman, and other Reddings. look around and see what makes you happy (what gives your the most consistent results).</p><p>powder meters are a very personal things. I like two brands. one brand is Dillon the other is a brand I do not remember and that powder meter was stolen about 6 years ago in a robbery of my shop. I wish I could remember the name of it but it was the one I used for my 1,000 target loads it was just so dang accurate I nearly never needed to trickle the loads. </p><p>powder scales are also personal. I have an Ohaus electronic. it is very good. I have three or four Ohaus triple posed beam scales. they are also very good. I have tested and cross tested the scales I have. they all weigh one powder charge within 0.1 grains. most are too close to say there is any difference. </p><p>My best advice is put together a set of reloading equipment that makes you the best reloader you can me. this means mixing and matching brands, then so be it.. I know what works for me.. now you go out and find what works for you. Do not fear making a mistake, all you have to do is sell the mistake and get something else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 1747106, member: 26227"] I am practically a life long reloader. I have evolved from single stage to turret, to hand op. progressive, to auto progressive back to hand op progressive and have stayed there. my best advice is this for you. find a press you like. that could be one of these kinds; single stage, multi-stage hand op progressive, multi-stage automatic progressive, or turret. I like My Dillon 550's not going to lie, I am a Dillon press guy all the way. I also teach reloading in my shop. I have some really old single stages, C&H, Lyman, Hornady, RCBS, and some hulk that is crinkly brown. I have no idea what it is but it makes the rest except for the C&H look like 5 year-old girl. find dies you like to work with.. they come in all kinds of varieties. neck only, neck with body die, full length, and bushing (full length and neck only)dies. go around, see how you like what ever die sets. I find that I get the best results with Full Length resizing, a bushing seating die, and a micrometer spindle. now others will have a different combination. Redding pro hunters are excellent die sets. I have a few. I also have RCBS, Dillon, Hornady, Lyman, and other Reddings. look around and see what makes you happy (what gives your the most consistent results). powder meters are a very personal things. I like two brands. one brand is Dillon the other is a brand I do not remember and that powder meter was stolen about 6 years ago in a robbery of my shop. I wish I could remember the name of it but it was the one I used for my 1,000 target loads it was just so dang accurate I nearly never needed to trickle the loads. powder scales are also personal. I have an Ohaus electronic. it is very good. I have three or four Ohaus triple posed beam scales. they are also very good. I have tested and cross tested the scales I have. they all weigh one powder charge within 0.1 grains. most are too close to say there is any difference. My best advice is put together a set of reloading equipment that makes you the best reloader you can me. this means mixing and matching brands, then so be it.. I know what works for me.. now you go out and find what works for you. Do not fear making a mistake, all you have to do is sell the mistake and get something else. [/QUOTE]
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