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<blockquote data-quote="Fitch" data-source="post: 399595" data-attributes="member: 19372"><p>The RockChucker Supreme kits comes with an adequate beam scale. It's really all that's needed to get you going, and all some folks ever use. Hornady, Lyman, and Redding also sell "kits" that come with a press, scale, etc. </p><p> </p><p>What you need:</p><p> </p><p>Good cast iron D-frame press (RCBS, Hornady, Lyman, Redding - they are all good).</p><p>Beam Scale (I like the RCBS 10-10 best)</p><p>Check weights</p><p>Some sort of powder dispenser - measure - Hornady, Lyman, RCBS, Redding - they are pretty much all equally good or bad depending on your point of view.</p><p>Case Trimmer and deburring tool</p><p>One universal loading block that holds every cartridge (the mtm Case Guard universal loading tray works great - I've loaded everything from .380 to 7mm Mag using it).</p><p>Vibrating case cleaner (Dillon makes the best one IMO) and media (I use walnut hull bird bedding from PetSmart), and some sort of polish (I use Dillon - do not use Brasso)</p><p>Some sort of seperator to seperate the brass from the cleaning media - rotary type highly recommended.</p><p>Digital (recommended) or dial caliper</p><p>Case lube</p><p>Rag to wipe case lube off brass</p><p> </p><p>Die set (for rifle cartridges start with a basic full length sizing die set, or a 3 die set that includes a neck only die - for straight wall handgun cartridges get the no lube carbide sizing die), bullets, brass, powder, and manuals for the bullets.</p><p> </p><p>That will get you going.</p><p>Nobody sells a kit that has all the above that I know about. RCBS, Lyman, and Hornady all sell a kit that has most of it - you can add the rest. From there it's just a matter of what you learn, how much "into it" you want to get, and how anal you are about your ammo. There is a big difference between loading ammo that shoots at or just under 3/4 MOA and ammo that shoots in the 0.1 to 0.2 MOA range. For most purposes the former gets the job done to point blank ranges and then some. For distances well beyond point blank range it takes a much better system of rifle, ammo, optics, shooter to succeed. Litz's book will be a real education.</p><p> </p><p>That said, some of the nice things to have:</p><p> </p><p>0-1" micrometer</p><p>chronograph</p><p>seating depth measurement tools (Sinclair makes the best one)</p><p>eccentricity measuring tools (sinclair has good tools for this too)</p><p>primer socket uniformers</p><p>flash hole deburring tools</p><p>etc. etc. etc.</p><p> </p><p>The list of nice things to have could fill a single space typewritten page and then some. But you can reload excellent ammo with out any of the nice to have stuff.</p><p> </p><p>Fitch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fitch, post: 399595, member: 19372"] The RockChucker Supreme kits comes with an adequate beam scale. It's really all that's needed to get you going, and all some folks ever use. Hornady, Lyman, and Redding also sell "kits" that come with a press, scale, etc. What you need: Good cast iron D-frame press (RCBS, Hornady, Lyman, Redding - they are all good). Beam Scale (I like the RCBS 10-10 best) Check weights Some sort of powder dispenser - measure - Hornady, Lyman, RCBS, Redding - they are pretty much all equally good or bad depending on your point of view. Case Trimmer and deburring tool One universal loading block that holds every cartridge (the mtm Case Guard universal loading tray works great - I've loaded everything from .380 to 7mm Mag using it). Vibrating case cleaner (Dillon makes the best one IMO) and media (I use walnut hull bird bedding from PetSmart), and some sort of polish (I use Dillon - do not use Brasso) Some sort of seperator to seperate the brass from the cleaning media - rotary type highly recommended. Digital (recommended) or dial caliper Case lube Rag to wipe case lube off brass Die set (for rifle cartridges start with a basic full length sizing die set, or a 3 die set that includes a neck only die - for straight wall handgun cartridges get the no lube carbide sizing die), bullets, brass, powder, and manuals for the bullets. That will get you going. Nobody sells a kit that has all the above that I know about. RCBS, Lyman, and Hornady all sell a kit that has most of it - you can add the rest. From there it's just a matter of what you learn, how much "into it" you want to get, and how anal you are about your ammo. There is a big difference between loading ammo that shoots at or just under 3/4 MOA and ammo that shoots in the 0.1 to 0.2 MOA range. For most purposes the former gets the job done to point blank ranges and then some. For distances well beyond point blank range it takes a much better system of rifle, ammo, optics, shooter to succeed. Litz's book will be a real education. That said, some of the nice things to have: 0-1" micrometer chronograph seating depth measurement tools (Sinclair makes the best one) eccentricity measuring tools (sinclair has good tools for this too) primer socket uniformers flash hole deburring tools etc. etc. etc. The list of nice things to have could fill a single space typewritten page and then some. But you can reload excellent ammo with out any of the nice to have stuff. Fitch [/QUOTE]
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