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<blockquote data-quote="RDM416" data-source="post: 115046" data-attributes="member: 3745"><p>The RCBS kit is a great way to get started. However, you can also just look at the items in the kit and purchase what you really need seperatly. </p><p></p><p>I just switched to a Forster Co-Ax press and really like it. My old Rock Chucker press is still set up though and some 20 years after I purchased it in an RCBS kit is still working just fine.</p><p></p><p>Here are the basics;</p><p></p><p>Press: RCBS or Forster</p><p></p><p>Powder measure: digital or balance beam (both work just fine)</p><p></p><p>Powder dispenser: RCBS is fine to start with. </p><p></p><p>Case trimmer: RCBS is fine</p><p></p><p>Chamfer and deburring tool: RCBS, Wilson, Lyman....</p><p></p><p>Primer pocket cleaner: any</p><p></p><p>Sizing lube: Imperial sizing die wax or Hornady One shot case lube</p><p></p><p>Shell holder(s): For cartidge you will be loading. (not needed with Forster press)</p><p></p><p>Priming tool: Every serious loader I know uses a hand held priming tool. RCBS, LEE, Sinclair (spendy, but the best)</p><p></p><p>Caliper: most are good, the more you spend the better. </p><p>Micrometer: not as necessary as the calipers but still usefull as you progress.</p><p> </p><p>Loading blocks: get more than 1. They are cheap.</p><p></p><p>Reloading Manuals: Nosler, Barnes, Sierra to start with. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Optional</p><p></p><p>Neck turning tool. </p><p></p><p>Concentricity measuring tool. </p><p></p><p>I'm sure I left something out that someone will correct me as necessary /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. RCBS, Lyman, LEE all make good equipment and for the most part it is a Ford, Chevy, type debate on which one you like. There are other brands out there for some items, Forster, Sinclair, Hart, Wilson........ their equipment is often superior, but is always more expensive. </p><p></p><p>Check out Midwayusa.com and Sinclairintl.com. You can max out your credit card in a hurry on either site /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif.</p><p></p><p>Again, the RCBS kit is a good way to get started as it will have just about everyting you need. However, you will want to add some things pretty quickly or upgrade as you get started and learn more about loading. </p><p></p><p>Good luck, have fun and most of all, don't deviate at all, not even one single component from the loading manual. A bullet of the same weight from a different manufacture can alter pressures significantly (up or down) some primers are hotter than others, etc..... You will learn over time and experience to deal with these and other things and be able to safely branch out a little. But to start with, stay with a known load listed in a manual and start at the low end of the load and work up toward max. NEVER start with the max load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDM416, post: 115046, member: 3745"] The RCBS kit is a great way to get started. However, you can also just look at the items in the kit and purchase what you really need seperatly. I just switched to a Forster Co-Ax press and really like it. My old Rock Chucker press is still set up though and some 20 years after I purchased it in an RCBS kit is still working just fine. Here are the basics; Press: RCBS or Forster Powder measure: digital or balance beam (both work just fine) Powder dispenser: RCBS is fine to start with. Case trimmer: RCBS is fine Chamfer and deburring tool: RCBS, Wilson, Lyman.... Primer pocket cleaner: any Sizing lube: Imperial sizing die wax or Hornady One shot case lube Shell holder(s): For cartidge you will be loading. (not needed with Forster press) Priming tool: Every serious loader I know uses a hand held priming tool. RCBS, LEE, Sinclair (spendy, but the best) Caliper: most are good, the more you spend the better. Micrometer: not as necessary as the calipers but still usefull as you progress. Loading blocks: get more than 1. They are cheap. Reloading Manuals: Nosler, Barnes, Sierra to start with. Optional Neck turning tool. Concentricity measuring tool. I'm sure I left something out that someone will correct me as necessary [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]. RCBS, Lyman, LEE all make good equipment and for the most part it is a Ford, Chevy, type debate on which one you like. There are other brands out there for some items, Forster, Sinclair, Hart, Wilson........ their equipment is often superior, but is always more expensive. Check out Midwayusa.com and Sinclairintl.com. You can max out your credit card in a hurry on either site [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. Again, the RCBS kit is a good way to get started as it will have just about everyting you need. However, you will want to add some things pretty quickly or upgrade as you get started and learn more about loading. Good luck, have fun and most of all, don't deviate at all, not even one single component from the loading manual. A bullet of the same weight from a different manufacture can alter pressures significantly (up or down) some primers are hotter than others, etc..... You will learn over time and experience to deal with these and other things and be able to safely branch out a little. But to start with, stay with a known load listed in a manual and start at the low end of the load and work up toward max. NEVER start with the max load. [/QUOTE]
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