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Help -- about to purchase my first set of reloading equipment!
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<blockquote data-quote="epoletna" data-source="post: 1601384" data-attributes="member: 87371"><p>Welcome to a great hobby! Your RCBS Rockchucker is an excellent way to start. For 7mm Rem Mag, RCBS dies are good. If you were doing bench rest shooting with a rifle having a tight chamber, I'd recommend custom dies, but for the Rem Mag, RCBS dies are just fine. </p><p></p><p>Dedicate an area to reloading, make a very stout bench, and keep things organized. Book shelves are a good help. Keep good records. Keep only one type of powder open at a time -- all others on the shelf. </p><p></p><p>Think seriously about the RCBS Chargemaster electronic powder measure/scale. It's not cheap, but seems to do a good job and is fast. The revolving drum type powder measures don't work real well for long-grain extruded powders.</p><p></p><p>I agree with a previous poster that trimming is probably not important on 7 Rem Mag cases -- you'll wear them out before they stretch. If you were reloading a long gradual-taper case like a .30-30 or .375 H&H magnum, trimming might be important. And for bench rest cases, you'd want to trim for length and turn the case necks for thickness. Not for the 7 Rem Mag.</p><p></p><p>Someone recommended a Forster Co-ax press. I have one and think it might have better leverage for serious case sizing, like forming a different case out of an existing one, but don't think they're better than the Rockchucker for production work.</p><p></p><p>Do get a separate priming tool. Someone mentioned the Lee -- I have one, but have recently gone to using the RCBS hand priming tool.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your new hobby. There's an awful lot to learn when you start reloading your own ammo!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epoletna, post: 1601384, member: 87371"] Welcome to a great hobby! Your RCBS Rockchucker is an excellent way to start. For 7mm Rem Mag, RCBS dies are good. If you were doing bench rest shooting with a rifle having a tight chamber, I'd recommend custom dies, but for the Rem Mag, RCBS dies are just fine. Dedicate an area to reloading, make a very stout bench, and keep things organized. Book shelves are a good help. Keep good records. Keep only one type of powder open at a time -- all others on the shelf. Think seriously about the RCBS Chargemaster electronic powder measure/scale. It's not cheap, but seems to do a good job and is fast. The revolving drum type powder measures don't work real well for long-grain extruded powders. I agree with a previous poster that trimming is probably not important on 7 Rem Mag cases -- you'll wear them out before they stretch. If you were reloading a long gradual-taper case like a .30-30 or .375 H&H magnum, trimming might be important. And for bench rest cases, you'd want to trim for length and turn the case necks for thickness. Not for the 7 Rem Mag. Someone recommended a Forster Co-ax press. I have one and think it might have better leverage for serious case sizing, like forming a different case out of an existing one, but don't think they're better than the Rockchucker for production work. Do get a separate priming tool. Someone mentioned the Lee -- I have one, but have recently gone to using the RCBS hand priming tool. Enjoy your new hobby. There's an awful lot to learn when you start reloading your own ammo! [/QUOTE]
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