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Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="britz" data-source="post: 288413" data-attributes="member: 7865"><p>hi bill. Sounds like your getting some good advice so far. The Number ONE THING TO DO IS READ and reread a good reloading manual until you can just about recite it and have a good understanding of what reloading safety is all about. It is best if you can find someone to talk to in person and have them show you what to do but that isn't always the easiest thing to find.</p><p></p><p>As far as getting a kit... it all depends. I started out using a Lee anaversery special kit and a set of RCBS dies. I quickly replaced the scale and upgraded lots of little tools, but I used the dispenser and press until just a couple years ago (started in '93 or so). I'm not going to go into detail about what equipment I recomend because I've done it before several times and you already have lots of great information. THere is such a thing as information overload! lol.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, you have to think about what you are trying to accomplish with your relaoding. If you are trying to save money than get the cheapest kit you can find and go for it. However If you are trying to load for accuracy and if your a perfectionist than you will need some good equipment. I love using an electronic scale to sort brass or bullets... a ballence beam takes far to much time for that. Consistancy is the name of the game (sorry for the mispelling but I'm tired and too lazy to correct everything tonight <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />. You want to make every bullet as close to identical to the next as possible. When I started loading I would just seat bullets within a few hundreths of an inch from batch to batch... that lead to lots of frustration when I would sight in my rifle lol. well I digress. It is a very fun and rewarding hobby when you get over the frustrating aspects of it lol! Happy loading and load safe,</p><p>Mark.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="britz, post: 288413, member: 7865"] hi bill. Sounds like your getting some good advice so far. The Number ONE THING TO DO IS READ and reread a good reloading manual until you can just about recite it and have a good understanding of what reloading safety is all about. It is best if you can find someone to talk to in person and have them show you what to do but that isn't always the easiest thing to find. As far as getting a kit... it all depends. I started out using a Lee anaversery special kit and a set of RCBS dies. I quickly replaced the scale and upgraded lots of little tools, but I used the dispenser and press until just a couple years ago (started in '93 or so). I'm not going to go into detail about what equipment I recomend because I've done it before several times and you already have lots of great information. THere is such a thing as information overload! lol. IMHO, you have to think about what you are trying to accomplish with your relaoding. If you are trying to save money than get the cheapest kit you can find and go for it. However If you are trying to load for accuracy and if your a perfectionist than you will need some good equipment. I love using an electronic scale to sort brass or bullets... a ballence beam takes far to much time for that. Consistancy is the name of the game (sorry for the mispelling but I'm tired and too lazy to correct everything tonight ;). You want to make every bullet as close to identical to the next as possible. When I started loading I would just seat bullets within a few hundreths of an inch from batch to batch... that lead to lots of frustration when I would sight in my rifle lol. well I digress. It is a very fun and rewarding hobby when you get over the frustrating aspects of it lol! Happy loading and load safe, Mark. [/QUOTE]
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