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Reloading Checklist??
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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2269273" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>Buy the best you can afford up front when it comes to your press and scale, those are the two most expensive parts of the gear up front. Since you said pistol ammo then to the list above I'd add a vibratory case cleaner, I use a Lyman Turbo 1200.</p><p></p><p>I recommend a chronograph because it will give you hard data on the consistency of what you're doing. </p><p></p><p>The firehose of information will be overwhelming and there can be a tendency to chase "what is the BEST" in terms of wanting to buy more things when the real question should be is what you're doing with what you have working correctly. Don't waste time and effort getting into vogue loading practices like neck turning or annealing just because people are talking about it on the internet until you can outshoot what you're loading. Getting to first 75% of the way there to great loads is easy with good measuring tools and basic dies, the next 15% is mainly upgrading gear specific to the discipline you're chasing. That last 10% is where you start chasing very small incremental improvements, the money starts adding up to upgrade anything, and you get really really specific about very nuanced things. Better to hold off on trying to chase that last 10% and spend the money on components. Unless you're coming into this with a very high end set up then usually barrel and optic upgrades are required before you'll max out your first equipment set up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2269273, member: 116181"] Buy the best you can afford up front when it comes to your press and scale, those are the two most expensive parts of the gear up front. Since you said pistol ammo then to the list above I'd add a vibratory case cleaner, I use a Lyman Turbo 1200. I recommend a chronograph because it will give you hard data on the consistency of what you're doing. The firehose of information will be overwhelming and there can be a tendency to chase "what is the BEST" in terms of wanting to buy more things when the real question should be is what you're doing with what you have working correctly. Don't waste time and effort getting into vogue loading practices like neck turning or annealing just because people are talking about it on the internet until you can outshoot what you're loading. Getting to first 75% of the way there to great loads is easy with good measuring tools and basic dies, the next 15% is mainly upgrading gear specific to the discipline you're chasing. That last 10% is where you start chasing very small incremental improvements, the money starts adding up to upgrade anything, and you get really really specific about very nuanced things. Better to hold off on trying to chase that last 10% and spend the money on components. Unless you're coming into this with a very high end set up then usually barrel and optic upgrades are required before you'll max out your first equipment set up. [/QUOTE]
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