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<blockquote data-quote="Coyoter" data-source="post: 51655" data-attributes="member: 236"><p>My .02...</p><p> I have it on excellent authority that "the Only" way to reload is with an arbor press and Niel Jones hand dies. The press is about $110, the dies $200. Niel is on the internet and you can find a link to him off of benchrest.com. Sinclair Int. has the presses. </p><p>That said, I use a Hornady 007 without the "Lock & Load" feature. It's essentially a red Rock Chucker.</p><p> I use Redding Competition Dies for anything I want to be really accurate.</p><p> I can't say enough good things about the Hornady hand primer... It's well made and consistant. If you don't mind feeding primers into the hand tool one at a time with tweezers, the Sinclair tool is awsome.</p><p> A "must have" for any serious handloader is the RCBS Case Master. It measures neck and bullet runout, case head separation and neck thickness. The runout measurement is invaluable for die setup. The case head separation measurement for case/chamber life.</p><p> The Forster case trimmer with the neck turning attachment for those two functions. The RCBS model has too much flex to give consistant trims, and the Sinclair neck turner is too slow compaired to the Forster with a Skill Twist attached.</p><p> 10-10 scale, but I'll go digital one of these years.</p><p> RCBS powder trickler (manual).</p><p> Stoney Point Comparitor with inserts for the calibers you shoot is a must.</p><p> I'd also recommend at least 3 (4-6 would be better) reloading manuals. Sierra, Nosler, the two part Hornady. Even better is the line of One Book, One Caliber (or however they say it) available from Cabela's. Those books, don't have every bullet/powder combination available for say, 30-06. But man do they try! With the load information they list, you can extrapolate data for just about anything you'd care to try.</p><p> Which measure I use is unimportant. I hand weigh every charge.</p><p> Hornady Bullet puller that mounts in your press. Those kinetic jobs give me the willies.</p><p> RCBS case prep station with the Lee accessory kit installed on it. Yes, you can do your camforing (camphoring?) and deburring, and such with hand tools... but not once you've used this little gem!</p><p> One last (quick?) comment. If the range is too far away from you to build loads at home and then drive to shoot them, consider setting up a range box with the equipment you need and setting it up on a Work Mate. I use a Lee Hand Press and a tackle box with my goodies in it to save on that long (8 minute) drive. It allows me to develope loads based on what I see down range rather than going home to pull bullets and start over.</p><p> Good Shooting, Coyoter</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyoter, post: 51655, member: 236"] My .02... I have it on excellent authority that "the Only" way to reload is with an arbor press and Niel Jones hand dies. The press is about $110, the dies $200. Niel is on the internet and you can find a link to him off of benchrest.com. Sinclair Int. has the presses. That said, I use a Hornady 007 without the "Lock & Load" feature. It's essentially a red Rock Chucker. I use Redding Competition Dies for anything I want to be really accurate. I can't say enough good things about the Hornady hand primer... It's well made and consistant. If you don't mind feeding primers into the hand tool one at a time with tweezers, the Sinclair tool is awsome. A "must have" for any serious handloader is the RCBS Case Master. It measures neck and bullet runout, case head separation and neck thickness. The runout measurement is invaluable for die setup. The case head separation measurement for case/chamber life. The Forster case trimmer with the neck turning attachment for those two functions. The RCBS model has too much flex to give consistant trims, and the Sinclair neck turner is too slow compaired to the Forster with a Skill Twist attached. 10-10 scale, but I'll go digital one of these years. RCBS powder trickler (manual). Stoney Point Comparitor with inserts for the calibers you shoot is a must. I'd also recommend at least 3 (4-6 would be better) reloading manuals. Sierra, Nosler, the two part Hornady. Even better is the line of One Book, One Caliber (or however they say it) available from Cabela's. Those books, don't have every bullet/powder combination available for say, 30-06. But man do they try! With the load information they list, you can extrapolate data for just about anything you'd care to try. Which measure I use is unimportant. I hand weigh every charge. Hornady Bullet puller that mounts in your press. Those kinetic jobs give me the willies. RCBS case prep station with the Lee accessory kit installed on it. Yes, you can do your camforing (camphoring?) and deburring, and such with hand tools... but not once you've used this little gem! One last (quick?) comment. If the range is too far away from you to build loads at home and then drive to shoot them, consider setting up a range box with the equipment you need and setting it up on a Work Mate. I use a Lee Hand Press and a tackle box with my goodies in it to save on that long (8 minute) drive. It allows me to develope loads based on what I see down range rather than going home to pull bullets and start over. Good Shooting, Coyoter [/QUOTE]
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