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Reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="Winchester 69" data-source="post: 335424" data-attributes="member: 8037"><p>I very much favor obtaining individual pieces of equipment based on their capability and your needs. The following link covers a situation very similar to your own, and my contribution describes a minimalist approach to building first class ammo. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1466718#Post1466718" target="_blank">Wanting to Reload...Need basic Equipment...? - Sniper's Hide Forums</a> </p><p></p><p>I recommend <u>The ABC's of Reloading</u> and a good reloading manual like Lyman's to introduce you to the practice. When you understand what you're trying to accomplish and what tools are available, then you can devise a tentative reloading process. Studying and reading the online forums, taking advantage of the <em>Search</em> function, you can obtain a good familiarization of the ins and outs. If you want to know it all before buying equipment, <u>Handloading for Competition</u> by Glen Zediker will get you there, but it is advanced and has the disadvantage of the author's writing style. </p><p></p><p>With that, if you take the shortcut of getting a kit, only the RCBS Rockchucker kit represents a real value in what you get. However, unless you're loading for handgun, the powder measure may not be of much use to you; mechanical measure s don't do well with the coarse powders that rifles like. I don't see any great savings in anyone else's kit. All of the kits come with a mediocre selection of accessories; IMO, you're always better off getting some decent accessories. </p><p></p><p>Reading the books is the place to start. Studying, and participating in, the forums will add greatly to your understanding. I should mention that <em>Sniper's Hide</em>'s search function is defective. Another forum, <em>Accurate Reloading</em>, has a great repository of info and a working search capability. There are also some good DVD's available these days. </p><p></p><p>Many recommend finding a mentor, and I won't say that it's a bad idea. The downside is that you may just end of copying whatever he does, which may not be exactly what you need to be doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winchester 69, post: 335424, member: 8037"] I very much favor obtaining individual pieces of equipment based on their capability and your needs. The following link covers a situation very similar to your own, and my contribution describes a minimalist approach to building first class ammo. [url=http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1466718#Post1466718]Wanting to Reload...Need basic Equipment...? - Sniper's Hide Forums[/url] I recommend [u]The ABC's of Reloading[/u] and a good reloading manual like Lyman's to introduce you to the practice. When you understand what you're trying to accomplish and what tools are available, then you can devise a tentative reloading process. Studying and reading the online forums, taking advantage of the [i]Search[/i] function, you can obtain a good familiarization of the ins and outs. If you want to know it all before buying equipment, [u]Handloading for Competition[/u] by Glen Zediker will get you there, but it is advanced and has the disadvantage of the author's writing style. With that, if you take the shortcut of getting a kit, only the RCBS Rockchucker kit represents a real value in what you get. However, unless you're loading for handgun, the powder measure may not be of much use to you; mechanical measure s don't do well with the coarse powders that rifles like. I don't see any great savings in anyone else's kit. All of the kits come with a mediocre selection of accessories; IMO, you're always better off getting some decent accessories. Reading the books is the place to start. Studying, and participating in, the forums will add greatly to your understanding. I should mention that [i]Sniper's Hide[/i]'s search function is defective. Another forum, [i]Accurate Reloading[/i], has a great repository of info and a working search capability. There are also some good DVD's available these days. Many recommend finding a mentor, and I won't say that it's a bad idea. The downside is that you may just end of copying whatever he does, which may not be exactly what you need to be doing. [/QUOTE]
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