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Reloading starter kit?
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 1930977" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>RCBS or Lyman is my vote for kits. I have not looked at them lately but Lyman use to have a kit that had more needed stuff like a case trimmer with it for a bit less money. Make sure the press is a steel not an aluminum one. Yes I agree that you don't need a powder dropper right now. You can use a dipper of some sort or even just a spoon to put powder into the pan of the scale. If you use something like the Lee dipper you can drop almost the whole charge weight in the pan then put a little powder in the dipper and hold it until the powder is about to pour out and then just tap the measure handle with your finger and just a little will trickle out at a time to finish off the charge. If using stick powder you don't even need a powder trickle. I have just put my powder into an old plastic bullet box and use the Lee dippers that are close to charge I want and then just pick up a pinch of powder in my fingers and trickle what is needed into the pan. One piece of advice I will also pass on is get a good loading manual like the Sierra and read the part about loading at least twice. Then double check everything that is done. Stick with finding accuracy and don't worry about getting the highest velocity possible. The Suggested accuracy loads in the Sierra manual are a good place to start as to powder choice and charge no matter what bullet make you are using but always back off and work up to the load. I have been hand loading over 40 years and started out with the Lee hammer style loading kit in 30-06. Good luck in your endeavor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 1930977, member: 10178"] RCBS or Lyman is my vote for kits. I have not looked at them lately but Lyman use to have a kit that had more needed stuff like a case trimmer with it for a bit less money. Make sure the press is a steel not an aluminum one. Yes I agree that you don't need a powder dropper right now. You can use a dipper of some sort or even just a spoon to put powder into the pan of the scale. If you use something like the Lee dipper you can drop almost the whole charge weight in the pan then put a little powder in the dipper and hold it until the powder is about to pour out and then just tap the measure handle with your finger and just a little will trickle out at a time to finish off the charge. If using stick powder you don't even need a powder trickle. I have just put my powder into an old plastic bullet box and use the Lee dippers that are close to charge I want and then just pick up a pinch of powder in my fingers and trickle what is needed into the pan. One piece of advice I will also pass on is get a good loading manual like the Sierra and read the part about loading at least twice. Then double check everything that is done. Stick with finding accuracy and don't worry about getting the highest velocity possible. The Suggested accuracy loads in the Sierra manual are a good place to start as to powder choice and charge no matter what bullet make you are using but always back off and work up to the load. I have been hand loading over 40 years and started out with the Lee hammer style loading kit in 30-06. Good luck in your endeavor. [/QUOTE]
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