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Reloading
Starting out on a budget
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<blockquote data-quote="Skimbleshanks" data-source="post: 1918658" data-attributes="member: 22552"><p>1) You dont NEED a tumbler. I washed my brass in hot soapy water to start and dried it on a towell with a fan over night starting out.</p><p></p><p>2) Chronographs are nice though not the most necessary item to start with.</p><p></p><p>3) If all your brass is the same load it up.</p><p></p><p>4) my Lee press loaded sub MOA ammo for all the rifles I used it for. I use a steel press for heavy case forming now though just because a co worker gave me an older RCBS press. Use a Lee press for pistol ammo and the other Lee press for de capping. Once people find out you reload deals will come your way lol.</p><p></p><p>5) Still use my Lee scale, though I sped it up with scoops and a powder tickler.</p><p></p><p>Buying a kit will get you started. Where you find yourself wanting more speed in the process or more precision in the ammo will dictate what to buy next.</p><p></p><p>READ THIS IF NOTHING ELSE:</p><p></p><p>Buy good dies and reloading manuals. Plural. Buy like 4 or 5 manuals and cross reference them. Read them too.</p><p></p><p>Oh. And I never saved money reloading, but I did have lots of fun, shot more, and have more ammo on hand than ever before.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Skimbleshanks, post: 1918658, member: 22552"] 1) You dont NEED a tumbler. I washed my brass in hot soapy water to start and dried it on a towell with a fan over night starting out. 2) Chronographs are nice though not the most necessary item to start with. 3) If all your brass is the same load it up. 4) my Lee press loaded sub MOA ammo for all the rifles I used it for. I use a steel press for heavy case forming now though just because a co worker gave me an older RCBS press. Use a Lee press for pistol ammo and the other Lee press for de capping. Once people find out you reload deals will come your way lol. 5) Still use my Lee scale, though I sped it up with scoops and a powder tickler. Buying a kit will get you started. Where you find yourself wanting more speed in the process or more precision in the ammo will dictate what to buy next. READ THIS IF NOTHING ELSE: Buy good dies and reloading manuals. Plural. Buy like 4 or 5 manuals and cross reference them. Read them too. Oh. And I never saved money reloading, but I did have lots of fun, shot more, and have more ammo on hand than ever before. [/QUOTE]
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