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<blockquote data-quote="Kmccord" data-source="post: 2033960" data-attributes="member: 99039"><p>I would piece together my own kit and not be stuck with one brand, if you want to cry once start with a good press. If you are dead set on a single stage press, I would suggest the Forster CO-AX, those are hard to find in stock, if you cannot wait, I would suggest the Frankford Arsenal. I have this press and I recommend it, very nice press and no shell holders, the only thing is you would need to purchase a hand primer. I would recommend a RCBS Chargemaster powder thrower and scales, and I would also look at a balance beam scale to verify as well, the electronic scales can drift at times. As for dies, I would go either Redding or Forster, and if you want you can always piece together those as well instead of buying a set. I wanted the Redding Master Hunter set for my 6.5 Creed, but buying it at 154.00 was not what I wanted to do, so I purchased a Redding F/L sizer and a Forster Ultra Micro Seater die, it was cheaper than buying the set from Redding. You are going to need a caliper, I recommend the dial calipers over the digital, you run out of battery and you are dead until you purchase another battery. You will need guages to verify headspace when sizing, so you can bump shoulder around .002, Hornady makes a good set and you will need the guages to measure CBTO (Cartridge base to ogive) Hornady makes a good set for those as well. This is just to get you started, there are other items you will find out as you go along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kmccord, post: 2033960, member: 99039"] I would piece together my own kit and not be stuck with one brand, if you want to cry once start with a good press. If you are dead set on a single stage press, I would suggest the Forster CO-AX, those are hard to find in stock, if you cannot wait, I would suggest the Frankford Arsenal. I have this press and I recommend it, very nice press and no shell holders, the only thing is you would need to purchase a hand primer. I would recommend a RCBS Chargemaster powder thrower and scales, and I would also look at a balance beam scale to verify as well, the electronic scales can drift at times. As for dies, I would go either Redding or Forster, and if you want you can always piece together those as well instead of buying a set. I wanted the Redding Master Hunter set for my 6.5 Creed, but buying it at 154.00 was not what I wanted to do, so I purchased a Redding F/L sizer and a Forster Ultra Micro Seater die, it was cheaper than buying the set from Redding. You are going to need a caliper, I recommend the dial calipers over the digital, you run out of battery and you are dead until you purchase another battery. You will need guages to verify headspace when sizing, so you can bump shoulder around .002, Hornady makes a good set and you will need the guages to measure CBTO (Cartridge base to ogive) Hornady makes a good set for those as well. This is just to get you started, there are other items you will find out as you go along. [/QUOTE]
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