Reloading Kits-What manufacture?

jesheba

I would like to start reloading 22-250's.What manufacture of the equiptment would you suggest?Should I purchase one of their complete kits? Or put it together piece meal?

Randy Summers

sjc1

R.C.B.S. Excellent equipment and if anything breaks, at anytime, they will replace it at no cost.

mouse

I just asked my favorite uncle the same question.

His answer RCBS, also liked Homandy. (Sp?) He does
all his own for years. Looks like the price is much higher
since he gave his old one to his son. (darn)

Nighthawk

I agree RSBS is one of the best, however Lee. Dillion and Midway have good names as well. I would try to stick with one name brand as for most different name brands are not fully interchangeable.


Good Luck.

Rugster

aby80

If you are going to load mostly rifle ammo I would suggest the RCBS Kit that includes the press, scales and powder measure. If you are going to shoot a lot of handgun ammo a Dillon progressive would probably be best. I have 3 different Dillon Progressive machines set up and a single stage RCBS setup. I have better results with the RCBS for rifle ammo using the longer grain powders that I use. Just my 2 cents worth.

LannyFP

Lee anniversary Kit & a set of dies and you are in business!!!

Mobuck

You can load good ammo on the LEE kit. It won't last as long as rcbs or lyman or hornady but I've been using one of the challenger presses for about 10 years and it still works. If you are planning to go into target shooting, you might be better off with the more expensive outfit.

Mobuck

ericthered

Whatever press you get, I have found lee dies to work great and
be much less expensive. They also include factory crimp dies if
you want it.

thats'me

shootlow

dillon Iload 2000 rounds a month if not more it is the only way to go

kimberkid

While I agree that RCBS makes great equipment and has great Customer service ... so does Dillon, Go with the Dillon ... why spend more time loading than shooting? I out grew my RCBS single stage in about a month ... mainly because it was too slow.

Although I don't shoot 2000 rounds a month, with the Dillon I can load 300 rounds (223 or 308) per hour (or more) and shoot sub-MOA groups (under 1" at 100 yards) using ball powders ... 500 per hour or more of 45 acp or 9mm.

I have 2 Dillons, one for 10 years the other for about 5 years ... never had a problem with either. I've used Lee, Hornady and RCBS dies ... they all work fine in the Dillon. I also use the Lee Powder Disc (powder drop) for 45 acp and 9mm, instead of the Dillon powder drop as it is about 1/2 the cost, however it doesn't work well for rifle caliburs.

The powder scales that come with kits are slow and inaccurate (read junk) ... buy a digital.

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Edited by - kimberkid on 06/09/2002 09:20:18