Reloading Newbie questions!

beantownshootah

1. The best reloading book for beginners is. . .why?

2. A really good quality loading kit for beginners is. . .

3. The best kit for mass-producing handgun ammo is. . .

Way to hijack a whole message board guys! Seems pretty obvious that the GB'ers want to hear about reloading, not paintball, and the customer is always right!





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ContacFront

Lee Reloading is pretty good and covered all the basics.

Good beginners KIT. Either Lee or RCBS.

Lee is you are on a tight budget.

Mass production of pistol ammo. Lee 1000 Pro has given me about 4 years of service with about 50,000 easily through it. Parts do wear out here and there but you cant beat it for a 130.00

If you got money and want the GOOD stuff. Dillon 550 but a full progressive setup is around 600 to 700 bucks.

will270win

1. Any of the Hornady, Lyman, Hodgdon, etc.... They all go into great detail to keep you from jacking yourself up. I think the Lyman is the easiest to understand and is even kind enough to have weird stuff like 17 Rem and 6X47, a plus when you get into weird stuff like I did.

2. Read the Book and pick the quality reloading stuff you see pictured or what folks suggest here. Damn a balance beam scale, go for the gusto and get the digital. I think Cabelas sells a Deluxe or Supreme or something kit that has almost everything you need and comes with an electronic scale and electronic trickler.

3. Go to the Dillon website and ask your credit card company to up your credit limit.

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bpost

The older hornaday book is excellent in explaining the process, the science and the theory behind reloading. All of the reloading kits offered today are functional. The choice depends more on useage factors than the brand. Mass production involves an automatic press. Dillion is my favorite ONLY because I have one, I understand how it works and like the folks on the phone. However, Lee, RCBS and all the others deserve equal consideration. They all make quality products and ae backed by good Americans. Have fun, be safe.

shootlow

lee hornaday or even lyman book
DILLON
DILLON
and
DILLON
get the 550 or 650 you will never regret it they will crank out mass quanties of hand gun ammo my 550 turned out around 10,000 rounds last year

Lt.RRG

"Go over,go under,go around,or go through.But never give up."

ruger270man

get two books.. its always good to have at least one more source of info, so you can compare data and what not, dispell any doubts.

Tailgunner1954

Manual, Nosler Sierra Speer (Speer comes with the RCBS kit) depending on who's bullets your going to use. LEE's manual is nothing but the FREE stuff watered down and mixed with bad advertisments for cheap/low quality equipment. The NRA has a book on reloading that's highly recogmended for beginners to read. RCBS has a step by step guide on there website.

Press/other equipment, get a USED single stage press, beam balance, powder measure. Purchase a inertia bullet puller (think of it as a mistake erasier). Having studied your manual you will know if there are other accessories you need (or get creative and make your own) for the type of reloading your going to do (a lot of the accessories in the kits are intended for rifle reloaders and are not needed for pistol).

Progressive for handgun Dillon (keep the single stage press handy, it will serve you well for load development (pistol and rifle) along with making your rifle ammo and misc duties.

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Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.

FrancF

In short the more books the better, I can't strees enough the cross refrance that needs to be done. Typo's and bad data happens all the time.





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rimfire72

Get at least two full size manuals and write or e-mail the powder/bullet manufacturers,they will send you small loading guides for their products for free. Always check your loads in at least two manuals in case of a typo.For handgun loading I have a Lee progressive,for rifles a Lee single stage.

Iconoclast

1. Lyman - because it is generalized with no particular allegiance to any given powder or bullet manufacturer and includes some loads for cast bullets.

2. RCBS RockChucker: Best quality, best engineering, super customer service, versatile (calibers and tasks). Until somebody starts loading thousands of rounds at a time, a single stage will do the job nicely.

3. Define "mass" . . . if you are going to load thousands of handgun rounds only and right from the start, *maybe* skip #2 and go straight to Dillon, but I rarely suggest anyone start with a Dillon. The single stage will do the job until you really have a feel for the work. You will definitely want to do your load development on a single stage, anyway. Plus, you can load virtually anything on a single stage without doing major set up work. I stronly recommend staying at the single stage level for a year or two.

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TheBrassMan

More books then one.
RCBS has I think the best starter kit with the Rock Chucker.
RCBS Rock Chucker with a PiggyBack unit works great for mass reloading.


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