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Posted: 12/11/2008 3:47:28 PM EDT
| Ok. Am I going to blow my gun up, and my face, if I try and reload with one of these kits? The only real impact I think Obama will have on guns is a HUGE tax on ammo, so I am interested in reloading, but I am not sure if these kits are the way to go. |
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this is the one with everything? scale, press, etc?
I picked one out for my Dad years ago....its a nice kit and a nice way to get an introduction to reloading for a relatively small amount of money...nothing wrong with it... That said, the RCBS kit looks to be a little better. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp;jsessionid=ACIIPQUXWFEP5LAQBBJCCONMCAEFGIWE?id=0018937214924a&type=product&cmCat=froogle&cm_ven=data_feed&cm_cat=froogle&cm_pla=0370101&cm_ite=0018937214924a&_requestid=64720 word of advice though, the RCBS case lube pad is a pain...get the hornady lube. |
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I have been reloading for more years than many on this forum have been alive. OH! I be OLD!!
But, I wanted to say, reloading is safe, not difficult, and can be interesting. It is not something to play at, it needs attention and care, but it can save you some money, and eat up a LOT of your time. So, if you bore easily, its probably not for you. It is not expensive to get into. Lee makes some low priced equipment that works great, if you keep it up. RCBS, Lyman and others make better equipment, and yes, it costs a lot more. I crank out a ton of 9mm for my pistol and carbines. I also do .223 for my AR's. I was going to do 7.62 also but backed away from that when I lost my bolt action 7.62 rifle. (At the time 7.62 ammo was so cheap it wasn't worth it to reload. So, enjoy. Get a good book or DVD on reloading and study what you need to to. MidwayUSA.com and others have lots of good stuff. Take your time, read all you can about it and go at it. |
| for under $100 you can get the lee single stage kit with measure, scale, primer and press. i've loaded thousands of rounds with it. every time i look at the progressive sets, i balk on the complexity and know that in every batch of rifle brass, 3-5% gets rejected (my average over most lots or rifle brass when full length resized) by either eye or by the X-die, that would seem to create a huge PIA factor on a progressive system. now, if i was only loading pistol cals for high volume shooting, a progressive would be preferred. but i've built a lot of 45acp one at a time. |
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Start off with a single stage kit.
If you get bored with making ammo to shoot, then a progressive is probably for you. Progressives will make huge #'s of ammo in a given # of time, but it's easier to make a mistake with a progressive setup. Was your first car a Ferrari? If yes, then you should get a progressive press right away. |
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