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Posted: 1/12/2011 9:54:23 PM EDT
| I have zero knowledge about reloading. I know what you have to do, and have helped my buddy load some .45 ACP rounds a few days ago, but thats it. I really don;t want to spend a ton of cash, but don't want a wally world starter kit. I'd love to get a progressive loader but don't want to get ahead of myself. I have a metric ton of saved brass mainly in .308, .223/5.56, 9mm, and .45 ACP. I make powder for Alliant Powder so I can get it at cost, but what kind should I get? Any ideas on good starter kits and any exrtas I'll need? |
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IMHO............start with straight walled pistol ammo first then move to bottle necked rifle ammo. Read the Alliant site for recommendations on powder for a particular caliber. And buy a manual (or several). Aloha, Mark |
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Unless your are super crunched for time, I'd start with a single stage then. It also has the benefit of making you understand each step you are doing, and doesn't have as many mechanical thing to go wrong.
I think you don't shoot enough ammo to make a progressive worth the time and effort to setup. Others may disagree. |
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Unless your are super crunched for time, I'd start with a single stage then. It also has the benefit of making you understand each step you are doing, and doesn't have as many mechanical thing to go wrong. I think you don't shoot enough ammo to make a progressive worth the time and effort to setup. Others may disagree. I concur. Good luck |
| If it weren't for the .308 I'd say start off with a Lee Hand Press....I mean everyone needs one anyway...but I believe a Lee Hand Press gets you up close and personal more than any other press and allows you to learn more, better, quicker....and at a fraction of the costs. I have a Hornady LNL AP but I still will pull out the hand press when doing 50 .45s or .40's. Also, I still hand prime every thing I shoot....due to the way I like to clean without a primer..and then check primer pockets and flash hole burring. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Unless your are super crunched for time, I'd start with a single stage then. It also has the benefit of making you understand each step you are doing, and doesn't have as many mechanical thing to go wrong. I think you don't shoot enough ammo to make a progressive worth the time and effort to setup. Others may disagree. I concur. Good luck As do I, except I suggest a turret press instead of a regular single stage. Also buy a hand press so you can do handgun resizing/belling while watching tv in your recliner.  Case prep takes more time than actual loading. |
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