There are a zillion Youtube videos on reloading watch as many as you can. And Harry said books...Review some books and buy one. One that has the most in the area of "how to".

 

I started to reload when I was about your age and I bought some dead guys equipment for $100 and had everything I ever needed.

 

Now also there's a gunshop in Vernon Tri-state that has a good amount of used equipment. Bob White has used equipment as well but he's a high end benchrest guy and most of his stuff is way beyond where you're at.

That's actually how I learned about reloading. It interests me, but the initial costs are usually hard for me to justify (as opposed to, let's say, buying a new rifle XD). I watched a TON of youtube videos on it. it seems like it can be pretty effecient once you get good at it.

 

Besides, as I said before, if I can start reloading, I can save some coin, and stop using surplus ammo, which, because of the way I am, no mater how long I spend cleaning my rifle, I KNOW I didn't do a good enough job, and I'm going to end up ruining it.

 

I'm not looking to make any fancy loads. Hell, anything I'd make would likely have LESS powder in it for standard target practice at 100 yards.

I started off with a Lee Pro 1000. I got it for around $160 or so from Cabelas

while they had a promo. It's a great press, but as others have said with progressive

you do have to focus on more and as a new reloader I struggled a bit in the

beginning. But after I figured it out it was pretty much smooth sailing. Personally

I prefer to reload in high volume so a progressive is a must for me.

Wow that $100 kit seems like a heck of a deal, I'm in the same boat as you Kaiser. Only I want to start loading for .38spl and and 9x18.

 

I may need to order that up!

There are carbide rifle dies. I use carbide .223 dies in my Dillon.

As for the One Shot...I place the cases in a plastic coffee can, put a good mist in the can, Shake and repeat. To lube inside the neck...Shoot some One Shot on a Q-Tip and when you pick up a case dip the Q-Tip in the case mouth.

 

I stand corrected. Dillon apparently makes carbide rifle dies (that you still need to lube anyway), but it just reduces the amount of wear. But at $120 for just the sizing die, I can buy 4 full sets of Lee dies. And I'll have to try the One Shot in a coffee can. I'm usually only doing .308 about 25 at a time anyway, so my method isn't too bad for me.

Yeah! gonna hold a class hands on soon,

 

Any spots in this class?