Anyone recommend a good starter reloading kit..primarily gonna be reloading .223 and 9mm..was looking at Lee and RCBS..but will look at all manufacturers ....

Buy once - cry once

 

http://www.dillonprecision.com/content/p/9/pid/23803/catid/1/XL_650

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/35839-reloading-setups-minimum-equipment-to-buy/page__fromsearch__1

Buy once - cry once

 

http://www.dillonprecision.com/content/p/9/pid/23803/catid/1/XL_650

 

Lol not for a starter kit.

RCBS Rockchucker kit is around 300 and it used to have a 50dollar mail in rebate. Nice press. You can also look around for used. I would stay away from a progressive setup as a starter. Get used to loading first with a single stage and if you need something faster, then move up.

 

Good luck.

 

C

 

 

Lol not for a starter kit.

 

Why not ? I purchased one recently as my first, and LAST, reloading press.

I'm just starting myself and the speed of a Dillon is a little daunting. I am still making mistakes, however, I catch them with very few rounds put together and can go back and fix them. With a progressive loader and a new reloader a lot of poor quality rounds can be made in a very short amount of time.

 

I went with a Lyman T-Mag II. Basically a turret but I use it like a single stage that I don't need to swap the dies on. LOTS of control from beginning to end. I get to really see what I'm doing and if there is something that looks wrong I can correct it and take apart just a few completed rounds. I also know that I don't have double charges or short charges.

 

It's all just free advice, and truly you get what you pay for. I, however, suggest the single stage for a starter.

 

C

People always say go with a single stage to learn on. I think a single stage is tougher to learn on. Too easy to screw up since you have to mess around with everything 4 to 5 times. If you have half a brain go with a hornady or dillon progressive as your first and last press. Besides if you really want to take it slow and learn just run one round thru a progressive at a time.

Agreed,

 

I was a little intimidated getting into it, I'm still a newbie and testing rounds to see what my guns like, But it's stupid easy once you get into it.

People always say go with a single stage to learn on. I think a single stage is tougher to learn on. Too easy to screw up since you have to mess around with everything 4 to 5 times. If you have half a brain go with a hornady or dillon progressive as your first and last press. Besides if you really want to take it slow and learn just run one round thru a progressive at a time.

 

I still think its a good idea to learn on a single stage or turret press before going progressive. For me personally, it taught me the fine details of reloading. The hands on approach gave me the experience to be able to better fine tune my LnL when I went progressive. Plus, I wasn't really sure if I wanted to go "all-in" when it came to reloading. The single stage press was affordable enough to allow me to experiment to see how I liked it without breaking the bank.

 

My single stage press investment is not wasted once I did move to a progressive. I still use it to hand-load for precision rifle rounds.

 

I suppose if you know you are going all-in, a person can use a progressive as a single stage to get started with as you suggest. I would only recommend that if they had the funds for the investment, and had a very good feeling they will become a serious reloader.

Agreed,

 

I was a little intimidated getting into it, I'm still a newbie and testing rounds to see what my guns like, But it's stupid easy once you get into it.

 

That's your first mistake calling it stupid easy! Reloading will get you sooner or later specially noobs! To the op start with a lee anniversary kit ss press comes with everything less the dies powder and primers shells and bullets

Don't waste time, money, and energy on a single stage. Only people I know who use them are uber careful about each and every round, for precision long range rifle.

 

I learned on a bare bones Dillion 550. One round at a time, when I got comfortable, then I used it like it is meant to be used. Don't get spooked by the Dillion catalog, all their presses are tricked out.

 

I went with the basic Lee Turrent. It's been good to be, but it has plastic parts that like to break, and so do the plastic replacement parts.

 

If and when I have the money, I WILL be getting a stripped down Dillion.

That's your first mistake calling it stupid easy! Reloading will get you sooner or later specially noobs! To the op start with a lee anniversary kit ss press comes with everything less the dies powder and primers shells and bullets

 

 

 

.....what's going to " get " me?

 

 

Take the proper precautions, I have the powder measure saftey on my press, if a low charge or double charge occurs I get an audiable beep, at which I stop and investigate... I also visually inspect every round as it's rotating.

 

 

 

 

.....what's going to " get " me?

 

 

Take the proper precautions, I have the powder measure saftey on my press, if a low charge or double charge occurs I get an audiable beep, at which I stop and investigate... I also visually inspect every round as it's rotating.

 

Fear mongering. No worries

I don't know about Kits, i more or less pieced mine together, but I have a Lee turret press, a manual scale, and some other stuff. I reaload .223 as well, and the lee stuff has worked well for me.

I got a 650 as my first press as well.

But, I was sorta familiar with it's operation prior to purchase.

If your comfortable with "mechanical" operations, and have some patience, you'll probably be happy with a progressive.

 

BTW, getting a progressive as a first press doesn't mean you can't take it slow and safe.

Progressive Press. Learning curve is not that bad. Start with the 9MM. They are easy to load. Alex and Nick are right. Take your time. One step at a time. If we can do it, you can do it. Plus, you have the benefit of this whole board to bounce questions off of. Remeber there are no dumb questions. Doesn't cost a penny to ask, and get many viewpoints. We are here to help!

I load tons on a single stage rockchucker. I have a Lee for sale if interested.

Progressive=quantity, single stage=quality. It all comes down to what kind of shooting you do. Are you happy if it goes bang? Or do you want to shoot the wings off of a fly at 100?

Progressive=quantity, single stage=quality. It all comes down to what kind of shooting you do. Are you happy if it goes bang? Or do you want to shoot the wings off of a fly at 100?

 

I don't think so! It's all about fine tuning and parameters on a progressive

With a progressive you arent going to be trickling a charge to be exact, or checking runout. Quantity or quality, your choice. There are lots of variables with loading, do you want to trust a machine or verify for yourself

I load tons on a single stage rockchucker. I have a Lee for sale if interested.

 

Whaich lee and how much if i might inquire

Short of a 1050, I like a turret for rifle. A progressive loses a lot of the advantages it has when you have to take brass off and put it back on for case prep.

 

A lee turret works fine, and is an affordable way to get your feet wet. Then upgrade to progressive for your pistol, and make the turret your press for rifle.

 

 

Whaich lee and how much if i might inquire

 

Load master and I replaced both the large and small priming systems. Unused. Pm if you want to Discuss