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Re: Wanting to reload
[Re: twaldrop4]
#2519392
07/02/18 02:12 PM
07/02/18 02:12 PM
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Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,534 Elmore County
treemydog
8 point
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8 point
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Posts: 1,534
Elmore County
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RCBS and Hornady lock and load kits ... sometimes you can catch them on sale for a great deal.
My Lyman crusher press came in just such a kit, on just such a sale. It has paid for itself more than twice with the ammo I've made over the years.
You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?
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Re: Wanting to reload
[Re: odocoileus]
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07/02/18 02:39 PM
07/02/18 02:39 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 17,926 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 17,926
North AL
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Buy a RCBS rock chucker master supreme and you will be good to go. Even if you are loading pistol, a single stage is the way to go. The only thing you will need is components, and dies and she'll holders for your calibers. There are a lot of little gadgets that help but the RCBS kit has just about all you need. Lifetime warranty. X2.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Wanting to reload
[Re: AU338MAG]
#2519541
07/02/18 06:08 PM
07/02/18 06:08 PM
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Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,453 Mississippi
riflenut
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,453
Mississippi
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Buy a RCBS rock chucker master supreme and you will be good to go. Even if you are loading pistol, a single stage is the way to go. The only thing you will need is components, and dies and she'll holders for your calibers. There are a lot of little gadgets that help but the RCBS kit has just about all you need. Lifetime warranty. X2. X3
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
"I ask, who are the militia? They consist of now of the whole people, except a few public officers." George Mason
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Re: Wanting to reload
[Re: twaldrop4]
#2519908
07/03/18 08:29 AM
07/03/18 08:29 AM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 6,717 Selma
odocoileus
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 6,717
Selma
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Will I need something to check muzzle velocities? Not necessarily, but it is another useful tool. I've had a chronograph for 10 years and have probably only used it 10 times.
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Re: Wanting to reload
[Re: jawbone]
#2519909
07/03/18 08:30 AM
07/03/18 08:30 AM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 6,717 Selma
odocoileus
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 6,717
Selma
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Sonny Gibbs is the local man to ask about reloading for us. Really? Never would have guessed that.
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Re: Wanting to reload
[Re: twaldrop4]
#2519910
07/03/18 08:31 AM
07/03/18 08:31 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 17,926 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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North AL
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Will I need something to check muzzle velocities? A chronograph is a handloaders best friend, but it is not necessary to get started. Buy the RCBS kit and a couple of bullet manufacturers handloading guides. I always recommend the Sierra guide as a starting point, and you can buy others as time goes on. READ THE GUIDES COMPLETELY AND UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS BEFORE LOADING!! Also, the internet can have some good, helpful information and a lot of bad, dangerous information. BE CAREFUL!
Last edited by AU338MAG; 07/03/18 08:31 AM.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Wanting to reload
[Re: twaldrop4]
#2520462
07/03/18 08:44 PM
07/03/18 08:44 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 4,329 Northeast Florida
BamaGrad85
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 4,329
Northeast Florida
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Start your loads low and build up. Read the aldeer threads too. A lot of good folks on here who'll answer your questions.
I came, I saw, so I killed them all......Vern
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Re: Wanting to reload
[Re: twaldrop4]
#2540745
07/31/18 07:16 AM
07/31/18 07:16 AM
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Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 1,076 the Flatwoods
Fldoghunter
6 point
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6 point
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 1,076
the Flatwoods
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If you aren't wanting to drop a bunch of money all at once, there isn't anything wrong with the Lee kit. I have since upgraded most of the pieces, mostly through flea markets and yard sales, but I can't tell that any of the RCBS equipment really works any better than the Lee stuff did. The Lee press presses a bullet straight, as does the RCBS and Hollywood presses I picked up used. The scale that comes with the kit, though cheap, was always accurate. I only upgraded because I wanted to weigh more than 100 grains. The Lee powder thrower was actually a little more consistent than the RCBS Uniflow I picked up used. I have used Lee, Hornady and RCBS dies and prefer Lee. The only dies I will never buy again are Hornady.
May the sound of hounds never die!
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