I am going to be reloading .243win forsure and hopeful .17Hornady hornet maybe some .308win and .223rem or .22hornet. I have narrowed my options down to 3 reloading press kits the RCBS Partners kit RCBS Rock Chucker master kit and the Hornady Lock-N-Load Classic kit. I am open to others if there are better ones out there for a beginner. Please tell me which one would be the best one for me needs as I have not used any of them. Is there anything else that is a must have that is not in the kits. I know dies will be needed.
Wanting to start reloading need help.
- Thread starter Bigcountry8530
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Before you buy any equipment or reload a single round, get a reloading maunal and read it. Ask questions about what you do not understand here. You can hurt yourself real quick if you make a mistake reloading, so take your time and understand it first.
If you have a friend that reloads, go see him and watch him reload. It is way easier to do this, if you know what it looks like.
If you have a friend that reloads, go see him and watch him reload. It is way easier to do this, if you know what it looks like.
big country,
any of those kits are fine choices. as was suggested by others, find a buddy and sit a session with him. i offer my friends to sit a spell in the mancave and watch me and try it out on my equipment first. some folks just dont want to do it, some do. when you get a kit take your time learning, and ask tons of questions, BEFORE commit to making a round. the forum is here for you. as for the kits, Hornady is still giving away 500 bullets with the press. dont be afraid to buy used stuff here in the forum either. that can save you some dough!!! as you progress you will upgrade this thing or that widget. sell or trade your old stuff to help someone else out and pay it forward. lots of good deals, good advice, and good humor here.
cheers,
doc
any of those kits are fine choices. as was suggested by others, find a buddy and sit a session with him. i offer my friends to sit a spell in the mancave and watch me and try it out on my equipment first. some folks just dont want to do it, some do. when you get a kit take your time learning, and ask tons of questions, BEFORE commit to making a round. the forum is here for you. as for the kits, Hornady is still giving away 500 bullets with the press. dont be afraid to buy used stuff here in the forum either. that can save you some dough!!! as you progress you will upgrade this thing or that widget. sell or trade your old stuff to help someone else out and pay it forward. lots of good deals, good advice, and good humor here.
cheers,
doc
Ditto on the video.....when I started 15+ years ago the Tubbs video really helped me visualize how to actually do what the book said to do.....
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