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Nice pics
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My setup pretty-much mirrors
![]() This may tick off some guys but, with your budget and skill-level, stay away from Progressive presses.Too expensive and too complicated. Unless you're shooting in competition and fire 1000 rounds a week, you really don't need the capability a Progressive offers. Another thing, you get what you pay for with reloading equipment. The 'inexpensive-pricing of Lee equipment' is tempting but, it just doesn't hold up.My reloading partner and I both tried Lee equipment. I bought a Lee Classic and he bought a Challenger, these are what Lee calls presses. Neither press lasted more than six months. Further, the Dies are very cheaply made, alot of plastic involved. I finally relieved myself of the last of my Lee Equipment this last week when the Lee Bullet-seater for 45ACP broke.Lee uses a steel seater tube but they also use a plastic depth knob. The threaded part of it broke in half. Here's the thing, get the best you can afford. Everything I use now, except for the casetrimmer, scale/dispenser and one set of Hornady 'New-Dimension' dies(44magnum), is RCBS. The stuff is Bulletproof and not alot more in price than Lee, especially if you buy used. Good equipment never wears out. My Rock-Chucker was 20 years old when I bought it six years ago, it's still working great, no problems. Now, what do you really need to make good ammunition? 1.) A good press 2.) Good die-sets 3.) A inside/outside champhering tool 4.) A good scale, either a standard measuring scale or one of the battery-powered electronic scales(They run about the same price). 5.) A Primer-pocket cleaner. 6.) A Powder-Trickler for final measuring of charges. 7.) A Dial-Vernier, doesn't have to be electronic, a decent steel vernier can be bought for $20.00. 8.) A lube-pad and lube, RCBS is fairly inexpensive and lasts a long time. 9.) Get a Lee auto-prime, the only decent thing Lee makes 10.) I strongly recommend either Speer #13 or #14 reloading manual. It has the best reloading tutorial out there. Easy to read and understand with plenty of explanations, tips, pictures, and help. You can pick up a good used Rock-chucker for about fifty dollars and, you'll never have to buy another press(Unless you want one), the rest will run about $200.00 total. A box of primers runs about $27.00 per thousand, the rest is pretty much regional, powder runs about $23.00 a pound. Most guys have a bunch of cases. Breakdown of cost to load 45ACP. Cases- Most guys save their cases so, unless you toss yours that's taken care of. However a Value-Pack of WWB costs $40.00, afterwards you have 100 cases you can reload. I use this as an example of case cost because you get to have fun emptying them before you reload them. okay, I use 5 grains of HP-38 in my 45 practice-loads and a 230grain bullet,either FMJ or Lead( I pay $45.00 for 500 LRN 230s) and Winchester large pistol primers. Case-free,once fired. Primer-.02 each Bullet- .09 each Powder charge- .02 each charge(7000 grains in a pound,5 grains per charge,$23.00 a pound) So, my 45ACP practice-loads cost me a whopping $6.50 per fifty and they're more accurate than most factory loads.
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I have never reloaded before and I have really been thinking of getting into it. So thanks for starting this thread and thanks to all of you posting great responses. This will help me at least find and purchase what I would need to get started reloading 45acp and possibly 5.56 (223).
At least this tells me everything I will need to get started as far as the tools and hardware. I was thinking of picking up a book I found for sale at a LGS on how to reload and it seamed to walk you through the basics on how to reload different calibers (casings, primers, powders, bullets...etc) I just want to make sure I find the right book / books and learn enough to where I can reload without blowing one of my guns up or even worse injuring myself. Reloading is a skill all in it's own and I definitely want to learn it. I believe with the right tools and other hardware Time and practice will get me there. I wish I had someone that I could learn from and learn the do's and don'ts as I go but I am sure with enough reading and a little help from the COTEP family I will safely get there some day. Thanks again. -Ryan S
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I want to thank you guys for posting your responses! It has been very helpful and later this fall I hope to dive in with both barrels!
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![]() ![]() If you do plan on getting into reloading check with me, I might just have some things that you will need and I am sure that others might also!!! ![]()
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"This is the 44 Magnum AutoMag and holds a 300 grain cartridge and if properly used can remove the fingerprints"!! COTEP # CBOB0152 |
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Pics of our loaded ammo? Pics of our pets helping us load our ammo? Pics of the tiny groups made possible with our loaded ammo? Pics of the piles of cash saved by loading our ammo? ![]()
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"This is the 44 Magnum AutoMag and holds a 300 grain cartridge and if properly used can remove the fingerprints"!! COTEP # CBOB0152 Last edited by AutoMag; 02-02-2013 at 08:23 PM. |
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Highly recommend looking at the "show me your reloading set up" picture threads. Here and on the big forum. Very nice looking setups and ideas from space savers to full blown rooms.
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John that is a great looking setup you've got there!!! Thank you for the pictures! Those are some very nice looking cowboy guns you've got there!
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COTEP CCO0449 The Present is the instant flash of reality in which the ever approaching Future becomes the Past.................. The Constitution is my Caesar Last edited by Thedragonslayer; 07-10-2011 at 02:22 PM. |
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Way to clean!!! A clutter free reloading bench is the sighn of a sick mind.
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