WANTING TO GET STARTED RELOADING WHAT DO I NEED ????? HELP HELP

[BIGLAWE]

HA FELLOWS,

I WANT TO START RELOADING ROUNDS FOR MY 300 SHORT ACTION ULTRA MAG, I HAVE NEVER RELOADED AND DONT HAVE ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT, IF ONE OF YOU GUYS COULD LIST WHAT I NEED TO GET STARTED IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. ONCE I GET STARTED I WILL RELOAD SEVERAL OTHER 30 CALS........

THANKS IN ADVANCE
SGT. CHRIS EDMONDS
PIKEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
101 DIVISION STREET
PIKEVILLE KY 41501

[North Texan]

I have a pretty basic setup, and here's what I use:

Press
Case Trimmer
Beam Scale
Primer Pocket cleaner
Priming Tool
Powder Funnel
Deburring Tool
Dies
Powder Measure
Loading Blocks
Case Lube
Shell Holders
Calipers

and then of course, you need the bullets, powder, brass, and primers for your caliber. You can get reloading manuals, download data from the internet, and get manuals that are for specific cartridges.

A good kit will have many of the items you need at a little better price than if you buy them seperately.

And if anybody can think of something I'm missing, please feel free to step in.

Everything NT said but I like having a trickler, and a bullet puller impact hammer

Wow, a fellow pike countian. I went to belfry high in the 80's. Fuzzy was a distant cousin.

[Vapodog]

Press
Case Trimmer
Beam Scale
Primer Pocket cleaner........optional
Priming Tool...........should come with the press
Powder Funnel
Deburring Tool
Dies
Powder Measure..............optional
Loading Blocks
Case Lube
Shell Holders
Calipers .........optional but length gaging is manditory

You also need brass, bullets, primers, powder and a loading manual and a strong and well lighted loading bench.

[mudtutl]

So what kit would you guys recommend? I'm lookin to start from scratch loading .30-06 and 9 mm.

I recommend the RCBS rockchucker kit. I have a old rockchucker press and it has served me well for alot of years. The new ones are pretty cool catching spent primers and facilitates STW, and RUM, weatherby brass easier.

[sandilands]

Sinclair OAL guage...... has helped me find optimum loads faster and w/ least waste.

[North Texan]

ORIGINAL: bigcountry

I recommend the RCBS rockchucker kit. I have a old rockchucker press and it has served me well for alot of years. The new ones are pretty cool catching spent primers and facilitates STW, and RUM, weatherby brass easier.

I'll second that. I bought the Rock Chucker kit, and I have always been satisfied with RCBS stuff.

[Vapodog]

ORIGINAL: North Texan

I'll second that. I bought the Rock Chucker kit, and I have always been satisfied with RCBS stuff.

and I'll third that.....

[mudtutl]

Thanks! Now I gotta start saving my dimes and brass. Oh, and convince the wife the new toy - er, tool -will actuallysaveusmoney.