so, im looking at reloading. i have been told the kits are a good way to start. there is a 289.00 rock chucker kit at cabelas. do you guys recomend this?
Absolutely. The Rock Chucker is a great press, and the kit is a great way to get the tools you need to get started. The RC Supreme Master Kit is exactly what I bought when I started. Add dies, shellholders, and a handful of other minor tools and you'll have a great setup to get started with. If the RC kit is what you are looking at, go ahead and get it.
Great kit, I started with a rockchucker press 35 years ago and I am still using the same press. They are "Lifetime" quality. You could find kits from say LEE for less, nothing wrong with them either but the RCBS is everything you will ever need in a single stage press.
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Nothing like a good piece of Hickory.
I have had both the RCBS and LEE and for the money the LEE is a good buy for around $130 and has a nice advantage of the quick change bushings for your dies. If you have the extra coin you absolutley could not go wrong with the RCBS kit. Either will serve you well for many year.
The Rock Chucker is a great starter (and advanced as well) one addition you might consider is an RCBS electronic powder measure/scale combo. It's a lot easier and faster than manually "throwing," "trickling" and weighing each powder charge.
Talk about thread jack. The Chucker kit is probably the best way to go, but for the money, the LEE kit is a descent 2nd option for those of us with little money to spend. The RCBS kit just wont leave you wanting.
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