Yikes! don't do that unless the brass is already shiny bright and clean and just happens to be wet. Priming compound is made of lead styphnate and there is quite a bit of this crap on fired brass. When you hear of shooters getting lead poisoning, 99% of the time is from primer dust that is ingested, or inhaled. You certainly don't want this stuff all over your clothes that you walk around in all day, wear while you are eating, or especially on your kid's clothes.





Back on subject.

Rockchucker kit is a good, expensive start, but there is certain equipment where savings can be made.

Lee classic cast press is just as good as a Rockchucker, and costs 1/2 as much, a Lee challenger press costs 1/2 as much as a classic cast press and is good enough for casual reloading.

Forget about the RCBS case trimmer- its a waste of time and money. For about $10 you can get a Lee lockstud, cutter, and case length guage and will be completely set to trim one cartridge. If you reload multiple cartridges, the case length guage osta about $4 per cartridge. Just because its cheap doesn't mean its not a better solution!

RCBS powder scale is a must.

RCBS case chamfer/debur tool is a must.

I highly reccommend a RCBS hand priming tool.

A steel dial caliper that reads to .001" is a must.

Lyman reloading manual is a good alternative to the speer book in the RCBS kit.

Case tumbler isn't necessary. I've been working for 10 years without one, I built one myself for about $10, and I still don't use one, maybe I'm just a lazy slob

RCBS case lube + lube pad is a very good setup- its messy but I have't stuck a case in a die yet and probably never will as a result of using it.

If you have patience and price everything out ahead of time, you can get most of your stuff off of Ebay.
I've saved a lot of money buying stuff off ebay myself.

This would probably fall into the bargain category (though the shipping is awfully high)http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...154995872&rd=1

Watch out for stuff that is way overbidded. This item is already bidded 2x the value of a new one and its a pretty crappy press to boot.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...154687329&rd=1