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Old 09-15-2005 | 06:37 AM
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Default RE: beginer re-loader

ORIGINAL: BYRD250

I want to give reloading a shot....but i have no clue what i need to do to get started...can i buy a press that can be used for rifles, shotguns and handguns? I guess my question is what do i need to buy in order to start reloading?
BYRD, I hope you haven't bought anything yet, because the first thing you need to get is a good reloading manual or two. I recommend that your first such items include the Lyman manual, because the Lyman bookincludes a detailed step-by-step description of the reloading process anda lot of loading data for old/obsolete calibers as well as the new ones. And, since Lyman does not sell powder, primers or bullets, they include information for a lot of different brands of loading components.

In addition, after you have decided what equipment you need, instead of buying one of those kits, I suggest you try to obtain some of it off of E-Bay, where it is often possible to get some very high quality tools for about half of retail cost. For example, last fallI bought a nearly-new RCBS Rockchucker press off E-Bay for $50.00. In addition,one can also often findneeded dies and powder scales, etc., for nearly nothing.
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