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Old 12-24-2006 | 01:10 AM
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dmurphy317
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Default RE: Considering reloading but...

TxStorm,
The Lee aniversary kit is a good place to start and will work for many years with little maintenence. As noted in the list you will need to get the case length guide and holder for the caliber you will be reloading for trimming. They are inexpensive and work surprizingly well. The Lee dies work well and I would suggest you get thedeluxe set that includes the collet die if you think you want to go that route. TheRGB 2 die set works fine but for a little more you can have the full set that includes the collet die and a shell holder that doesn't come with the RGB set.

You can start reloading with the kit plus the 2 items I listed and that would be about the lowest entry price you could get without going with the Lee Loader or similar. Some convenience items you may want to consider are a powder trickler, used to fine tune the amount of powder on the scale to get it just right. A tumbler is nice but as mentioned earlier, you can use some 0000 steel woolwhile the case is on the trimmer stud and clean it in just a few seconds for much cheaper until you decide wheather you want to invest more money in gear. The scale that comes with the kit is servicable, actually mine has served well for over 5 years now.

There are lots of other goodies out there also but for basic reloading for a budget price, you are headed in the right direction. I still use most of the items that came with my original Lee aniversary kit and have had no big issues with any of them, even after several thousand rounds of reloads.
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