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Old 03-26-2009 | 12:26 PM
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Default reloading press....

ok...with the way things are going right now, i think stock piling bullets, primers, cases, and powder would be a decent idea to start rolling my own loads...cant even find factory loads...if you can price is getting ridiculous for basic stuff that goes bang and throws a bullet downrange....

mainly looking at pistol ammo since i shoot it in the most volume. but 223 ammo for the ARs, 7.62x.39 for AKs, 308 for L1A1s, 3006 for hunting, 22-250 for long range varmint hunitng etc could also be reloaded once i get into it.

i just dont understand the different presses and such...

im figuring for the 3006 and 22-250 i might use a different method to reload them since accuracy is more critical than the high volume rifle and pistol rounds where sub-moa wont be noticed...i dont know...

thats what im trying to ask but cant spit out the words lol....with knowing what you know, what kind of press would i need? im not talking millions of rounds a year...and dont have to put out 1000 rounds an hour or anything super quick...but dont think i wanna be funneling powder into pistol cases and doing it the very slow way...my arm works, i dont think i need a hydrolic foot lever(reloaded shotshell at my buddies place and he has his setup on hydrolics...slick, but i dont think i need something THAT advanced)

maybe a couple hundred rounds a month...

any thoughts on the best route that would get me the press(es) i need? i really wanna reload accurate stuff for the 22-250 and 30-06...and would atleast like to do volume pistol ammo and the volume rifle ammo would be a nice bonus so my toys can get shot a little more often....im at the point now where i got the toys, just cant afford the ammo and cant FIND the ammo anymore...i know i wont save a ton by reloading, but i will beable to roll my own when i want them and will save some...got tons of brass already saved...the big thing is being able to make my own ammo so i have it....
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