backcountryboy,

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Look at the Ruger and Savage products. For starting out I like the 243 as it's a superb all year around cartridge for varmints and then big game. The ammo is also easy to get and the recoil is not a problem.

I started handloading when I was 13 years old! So set up the gear you have there yourself with permission.