I just ordered a Frankfort tumbler and trimmer pilots from MidwayUSA. The next time I get to the gun shop I'll pick up a bullet puller and I think I'm also going to get the big Hornady reloading manual since I'm loading Hornady bullets. The Speer manual the Rockchucker kit came with has good background info, but doesn't give loads for my exact combination of components, and since I have almost zero experience with handloading I'm not about to experiment with stuff I'm unsure of.
driftrider, Congrats on a fine outfit . Your starting out with way better than I did when I first started . My first outfit ran me less than $30.00 but it did the job .
Yeah, but I've spent more money than I thought I would too. [:@] If my wife knew exactly how much I've spent she'd take my new reloading press and beat me over the head with it. But what she doesn't know can't hurt her (or me), right!
The money I spent was actually saved for buying a new revolver for deer hunting next year, but after thinking about it I decided I'd be better off finally getting a reloading setup, and buy the handgun. I've always kindof looked at things like this from a "spend the money now, or spend it twice later". I could have bought a cheap used Lee press for $25, but eventually I'd likely replace it with a Rockchucker anyway.
I'm very happy with the stuff I've got, and I think it'll serve me well for a great many years.
Mike