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For a 243 WSSM

First time attempting this. I am buying a Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit, says that it comes with everything but some dies.

I looked on the same website and found some "dies" and I found Lee Factory Crimp Die 243 Winchester Super Short Magnum (WSSM)

Is there ANYTHING else that you guys think I might need?

What about gun powder?
What about the bullets themselves?
anything else??

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I found some powder, the Hodgdon H4350 Smokeless Powder . I don't know the difference in ANY of the ones listed (a few 100) but seems this particular one was mention on this site quite a bit. I don't know if there is a difference is there???

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I might need a little help. Where did you find the reloading kit that you are looking at. I am not sure what all comes with it. Did you find it a Midway? I think all you need is the dei set but I would need to look at the kit. I will be happy to help you out.

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its the one at midway. Lee Anniversary Reloading Kit its for 64.99

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Kit includes Press, Auto-Prime, 11 Auto-Prime Shellholders, chamfer tool, primer pocket cleaner, 2 oz case lube, Cutter and Lock Stud (Case Length Gage and Shellholder sold separately), powder scale, powder measure and powder funnel.

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I just checked at Midway too. They have two versions of that kit. One comes with the Lee Reloading Manual and I think its 81.00 or something like that. If you don't have a good manual then I would suggest that you go that route as you really need a good manual. That Lee kit will load good ammo for you. Its not the best equipment in the world but its worth the money and will do the job. If you want to get into loading big time then you will want to upgade some of the equipment but this will get you started. All you need besides that kit will be the die set. The Lee dies come with the shell holder for the press. No other brand of dies that I know of comes with them. The shell holders that come with that kit are for the lee primming tool. It comes with the case trimmer cutter but you will need to order the case length gauge and shell holder to trim your cases after they have been fired a few times.

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ok
so your saying that right now until I fire them a few times, I will only need

(1) the dies
(2) powder, what kind? Hodgdon H4350 Smokeless Powder ?
(3) the shells them selves, I like the Sierra GameKing Bullets 243 Caliber and 6mm (243 Diameter) 85 Grain Hollow Point Boat Tail Box of 100


Then after I shoot a few times I should get a case length gauge and shell holder??

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If you don't have a set of calipers or a case trimmer, you will probably need those.

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Yes thats all you would need for now but the trimer case gauge and stuff is only a few bucks if you are ordering I would get it then. That will trim the cases and no need to measure them. Good bullets would be the 100 grain Hornady and Nosler Ballistic tips. I quess it depends on what you intend to use it for. I need to order the dies and stuff too. I don't have any components for mine yet.

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what about powder?

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I don't really understand which one of the trimmers and case gauges you guys are talking about. There are so many gauges.

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At first glance, I would suggest H-414 for powder. It appears to be a good one for the 85-100 grain bullets. Its a good powder that I really like. As for the trimmer guage, you need Item Number 613-928. Thats the catalog number but if you type that in, it should show it to you. Its three dollars and change. Thats the case length guage and shell holder and comes as a package deal. I would get some Winchester Magnum primers. Should be large rifle size Are you going to order brass from Midway as well? They should have them. You could start with a couple boxes of factory ammo and save the brass.

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I just bought some ammo and after shooting them I will use that brass.

The ammo taht I bough is the BST. The cases are silver but that shouldn't matter, correct?

Thanks for all the help. This should get me set incase they really stop making the 243 wssm. But I Like the idea of making bullets that the factory doesn't make LOL

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primers are the things on the back (where the hammer hits) of the shell correct?

I found these.

Winchester Large Magnum Rifle Primer #8-1/2M Box of 1000 (10 Trays of 100)

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Yeah thats the primers ok. I have reloaded the nickle plated brass but don't like it as well as the standard brass. It seems like the nicle coating leaves more of a mess inside the dies. They will work for a while though. If you get some some new brass, I would just order the regular Winchester Brass. I will probably get 300 or so and that should last for a long time. Who knows, it may be around for a long time. Its just not going to be easy to compete with its little brother, the standard 243. I wish they would have had those reloading vidios when I was learning to leload. I was on my own as no other family members who lived near me did any reloading.

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well I appreciate your help.

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http://www.hodgdon.com/data/rifle/243winssmag.php

found that. Seems the h414 tha tyou said to get and the h4350( what I was going to get) are about the same. I'm just going to get the cheaper one i suppose.

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You can check it out but here, the two are the same price per lb. Good luck. Give us a range report when you get some loaded and try them out.

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One thing I would consider. Buy all of your equipment through wherever you are going to buy it through. Buy the POWDER and PRIMERS through a local dealer, unless you want to spend a boookoooo amount of money on shipping fees.