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03-18-2007 | 03:49 PM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 6,270
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From: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
RE: What Equipment did you start out with?
ORIGINAL: cma3366a
What equipment did you start out with, and have you replaced it?
Mine was Herter's: a Super #3 single stage press, Beam scale, and Case trimmer,an Omegarule-caliper,and a number of Herter's and RCBS dies.
I have replaced everything but alimited number of the dies and the press which still see's occasional use, mainly for '06 and .270.
What equipment did you start out with, and have you replaced it?
Mine was Herter's: a Super #3 single stage press, Beam scale, and Case trimmer,an Omegarule-caliper,and a number of Herter's and RCBS dies.
I have replaced everything but alimited number of the dies and the press which still see's occasional use, mainly for '06 and .270.
I started out with a Lyman 310 tong tool and dies for the .30/'06. plus a Pacific powder scale and a brown paper sandwich bag full of Hodgdon WWII surplus 4895 powder, 100 -M2 ball 150 grain FMJ bullets from the DCM, and 100 Remington 9 1/2 primers.
Yes, I have replaced all this stuff many times over! But I still use that old 310 tool from time to time, usually for seating primers, one at a time, in cases with '06 size shell heads.......
03-18-2007 | 04:27 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,600
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From: S.W. Pa.-- Heart in North Central Pa. mountains-
RE: What Equipment did you start out with?
Started out with a used Pacific Mag 3-ram press, Pacific trimmer and scales. Went thru the digital scale phase and came back to my RCBS beam balance. My press is a Rockchucker. My current trimmer is Forster. Now use the RCBS hand priming tool also.
03-19-2007 | 08:45 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 1,032
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From: Olive Branch MS USA
RE: What Equipment did you start out with?
I started with a Forster Co-Ax press and dies and other pieces of equipment from various manufacturers. I bought all my initial stuff from Sinclair Int'l and ended up with equipment from Redding, Forster, RCBS, Vibrashine, Sinclair, PACT,etc, etc, etc...The one single piece of equipment that I didn't buy initially, butenjoy using more than any other (except for maybe thepress)is the Lee collet neck die. I now use it for every cartridge I reload for except one.
03-21-2007 | 05:42 PM
#16
Boone & Crockett
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 12,823
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From: Eastern PA
RE: What Equipment did you start out with?
Well yes and no. I got my first reloading set over 40 years ago. Pacific deluxe. I still use that old press and powder thrower exclusively. I have since got another scale (rcbs 505), and trimmer (rcbs trimpro). The dies I use are rcbs, lyman, and lee.
