Halcon is right I am using a LEE Chalangeer press still ( been reloading fro about 20 years) I' m buying an RCBS press soon not that the LEE press doesn' t work well; I just want something new. The only fault I have with the press I have is the spent primer catcher ..... it' s molded into the press and has a little plate that you take off to sweep up the primers, when I did my reloading in the cellar it wasn' t much of a problem, I' ve since moved and no longer have a cellar and want something more convienient.

Scales on the other hand get the best you can the more accurate the scale the more reliable ( and reproducible) the loads.

Yes the hammer method is pretty safe,I am now in my 60' s and survived it.You don' t hammer it like you do a nail head.
You were wanting a less expensive way to go and that was the least I could think of.
As Halcon said you can get the lee kit forbout $70 bucks plus the dies.
I looked in the natches catolog and they do have the original loader for $13.44.I don' t remember what I paid but I know I had to dig a lot of blood root and sang to get it.
Good luck in what you choose and have lots of fun

I am using the Lee 4 hole turret press with the autoindex. It works really great for pistol loads where you can use the autodisk powder measure to throw charges. For my rifle loads I remove the index bar and use in single stage. Does the exact same thing, just take some getting used to. The Lee will do you just fine, do yourself a favor and buy a starter kit though. The first things to upgrade to is a better scale and a handprimer.

ok... yes that is what i have found that the lee kit costs. sounds like that might be what i am looking for. now about the powder. how do you go about doing that?? i mean once you figure it out do you have to do that for every bullet figure out how much by measureing it?? or is there an ezier way to it.

thanks for all the info you guys have gave me

Mrfishy You can use a powder measure rather than a scale to throw your loads ,but you need a scale to set it and you won' t be quite as uniform as using a scale on every charge . Its faster and that is the way they do it with a progressive loader . its more like making factory loads in my opinion.

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DG, you are so right I guess we got the cart before the horse on this one. Usually that is where we tell everyone to start ..... buy a good manual and read the how to section to get an understanding of reloading then jump into buying the equipment.

MRFISHY, That web site I posted has a good section on how to reload with pictures too. But you will need the manual anyway as it' s your " cookbook" Lyman #48 is a good one to start with as it will have data for a number of different bullets and powder. The other ones deal more specifically with their products ei. Sierra has data for their bullets ....

yep... i am planing on ordering a manual and reading first before i do anything. i am just askin questions to kinda find out still how much i wana try this. thanks guys

Nothing wrong with that, I believe the Lee Anniversary Kit comes with the Modern Reloading book which is just as good as any of the others. Have a good idea of what your doing before you start. The real satisfaction comes at the range or in the field, the fun is getting to shoot more because you have to try this or that to work up the perfect load for that gun.

mrfishy,
Reloading saves money! That has got to be one of the biggest lies I ever told my wife. I' ve never saved a cent by reloading ammo. In my case, if I hade $20.00 to spend on ammo, I spent $20.00! I just shot a lot more. There are some honest people on this site. Those who say that loading is a lot of fun are telling the truth. For me, reloading has become a sport unto itself. It' s gotten to the point that I don' t know if I reload to shoot, or shoot to reload. The suggestion to get a manual and readit, is the best advice you' ll ever get. Good luck.[&:]