| recoiljunky |
03-04-2003 09:08 AM |
RE: a question about getting started
I just got started reloading a couple of months age. I bought the Lee Aniversery Kit for $67 from Midway. I bought Lee dies for 44mag (about $25), and 454 Casull (about $30). I' ve had excellent results from both sets. The 44s have been better than the 454s, most likely because the 44 dies include the Lee Factory Crimp die and the 454 dies do not. I' m ordering a factory crimp for the 454. I bought a 2 die set for my 300RUM from RCBS. I added the Lee factory crimp to that set (all together about $40). I' m getting incredible accuracy from my 300 ammo. I say incredible because my FIRST batch yielded .6" 5 shot groups at 100 meters. I don' t like the Lee scale, but it' ll do till I can buy an electronic scale. I don' t care too much for the powder dispenser, so I dispense manually (I measure each load on the scale). Lee keeps it very simple for those wanting to get started. The kit does not include a case length gauge ($4). These gauges are caliber specific. They allow you to trim your case to an exact length. Lee dies include all the extras that you need, like the shell holders and load data. Lee is very affordable and allows you to get your feet wet and decide what equipment is really important to you before you dump a bunch of cash on something you don' t need or like. I know a guy who bought a $900 Dillon set, loaded 50 rounds of pistol ammo, and hasn' t touched the thing since. He decided reloading wasn' t for him. Expensive lesson. I' m very satisfied with my introduction to reloading.
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