I want to get started in reloading. What to get?

[Scott Notaeh]

It is really not about the money. I have a big pile of rough-cut butternut sitting in my garage that I want to see how it machines before tackling a bigger project with it. My wife is out of wood chips for the rabbit and is threatening to buy some if I don't plane some wood soon. My son has been asking to work with me on some woodworking projects. These darn blocks will cost me $20 each in time and effort but my wife will have her chips, my son will get to make some things with his dad, and I will smile every time I pick one up for decades (long after the butternut tree has gone the way of the American chestnuts due to the cankers that is killing them all).

Plus they "cost" me nothing.

Really is similar to reloading. I don't really think it will be cheaper than buying .223 at $.28 each or 9mm at $.18 each for brass cased. I will be shooting my own stuff. Plus when the UN decides that we need to serialize and register every bullet and case (for the children), I will just keep working through my stockpile of components.

[RAGGED]

The one thing you really need to get before start reloading is a 2nd job! Once you start getting into it deep it gets extremely expensive, you will likely develop a thirst for fancy tools and components much the same way a crack head craves his next fix, places like Gun Stop and Midsouth Shooters will take all your money, you will start trolling forums like 6mmBR looking for the next fancy die set that will shrink your neck runout from .001" to .0005", it’s an incredibly vicious disease and strikes fast and hard.

[JJ]

The one thing you really need to get before start reloading is a 2nd job! Once you start getting into it deep it gets extremely expensive, you will likely develop a thirst for fancy tools and components much the same way a crack head craves his next fix, places like Gun Stop and Midsouth Shooters will take all your money, you will start trolling forums like 6mmBR looking for the next fancy die set that will shrink your neck runout from .001" to .0005", it’s an incredibly vicious disease and strikes fast and hard.

+1 When Tutz was going to school and we were broke, I actually had to STOP reloading, because it made me shoot more, and I just kept buying more equipment. At that time I had a couple thousand 357 loads and plenty of 243AI and 6mmBR. One of these days I have to set everything up in the new house, but I can buy pistol cheaper than I can buy components, so I don't even load pistol rounds any longer.

And once you get loading, the forums at 6mmBR and Predatormasters have some extremely knowledgeable guys that are more than willing to answer all your questions.

[engnerdan]

The one thing you really need to get before start reloading is a 2nd job! Once you start getting into it deep it gets extremely expensive, you will likely develop a thirst for fancy tools and components much the same way a crack head craves his next fix, places like Gun Stop and Midsouth Shooters will take all your money, you will start trolling forums like 6mmBR looking for the next fancy die set that will shrink your neck runout from .001" to .0005", it’s an incredibly vicious disease and strikes fast and hard.

I second this, I think by the end of the day tomorrow I will have more invested in reloading equipment and supplies then guns. But it is fun.

[Scott Notaeh]

shooter hooked me up with a pile of reloading books including the Speer, Hornady, and Lyman manuals. Thanks shooter!!

Now I have lots o reading to do....

[farmerj]

It is really not about the money. I have a big pile of rough-cut butternut sitting in my garage that I want to see how it machines before tackling a bigger project with it. My wife is out of wood chips for the rabbit and is threatening to buy some if I don't plane some wood soon. My son has been asking to work with me on some woodworking projects. These darn blocks will cost me $20 each in time and effort but my wife will have her chips, my son will get to make some things with his dad, and I will smile every time I pick one up for decades (long after the butternut tree has gone the way of the American chestnuts due to the cankers that is killing them all).

Plus they "cost" me nothing.

Really is similar to reloading. I don't really think it will be cheaper than buying .223 at $.28 each or 9mm at $.18 each for brass cased. I will be shooting my own stuff. Plus when the UN decides that we need to serialize and register every bullet and case (for the children), I will just keep working through my stockpile of components.

I could use a loading stand for an 1851 Confederate navy cap and ball revolver if you are looking to make some wood chips. I could do it here, just don't have a shop to work in.

[Scott Notaeh]

I could use a loading stand for an 1851 Confederate navy cap and ball revolver if you are looking to make some wood chips. I could do it here, just don't have a shop to work in.

The chips were made over the weekend when I planed some rough lumber. Wife is happy. If you e-mail me a sketch or dimensions of what you want cut, I would be happy to make it for you.

[farmerj]

I could use a loading stand for an 1851 Confederate navy cap and ball revolver if you are looking to make some wood chips. I could do it here, just don't have a shop to work in.

The chips were made over the weekend when I planed some rough lumber. Wife is happy. If you e-mail me a sketch or dimensions of what you want cut, I would be happy to make it for you.

http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusio ... id/251815/

[Scott Notaeh]

Got my Lyman turret bolted to the bench last night. RTFM. Deprime / Resize done on 250 of my WIN 9mm brass. It has begun.

[engnerdan]

Got my Lyman turret bolted to the bench last night. RTFM. Deprime / Resize done on 250 of my WIN 9mm brass. It has begun.

Congrats, the fun has began.

[Scott Notaeh]

Guess I never listed out what I ended up buying. Got some 10% deal at Midway and ended up ordering this stuff:

169077 1 $159.99 Lyman T-Mag 2 Turret Press
605320 1 $72.99 RCBS Model 502 Magnetic Powder S...
885350 1 $39.99 Lee Deluxe Carbide 4-Die Set 9mm...
394805 1 $31.49 Lyman Power Chamfer and Deburrin...
447022 1 $26.99 RCBS Primer Pocket Swager Combo
434975 1 $25.99 Lee Pacesetter 3-Die Set 223 Rem...
540522 1 $19.99 Lee Perfect Powder Measure
630146 1 $18.79 RCBS Pow'r Pull Impact Bullet Pu...
413473 1 $18.49 Lee Auto Prime XR Hand Priming Tool
519525 1 $8.09 Imperial Case Sizing Wax 2 oz
476992 1 $5.99 Lee Case Trimmer Cutter and Lock...
107333 1 $4.49 Lee Case Length Gage and Shellho...
974498 1 $3.29 Lee Powder Funnel 22 to 45 Caliber
875214 1 $2.99 Lee Auto Prime Hand Priming Tool...
412059 1 $2.99 Lee Auto Prime Hand Priming Tool...


So far I am really happy with the choices. None of this stuff really made any sense to me till I ran some bullets through. Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. I would not have made it here in one try without your help.