Beginner in Reloading - What to purchase?

[streamerfish]

What you need....

A press

A priming tool of some kind ( on press, off press, something)

A die set (full length resize and bullet seating)

Some kind of scale to weigh powder charge ( I like beam, but beam, digital, whatever)

Some kind of way to dispense the powder (Powder drop like a RCBS uniflow, Lee dipper set, electronic powder dispenser/scale combo....something)

Calipers

Case Tray

Funnel

Case sizing lube of some kind

Probably a bullet puller of some kind as mistakes are going to be made.


I may be a bit against the grain on this. But I think a starter kit of some kind is fine. Sure, alot of people upgrade stuff. But that's a want, not a need.

 

[gerry35]

What you need....

A press

A priming tool of some kind ( on press, off press, something)

A die set (full length resize and bullet seating)

Some kind of scale to weigh powder charge ( I like beam, but beam, digital, whatever)

Some kind of way to dispense the powder (Powder drop like a RCBS uniflow, Lee dipper set, electronic powder dispenser/scale combo....something)

Calipers

Case Tray

Funnel

Case sizing lube of some kind

Probably a bullet puller of some kind as mistakes are going to be made.


I may be a bit against the grain on this. But I think a starter kit of some kind is fine. Sure, alot of people upgrade stuff. But that's a want, not a need.

I like this, the only thing I would change is instead of a powder measure the Lee dippers are nice for getting powder onto the scale. For trimming cases I used the Lee caliber specific trimmers but went to a Redding trimmer. If I had to do it again the Little Crow WTF trimmers are excellent.

 

[hounddogman]

To the OP, perhaps I missed it but what calibers are you wanting to load ? Might make a difference in what gear you want.

 

[N2TRKYS]

Really? All I use is a beam scale and a tumbler for brass cleaning, both post range and for lube cleanup. Imho the cheap electronic scales I have used are junk. Yes good electronic ones work well, but they are not cheap. A good beam never needs batteries and if kept clean, nothing to break or go out of adjustment.

I got tried of the inconsistency and the WAY too slowness of the beam scale to ever be able to recommend them to anybody. Good electronic scales aren’t expensive at all. I would quit reloading if I could only use a beam scale. Tumbling was a colossal waste of time for me, so I stopped that pretty early on.

 

[streamerfish]

I got tried of the inconsistency and the WAY too slowness of the beam scale to ever be able to recommend them to anybody. Good electronic scales aren’t expensive at all. I would quit reloading if I could only use a beam scale. Tumbling was a colossal waste of time for me, so I stopped that pretty early on.

Different strokes for different folks...

I'm the opposite. I find my Redding Beam Scale to be much more accurate then digital scales(until you get way up there in price, although i'm not too sure bout it mattering enough).

It may be a bit slower. But I also don't waste my time weighing every load either....I would quit if I had to (outside of pressure ladders).

A handful of weights on the beam per loading session doesn't take very long.

But either way works.