My advise is to get both kinds of bullet pullers, a kinetic type (Hammer) and the collet type. The collet is used for `J` bullets best, the kinetic works for lead or `J` bullet loads. I recommend RCBS for both types.Robert
My advise is to get both kinds of bullet pullers, a kinetic type (Hammer) and the collet type. The collet is used for `J` bullets best, the kinetic works for lead or `J` bullet loads. I recommend RCBS for both types.Robert
No offense taken, MDI. At the time I started loading, I don't think Lee was offering scales yet. Notice I didn't mention Lee, though. Given the state of my wallet at the time I bought that RCBS kit, it was the best bargain in the store I went to. Lee makes some good stuff, and it's good value for the money. There are some off-brand products that you see advertised from time to time though, that one should wonder about. My RCBS scale has lasted through thousands of loads, over some decades now. I offered that as an example of something that has lasted the whole time for me. My kit came with a single-stage press, an RCBS Junior made of iron. When I upgraded, I bought a Lee Classic Cast press that I consider to be every bit as good as comparable models made by RCBS or Lyman. Still, when loading, my point was intended to drive home that a good scale should be a major, critical consideration.
Ditto on the lube. I remove the ram, clean all the pieces, lube with low temp and it works slick. A press that pops the primers out the bottom of a hollow ram almost eliminates primer **** problems. I like the grease zerk on the RCBS Summit, been thinking about adding the feature to some of my other presses.
I try and keep everything simple. Most of all keep notes on what you do, what worked and what failed. I love the Lee case trimming tool. I use the Lee hand dies for range work. Dillon beam scale, Redding, RCBS and Hornaday dies. More Redding dies than the others. Redding T 7 press. Lee dippers are great.
Read, read read, manuals. More the better. Lotsunami of great information in reloading manuals.
Most of all make it fun. If it feels like work, or your mind is not into that day, walk away and come back another day.
Lee press kit to get you started ,sets of dies for whatever your reloading and trimmers for bottle neck cases ,straight wall cases crack before they new trimming and as many manuals as you can afford .if you have a friend to show you the basics all the better.have fun.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |