What kind of equipment do I need to start? A press, primer tool, dies, powder gauge?
New to reloading. .223 on a budget?
- Thread starter chopper duke
- Start date
If you want a portable setup to do at work look at thing like hand primers and the Lee Trim tools. Then you don't have to pull everything out each time
Equipment:
Single Stage Press mounted to a board and c-clamps
Dies (any brand)
Shellholder
Hand Primer
Lee or RCBS Trim tool
Load Block
Scale (Gempro)
Powder scoop (for portable I think a thrower is a bit to fragile)
Tumbler (HF)
Primer Pocket cleaner
Case Lube
calipers
Your schedule could be something like:
Get Brass, tumble clean - at home, just toss it in and run
Decap/Resize - Needs the press, dies and shellholder
Brass Prep - Trim, primer pocket clean - No press needed
Clean again - gets rid of junk and case lube
Primer - use hand primer
Load - Press, scale, dies, scoop, etc
You end up doing a decent amount of brass prep with reloading. Several of the steps don't need a press or anything that you can't hold in your hands, easy enough to have 2 buckets and just grab a piece, trim, toss in next bucket. The loading will be a little slower this way but it's also safer if you weigh every round.
Equipment:
Single Stage Press mounted to a board and c-clamps
Dies (any brand)
Shellholder
Hand Primer
Lee or RCBS Trim tool
Load Block
Scale (Gempro)
Powder scoop (for portable I think a thrower is a bit to fragile)
Tumbler (HF)
Primer Pocket cleaner
Case Lube
calipers
Your schedule could be something like:
Get Brass, tumble clean - at home, just toss it in and run
Decap/Resize - Needs the press, dies and shellholder
Brass Prep - Trim, primer pocket clean - No press needed
Clean again - gets rid of junk and case lube
Primer - use hand primer
Load - Press, scale, dies, scoop, etc
You end up doing a decent amount of brass prep with reloading. Several of the steps don't need a press or anything that you can't hold in your hands, easy enough to have 2 buckets and just grab a piece, trim, toss in next bucket. The loading will be a little slower this way but it's also safer if you weigh every round.
$112 Lee setup, just add dies.
http://www.titanreloading.com/kits/lee-breech-lock-challenger-press-kit
http://www.titanreloading.com/kits/lee-breech-lock-challenger-press-kit
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i throw my trainer trounds with a cheap lee drop. and sd's are good enough for 8" plates at 500 and in on 223. the lee stuff is reasonably priced and will def get ya by quite well sometimes.
