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Ok I know it might not be the best time to be looking at reloading but... I have been thinking about getting into this for a few years now and seeing the basspro add last night got me thinking. So how should I start this adventure? The bps add was a hornady lock n load kit. I believe it was a single stage press. From what I'm reading should I look for a progressive press. I am wanting to reload pistol and rifle ammo. Are the dies interchangeable with any press. What's a good brand to start that I won't have to rebuy once I get more experience? I would like a kit but will buy the peices individually if I have some guidance. ANY help from you experienced loaders would be much appreciated. I have been paying 45 dollars a box of 270 surely I can reload for cheaper. Once I get past the first purchases. Thanks in advance.
 
I personally like rcbs equipment, but lee, or hornady will do you fine. Start with a single stage and go from there, but i doubt you will ever really need a progressive
 
Ok so you think a single stage is fine. Would I be wise to buy a kit or purchase seperate. Most of the dies I see in the classifieds are rcbs or lee. So if the are not interchangable I suppose I would be smarter to buy rcbs any way.
 
I have been reloading on a sigle-stage press since 1984. Started out with a Rockchucker but I now have a Forster Co-Ax press. I've loaded thousands of rounds and unless you do some high volume reloading a single stage should be fine.

All modern brands of dies will interchange with any press.
 
rdl65 said:
All modern brands of dies will interchange with any press.
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That's what i was thinking but i wasn't going to say without knowing 100%. I have a rockchucker 5 and use rcbs, forster, and lee dies
 
A kit is a good idea if you are starting from scratch. You can pick up other pieces that you will need as you progress. Do a lot of reading and there are some excellent videos on youtube.
 
If you are going to load a good amount of ammo in one sitting and dont want to shell out the money for a progressive press you may want to look at a turret press. Kits are a good start, but you will soon find yourself wanting/needing more items.

Best place to start reloading is a reloading manual and a mentor.
 
The speer manual is included with the rcbs kit. That is the kit i started with, when i got ready to purchase i watched eBay for two weeks and a sportsman's warehouse in Illinois ran that exact kit "buy it now" for $299.99 with $1 shipping. So after the rcbs rebate i had $251 in it
 
lockandloaded said:
If I found it for 299 i would order it tonight!!
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I would probably buy another for that price myself, i got lucky because the 25 they had sold in 6 hours.

On a side note that exact kit has been discontinued if im not mistaken
 
Most any of the loading manual will do and there are some good ones. I have about 6 and at one time or other I use them all. I would suggest you find someone you trust and reloads to advise it realy helps. I have a single stage because I like to hansdle each case and make sure it is right.
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I am also buying my first press. I have been told that most dies iterchange. Does that also apply to shell holders? I am buying rcbs, I have saw the Lee shellholder kits and wondered if they would work as well.
 
My lee shell holders work on my rcbs equipment also. Blaster if you need any help let me know i live in loretto
 

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