prhunter
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Thinking about starting to reload my own ammo.
Any suggestions on a quality starter kit. Thanks.
Any suggestions on a quality starter kit. Thanks.
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Thinking about starting to reload my own ammo.
Any suggestions on a quality starter kit. Thanks.
I just bought my first kit, I'm a relatively new hunter/shooter and definitely new loader. I wanted to experiment with hand loading so I started looking at kits. I went with the Hornady Classic Kit for three reasons.
1. Ease of use vs other single stage presses (Lock-N-Load system looks very convenient)
2. On sale at Midway USA for $192 and change. (https://www.midwayusa.com/product/749997/hornady-lock-n-load-classic-single-stage-press-kit)
3. Hornady rebate for 500 free bullets with purchase of a press and 100 free bullets with purchase of dies. (https://media.midwayusa.com/cms/rebate/2017_11/get-loaded.pdf)
To me this was the smallest investment to get started with reloading using a pretty decent kit.
I was looking at that as well with their offer of bullets with dies. Really a good deal. I think they discontinued it at the end of last year though... but I could be incorrect. The offer being invalid for this year made the decision for me.
I was looking at that as well with their offer of bullets with dies. Really a good deal. I think they discontinued it at the end of last year though... but I could be incorrect. The offer being invalid for this year made the decision for me.
What was discontinued? My printout for the rebate showing the press and dies shows a date range of 1/1/18 to 12/31/18. If you check the second link I included in my previous post you will see the pdf for the rebate.
I started hand loading last fall and decided rather than going the kit route and having some items I liked and some that needed replacement, I did it piece by piece using this article as a general guide (http://www.chuckhawks.com/reloading_essentials.html). I am happy with the outcome.
As a starter, how did you know what you liked and what needed replacement?
How I learn most things, reading and talking to those who know (I am lucky to have a locally owned reloading shop just a few miles from my house). I was pretty common to read/hear, "XYZ starter kit is OK, but you will want to swap out item Q pretty quickly after starting". I understand that starter kits serve a purpose, and that is fine, I was just offering an alternative approach - but lots of ways to skin a cat as they say.
Reloading aside, I am typically suspect of package deals in general, you always end up with something you didn't want, didn't need or was a piece of cr*p.
There is no doubt a person can surf the web and find used reloading equipment for alot less. But for a new person to loading, it difficult to know what to get to have what is needed to start.
That makes the kits simpler for most. Unless you have a trusted person to walk you through it, it can be overwhelming to know what is a good deal and what is really must have equipment.
I have no problem with kits, but as referenced above, this site tells you all you need to know to get started piece by piece: (http://www.chuckhawks.com/reloading_essentials.html)